Google Penguin update was released on April 24 and since then I have been approached by few people saying their site traffic has been hit badly. I always wondered, what could they have done and the first thing I go about asking is – were they spamming. Quite obviously no one said yes, but a quick glance at their activities and a look at their site will convince you, they may actually be doing it, [...]

I have always wondered at the amount of innovation that happens at Pinterest. You should be following their blog to know how quick and intuitive they are about releasing new features. The latest being few tips for Father’s Day!! The virtues of Pinterest are now widely known. If you’re unaware of what it is, in a nutshell, it is a visual social media platform where you can share images. The platform has been widely accepted [...]

Did you hear about Facebook Ad creation process getting a makeover and only few ad options would be available? But before you or businesses jump on me and shun Facebook for fewer options, there are still some questions out there. So you can breathe for a while. No, this post is not about what changes they have announced, but is of a little experiment that I did and am still studying the answers. With an [...]

WordPress Plugins are at the core of WordPress being one of the best blogging platforms. These plugins offer users some niche out-of-the box functionalities which otherwise would be difficult to achieve. As we know, the right WordPress Plugin will help you achieve mundane tasks as image loading, Twitter integration or even much difficult task as SEO. In this post, I share few plugins that I use and are kind of ‘must have’ in my opinion. [...]

Probably you are not living in a ghost town and know that the new Google+ was unveiled last week. And with more than 300 million active users, it’s a platform to reckon with. The new Google+ announced at the I/O 2013 Conference has since evoked lot of interest in the social media community. Be it the new 2 column interface, auto-hashtagging (a feature I love), photos and Hangout replacing Chats, the changes have stirred up [...]

SEO Trends are ever changing. What worked in 2012 might not work effectively this year. We are almost in the middle of the year 2013 and I thought it would be a good time to revisit the SEO Trends for 2013. Over the last six month, I have worked on few of the strategies mentioned here and have seen almost 30% increase in my traffic. I am sure, you too would benefit by taking note [...]

Free Images!! Ha…I see your eyes light up. You have written some great content, but we know that it is incomplete without an image. Images have the ability tell a story and they form an integral part of the many articles we write. The web is a treasure trove of some beautiful images, but not all of these images are available for FREE. Though the challenge lies in finding the right images at the right [...]

Pinterest has been gaining much importance lately.With nearly 50 million users and growing, you are looking at a great marketing platform and so you need an ‘Effective’ Pinterest Strategy. The beauty of Pinterest lies in its simple yet a very pleasing visual interface and so your Pinterest Strategy should involve a lot of visual element. Since Pinterest also supports videos, it’s a great way to showcase your video streaming prowess too! So this week was [...]

This is a Guest Post by Anny Solway One of the best ways to enhance a company’s reputation, develop traffic, and improve search engine performance is to be sure that their website is social media friendly. This is because websites like Facebook and Twitter have really exploded due to one simple fact: people prefer old-fashioned word of mouth more than anything else. Here’s what we mean: You can see an advertisement on TV for a [...]

Are you here because of the headline? Look at the images on the side. Newspapers headlines are the best way to learn the art of grabbing attention If you are here because of the headline of this article, I consider my job as half done, because it as caught you attention and that is what good headlines should do other than having great content. And in the other half, I am going to share few links [...]