1. If you absolutely MUST use Java script drop down menus, image maps or image links, be sure to put text links somewhere on the page for the spiders to follow.

2. Content is king, so be sure to have good, well-written and unique content that will focus on your primary keyword or keyword phrase.

3. If content is king, then links are queen. Build a network of quality backlinks using your keyword phrase as the link. Remember, if there is no good, logical reason for that site to link to you, you don’t want the link.

4. Don’t be obsessed with PageRank. It is just one isty bitsy part of the ranking algorithm. A site with lower PR can actually outrank one with a higher PR.

5. See Next Here

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LINK BUILDING:

1. Exchange links with other bloggers
2. Use BlogRush
3. Submit to RSS directories
4. Submit to blog directories
5. Submit to general directories
6. Start a 2nd blog and link to yourself
7. Create and give away blog themes (with a link to your blog in the footer)
8. Create free plugins
9. Create link bait
10. Participate in blog carnivals
11. Comment on DoFollow blogs
12. WordPress Backlinks PluginCOMMUNITY:

13. Join communities at MyBlogLog
14. Join communities at Bumpzee
15. Join communities at Blog Catalog
16. Start a community at any of these sites
17. Comment on other blogs in your niche
18. Email your friends and contacts about a new blog post that may interest them
19. Email your readers to say “thank you”
20. Email other bloggers to introduce yourself
21. Link out to other blogsSOCIAL MEDIA:
22. Digg
23. del.icio.us
24. StumbleUpon
25. Reddit
26. Netscape
27. Magnolia
28. MySpace
29. Facebook
30. YouTubeFORUMS:

31. AuthorityBlogger
32. Bloggeries
33. SitePoint
34. Blogger Forum
35. BloggerTalkGROUPS:

36. Yahoo!
37. Google
38. MSNARTICLE DISTRIBUTION:

39. Write a guest post for another blog
40. Ezine Articles
41. Article Dashboard
42. Go Articles
43. ArticleHub
44. Jogena
45. Marketing Seek
46. Article Avenue
47. Alumbo
48. Article Pros
49. eBusiness Articles
50. Syndication from Idea Marketers
51. Write for newspapers
52. Write for magazines
53. Scribd (document sharing)
54. Open Floodgate
55. Google BaseSUBMIT A PRESS RELEASE:

56. PRBuzz
57. I-Newswire
58. Free-Press-Release.com
59. PR Free
60. PR.comFREE CLASSIFIED ADS:

61. Craig’s List
62. Oodle
63. Kijiji
64. INetGiant
65. Sales SpiderFREE ADVERTISING:

66. Yahoo! Search Marketing ($25 free advertising credit) (aff.)
67. Microsoft AdCenter ($50 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
68. ABC Search ($100 free advertising credit through PPC Universe)
    
    PHOTO SHARING:
69. Flickr
70. Photobucket
71. DropShots
72. WebShots
73. ShutterflyUSE GIVEAWAYS:

74. Create a viral tool
75. Give away free icons
76. Create a PDF e-book
77. Write tutorials for something you know wellCREATE SOME BUZZ:

78. Get interviewed
79. Interview someone well known in your industry
80. ReviewBack (blog review exchange)
    
    SUBMIT YOUR BLOG TO DESIGN GALLERIES:
81. BestWebGallery
82. CSSimport
83. CSS Mania
84. CSSRemix
85. Screenalicious
86. Stylegala
87. CSS Vault
88. CSS Beauty
89. Unmatched Style
90. CSS Elite
91. CSS HeavenAWARDS:

92. Apply for website awards
93. Apply for a Blogger’s Choice Award
94. Give away awards to other bloggers
    
    OTHER IDEAS:
95. Run a contest (this one isn’t always free, but you could give away links, ad space, or something else that won’t cost you money)
96. Participate in a group writing project with other bloggers
97. Create a podcast to go along with your blog
98. Pretend to put your blog up for sale
99. Show how much your blog is worth

#1 Selling Ebay Items
This sounds like a very very mediocre online income but it is what eventually got me started into the full fledge business which i run today. Start selling something you like/learn to like something vs. selling something completely boring. If you are extremely knowledgeable about movies and dvd’s maybe goto your local thrift shop and buy 10-15 used dvd’s (spend like 20.00 max) and put them up on ebay at .99 start bid with 5.00 shipping. Since I’ve pretty much sold everything on Ebay I can tell you that nearly everything will sell on Ebay. Some of the first auctions I ever listed were old books which were just rotting on my bookshelf. Even some extremely boring books went for 6-10.00+shipping. The biggest e-bay seller tip I can give you is to sign up for an online shipping service such as www.endicia.com or the lady’s at the post office will learn to hate you.

#2 Turnkey Sites/Basic Promotion
When just jumping into the internet business (Not including doing Ebay) simple turnkey websites (sometimes known as Adsense websites will do pretty well). The first website I ever made was a turnkey website (a myspace help site turnkey) and it made me $800.00 in 2 weeks. That being the first check I received from my internet business I was pretty happy. Starting a simple website like that will really teach you a lot about how actual original content will really make you significantly more money. You will also see that if promoted properly these sites can actually make good money.

#3 Tweaking tip #2 to make even more money
If you understand the web already you can do what I wrote for tip #2 about creating a turnkey website and spice it up to earn significantly more than standard unmodified turnkey website. When i say “Tweaking” i mean maybe change the look of these mirror sites and actually add some content of your own. Than go and buy aaron wall’s seo book and actually listen to his golden tips. If you really watch your traffic logs you will see a lot more money from these websites not only from people clicking your ads but actually having return visitors vs. people who goto your website, click on an advertisment and will never come back.

#4 Write a blog
I actually don’t really make much money with this blog but some people make major money with 1-5 blogs. If you can write very nicely and talk about various niche’s you can probably generate a very loyal base of users who will read your blog on a day2day basis and earn you some very very clean good money over time. Don’t try and blog about some high paying keyword which you know nothing about. I have seen people try and make a quick buck by blogging about Mortgages and Student loans just to get those high paying clicks. If you read their posts you see how little they know about the niche they are writing about which will generally make a user just leave the blog.

#5 Pay Developers to code you a 100% original website
If you have tried some of the tips above of this one you are probably skilled enough to pursue something more wide scale (such as having your own custom website developed). One way to keep expenses down is to actually design/code the website yourself but if you don’t feel comfortable doing that it’s fine. Shoot me an E-mail and i can refer you to a few great development companies. Since this is how I make a lot of my money I cannot give out all of my golden secrets but one important suggestion I can give you is to not make a website based on another website. I have totally done this before and made money but telling a designer and a coder I want my own google or my own myspace is simply stupid. Sites like google and myspace always dominate the world and your going to have to face it that you Cannot and Will not compete with huge huge sites unless your a fucking genius.

#6 Learn SEO
If you don’t goto school 5 days per week like me and you have plenty of time to just sit down and learn I believe this is probably the best tip for you. Search engine optimization is a golden skill which you will make money off of no matter what. Regardless of what you do with your skill; SEO’ing your own websites, consulting, etc. etc.. you will make a great deal of money. Sure seo takes time and is not an easy thing to learn but you will make some very very good money doing SEO type business.

#7 Creating a directory
This is something I do not know much about because it is something that I have never done myself. But I have heard that people can make a lot of money creating quality rich directories. Since i focus on a lot of little websites the only tip I believe would be worth your while from me is to not make a turnkey directory not focusing on 1 specific niche. Make your “Cook Book Directory” or “LCD Computer Screen Directory” I am probably wrong when I say that but I am giving you tips from stuff I have done; not other peoples tips.

#8 Start a paid service website
I am in the process of developing my first paid service website. I am extremely excited to see how it does but when i think about how much money some websites make from small $5-$10 monthly subscriptions I feel that there is a lot of money to be made in monthly subscription websites. If you are great with idea’s think of something unbelievable, code it/pay to have it developed, advertise it using: SEO, PPC, and Link exchanges. Than become the next Steve Jobs!

#9 Create a content rich newsletter
I have done this on a smaller scale and made some money. If you are a good writer but don’t like blogging this is another option you should explore. Make a simple website advertising your weekly newsletter on a specific niche. With almost 7 billion people in this world your guaranteed to find a few people who will read your newsletter religiously. After a few newsletters have been sent out and your user base grows you should maybe add a few little links to earn some money!

#10 Do PPC to CPA
This is something a SEO’er should also explore. PPC-CPA is anything but easy but will make you great money if done correctly. Due to the harsh competition out there with this type of promotion I do not want to reveal the few secrets I have learned but all i can say is Only sell something you would buy yourself. Thats my only word of wisdom for you .

1. Yahoo! or Yahoo! News
2. The Open Directory (DMOZ.org)
3. More Over
4. Syndic8
5. New Is Free
6. News Knowledge
7. Guardian Weblog Guide
8. Genecast
9. Technorati
10. DayPop
11. Feedster
12. Bloglines
13. Blogdex
14. Topix
15. Popdex
16. BlogCritics
17. BlogStreet
18. Blogwise
19. BoingBoing
20. 2RSS
21. We Blog A Lot
22. Globe of Blogs
23. Open Weblog Directory
24. BlogTree
25. Blog Universe
26. The Truth Laid Bear
27. Memigo
28. Bloghop
29. Blog-O-Rama
30. Contents Matter
31. PubSub
32. FastBuzz
33. Blog Search Engine
34. EatonWeb
35. RDF Ticker
36. Blog Digger
37. Bloogz
38. Blogz
39. Blizg
40. Blog Matcher
41. Scripting.com
42. Columbia Newsblaster Submit to: blaster[at]cs.columbia.edu (replace [at] with @)
43. News Trawler Submit to: customerservice[at]newstrawler.com (replace [at] with @)
44. RocketInfo
45. Headline Spot
46. Kiosken
47. Crayon
48. Diarist
49. Library Weblogs Submit to: scott[at]lights.com (replace [at] with @)
50. Kmax Submit to: email[at]kmax.ws (replace [at] with @) -recip. req.
51. Findory
52. Stephen’s Web
53. The Weblog Review
54. BlogTrack
55. Bulkfeeds
56. Klog News
57. My Wire Service
58. All Headline News
59. News Mob
60. Ping-O-Matic
61. Spurl
62. Science Port
63. YENRA
64. BlogPulse
65. EasyRSS
66. XS News
67. RSS Reader Submit to: info[at]rssreader.nl (replace [at] with @)
68. Choredata
69. NewsAlert.com
70. Blog Category
71. Feeds Farm
72. NGOID
73. BlogDir
74. Search 4 RSS
75. Blurt It!
76. Feed-Directory
77. Terrar
78. RSS Knip
79. News Trove
80. Fyber Search
81. Step Newz
82. Swoogle
83. News Interceptor or Submit to: info[at]newsinterceptor.com (replace [at] with @)
84. GetBlogs
85. Geek Philospher
86. LS Blogs
87. Wil’s Domain
88. Desk Feeds
89. Your Weblog Here
90. Postami
91. SHAS3
92. Complete RSS
93. News Feed Directories
94. MyMSN
95. The Feed Directory
96. Every Feed
97. Blog Rankings
98. Blog Hub
99. News Fire
100. Nooked
101. RSS Feeds Directory
102. Read A Blog
103. Feeds 4 All
104. Plazoo
105. Feed24
106. RSSFeeds.com
107. Feedmap
108. RSS Network
109. IceRocket
110. Bloggernity
111. Blogs Small Business
112. BloggerFind
113. Red Tram
114. FindRSS
115. RSS Locator
116. Feed Cat
117. Rate It All
118. Blog Fuse
119. Explore Blogs
120. Blogs by Women
121. FeedBomb
122. Jordo Media
123. Blogtastic
124. The Blog Resource
125. Blog Scholar
126. News Net Plus
127. Rojo
128. Feedminer
129. RSSFeed.org
130. Feed Nation
131. Feeds2Read
132. FeedPub
133. Bloggoriffic
134. Feed Park
135. The House of Blogs
135. Finding Blog
136. Blog Top Sites
137. Google BlogSearch
138. Blog Sweet
139. BlogFlux
140. The Vital
141. 5 Star Blogs
142. Bulletize
143. RSS Mad
144. Blog Bunch
145. Feedshot
146. Blog BiB
147. Blog Explosion
148. Blogion
149. Blogazoo
150. Blog Directory Sumit
151. Bloggeries
152. Blog Soldiers
153. About
154. Blog Clicker
155. Blog Advance
156. Industry Blogs

Places to Submit Your RSS by Steve Wiideman

This list was collected by Orange County SEO Expert Steve Wiideman.

Optimizing your WordPress blog for search engines can be extremely difficult, especially if you don’t know where to start. Search engine algorithms are constantly changing and new techniques for search engine optimization (SEO) are surfacing each day. In this post I’m going to briefly discuss search engine optimization (SEO) and introduce some great tools and plugins for WordPress blogs. After reading this post you should have no problem improving your blog’s pagerank and increasing traffic.

Creating Sitemaps

Sitemaps provide search engines with important information about the pages on your site. This includes the last time each page was updated, its update frequency, and its relative importance based on traffic and comments. Sitemaps are great for blogs because of the large number of pages (posts) that aren’t linked together and only accessible through search.

Adding a sitemap provides an additional view into your site and doesn’t replace the standard method of crawling pages. Sitemap files are formatted in XML and contain just one URL with optional tags such as last modified, priority and change frequency.

Creating a Google sitemap for your blog is a simple process thanks to a plugin by Arne Brachhold. The plugin creates a XML sitemap for homepage, posts, static pages, categories and archive pages. It also calculates a priority for each post, based on the number of comments. The XML sitemap is automatically rebuilt after you publish, edit, or change a post and the plugin immediately informs Google about the changes through Google-Ping.

Installation is simple, you can download the plugin here and extract it to your WordPress /wp-content/plugins directory. Then login to your blog’s administration panel and activate the plugin. Under the “Options” menu you can alter the default change frequencies, file name and other options. Click on “Rebuild Sitemap” to create your sitemap.

Google Webmaster Tools

The Google Webmaster site has a great collection of tools to help make your site more Google-friendly. It provides an overview of how your site is crawled. It also displays information about keywords that other sites use to link you, your top search queries and your search result ranking. This information will help you to understand what is driving traffic to your site.

Once your sitemap file is created you should submit it to Google Webmaster Tools and verify your site in order to gain access to crawling information. While this information doesn’t directly help to improve your ranking, it does provide you with an understanding of how your site looks to Google, an extremely valuable perspective.

Cutting the fat from Permalinks

Permalinks are the permanent links that are created for each blog post. By default WordPress sets permalinks to: http://yourblog.com/?p=1234. Permalinks can instead be used to create more intuitive links like: http://yourblog.com/category/this-is-a-post-title/. By using the later option, search engines can see the post category and title. Search engines run the URL keywords against the content so it’s important to keep post titles short and sweet.

To edit the way your permalinks are displayed, log into your admin panel and select Options -> Permalinks. Enter /%category%/%postname%/” under the custom field and click update permalink structure. You will need to modify your .htaccess file in order for this to work. More information on .htaccess files can be found here. Don’t worry about upgrading your link structure, the older links that are already indexed by search engines and will still work properly.

Pack A Punch With Your Post Title

Keep post titles simple and straight-forward, wrap your post them in H1 or H2 tags and try to use as many relevant keywords as possible. Search engine spiders judge the importance of content by looking at the HTML tag its wrapped in, so use proper tags wisely.

Tidy Up Those Dirty Page Titles

Properly formatted page titles are very important to search engines because they use page titles as linking text for search results. The searched keywords are also bolded in the results so it’s important to keep the page titles as short and accurate as possible. This will also allow visitors to identify the link immediately. By default WordPress formats page titles to “Your Blog Name � Blog Archive � The Post Title”. Change this to read “The Post Title by Your Blog Name”. The post title should always come before your blog title because the title is what people will most likely be searching for. The blog archive is just excess fat that you can remove, it’s not important to search engines or visitors.

To remove the blog archive text modify the header.php file in the wp-content/themes directory. Select your theme’s directory and open header.php in a text editor and locate this line, which appears near the top:

1. <title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> &raquo; Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title>

Replace the title element with the following text:

1. <title><?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> "<? wp_title(); ?>" by <? bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php } else { ?><? bloginfo('name'); ?> <? } ?></title>

Contribute to the Conversation

Incoming links to your blog are extremely important. Search engines such as Google don’t just count the number links that come into your site, they also take into account the rank of the pages that link to you. To improve your rank and generate more traffic, comment on popular blogs. Within your comments you may want to include a link to a related post on your blog and a signature with your URL.

WordPress Plugins That Make Your Life Easier

Here’s a list of a some useful WordPress plugins that will help optimize your blog and keep visitors crawling through your pages:

WordPress Related Entries plugin – WordPress plugin that displays related entries to visitors.

WordPress 2 SEO Plugin – Plugin optimizes titles, meta tag information and RSS link feeds for auto discovery.

Search Meter – Plugin stores logs of searches performed on your blog.

Bunny�s Technorati Tags – Plugin for tagging posts throughTechnorati.

It’s important to remember that there’s no quick fix to optimize your blog for search engines. Every little detail counts. Signup on social bookmarking websites such as Digg, del.icio.us, reddit, and blinklist and share your posts with as many people as possible through comments.

by John Wiseman