Web site as a two word phrase is slipping into oblivion. Check out the chart below and then ask yourself what’s happening with the words that are key to your industry.

The best example of email marketing I’ve seen this month comes from my favorite local ski area Mount Hood Meadows.  What made it so special? Read the rest of this entry »

If you haven’t heard yet, one and one aka 1&1 is not a company that you want to be dealing with.  If  you’re unfortunate enough to have registered your domain name there or have hosting there, look out when you’re ready to make a change. Read the rest of this entry »

Have a look at this graph and see if you think there’s something odd going on here. Read the rest of this entry »

In Google’s Adword campaign manager Google tells you when a bid is too low for a particular keyword to show up on the first page of search results.  The problem is that it can’t be trusted. Read the rest of this entry »

I just finished reading a really thought provoking article in the July issue of  Wired.  In it Fred Vogelstein lays out Facebooks 4-step plan to change the Internet and replace Google as the center of World Wide Web.   Will it work?  I don’t think so, and here’s why. Read the rest of this entry »

What do you do when Google “Flags” your content in their Local Business Center?  Recently, I had the opportunity to find out first hand how to fix this. Read the rest of this entry »