Compare Google, Yahoo & Bing Results With One Search
September 3rd, 2009 by Bo Cakmak
In addition to the Google & Google Caffeine comparison tool, here is another tool that will compare Google, Yahoo and Bing results with one search. Enjoy!
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Compare Google Results to Google Caffeine Sandbox Results
September 3rd, 2009 by Bo Cakmak
For the sake of simplicity, here is a tool that will bring up Google results and Google Caffeine results side by side. It is a great and easy way to determine what type of rank changes can potentially be expected when Google takes Caffeine out of the sandbox and throws it into production.
If you have any additional suggestions on how to improve the experience, contact me and let me know. Read more
Zen Cart & Siteground Users Beware – Hack
July 17th, 2009 by Bo Cakmak
I manage several Zen Cart shopping cart systems on a Siteground Hosting Platform and was greatly shocked to find that I had been hacked! It was pure chance/luck that I happened to be browsing the sites using firefox with the user agent set to googlebot. To my astonishment, the home pages of the sites had become a link directory to viagra style spam sites with over 100 links strait from the website home pages! After a little digging I discovered that in the admin, under tools->define pages editor->define main page the following code had been inserted at the top:
Zen Cart Main Page Hack Code
Choosing the Right Domain
April 8th, 2009 by Bo Cakmak
Choosing the right domain name can be the difference between a successful small business and a failing one. The domain of a website impacts everything from click through rate on search listings to direct type in traffic to the amount of call in leads your business receives. Since I hate to see anyone start off on the wrong side of the marketing bed I have compiled some tips that may help you with your domain selection.
Tips for selecting the right domain Read more
Marketing Tips – You are not the Average User
December 19th, 2008 by Bo Cakmak
I get into the same discussion with both small and large business owners and executives at a minimum of twice a week. The questions driving the discussions are “What would the average user do?” or “How do we market this to the average user?”.
Unfortunately, the most common answer is “Well if I were trying to do or find xyz on this website then I would want to see this or I would want to have this available.” This is not and will never be the case with the exception of lucky instances. Read more
Rank Checking Tool IBP Internet Business Promoter
October 16th, 2007 by Bo Cakmak
When I first started practicing SEO one of the most tedious tasks was checking my rankings and seeing how much progress I made along with relating that progress to recent changes. This was back when rank checking software was much harder to come by and reliable rank checking software was almost impossible. That was life until I found IBP. Read more
Google Free 411 Service
October 4th, 2007 by Bo Cakmak
Google is taking search to a whole new level with the Google Local Voice Search or otherwise referred to as Google Free 411. I am absolutely astonished at how well the service works and was able to recognize my request. I even tried to muffle my voice along with trying the service with a LOT of background noise (NYC Traffic) and the system was still able to recognize my request, provide me with an address, and redirect my call directly to the listing that I wanted. Overall I would highly recommend the service and a HUGE round of applause to Google!