Jamie Zoch wrote an article on DotWeekly.com earlier this month that reminded me of what bloggers typically go through at some point. We've all been there questioning whether our efforts were worth it, whether anybody was reading and enjoying our content and the big question: if it would ever pay off. People blog for different

Seems like forever since I read a post by Fusible.com. The lastest updates were over 7 months ago on both the website and twitter accounts. I never found out who was behind the site and I could never figure out why they weren't more public. That didn't matter to me as I enjoyed reading their

Ask ten different web developers which development platform to use and you will get ten different answers. Next, try asking which web language. You will get twenty different answers. Questions like these have been debated since the internet began. A more accurate answer: it doesn't matter. Getting from Point A to Point B In general,

Last week was a terrible week for my family. For the past few years we have been taking care of three elderly members of the family who are ill at some degree or another. The worse of them was my Grandma Audrey who was diagnosed with cancer? about three and a half years ago. She

Some people think SEO is a mysterious magical process when all you really need to do is follow search engine rules and monitor the progress long term. It's an ongoing process of targeted audience research, setting goals, monitoring progress, reviewing stats and setting new goals. Use the following free SEO tools to help you determine

Just received this email from Sedo about Moniker's platform affecting SedoMLS. I'm not sure if this means the entire SedoMLS is unavailable or just the Moniker portion of it.: Moniker, one of our SedoMLS Premium registrars, upgraded their systems recently which causes SedoMLS to be temporarily unavailable. This change will affect both listing Monik...

Without preparing beforehand you could be wasting time and revenue building what's supposed to improve your business.? Web development is expensive enough without making these seven costly mistakes commonly made by business owners. Being Stuck on Tools and Languages Web development is a complicated career to be in. Technology is constantly changing...

I just found out that someone set up at least two accounts on twitter copying my name, images and usernames which are a mispell of my official one. I first noticed these two profiles when I searched my domain via Google and came across a site called Veooz finding a posted tweet I never posted

How would you like to be more in control of your domain sales? What about not having to pay commissions? Sounds nice, right? In a few months I will be releasing a product for domain investors and it will be absolutely free. The only catch is you have to be part of my newsletter list

Ideas are one in a million. Anyone can have an idea. Any dreamer can dream. It doesn't take much to have an idea and your idea doesn't even have to be unique. What sets people apart is the execution of that idea, the willingness to go through the periods of self doubt, criticism from others,

Ever felt stuck when it comes to your domain names? Perhaps parking revenue is declining or maybe technology is changing in such a way that makes your domains seem less relevant. While domain names will be relevant for a long time to come, it's understandable to hit a brick wall with your portfolio. That's why

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves. ~ Barbara Corcoran Barbara knows a thing or two about failure and discouragement. She met boyfriend (at the time), Ray Simone, while working as a waitress at a diner. In 1973, she started a real estate company called

Let's discuss a technique that is widely used in marketing and how it applies to websites, SEO, domain sales and give you a few resources to create your own. Tired of hearing the crickets from your website or barely turning a profit on products, services (or perhaps PPC) that you are so sure you targeted

I would like to thank everyone who has been supportive of me transitioning from working as a web developer under my name to opening an office under Vabera. These past few months have been exciting. We just installed a customer control panel to help manage projects and support. Our goal is to continue to grow

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"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Milton Berle Some people go through life accepting their circumstances. They feel it's as good as it's ever going to get.They feel their luck won't change. There are no opportunities for anything better. Others see the lack of opportunity as simply a challenge to overcome. They understand that...

A common mistake among those new to domain investing is buying domains or websites based off gut instinct. This is bad for many reasons. You want to make sure you can eventually earn a return on your investment and someone, somewhere will want the domain. Thankfully there are many tools to help gauge whether a

Domainers who take the time to blog are so important in this industry. I wanted to commemorate a few of my favorite bloggers by sharing interesting quotes I found from their first few weeks of blogging. I also want to thank these individuals for sharing their knowledge with the world. Additionally, I would like to

I have been experimenting with different post formats and content over the past few months. I am honored to have you as a reader and want to hear more specifically what you would like to see from this blog. Can you do me a favor? Can you contact me or leave a comment below and

While everyone is trying to figure out what's happening with MTGox; their website is down, they just purchased Gox.com and this interesting "Crisis Strategy Draft" document shows up. Even more interesting (and kind of odd. Don't put your business plans in the HTML code. #Fail) is when you view the HTML source code at mtgox.com...

Just came across an interesting interactive explanation of how Google's search engine works. Although most of us who have been around on the internet long enough to grasp the basic concepts already, I love the interactive elements and visual help guides, something I can send to people who don't have that understanding. You can see

The day of love is here. So what are the top keyword domains doing for Valentine's Day? ValentinesDay.com – Parked Valentines.com – Developed but doesn't seem to sell anything. Chocolate.com – eCommerce platform Flowers.com – Developed and owned by 1-800-Flowers Jewelry.com – eCommerce platform Lingerie.com – eCo...

SEO is almost meaningless if your site doesn't load properly. Use these simple methods to increase page load time

Being busy and getting things done are actually two different things. Sometime we may lose focus from distractions such as social media and emails that we may seem busy but not actually accomplishing anything. This is where the Pomodoro Technique comes in. The Pomodoro Technique is a simple time management technique that prevents burn out

  Reminds me of the Chinese proverb: "Fall down 7 times, Stand up 8″. Failure is a learning experience. It can be scary and devastating to go through but show me 100 successful entrepreneurs and I will show you 100 people who have failed multiple times in the past. Thomas Edison once said about?his initial

Starting today Google is allowing you to sell direct to advertisers in a program called ‘Adsense Direct‘ giving you much more advertiser control and how much you want to charge. Unfortunately this is only available to US residents. Payments are made through Google Wallet and earnings are paid out via the Adsense platform. Payments are [...

When I was a kid I had a huge interest in computers but not for the reasons most kids are interested in computers today; mostly for socializing and entertainment. With such easy access to the digital world thanks to tablets, laptops, computers and smart phones more than likely you share the same sentiment that I [&hellip

With over 1 Billion users, Facebook has been one of the leading social network websites in the world. Even my grandmother has a Facebook account. With so many eyeballs and targeted data for each user it's only smart to use the platform to generate revenue but perhaps Facebook has made a move that will eventually [&hellip

  Your competition is working hard to take business away from you. Not that they are attacking you personally but they want to survive, too. They need your customers and your income. You don't directly see this happening but it is. Do what you must to keep customers happy. Work smarter, not harder. Continually improve [&hellip

I've searched the net high and low to bring you the best of WordPress themes for January 2014. I had a few rules. Each theme has to be: free to use quality design responsive layout for general usage Enjoy! iTheme2 iTheme2 has a customizable featured slider, social media widget, and more. It comes with 2 [&hellip

When I was a kid the only kind of spam I had to worry about coming out of the fridge was the one made by Hormel. Now we have to worry about zombie refrigerators mass mailing users. Can you imagine being blocked by your ISP for an appliance sending out spam or facing jail time [&hellipThe post Anything Connected to the Internet can be Hacked. J...

A middle aged man just walked out of my office in a hurry. Minutes earlier he was in the middle of explaining to me how he drove four towns over with a freezer full of meat in the back of his pickup truck looking to make a sale. He was polite, well dressed and greeted [&hellipThe post Site Monetization Failed? Could You Just be Impatient? appe...

Content is king but a lot of bad content will get you nothing but cheap, untargeted traffic that leaves as quickly as it comes and is hard to convert or monetize. It's a waste of time and resources.? Don't become so obsessed with cheap traffic that you create bad content. Instead, write targeted, niche content [&hellipThe post SEO Tip #4 ̵...

Yesterday we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of working from an office.? Today, we will discuss knowing when it's time to quit working from home and how to know when it's time to start working from home. How You Know When It's Time To Consider NOT Working from Home Cabin Fever hasn't went away in [&hellipThe post Should I Work from ...

Yesterday we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.? This is about working from your own office versus working from home. Having Your Own Office Advantages Much more professional setting to meet clients People tend to take you more seriously Physical barrier between work and home Easier to focus versus working from home [&...

Let me take you back to the year 2000 when my daughter was born. I was nineteen at the time. My boyfriend was a computer technician and worked at a company in Orlando so during the days I was home alone taking care of an infant, doing house work, the normal ‘stay at home mom' [&hellipThe post Should I Work from Home or an Office? Part I ...

Instead of "tricking" the search engines into sending users to your page, provide as much honest, relevant information as possible to educate search engines on what your page is about. Honest relevancy is everything. "Trickery" is so 15 years agoThe post SEO Tip #3 Honest, Relevant Content appeared first on TiaWood.com.

A recent article by LikeableLocal.com titled, "Why You Don't Need a Website" posted on Facebook caught my attention. Being a web developer for almost fourteen years, I was curious as to what perspective Likeable Media was presenting. Instead I found an article not only packed with misinformation but several points raised by the author can [&he...

You are not alone! My main issue with the new admin design are the lack of color tones prior admin themes displayed so well that let you quickly discern differences between menu links, headings, etc. The 3.8 theme is a little too flat and less readable. Thankfully someone has designed a plugin called ‘wp-admin classic‘ [&hellipThe ...

I have some exciting news. I got the office! 2014 will bring a few changes from working at a physical location to business name changes and site redesign. Meet the new physical location for Vabera! Why I No Longer Work from Home Working from home works for some people. It once was the ideal set [&hellipThe post Well, It Looks Like My Commute W...

SEO Tip #2 – Learn the basics of SEO. It affects how you develop websites, write content and essentially your bottom lineThe post SEO Tip #2 – Learn SEO Basics appeared first on TiaWood.com.

Note: This was sent as a newsletter on November 13th. If you would like to subscribe, click here. ? Good evening, TiaWood.com subscribers. It's been awhile since I've written and for good reasons. I wanted to take the time to focus on my business and education in 2013 and I am glad I did. I [&hellipThe post TiaWood.com Changes & Thanksgiv...

February 5th, 2014 will mark the 6th anniversary since what some unofficially dub "Super Tuesday", the deadly tornado that ripped through Tennessee and the evening my family and I lost our home, possessions and almost our lives.   That night, as terrible as it was, allowed our family to be witness to amazing human compassion [&hellipThe p...

SEO Tip #1 – Don't write lame content for search engines. Write good, readable copy for peopleThe post SEO Tip #1 – Don't Write Lame Content appeared first on TiaWood.com.

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