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Monday 6 June 2016

Alexa Has Now Retired The Claiming Of Websites



Alexa.com claiming of websites has been retired on may 2016.

So to claim your website with HTML, GOOGLE ANALYTIC and HTML UPLOAD is no longer active. I.e no more claiming of websites on Alexa.

See Alexa retired claiming message i got when trying to claim a site for a friend, "The Claim Your Site feature was retired in late May 2016. Is your site's contact information out of date on Alexa? Simply contact us and we'll be happy to help.
Note that we do still offer our Certified Site Metrics feature, which you can use to get your site's traffic directly measured. You can even use the directly measured traffic to get a more accurate ranking for your site."


So now site metrics is the way to measure your site traffics which you will activate with their subscription bill. 

For now i cant say if this new development on Alexa will affect already claimed sites, but i will try my best to keep writing more about it, and the possible way out if available.
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4 Local SEO Mistakes People Make

SEO has always been a breeding ground for misinformation. With local SEO, this has created a lot of problems for small businesses on main street, trying to follow the rules and keep pace with the changes.



Needless to say, this is a challenge for local business owners.
It’s like diagnosing and treating yourself based on what someone told.

Despite search engines pushing to get better content in front of the people who need it, we’re still seeing a lot of myth and incorrect information surrounding local SEO.

1. Targeting Keywords for Local Search is Irrelevant
Updates like Hummingbird did have a significant impact on the future of search. Hummingbird prompted content products to adopt a new mindset – one that benefits the end-user.

With that said, if keywords are still being used for search, and they’re still showing on the first page of Google, then they still matter.

According to Matt Cutts, 90% of searches were expected to be impacted by Hummingbird. It wasn't an update like Panda or Penguin. Rather, Hummingbird was a complete revamp of the algorithm.

Rand Fishkin, the founder of Moz, stated that less than 15% of the ranking equation is wrapped up in keyword targeting. Instead, he suggests focusing on offering unique value, rather than unique content, which is what SEO’s tried to achieve before.

Algorithm changes like Hummingbird actually tell us that it’s important to know the reason behind a particular keyword being used and creating content for a local audience that meets that need.
Without keywords, you would never know the searcher’s intent.

According to Brian Dean, “Keywords are like a compass for your SEO campaigns; they tell you where to go and whether or not you’re making progress.”

2. You Can Remove Your Business Listing From Google
Sometimes a business ends up with duplicate listings in Google. I’ve seen and heard recommendations for business owners to claim those additional listings and then delete them from Google’s system using the Google My Business Dashboard.
But “deleting” a business listing from Google doesn’t actually delete it. It does clear all the content including posts, videos, and photos along with any associated AdWords ads.

Then it marks it as an unverified listing.
The listing still exists on Google maps and, provided you didn’t clear category data for the listing; it can still rank.

This is even clearly defined in the Google Help Center:
When you delete a local page, the corresponding listing will be unverified and you will no longer be able to manage it. Google may still retain business information from the page and may continue to show information about the business on Maps, Search, and other Google properties, including marking the business as permanently closed, moved, or open, depending on the information that’s known about the business.

3. Google+ Content and Posts Help Improve Local Ranking
Nope. Even when Google+ was tied into search with the ability to +1 content you found, it still didn’t contribute to local search rank.

There was believed to be social authority involved, but Matt Cutts has already stated social signals are not a ranking factor.

It’s pretty much impossible for Google+ content to pop in search unless someone is specifically looking for a local brand. Your Google+ page doesn’t get included in the local business pack in search, either.
And link posts within your Google+ don’t contribute the way you think they do. Any social links in Google+, Twitter, etc. are no-followed.

You’ll get referral traffic if your audience is active there, but SEO value is a no-go.

4. Using Google My Business Listing Categories Like Keywords
This is one of the most common mistakes up there with having no categories at all.

The categories on your Google My Business profile page are like the sections of the Yellow Pages. It’s how Google knows to display your business for relevant searches.

You want to add a couple relevant categories, with your top category being the primary category for your business.
Don’t go overboard though. Google recommends using as few categories as possible to describe your business.

If you start throwing in irrelevant categories or try using categories like keywords it can hurt your listing.

Conclusion

With the sheer volume of content out there along with the many hats that business owners wear, we shouldn’t be surprised that we still see local SEO mistakes like these. After all, we’re not all perfect.

It’s a learning process, but hopefully these tips can help you avoid the mistakes that others are making as they try to build their local search visibility.

Have you come across any Local SEO mistakes besides the ones I’ve listed?
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Get Glo 1GB Data For Just 100 Naira


Glo has finally released another cheap data which is ₦100 for 1gb, which everybody are currently using till now and Glo also spread this news out in a text message to all their users and many read it while many don't also read it so today you will surely get your Glo ₦100 for 1gb.

The Glo message sent to their customers will be in this form "Get it easily, 1GB for N100 valid for 15 days! Write 1 and reply, enter online world with this tremendous data bundle. Glo Unlimited!". Is working perfectly while surfing the internet but it varies on how lucky you are because the Glo ₦100 for 1gb may not be the exact data that will be given to some users, some may be given ₦100 for 100mb and some may be ₦100 for 500mb, so it varies on how lucky you are.

How to activate the Glo 1gb for ₦100
You must have atleast ₦100 on your Glo line or if you don't have kindly go to the nearest shop and buy recharge card of ₦100 then go to your text message and send 1 to 8070then wait for some time and you will get a successful or confirmation SMS from Glo telling you about your plan subscription, which will be in this form or manner "Dear Customer, your 1 GB data bundle has been successfully activated" you can check your data by dialling #122*22#.

Note: This plan valid for 15days when subscribed and is also an official data plan not a cheat and if you try to browse the Internet and is not connecting kindly send PAYU to 127for free.
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3 Things You Must Know As A Blog Author


Blogging is a great way to update your author website with fresh content: an incentive for visitors to keep visiting regularly. Some writers have even started successful writing careers because of their blogs.

To make sure you’re writing a strong and effective blog, use the following tips:

Identify The Value In Your Own writing.
You may have trouble finding your target audience if you, the author, are not even sure what value your blog holds. Whether you offer great tips on a specific subject, make people laugh, or pair great writing with striking photographs, you need to know what it is that you’re offering to potential fans. Once you know that element, you can brand your blog and write stronger SEO to attract people who would be interested in what you’re offering. Until you’ve done that, you might have people exiting your site too quickly because they can’t immediately see that they’ve come to the right place. Internet readers are usually skimmers, so make sure new visitors can quickly recognize what your blog offers.

Short And Sweet Beats Rambling.
Most people perusing the Internet are browsers. They’ll read a novel another time. If you keep each blog post to a short, digestible length—and break up each separate thought in easy-to-skim paragraphs—you’ll go a long way toward attracting repeat visitors. Lump all of your varied thoughts into one long, unbroken post, and people will feel overwhelmed and stop reading, no matter how well-crafted or brilliant your writing.

We’re not saying that your blog posts must be short or condensed, but long posts should be formatted to make them easier to read and understand. One way to ensure this happens is to save new posts as drafts before making them live. Rather than posting your new entries immediately, go back later and reread. You might find it easier at that point to identify things you’ve repeated or that are unnecessary.

Choose A Consistent Theme.
Most visitors will appreciate a unified, coherent vision. On the visual side, choose just one font, format, and color scheme. You’ll throw readers for a loop if you’re writing in size 12 Calibri one day, and size 10 Lucida Handwriting the next, and jumping between pink, green, and yellow backgrounds.

You’ll also have a better shot at increasing the number of repeat visitors if first-time visitors know what to expect on their next visit. And if you can’t stick to one general topic, at least keep your writing style consistent. If your first post is a pleasant, lyrical post about what you observed during a trip to the grocery store, your next post shouldn’t be a fiery political rant chock-full of vitriol and swearing. Some people want to read lyrical observances, and some people want to read political pieces, but probably not on the same blog.

With these three tips, you’ll improve your chance of accumulating repeat visitors. By helping people identify your website with their specific interests, offering them aesthetically pleasing, easy-to-read posts, and keeping your rambling in check, you’ll turn many more first-time visitors into long-time fans.
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