SEO For The Common Webmaster

I purchased a new computer and I had lost my passwords for one of my blogs. For some reason when I hit lost password screen, the reset key that was sent to me was invalid. I was in a panic because I did not know much about resetting it through my cpanel on my hosting server.

I found the information after some searching and thought I would share it for any others who may run into the same problem.

Fort you need to go to phpMyAdmin and open the database that you have your Word press Blog. Find the users and hit browse. Find the User that is yours (the admin) and click edit. Now you need to search Google and find a md5 hasher and type in your new password and it will generate a code. Place this code into the password field and hit go to save. This should reset your password to a new password and you should be able to access your blog admin.

I hope this helps someone else because I know how it feels to not be able to figure out how to get into your admin panel.

You can be the best Search Engine Optimizer in the business but one thing is for sure, no matter how much SEO you do, it never ends. I have 8 blogs now and I spend more time getting traffic and optimizing my blogs for the search engine than I do posting.

It is a never ending process because there are many factors that affect your results. If you build tons of links pointing to your site, Google, Yahoo, and the other search engines will find you. However, you may loss links because a site removes them, they shut down, or one of the search engines gives that link less value. That is the main reason you must constantly be adding more links, submitting to more directories and tweaking your websites to make sure you do not lose your rankings.

I swore that after I started my seventh blog that I was finished. Now I have taken on my eighth blog. A few days ago, I released Your Review. This is a blog that will be reviewing all kinds of products and services. I have been working hard to  get the site optimized for the search engine.  Google has been slow to list it unlike my other blogs. Oh well, as always, I will be plugging away at my Search Engine Optimization.

I always tell everyone, “SEO is a slow tedious process but the results will be amazing if you stick around for the a while.” OK, back to work on the never ending SEO!

Drop me a comment so I know real life people are still there!

Often times as a webmaster, we do not want to do all the work of starting a site from scratch. To avoid this, we may purchase a website or blog that is already up and running. However, when doing so, one needs to do lots of research to make sure that they know all the details before buying a site.

If the site claims to have loads of traffic, find out where that traffic is coming from. Traffic by the thousands can be generated by using services like Stumble Upon. Though the number of visits increase, the traffic is useless. Ask the seller to provide proof by showing the stats from the website. Most websites have some kind of tracking that shows where the traffic is coming from. If it is mostly from social bookmarking sites, the traffic is useless and lowers the value of the site. Also beware of false traffic from weird sites. Check those out to see what they are.

Another consideration is what is the site earning and from where. If they claim to be making $400 a month from Google Adsense, make sure you see proof. Also find out what they are doing to get that amount of earnings. If they are spending $300 a month on things like Adwords, than the earnings is really $100 a month. This is still decent earnings but it changes the value of the site.

Looking at the domain name is important. Is it something that is easy to market, when does it expire, and how easy it to transfer? You need to know if it has any fees to transfer. Also make sure how the files of the site will be delivered. Ask if the seller will transfer to your host or are you required to do so. Make sure you know how to transfer the whole site prior to buying.

If you are looking for original content that is not just copied from elsewhere, make sure to both ask and check for yourself. It is easy to copy the first paragraph into Google or use Copyscape.com  to check to see if the  content is located elsewhere. Be sure to check several articles to make sure that the original was not just copied from the site you are wanting to buy. To me, a website or blog with original unique articles is worth a lot more than a site loaded with content that belongs to someone else. Be sure to give the owner the chance to explain and not jump to conclusions. However, if they lie about it than it is better not to deal with them.

If Page Rank or Google PR is important to you, make sure the PR stated is not faked. There are many PR checkers that can check for fake PR. You can also check Google by searching for the site URL. If it shows up with a different URL, it most likely is faked.

One last piece of advice is to check the WhoIs information for the domain. this can be check at http://whois.sc. They will tell all information related to age, domain registrar, and owners information along with details about the site.

I would like to think that the majority of webmasters are just honest people who are trying to make an honest living. However, there is always scammers trying to steal your money.  Make sure if you are thinking of buying a website or blog, you follow the above advice and do all the research you can so you avoid being scammed.

Many times when a webmaster decides to start a website, they often times struggle with choosing the right topic or niche to start a site about. Blinded by visions of huge profits, they jump into a niche of the latest greatest thing just to get bored later. What is it right now, proxies, social sites, melanoma cancer, or something all new?

My view is when choosing a niche, decide on something that you know about. Make sure it is interesting to you and make sure you can either gather information or know enough to keep adding fresh content to your site. A website or blog loaded with articles copied from elsewhere will bring a quick buck but it will be short lived and you will find yourself chasing the next big niche to earn from.

It is much better to build a website slowly and develop it over time so you have something to be proud of and an opportunity to earn money for the long term.  Readers want to visit sites that have fresh content written by the website owner or at least purchased from a competent author.

Build, write, and promote your website with vigor and no matter what niche you choose, you can have success and make a little money doing it.

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In a journey to get the quick buck, many webmasters turn to automatic blogs. Basically an automatic blog is set up with either some software or a Word Press plug in to bring in feeds from other blogs. The automatic blog is made up of copies of someone else’s blog posts and articles.

There are a few problems with this. First, readers will catch up and you will lose your traffic. Readers like to read original content and when you copy other blogs, your readers will catch up and quit coming.

Another problem is that you may be infringing on copyrights of others. This could cause you to be sued, your hosting account to be suspended, or face other legal issues. Besides that, it is ethically wrong.

The final problem I will mention is the fact that many search engines like Google frown on this type of duplicated content. It could cause you not to be indexed in the SERPs or cause you to be placed so low that it does not matter of you are listed or not.

When creating a good blog, it is important to write for your readers and write original content. We all want to make some money but the short term quick buck of automatic blogs will dry up and you will be left started over from scratch.  It is better to do it right from the beginning and build your blog or website over time.

This does not mean that you can never copy a good article if you think it is useful. However, you should only do so with permission and only if you give credit to the original author.

Creating a blog or website can be fun and profitable, don’t take the cheaters way by stealing from others. Create the best you can with your talents and you will form a long term project that will attract lots of traffic and earn you money

What is your opinion on automatic blogs? Please share your opinion by leaving a comment.