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Archive for February, 2008

Adam Tensta - Bangin’ on the System

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 26 - 2008

I wanted to show this upcoming French rapper to everyone, I really like his music so far. It sounds kinda like Texas screwed and chopped music with a French twist on it. He’s already famous overseas, and I think he’s going to be coming to the US soon. Check out his video “Bangin’ on the System”:


Awesome Ship Wreck Frozen In Ice Photos

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 26 - 2008

I found these really cool photos of a couple wrecked ships that were frozen in the Russian ice fields. These are great, high-quality photos. Check them all out here (many more). Here are three samples:

russian-ship-wreck1.jpg

russion-ship-wreck-21.jpg

russian-ship-wreck-3.jpg

Contact Me Through Social Networks: Matthew Berman

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 21 - 2008

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to have my LinkedIn and Facebook public profiles rank higher than some other guy with the same name as me. So, to do so, I decided to publish my LinkedIn profile and Facebook profiles here. Please feel free to contact me or add me as your friend.

Matthew Berman’s LinkedIn Profile

Matthew Berman's Facebook profile

Paid Search Rap - The Basics

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 14 - 2008

This guy raps the basics on SEO and SEM over a Notorious B.I.G. track…very cool.

Googlers Googling Me

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 8 - 2008

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to take a second to write this quick post. I have noticed a couple people searching for my name, and my site in Google. Four different times someone from Arizona did a search for my name. This is not such a big deal because this person may have been looking for a different Matthew Berman.

However, I just noticed someone did a “site:” query in Google for InternetBusinessDaily.net. The location of this user is NY, NY and the ISP is listed as Google, Inc. I am not quite sure what to make of this. Maybe they were interested in hiring me:). Regardless, if you were the one looking for me (or my site) from Google, I see you…heheh.

Sincerely,

Matt
beatjunkie84 {at} gmail

Conan + Colbert + Stewart Fighting = Hilarious

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 5 - 2008

These late night comics throw down when Colbert and Stewart show up on Late Night with Conan O’Brian to cause some havoc. Check it out:

Naming Conventions - SEO Tips (Part 8)

Posted by Matthew Berman On February - 4 - 2008

This is part 8 of my SEO Tips series. I am going to talk about an underused whitehat SEO technique. Properly naming images, folders (directories), and files (in some cases) can be a great way to easily improve your SERPS ranking. Here’s what to do:

  • Proper Image Naming: Image search traffic is something a good number of webmasters underestimate. Although users have to suffer through Google’s frame, your website still appears when they click on an image in the image search results. This means there’s a chance the user will like your site, and continue reading, and quite possibly become a loyal user.

    That being said, the proper way to name an image is by using a very descriptive title separated by dashes (”-”). An example would be:

    frog-jumping-off-rock.jpg

    A few words that directly describe the picture is key. Even if you think no one would ever search for something like this, they will. Trust me, I’ve searched for some odd images in my time.

    URL Structure (Folder Naming):

    There are a few different methods of organizing your site in terms of complicated backend stuff I won’t get into right now. Regardless of your method, your URL structuring should stay fairly consistent. I like to use 2 or 3 levels of categories before the specific page, or specific image. Here are some examples:

    www.basketballwebsite.com/basketball-players/kobe-bryant

    OR

    www.basketballwebsite.com/basketball-teams/los-angeles-lakers

    OR

    www.basketballwebsite.com/clothing/basketball-shorts

    There’s some flexibility as to exactly how you level your categories (which categories are closer to the root) but you should always try to go broad to narrow. Also, remember that URL’s need dashes to represent spaces just like our image naming.

    Many of you will be asking what to do since you already have a site with pages indexed. I know you don’t want to loose your search ranking for specific pages, but if you have to make a site-wide change to URL structure, remember to use 301 redirects in every instance.

    That’s about it. These are some great examples of ways to improve the SEO on your site. Please feel free to email me about individual questions or comments.