Jason Bartholme’s SEO Blog

Back in 2009, Dell gave me a credit line and I had my eye on a laptop to use as my primary home computer. Previous to that I had never owned a laptop. I know that sounds rather unusual for a web developer and SEO, but that was the case due to circumstances.

I was looking though Dell’s Outlet on their site and seen an overwhelming number of laptops with a whole range of prices. I did not want to break the bank, and I did not want an overkill of features that I would never use. I’m not much of a gamer, so I wasn’t looking for a gaming laptop. The dual cores were still fairly new and I wanted that as feature for sure and needed a decent sized hard drive. Also, RAM was a factor so I had that in mind as I was looking through the available stock.

The laptop I decided on in the outlet was a 1525 Dell Inspiron. It had the Intel dual-core processor, 2 gigabytes of RAM, and a 160 gigabyte hard drive. The bonus was that it had a yellow case. For those that know me, I have an admiration for the color yellow, hence the yellow Pontiac Aztek. So, I called Dell to order the item because I prefer to do larger purchases with some human interaction. The Dell rep was very helpful and she offered me a new Inspiron with 4 gigabytes RAM for $50 dollars less that the item listed in the outlet. Score!

I’ve had the laptop for 3 years and have since upgraded the operation system to Windows 7 Ultimate and replace the stock battery with a ridiculously huge 9-cell battery. Honestly, aside for a lack-luster video card, I couldn’t be happier. It has all the inputs and outputs I need for media. The HDMI out is great for playing movies right to the TV. Also, I run virtual machines for my different development environments without considerable lag. All and all it’s been a nice laptop and I’m going to hold onto it and has a critical hardware failure. It’s been good to me.

Establishing a positive online reputation can take years to establish on your own. You have submitted content in your own name; you use your name on web sites, and do everything conscious of how others perceive you in the search results. Now, what happens if an unhappy client or stranger posts negative, inaccurate, or misleading information about you? What if these comments and content were ranking in the first page of search engine results when potential clients look for you in the major search engines? Then, you need quality reputation management services to hide or eliminate that negativity from what people see when they search for your name in the search engines. (more…)

Marketers need a multi-faceted strategy for successful campaign. Newer methods of promotion and engagement are social media and mobile integration, but one facet often over looked is email marketing. Email marketing has been a go-to for successful marketers for years. (more…)

There is still time left for online holiday shopping. Cybercriminals are always looking for opportunities to exploit a shopper’s personal information. Here are five tips which can help you buy safely on the Internet this holiday season. (more…)

Sorezki is a full service team of professional link builders who have developed an intuitive web service customers to track their link building projects. They are not only professional link builders, but they also offer one-on-one consulting, PPC service, reputation management and other services to help their customer’s attract the attention of customers and search engines. (more…)

Having a Facebook account has always meant that you are entrusting the company with some of your most private information. While you can turn your privacy controls to the most stringent and safest levels, your information is still available on the web for the world to uncover. Even if you do not have a Facebook account, people can still upload pictures, post you in undesirable locations, and start rumors about you online.

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Facebook, the largest social networking site, boosts more than 800 million active users. This is a massive audience to attract to your product, service or content site. One method marketers can use to increase website traffic is to create a “fan page” on Facebook. We’ll take a look at the different ways to attract fans and push them to your website. (more…)

Link life may or may not be a concern of yours depending on your particular enterprise SEO strategy. But to link shortening service bit.ly, it’s a topic that receives an enormous amount of attention. Shared links, according to the service’s independent research, have a very brief life on the densely populated World Wide Web. While there are distinct differences between the link life of something shared on Facebook versus something shared on Twitter, the difference is minimal relative to most aspiring link builders’ expectations. (more…)

Analysts believe that by the middle of the decade mobile internet traffic will increase by 400 percent. This matters for those interested in the long-term state of SEO strategy. If this amount of mobile internet use is correct, then it’s safe to assume that internet access through traditional computer terminals will decrease to some extent. Google noted earlier this year that mobile searches are far surpassing traditional desktop searches The changes could be minimal or they could be drastic. It depends on the evolving nature of 4G Android phone and Apple iPhone technology, and the resulting way in which people search for things.

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SEOs and Webmasters looking to monitor and track their domains should consider the online seo software from SheerSEO. They offer a suite of powerful features to track and optimize a domain. Best of all, it is a hosted service and can be accessed from anywhere. (more…)