Thursday, April 19, 2007

New Nokia

I love Nokia handsets, I reckon they are the only mobile phones worth considering. Other manufacturers just dont compare. You can pick up any other Nokia and instantly feel at home with it.
For my new mobile phone this year I am going to get a Nokia 6111, a pretty cool all-round handset. You can get it free on the Orange network - they offer the best mobile phone deals. I love a good slider phone because I have really clumsy hands and I always press the buttons and forget to put the number lock thing on!
Having a mp3 player and camera will be pretty cool too... theyre kind of standard features on a phone now!

Monday, April 9, 2007

The Best Web Directories





Submitting your site to the directories on the lists published by Best Web Directories will increase your pagerank and visibility on the web. They list both free directories and paid directories as there are advantages to both. You may be thinking 'Why would I submit to a paid directory when there are free ones that look much the same?' This is understandable, but there are usually advantages to submitting to paid directories. They are generally much more established and have higher page rank. They will probably bring you more traffic and a higher position in SERPs. It takes time to submit to hundreds of free directories, but a paid link may be worth as much as 50 or 100 of these free ones.

SEO Tools and Resources

I was using the 101-seo-resources.com keyword analysis tools on my blog and found that I don't really focus on any particular topic. That isn't unusual for bloggers as the average person has many interests that they will write about, not focusing on one particular niche.
Other good tools found at 101-seo-resources.com include link popularity tools and also an excellent SEO glossary that explains many of the terms and acronyms associated with the industry. I had often wondered what a cache was!

Monday, April 2, 2007

Deep Links

If you are working on SEO for your website you may notice that a lot of directories do basically the same thing and just list home pages of websites. Deeplink.us Directory is different - it asks that webmasters submit deep links to their websites. In this way the directory lists the best page from each website. I think it is a good idea - it makes people think a little differently, and a little difference goes a long way!
Some great categories include a directory of directories and a comprehensive shopping category.

The In Road For Buyers of First Time Pasco Wa Homes

While an auction may not be the best venue for a buyer of Pasco Wa homes unfamiliar with the process, getting a foreclosure property one step farther in the process is indeed a viable option. Because a home purchased from a real estate agent or directly from a bank can be assured to have cleared all of the potential financial claims against it, a first time home buyer can instead have confidence in their purchase that they won’t be pursued as the new Pasco Wa homes owner of the property to settle any debts incurred by the previous owner.


Additionally, navigating the process of purchasing a foreclosure home is simply not familiar to most first time home buyers and as a result, buying under a more standard process with a real estate agent involved offers an easier way to purchase a home for a bit of a financial benefit without having to learn a great deal to do so. A first time home buyer already with a bead on a foreclosure Pasco Wa homes property as a potential target can partner that good intuition up with a simpler process to create a value-laden transaction that will land a first home.

Take Advantage Of Large Kennewick Wa Homes Space

Most potential buyers of Kennewick Wa homes have an idea of how they want to furnish a property before ever stepping foot into a showing and it is your responsibility to make sure that their vision can be accommodated by the space available in your property while still showing off some of your own ideas that make the specific traits of the home shine through. It is this balance of a potential home buyer’s personal tastes and the way the home can play off of those preconceived notions that will create an environment that a potential buyer of Kennewick Wa homes can envision making their own.


Doing so is largely an exercise in emphasizing the space available in the home, particularly in large areas where much of the potential buyer’s own personality will be projected. Never let a home, when possible, sit with an empty, large space as it will be very difficult for a buyer to envision their own life fitting into Kennewick Wa homes. A potential buyer wants to see a lived-in space that reflects the nature of the property, even though they are probably replacing your sofa in their mind with their own.

Without A Trace, as Reported by Washington Real Estate News

Entering a home for a showing and being confronted by a set of barking dogs is enough to make some potential buyers not enter the home at all, Washington Real Estate News reports. Similarly, the sight of a clump of cat hair on the sofa can sour some potential buyers as they try to envision themselves in your property. They won’t think you are a bad person or a bad pet owner, but they will come away from a showing with a bad taste in their mouth due in large part to your pet’s effect.


Your job, Washington Real Estate News suggests, is to remove any trace of your pet’s stay in the home, starting with the clutter that can sometimes come from pet toys and food dishes. A cage is fine and a tidy area where a pet spends most of his or her time will not harm a showing, but having a stray dog bone here and a messy food dish there can distract a buyer from the beautiful breakfast nook you keep or the immaculate counter top you just cleaned. Washington Real Estate News recommends not letting your pet become a part of the home evaluation equation.