Archive for October, 2009

Increasing Web Traffic via Niche Article Submissions

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Niche article directories are good sites to publish articles to.  Most niche link directories also accept article submissions. These are excellent for creating backlinks as well as driving human traffic to your business.

The most important aspect of having niche articles published is that they tend to send visitors to your site that are looking for your product or service, not just random one time visitors that don’t offer much potential as customers.

This list includes some examples of specialized link directories and article directories:

Art-Craft-Collectible Article Directories:

www.nautical-art.org

www.collectibles-articles.com

articles.sellingcraftsonline.com

Virginia Saltwater Fishing News Blog

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Virginia Saltwater Fishing is a news portal which provides the latest in fisheries issues, regulations, safety and other news of importance to the Virginia fishing community.

Our goals include the eventual expansion of the site to include guest posts and reports from area fishermen, guides and charter boat operators.

The site is located at: http://www.virginia-saltwater-fishing.com/.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Fishermen, Boaters, Outdoor Enthusiasts

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Looking for Christmas gifts for outdoor enthusiasts? Visit Outdoors USA online store to find Fish and Fishing T Shirts, Chesapeake Bay T Shirts, Sailing T Shirts.

Regional themed gifts include t shirts and other items for Virginia, Chincoteague Island – Chincoteague Pony, Virginia Beach, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva.

Nautical gift ideas can be found at Nautical Art.

More Christmas Gift Ideas

Fishing T Shirts

Christmas Gifts for Anglers

Christmas Gifts for Hunters

Nautical Christmas Gifts

Christmas Gifts for Birdwatchers

Christmas Gifts for Outdoor and Nature Enthusiasts

FTC Censors Bloggers, Social Media Users

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has released its revised guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. The revisions include a focus on “bloggers” and social media users, requiring them to properly disclose when they have received payment in the form of either money or product from a company or organization and produce content regarding said company or organization. According to reports, bloggers can be fined up to $11,000 per post for not disclosing. Critics of the new regulations consider this just another suppression tactic by government thugs.

Footnote:

No payment in the form of either money or product from a company or organization is associated with this post!

Update:

An interesting development has occurred in the story of the controversial FTC guidelines for sponsored blogging/social media. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has called upon the FTC to rescind the blogger rules, and has questioned the constitutionality of them.

See:

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/10/16/key-perspectives-on-the-ftc-blogger-guidelines

Fresh-Seafood.Net Moves into Google, Bing Top 10

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

www.fresh-seafood.net, a consumer information website about worldwide seafood has achieved first page rankings for critical seafood industry search terms such as “fresh seafood”, “seafood recipes” and other key phrases.

The site owner explained the importance of the upward movement on Google, Bing and other search engines saying, “This has a huge impact on our business. The search term ‘fresh seafood’ is extremely competitive and companies that need to reach seafood consumers could really benefit from this. Our website offers very affordable advertising space and the recent upward movement in search engine rankings make our site even more of a value now.”

The site blueprint places an emphasis on consumer issues and industry trends. The site has a variety of tools that provide consumers with seafood sustainability progress, certification news and other industry achievements.

Part of a family of inter-related websites, the site includes seafood recipes, news, events, photo galleries, articles and a worldwide directory of seafood businesses and organizations. Its sister site, www.commercial-fishing.org provides information for worldwide commercial fishing industries and related services.

Other sites in the family offer information on related subjects such as nautical art, saltwater fishing and several regions where seafood harvests are important components of the economy, culture and lifestyle.