I was reading a thread at a big webmaster forum yesterday which made the claim that “SEO is dead.” Now, it’s hard to say whether or not the original poster was being serious or sarcastic, but he referenced some other news he’d been reading on a few authority sites that made the “dead” claim.
The notion was that, because of the prevalence of Web 2.0 community sites, the idea of needing to optimize for any of the engines was going away — and fast. The idea was also put forth by another poster that, because of the huge number of content management systems that are already setup to be “search engine friendly”, the need to have any additional knowledge to rank well was quickly diminishing.
My answer to all this? Poppycock.
First, while it is true that there are many CMS programs that are search engine friendly out of the box, on-page factors matter so little to ranking (at least in Google) that even if the on-page playing field was leveled, it would make little difference in the current search engine results.
Second, SEO is about far more than just what’s on the page. The way you analyze what keywords are worth optimizing for, the way you write the content around those keywords, and the links you get to the pages that you want to rank for those keywords all have a large role to play in how much traffic you get from the search engines — and that analysis takes specialized knowledge. Anyone can learn to do it, but it does have to be learned.
Third, and most importantly, Web 2.0 is nice, and sites that revolve around that kind of community are huge traffic mongers (e.g. YouTube), but there will always be a need for full-text indexing of the web.
So is SEO dead? Nope. It’s alive and well, and will be for as long as people need to search for information on the web.
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I really haven’t so much had any time to write on my web site nearly as much as I’d planned, owing to all the time I’ve been helping my old man fuel his incredibly wacky midlife crisis. Well, I suppose it isn’t as crazy as it might be. Basically how he did it was to get himself dressed up like the Fonz, and come over to my place and proclaim to me, in his “coolest” dialect: “Get in, dude, we are gonna start cruising for some classic Ford Mustangs. You heard that right, brother, I intend to buy one.”
And so we were off to all of those creepy classic car lots that everybody is just about sure the mob owns and operates, and I see my crazy padre made out a check on the spot, for an alarmingly well-preserved classic Ford Mustang. I have to admit, it’s an impressive machine. It sounded amazing too.
I want to point out that I phrased that in a past tense. It sounded great until it became silent. The old man maintains that it is just a easy problem and that all it will take is the right part. I’m thinking, it may not be as painless to get your hands on classic Ford Mustang parts as it was some a million years ago, but my pop insists that there’s a pretty sizable aftermarket for them still. It seems like the best place to find parts for 1969 Mustangs is through internet auctions, since you can find them refurbished and occasionally as good as new. Not necessarily available for a nominal fee, though… I mean, these are half-century old Mustang parts.
I suppose it could’ve been worse. He might have bought a toupee.
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A teenager and a cell phone may be one of a parent’s worst financial nightmares. Overage charges that incur when more than the allotted minutes are used per month can be downright ridiculous, and many parents find themselves with a bill that’s hundreds of dollars.
One way to avoid such pitfalls is to use prepaid cell phones. These types of prepayment cell phone plans, which don’t require a contract, are quite popular in Europe, and they are beginning to gain popularity in the United States as well. And they may not just be for those young people in your family who could tend to chat on and on without consideration of the consequences; prepaid cell phones can be an attractive alternative to contract plans for other individuals as well. One good alternative is to buy a Tracfone cellular phone .
But just how do prepaid cell phones work? There are a few different ways. Some companies that offer prepaid plans charge a basic rate that breaks down to a particular number of minutes. These simple and straightforward plans make it so easy to know exactly how much each minute on the phone is costing you – just divide the price by the number of minutes the plan gives you.
Another method of charging for prepaid cell phone use is a fixed charge for every day that the phone is used, and then charging per minute on top of that. This could be an excellent option for an elderly person who rarely used a cell phone, for instance, or for an extra phone in the car that’s only used for roadside emergencies.
Some prepaid plans allot you a certain amount of minutes per month; if these minutes aren’t used, you lose them. (By the same token, and back to the teens, once the minutes are used up that month, that’s it.) Other plans allow you to rollover unused minutes to the next month. There are many options out there, and you will need to analyze your type of cell phone usage with the various ways you could utilize prepaid cell phones. In any case, it’s worth looking into. You could save a bunch. If you buy a cheap used cellular phone with the plan you could save even more.
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Disclaimer: people need to consult a Dr. prior to taking medical advice. Tips on how to order an STD Test. STD test seems to be very important for all people. Hundreds of millions of people are infected by STDs annually. An STD test should be required before starting any new relationship.
STD test according to a new study should be tested for every year after the age of 14. HIV STD test checks for HIV infection in you or your partner. A couple of HIV STD tests are in use that can check to see if you have been infected within the last 6 months or before.
The Herpes STD test checks for Herpes Simplex Virus I (HSV I) and Herpes Simple Virus II, HSV II. STD test such as Herpes of the mouth and genital Herpes can be determined. Herpes Simplex Virus I checks for mouth cold sores and genital sores. HSV II tests for genital herpes. Over one million humans are infected by Chlamydia in the US alone. Active companions should be tested Chlamydia and Gonorrhea as they display the same symptoms and usually are gotten together.
We are weary of results obtained from home STD test kits.
Shanghai, China
In Shanghai, China the average temperature is 15.58C (60.05F). -1.00C (30.20F) is the lowest monthly average low temperature (occurring in January) while 32.00C (89.60F) is the highest monthly average high temperature which occurs in July & August. The average temperature range is therefore 24.00C (75.20F). Wet weather in Shanghai accumulates so that there is a total average rainfall of 1144.00mm (45.04in) per annum. Divided over the year this gives an average monthly rainfall of 95.33mm (3.75in). June is the month with most precipitation when 177mm (6.97in) of rain falls over a period of 14 days while in December only 38mm (1.50in) of rain falls over 8 days. Shanghai’s weather is effected by 130 days per year with greater than 0.1mm (0.004in) of rainfall. Relative humidity at Shanghai averages 80.33333333% over the year. 77% is the lowest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in December and 84% is the highest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in June, July, August. Shanghai’s weather is effected by 1874 hours of sunshine per year which is an average of 5.13 hours per day. The range of sunlight hours is from an average of 3.7 per day in February to 7.5 per day in August. You can get more info about the Shanghai average temperature by visiting the world climate graphs site. Excellent climate graphs are provided that publishers can include on their websites.
Xi’An, China
In Xi’An, China the average temperature is 14.08C (57.35F). -6.00C (21.20F) is the lowest monthly average low temperature (occurring in January) while 34.00C (93.20F) is the highest monthly average high temperature which occurs in July. The average temperature range is therefore 29.00C (84.20F). Wet weather in Xi’An accumulates so that there is a total average rainfall of 578.00mm (22.76in) per annum. Divided over the year this gives an average monthly rainfall of 48.17mm (1.90in). September is the month with most precipitation when 116mm (4.57in) of rain falls over a period of 12 days while in January only 5mm (0.20in) of rain falls over 3 days. Xi’An’s weather is effected by 91 days per year with greater than 0.1mm (0.004in) of rainfall. Relative humidity at Xi’An averages 68.16666667% over the year. 57% is the lowest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in June and 77% is the highest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in September. Xi’An’s weather is effected by 1737 hours of sunshine per year which is an average of 4.76 hours per day. The range of sunlight hours is from an average of 3.5 per day in January to 7.0 per day in July. You can get more info about the XiAn temperature by visiting the world climate graphs site. They offer a detailed Xi’An climate graph that webmasters can add to their webpages.
Nanjing, China
In Nanjing, China the average temperature is 15.71C (60.275F). -2.00C (28.40F) is the lowest monthly average low temperature (occurring in January) while 32.00C (89.60F) is the highest monthly average high temperature which occurs in July & August. The average temperature range is therefore 26.00C (78.80F). Wet weather in Nanjing accumulates so that there is a total average rainfall of 979.00mm (38.54in) per annum. Divided over the year this gives an average monthly rainfall of 81.58mm (3.21in). August is the month with most precipitation when 164mm (6.46in) of rain falls over a period of 12 days while in November only 38mm (1.50in) of rain falls over 9 days. Nanjing’s weather is effected by 123 days per year with greater than 0.1mm (0.004in) of rainfall. Relative humidity at Nanjing averages 74.83333333% over the year. 70% is the lowest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in March and 80% is the highest average monthly relative humidity which occurs in July. Nanjing’s weather is effected by 2059 hours of sunshine per year which is an average of 5.64 hours per day. The range of sunlight hours is from an average of 3.9 per day in February to 7.5 per day in August. You can get more info about the temperature in Nanjing on the excellent linked to website. Excellent climate graphs are provided that publishers can include on their websites.
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