Raven Tools

Took a look at Raven SEO tools today. Really, not all that impressed. They have a good price but it mostly looks like you’re just hooking up other services to be managed in one location. That’s valuable in and of itself, but not really what we’re looking for with SEO management software. We’ve gone back and forth with several options over the years. We don’t want something that does the work for us, we just want to manage everything in one place. At first glance Raven look promising, but upon the free trial, we’ve decided to move on. We want the best for our clients, we won’t settle for “okay” SEO management software. Manual SEO management seems to be the order of the day, for now.

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Good one on Sitelinks

Sitelinks also factor into your ad rank, and can influence the position of your ad on search page. Ad Rank previously took into account your max cost-per-click (CPC) and quality score, and now ad extensions and formats are another component of the calculation. Seems like a no-brainer to implement,

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PHP Is Still King

Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is a popular server-side scripting language for building websites. Around 70% of all websites online today use PHP, a computer language that was created in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf. Since it is available for everyone to use and alter, PHP is known as an open-source

AJAX Store Locator ★★★★★

Just finished up a project using AJAX store locator from codecanyon. The client needed a lightweight solution to locate specialty stores all across the country. With some significant upgrades, we customized this script to suit their needs exactly. Customization took around six hours but was much more efficient

Google Removing Anonymous Reviews

So it appears, as far as Search Engine Journal is reporting, that Google is removing anonymous reviews. And, honestly, why wouldn’t they? If you’re going to write a review you should have the guts to state your first name … or take the time to create a fake

Extend Your iPhone or iPad Battery Life

A common problem in todays world – batteries haven’t really kept up with the rest of the tech world and are absolutely the weak link in virtually any modern day tech pack. Things have gotten better over the years. My smartphone lasts about 18 hours depending on usage

Gatorland Kubota Has A New Website

A great new site for a great company with new ownership. Gatorland Kubota sells and services all kinds of farm and lawn equipment. A family owned and operated business there is no doubt that they want the best for their customers. After all, they chose livewire didn’t they?