Archive for July, 2007

Finding bot names to exclude from your robots file.

You might have noticed an increase in the number of bots trawling the Web these days. Some are good, some are not. Good bots obey the robots.txt file, but unfortunately most bad bots don’t.
In fact bad bots not only don’t obey the robots.txt file, they also steal information or download entire pages off your website. [...]

Benefits of free web hosting services

If you’re short of cash, but would still like to get a feel of how to run your very own website, then I would whole heartedly recommend you get a free web hosting service. There is also a deeper reason why you would go for free web hosting which I’ll explain later.
Back about a few [...]

The basic process in transferrring a domain name

I notice a lot of people have and are still asking questions about how to transfer a domain name from one registrar to another. Your domain is the most valuable component of your online presence - make sure it sits in good hands.
People transfer domains for all kinds of reasons but probably the main reason [...]

Craigslist is good for SEO

I like Craigslist. Posting ads on Craigslist is fun, and helps in boosting your link popularity and traffic. Craigslist has one of the highest Alexa rankings in the world; so if you want your site to get some exposure, posting a small ad can work wonders.
I’ve heard that posting an ad on Craigslist helpes get [...]

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Service

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service is one of those relatively little known secrets on the Web. You don’t see it on their homepage or anywhere else. But for those in the know, it can be a resource to earn a little extra money (not much) or get an offbeat article written.
Usually, people go to Amazon to [...]

Is online voting really unbiased?

Time for a little rant.
I’ve been following the 7 Wonders of the World results today just for fun, (never voted, or even aware of it previously) but the results prove some things just don’t change. Where are the Cones of Cappadocia? Or the vast (and spooky) underground city of Edinburgh? Why not the really offbeat [...]