Concerns of a Webmaster

If you’re a blogger or webmaster, do you often get those emails from people who claim to help your site reach that coveted number one spot in Google and other search engines? It can be from a comment left on one of your post or an email sent through your site’s contact form. How do you deal with it?

At first, I was curious by all these communications that I’d been receiving. But not for long. Curiosity turned to annoyance and then later to indifference. I noticed that these letters are usually just being copied, pasted and sent out probably to everyone – and some claims are ridiculous that they are unbelievable anymore.

I had also read that there are lots of scams being perpetuated by this companies claiming to be SEO experts. They practice black hat strategies that can even damage your site’s reputation and lower your ranking in search engines. I guess, just like with any dealings that we have on the internet, we have to make sure that the people or companies that we’re dealing with are legit and credible.

What are your strategies when it comes to your online marketing efforts? Are you a do-it-yourself type of webmaster or you prefer to hire other people to deal with the technical stuff such as SEO, PPC management, mobile and Facebook advertising, email management, website development and similar stuff?

Awesome 2013 NeuYear Calendar Review and Giveaway

2013 neuyear calendar giveawayReady for 2013?

Recently, GEORYL received a 2013 calendar from NeuYear.net. At 27″ x 39″, this calendar is super useful for planning goals since it shows you the whole year at a glance. You can choose between two orientations: the horizontal orientation at one side makes it fit perfectly above your desk while the vertical orientation (when you flip it) perfectly fits on your door. Sticking this to the wall in whatever orientation you’ll prefer using poster strips (included with the calendar that I received) works too – and, according to the manufacturer, this don’t leave marks on the walls!

You can purchase this calendar from NeuYear.net at 30% off using the discount code TechieShe (valid until January 15, 2013) or you can get the chance to have one for free by joining the Awesome 2013 NeuYear Calendar Giveaway thru the Rafflecopter below:

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Please note! This giveaway is open to those with US shipping addresses only. The winner will be notified via email and should reply within 72 hours or another winner will be selected. The sponsor (NeuYear.net) will be the one to ship you your prize.

Good luck!

My Biker Dad

I was checking on my Facebook feeds earlier and I saw this image among my Dad’s Facebook photos:

biker and nature

My Biker Dad

My father started joining a group of mountain bikers about two years ago and he’s loving it! Aside from the health benefits of biking, it helps him unwind and explore nature too. My parents live in a rural area and there are lots of bike trails in our province that provide a wonderful view of nature, like the one in the picture above.

I’ve heard that my dad even rides the bike to and from his office when the weather is suitable for biking. I feel that a better idea would be to attach one of those kuat racks on his van so that he could bring his mountain bike anywhere and still have the convenience of having a vehicle when he needs to drive long distance or in cases when the weather suddenly changes. Do you agree?

Start of Christmas Rush

While some people already completed their gift shopping (or almost done) at this time of the year, I still haven’t started on my Christmas shopping list. Yes, with less than two weeks before Christmas, I still haven’t bought anything for the people I am planning to give gifts this Christmas day.

Since I don’t have the luxury of time to go out and shop, I probably will just do my shopping online. I already have an idea on what to give hubby and I am quite tempted to buy one of those fur coats for women at madisonavemall.com for my mom but still having second thoughts because I usually find it hard to find the perfect fit for the clothes that I buy online.

As for Georyl and Geshery, hubby and I will probably buy them some toys or clothes. Or just fill those stockings with candies? Oh well… let’s see…

Anyway, how about you? Are you done with your Christmas shopping? Are you feeling the Christmas rush?