More on SEOs and ranking
by V.E. on March 27th, 2007
filed under blogitive
SEO (search engine optimization) and search engine ranking are collectively a booming business in the internet bubble bursted world. I’ve had trouble with this kind of thing in the past… and will probably continue to have trouble with it as long as I bother myself with blogging. CustomerMagnetism.com (online at the link above or by phone at 1-866-798-3862) specializes in “search engine positioning”–which means you pay them to get people to go to your site. “Most websites,” they claim, “are only being used as… online brochure[s]” and “moving your website to the top of the search results within the major search engines will transform it into a powerful source of business development.” CustomerMagnetism.com breaks up the scary world of SEOs and ranking into three parts: natural listings, sponsored listings, and link building. Natural listings are free, like the ones NOT highlighted in blue in this example; sponsored listings ARE highlighted in blue (in this case, only one listing) and are always at the top of the results page. Link building is getting your site’s link onto other high-traffic sites. Obviously, this whole thing has become an art form. Good luck!
Vacations and Package Deals
by V.E. on March 27th, 2007
filed under ppp
I’m sure many of you have used, seen commercials for, or at least heard of travel websites like Travelocity and Expedia. Weeeeell, although some of those places offer to “bundle” your travel and accommodation together for “a cheaper [read: better] deal,” Hotel Reservations manages to outdo them all.
By using HotelReservations.com (referred to as “HR.com” from now on) instead of those other guys, you can save up to 70%–and they offer everything the other guys do… but more comprehensively. You can find bed and breakfasts, condo rentals, and discount club memberships in most of North America and Europe. Booking online is easy, but HR.com also has an 800 number (1-800-447-4136) and a European number (00-800-1276-3549) that is valid in UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland, and Australia that you can use if you want to talk to a real, live person or you can’t find what you’re looking for. Their worldwide phone number is 1-817-333-5105.
Worried that HR.com isn’t for you? They have guaranteed lowest rates, vacation packages that include travel, group bookings (that is, nine or more rooms), and a unique destination guide that gives you “recommendations on attractions, restaurants, and hotels, and up-to-date weather, health tips, and general information for thousands of destinations” worldwide–all right at your fingertips! Common questions, like “Is the room rate per person or per night?” and “Is there a waiting list for sold-out hotels?,” are answered on the FAQ page.
Also, right now, HR.com has a rebate program good for up to $100 for stays booked by April 30 for travel through June 30. You can check out HotelReservations.com’s TV ad spot here; don’t worry about wasting your time–it’s only 30 seconds long. “For more than 6 years HotelReservations.com has been providing travelers great prices on the places you want to stay for both leisure and business travel.”
[In case you're wondering, this is a paid post.]
One word survey
by V.E. on March 27th, 2007
filed under ladyamedeus, quizzes/surveys
YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE (or two) WORD(s)!!!
NO EXPLANATIONS.
Yourself: done
Your Lover: cheats
Your Hair: brown
Your Mother: protective
Your Father: loving
Your Favorite Item: Raggedy Anne
Your Dream Last Night: nightmare
Your Favorite Drink: water
Your Dream Home: hah
The Room You Are In: apartment
Your Pets: love
What You Are Now: sad, angry
What You Want to be in Ten Years: happy
What You’re Not: impatient
Your Best Friend: no longer is
One of Your Wish list Items: book(s)
Your Gender: female, generally
The Last Thing You Did: depends
What You Are Wearing: clothing
Your Favorite Weather: cold
Your Favorite Book: “Stranger in a Strange Land”
The Last Thing You Ate: powdered mini-doughnut
Your Life: don’t ask
Your Mood: cynical
Favorite article of clothing: *shrugs*
Favorite color: violet
School: sometimes
Song: “As I Lay Me Down”
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Leave a comment for explanation.
266 #4: Won a poetry contest last weekend.
by V.E. on March 26th, 2007
filed under 5reasons, favorite, writing
Yes, so I won a $50 gift certificate to DogStar Books (“Books for the Sirius reader”) for a poem I submitted to this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Program contest, “Responding to Genocide: A Contest for Students in Poetry, Prose and Visual Art,” here at F&M. My entry follows:
Looking out the front window of 6A
Small birds,
the ones that do not fly
south for the winter,
glide from tree to tree
accenting each skeleton
with their white
underbellies,
flashing in the cold
sun when they
recant and land
gracefully on
anorexic arms.
Dr. Brown of dentistry
by V.E. on March 26th, 2007
filed under blogitive
At Hayfield Dental Care (HDC), Charles Brown DDS PC has performed thousands of crown, root canal, and surgical procedures. HDC has served the residents of Alexandria, Virginia, and the surrounding areas since 1987 and has employed Dr. Brown for over ten years. Like the rest of HDC’s dentists, Dr. Brown received advanced training, and he and the other doctors can perform almost any procedure without referring patients elsewhere. Dr. Brown has a perfect record and a history of zero complaints from the Virginia Board of Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association and is listed as one of the region’s top dentists by the Washington [DC] Area Consumer Council. Dr. Brown graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1996 and was the recipient of the Academic Achievement Award for being ranked first in his graduating class. In 1997, he received the Quality Care Award and Resident of the Year Award from UMMC.
Hayfield Dental Care’s doors are always open to new patients and emergencies. Their number is 703-971-2220.
Day Two hundred sixty-six
by V.E. on March 26th, 2007
filed under 5reasons
- At least I know about Bennett now. *sigh*
- Paid the bills. Again.
- Went grocery shopping.
- Won a poetry contest last weekend.
- That I didn’t take out the AC like I’d been meaning to.
Mini-hiatus
by V.E. on March 22nd, 2007
Hiatus: 23-25 March 2007
Next post: 26 March 2007
