What is StumbleUpon?

What is StumbleUpon?

StumbleUpon is an incredibly popular web site bookmarking site that lets its’ users rate and discover web pages, images, and videos. When I say popular, at last check they had 11,118,296 members! StumbleUpon is truly one of my favorite internet tools to use, as I can use it from dual perspectives; as the web site [...]

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Is your Los Cabos business on TripAdvisor?

Is your Los Cabos business on TripAdvisor?

If your business is a hotel, bed and breakfast, restaurant, vacation rental (yup, TripAdvisor does vacation rentals now, albeit paid listings), or activity-based, then it is imperative you capitalize on this lucrative source of business – now.

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Long tail keywords vs. Short tail keywords

Long tail keywords vs. Short tail keywords

The difference between long tail keyword phrases and short tail keyword phrases can make or break your online business.  This applies especially to competitive markets – if you don’t properly select your keyword phrases

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Has Feedcat.net been sold to hackers?

Has Feedcat.net been sold to hackers?

FeedCat.net is what is referred to as a “feed booster” – their services let you ‘boost’ your RSS feed to obtain more subscribers, more traffic, and more exposure.  I use this service on one of my pet project web sites to help give the RSS feed some exposure, while giving my site visitors another way [...]

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Google Street View in Los Cabos

Google Street View in Los Cabos

Google Street View has officially arrived in Los Cabos!  It appears to have been filmed last summer – in the few areas I have checked in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas including my own residence, probably around July/August 2009. I’m honestly surprised how soon they got here, and how thoroughly the area [...]

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How to get listed on TripAdvisor

How to get listed on TripAdvisor

The first step in creating your TripAdvisor business presence is to add your business to the TripAdvisor site, assuming a traveler hasn’t done so already. If a traveler has already added your business in order to comment on it, you can claim your business on TripAdvisor.

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Keep your laptop COOL

Keep your laptop COOL

Well it happened – again. This time it was a circa-2004 HP Pavilion ze4600 laptop originally from Canada, that made it’s way down to Los Cabos sometime in the last couple years. Mid-way through installing Windows 7 Home Premium on this beast, the hard drive decided that enough was enough, threw up its’ hands, began [...]

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Q&A:  Should I have music on my website?

Q&A: Should I have music on my website?

This comes up more often than I’d like; there is no shortage of vacation rentals in the area that try to convey an aura of calmness and escapism using music on their website. Unfortunately, the result is they are turning away business. Don’t use music on your website!

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How do I choose the right keywords for my business?

How do I choose the right keywords for my business?

Choosing the correct keywords for your business is BY FAR your most important online marketing task. Screw this up, and your conversion rate will nosedive – what good is a ton of traffic, if that traffic is looking for something you aren’t selling?

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Google Account – create one now!

Google Account – create one now!

I have to start somewhere, and there is no better place than the Google Account. Most tips and tricks you read in this blog will require one, and quite honestly, you can’t really survive online without one. Access all of the free, useful Google services with your Google Account

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