Blog - Archive for the ‘ Business ’ CategoryChoosing the right Domain Name for your BusinessAugust 3rd, 2010Choosing the right domain name for your online business or website involves a few things to think about before deciding which name to go with. Below we have some quick tips on helping you decide which domain name best suits your website. TIP: If you are going to offer products or services through your website, who will be your audience? Potential customers within New Zealand or international? For most websites doing business within New Zealand a .nz domain name will work fine. For websites deciding to expand in the future a .com would be a better choice as an official commercial international business. The reason .com can also be a better choice, is that it is an international domain name extension which can rank higher in search engines and is accepted by more general searches and online directories. A .nz domain can restrict the inclusion of your website to these various online services from around the world. Where To Find Jobs Online – Part 1January 29th, 2010So you have recently finished your studies, become unemployed or are looking to get back in to work. Now the question is where do I start? This article will give you some basic information and resources, where you can start looking and searching online for that dream job, in any industry and business area. There are a number of very good New Zealand job sites which let you perform detailed searches on the type of job, location, position and yearly income you are looking for. The great thing about these sites is that you do not need to register in order to browse through their job listings and can compare your skills, experience and offered positions with each other. Free Web Hosting – 5 Reasons Why To Stay AwayJanuary 20th, 2010When is comes to web hosting there are certainly a lot of choices you can choose from. In the beginning it can be overwhelming, and really a big decision. There are a handful of red flags that you should be aware of. Also, as weird as it sounds people are actually acquiring free hosting packages, but in this article I will be discussing many reasons why I feel you should avoid these free services. What Is Alexa Ranking & How Does It Work?October 26th, 2009
Alexa is an online tool used to rank website traffic. The relationship between Alexa rankings and how popular a website is however, is not simple or obvious. They consider website ranking, links, traffic, and many other criteria known only to the most experienced Alexa users. It can be mysterious optimizing a site for Alexa. One, it appears outgoing links to important, heavily traffic websites, matters. Relevant links are helpful to site visitors. Search engines want to know if a site is worth going to. If it is, they are happy to index it in a higher spot. This is a general rule of thumb that you should keep in mind at all times when performing SEO operations. The simple difference between a site with moderate search results and a site with high search results is that the site with the higher results is generally more user friendly. Alexa Ratings and other rating systems try to emulate how a visitor will see your site. Once they’ve determined the worth of your site to a visitor they index it accordingly. This is why it is so important to have relevant links. If you are linking to sites that your users would find interesting, Alexa will enjoy it. |
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