Glynis Valenti, Photography, Marketing, and the Oregon Coast

The Trek from Astoria to Seaside was a very Enjoyable 18.3 miles

coffee Glynis Valenti, Photography, Marketing, and the Oregon Coast Yesterday we met with a local artist from the Oregon Coast Glynis Valenti. We met over coffee and appetizers at the Shilo Inn in Seaside, Oregon. Glynis has a varied background in the arts. I mean the ARTS. Glynis has traversed the United States displaying her talents from the East coast to the West coast. She has worked in the marketing field from many angles.

Sustainability Business in Astoria Oregon

Talking Sustainability and Business in Astoria Oregon

comfort inn astoria1 Sustainability Business in Astoria Oregon I am staying at the Comfort Suites Columbia River. This all-suite Astoria, OR hotel is touted as featuring superior amenities and features like:

Free high-speed Internet access
Free deluxe continental breakfast
Free local calls

Search Engine Optimizician Rated One of the Top SEO Blogs

According to Alltop the Search Engine Optimizician has made it to the Top of the SEO Blog World.

alltop banner Search Engine Optimizician Rated One of the Top SEO Blogs guy kawasaki Search Engine Optimizician Rated One of the Top SEO Blogs Alltop is Guy Kawasaki’s baby. Alltop quotes sites from all over the internet.

Christmas Present from Microsoft an email Scam to put under my Christmas Tree

Microsoft is NOT Responsible for any of these Christmas email Scams

christmas tree Christmas Present from Microsoft an email Scam to put under my Christmas Tree As Christmas nears so does the resurgence of email scams used in the past. I have Emerged as a winner of $550,000.00 winner this time from Microsoft.

Black Hat SEO – Black Text on a Black Background

The Black Text on a Black Background Black Hat SEO Technique Like it says in the Johnny Winter Song is “Still Alive and Well”

black hat Black Hat SEO Black Text on a Black Background With Halloween coming up I figured it would be a good time to dust off my black hat and do a little sleuthing online. One of the oldest black hat SEO tricks in the book is the same color text as the background.

Final Lunch 2.0 Networking in Portland

Has the Lunch 2.0 Networking and Informational Lunch Hour Come to an End?

Yesterday I visited with the Portland Lunch 2.0 networking crowd at what was billed as possibly the last Lunch 2.0 event in town due to the economic downturn. This Lunch 2.0 was held at the Elemental Headquarters on 5th Avenue downtown.

Operation Phish Phry – Chalk One Up for the Real White Hats

FBI Charged 53 in Internet Scam Cybercrime Case Involving the US and Egypt

fbi badge Operation Phish Phry Chalk One Up for the Real White Hats The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had charged 53 defendants involved in a phishing scheme, the largest number ever charged in a cybercrime case. The phishers were operating in both the United States and in Egypt. The Egyptian authorities have charged another 47 defendants. This brings the total charged in this case to 100.

The iDon’t Answer – droid – Google, Verizon Wireless, and Motorola

Google, Verizon Wireless, and Motorola have Collaborated on a Winning Combination, droid the iDon’t Answer

I was watching the San Diego Charger game last night (if you can call that a game) when an ad came on that sent me to my computer. Now that is what I call marketing, an ad that takes me away from my beloved Chargers. The ad was for the droid. I have enclosed the short commercial near the bottom of the post for your viewing.

PPC – Google AdWords May Be Taking Credit For Organic Sales

Is Google AdWords taking credit for your organically generated search result sales?

The Google AdWords Blog has announced that Google is now showing you “View-through conversions” in your AdWords console. When someone visits a page that contains your ad but does not click on it, yet still buys within a 30 day window after visiting a page displaying your ad. Google AdWords will take credit for the sale.

How to use Youtube to Promote your Business

So What’s a Business to do that Wants to Create an Informative Video and Share it with People?

I’ve been doing some research the last couple of days on videos, as you might’ve been able to tell on my previous post on this blog. There are a couple of different video services out there, including Youtube and Vimeo. The following search stats (provided by Gary Pool) show some related keyword phrases and their estimated daily searches.

robots.txt – Why is Google Showing the Pages I Have Blocked?

Video from Google’s Matt Cutts explaining why your blocked pages are showing up in search results.

matt cutts robots.txt Why is Google Showing the Pages I Have Blocked? A robots.txt file restricts access to your site by search engine bots that crawl the web. While Google won’t crawl or index the content of pages blocked by robots.txt, they may still index the URLs if they are found in other pages on the web.