Add your website to then end of each one of these site in place of {0} and then open it in your browser window. Once you do that if the website is not available on each of these services it will add your website to their database and usually give you a link. This will also help you get indexed quickly in the SE’s (search engines). If anyone would like to contribute a simple script that will do this for me it would be greatly appreciated!

  • http://www.websiteoutlook.com/http://www.{0}
  • http://www.statbrain.com/http://www.{0}
  • http://www.builtwith.com/?{0}
  • http://snapshot.compete.com/{0}
  • http://www.aboutus.org/{0}
  • http://www.quantcast.com/{0}
  • http://www.cubestat.com/http://www.{0}
  • http://whois.tools4noobs.com/info/{0}
  • http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/{0}
  • http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url={0}
  • http://www.siteadvisor.cn/sites/{0}/summary/
  • http://whois.domaintools.com/{0}
  • http://www.aboutdomain.org/backlinks/{0}/
  • http://www.whoisya.com/{0}
  • http://www.who.is/whois-com/{0}
  • http://www.robtex.com/dns/{0}.html
  • http://www.zimbio.com/search?q={0}&btnG=Search
  • http://whois.ws/whois-info/ip-address/{0}/
  • http://whoisx.co.uk/{0}
  • http://www.wikifox.de/{0}
  • http://searchanalytics.compete.com/site_referrals/{0}
  • http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php?URL={0}
  • http://www.keypublishing.com/link_manager/client/disclaimerR.asp?URL={0}
  • http://wholinkstome.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.sefatl.org/urlFrame.asp?url={0}
  • http://www.mint.be/petition.php?url={0}
  • http://www.mvy.com/redirect.php?url={0}
  • http://www.silverjobs.co.uk/logclick.asp?url={0}
  • http://www.webdomainsbroker.com/pr/index.php?url={0}
  • http://www.transformingfreedom.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.thecrowdedhouse.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.umslradio.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.ultimate-rihanna.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.submitexpress.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.buddymarks.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.paganforum.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.figby.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.backtalk.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.briangardner.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.paulcarr.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.bryanhansel.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.editechial.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.elsewhere.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.expression-web.net/?url={0}
  • http://www.eyeondna.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.gcbl.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.mickhagen.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.motionworks.com.au/?url={0}
  • http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.randomprocess.ca/?url={0}
  • http://www.sassen.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.shankrila.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.sliceofscifi.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.sneakfilm.de/?url={0}
  • http://www.starling-fitness.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.supernaturalthings.net/?url={0}
  • http://www.sydbma.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.tdn.com/?url={0}
  • http://forums.amd.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.webproworld.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.arakne-links.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.pmdip.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.ascia2008.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.scrhi.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.directorystorm.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.microwho.com/?url={0}
  • http://musicmoz.org/?url={0}
  • http://directory.ubdaily.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.bhanvad.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.a1webdirectory.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.cyberwebsearch.com/?url={0}
  • http://www.esiq.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.njmusicsociety.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.cyprus-net.com/?url={0}
  • http://directory.crrv.org/?url={0}
  • http://www.directory.zeromedia.ro/?url={0}
  • http://www.a2zwebindex.com/?url={0}
  • http://adquants.com/domain_data.php?search_value={0}
  • http://careerdomino.com/{0}
  • http://digg.com/search?sort=newest&fltdigg=o50&s=site:{0}
  • http://domainsearch101.com/domainsearch/{0}
  • http://finance.mixx.com/{0}
  • http://hindi.avadhwebs.com/website/{0}
  • http://hosts-file.net/default.asp?s={0}
  • http://iowa.mixx.com/{0}
  • http://lyfc.org/{0}
  • http://netvaluer.com/show.asp?site={0}
  • http://online.htmlvalidator.com/php/onlinevallite.php?url={0}
  • http://page2rss.com/page?url={0}
  • http://searchanalytics.compete.com/site_referrals/{0}
  • http://siteanalytics.compete.com/{0}/?metric=uv
  • http://snapshot.compete.com/{0}
  • http://thebusinessmanagement.co.cc/{0}
  • http://thevine.glenmarchurch.org/{0}
  • http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site={0}
  • http://whois.domaintools.com/{0}
  • http://whois.tools4noobs.com/info/{0}
  • http://whois.ws/whois-info/ip-address/{0}/
  • http://whoisx.co.uk/{0}
  • http://wholinkstome.com/url/{0}
  • http://www.aboutdomain.org/backlinks/{0}/
  • http://www.aboutus.org/{0}
  • http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url={0}
  • http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/{0}
  • http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/{0}/
  • http://www.alexaholic.com/siteinfo/{0}
  • http://www.b2bpro.org/search.php?q={0}
  • http://www.backlinkcheck.com/popular.pl?url1={0}
  • http://www.builtwith.com/?{0}
  • http://www.careermag.com/{0}
  • http://www.comdurav.com/ip-domain.php?domain={0}
  • http://www.cqcounter.com/whois/domain/{0}.html
  • http://www.cubestat.com/{0}
  • http://www.cuge.org/check.php?site={0}
  • http://www.directoryofrecruiters.com/{0}
  • http://www.esitestats.com/{0}
  • http://www.feedest.com/feedHost.cfm/host/{0}
  • http://www.folkd.com/url/{0}
  • http://www.interviewod.com/directory/new/{0}
  • http://www.ip-adress.com/reverse_ip/{0}
  • http://www.jobfinderadvisory.com/{0}
  • http://www.jobs1st.com/{0}
  • http://www.keywordspy.co.uk/overview/domain.aspx?q={0}
  • http://www.keywordspy.com/ppc/domain.aspx?q={0}
  • http://www.lifemogul.com/{0}
  • http://www.lifemogul.com/tag/tips/{0}
  • http://www.links2mysite.com/links/{0}
  • http://www.markosweb.com/www/{0}/
  • http://www.metacafe.com/tags/related:{0}/
  • http://www.pageheat.com/heat/{0}
  • http://www.philrecruit.com/{0}
  • http://www.protectwebform.com/stats/site.php?d={0}
  • http://www.protect-x.com/info/{0}
  • http://www.psicolaboral.com.ar/{0}
  • http://www.quantcast.com/{0}
  • http://www.quarkbase.com/show/{0}
  • http://www.realestatebestjobs.com/{0}
  • http://www.recruiterredbook.com/{0}
  • http://www.reddit.com/domain/{0}
  • http://www.robtex.com/dns/{0}.html
  • http://www.semrush.com/info/{0}
  • http://www.serpanalytics.com/sites/{0}
  • http://www.similarsites.com/sites-like/{0}
  • http://www.siteadvisor.cn/sites/{0}/summary/
  • http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/{0}/summary/
  • http://www.snifflet.com/{0}
  • http://www.statbrain.com/{0}
  • http://www.surcentro.com/en/info/{0}
  • http://www.tagurls.com/url/{0}
  • http://www.urladex.com/url/{0}
  • http://www.urlashare.com/url/{0}
  • http://www.valuatemysite.com/{0}
  • http://www.websiteoutlook.com/{0}
  • http://www.webtrafficagents.com/WebSiteValue/{0}
  • http://www.whatismyip.com.np/whois/{0}
  • http://www.who.is/whois-com/{0}
  • http://www.whoisbucket.com/view/{0}
  • http://www.whoisya.com/{0}
  • http://www.wikifox.de/{0}
  • http://www.xmarks.com/site/{0}/
  • http://www.zimbio.com/search?q={0}&btnG=Search

I found the easiest way to do this is to copy and special paste this list into Excel and do a Find – Replace {0} with your website with a trailing slash. Then to make a hyperlink just click on the cell, click in the formula box and hit return. That creates a hyperlink out of it. Then just click on each one with a split screen, Excel on one side, and your browser on the other.

There are a number of cool searching ideas to find places to get links that carry some authority and could help you improve your keyword rankings with the search engines. Use these phrases below to see what you come up with, I always get a couple of good links with these.

To find a .edu blog, type in this:
site:.edu inurl:blog

To Find a .edu forum, type in this:
site:.edu inurl:forum

To find a .gov blog, type in this:
site:.gove inurl:blog

To find a .gov forum, type in this:
site:.gov inurl:forum

site:.gov inurl:blog “post a comment”

intitle:add+url “keyword phrase”
intitle:submit+site “keyword phrase”
intitle:submit+url “keyword phrase”
intitle:add+site “keyword phrase”
intitle:add+your+site “keyword phrase”
intitle:directory “keyword phrase”
intitle:list “keyword phrase”
intitle:sites “keyword phrase”

And some more:

“Add a link” + “your keyword”
“Add a site” + “your keyword”
“Add URL” + “your keyword”
“Add an URL” + “your keyword”
“Submit a link” + “your keyword”
“Submit a site” + “your keyword(s)”
“Submit URL” + “your keyword(s)”
“Submit an URL” + “your keyword(s)”
“Suggest a link” + “your keyword”
“Suggest a site” + “your keywords”
“Suggest URL” + “your keyword(s)”
“Suggest an URL” + “your keyword”
“your keywords” + “directory”
“your keywords” + “directories”
keyword reciprocal + directory
keyword exchange + directory
keyword add site + directory
keyword resources + directory
keyword links + directory

I have figured out the coolest way to use my Gmail account.  I have been searching for a solution to read my email that is fast, simple, has some advanced features that I like, and easy to use for 15 years.  I’ve never been more satisfied with a solution as I am with this one,  and it’s only going to get better as Wisestamp releases more features on its extension.  This configuration includes using an Application Shortcut with Chrome to create a web app for Gmail, installing the Wisestamp extension in order to set up your signature with HTML and your social media links, and customizing the look and feel of Gmail with a nice, advertising free style.

Google Chrome has finally started catching up with extensions that are starting to rival and replace Firefox’s extensions.  If FireFTP was available for Chrome (In the meantime I’ve been using net2ftp installed on my own server.) then it would be complete.  There are definitely some downs to the way Chrome’s extensions are accessed and configured, but I’m sure it won’t be long until someone releases an extension to fix that problem.  But anyways, this is how I have set up accessing my Gmail account, I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me.

First download the  development version of Google Chrome here. After you’ve installed Chrome you’ll need to download all the extensions you’ll need for Gmail.

  • Download the Wisestamp extention. – This enables you to use HTML in your signatures and add social media images to your profiles.
  • Next install the Plain Gmail Login Page extension. – This one makes the Gmail login page look pretty.
  • Next install the Send from Gmail extension. (Optional) – This one let’s you send any link from the web from Gmail with one easy click.
  • Next the Better Gmail extension. – This has a number of features, you can read more about it from the link.
  • Next the Gmail Air Skin extension to make it look fresh.
  • Finally install the Send from Gmail (No Button) – This will default your computer to use Gmail anytime you click on a mailto: link.

Ok, now click on the Wisestamp icon in your Chrome address bar and configure your signatures and then navigate to Gmail. Now go to the pulldown in Google Chrome to the right of the address bar that looks like a piece of paper and click on “Create application shortcuts…”.  This will create a version of the Chrome browser for Gmail with out the address bar and navigation.  You can use this for anything you’d like too!

Ok, I hope you like this as much as I do.  Let me know!

Top 25 SEO Blog Feeds

In: SEO

31 Dec 2009

If you want to advance your knowledge of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), I highly suggest adding all these feeds to your favorite feed reader. I really can’t stand an overloaded RSS reader and have refined my list down to the very best. Thanks to Daniel Scocco over at Daily Blog Tips, I can now get rid of my RSS clutter and get the best of the best. Daniel ranks these blogs according to their Google Pagerank, Alexa rank, number of Bloglines subscribers and Technorati authority. This seems like an excellent way to judge these blogs so I’ve listed their RSS feeds just in case you want to add them to your reader as well.

#1 Search Engine Land http://feeds.searchengineland.com/searchengineland
#2 SEOBook http://www.seobook.com/rss.xml
#3 SEO Moz http://feeds.feedburner.com/seomoz
#4 Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/feed
#5 Search Engine Watch http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/sewblog
#6 Search Engine Roundtable http://feeds.seroundtable.com/SearchEngineRoundtable1
#7 Search Engine Journal http://feeds.feedburner.com/SearchEngineJournal
#8 Online Marketing Blog http://feeds.feedburner.com/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog
#9 Pronet Advertising http://feeds.feedburner.com/PronetAdvertising
#10 Marketing Pilgrim http://feeds.marketingpilgrim.com/marketing-pilgrim
#11 SEO Chat http://www.seochat.com/index2.php?option=mos_rss&no_html=1
#12 Search Engine Guide http://feeds.feedburner.com/searchengineguide
#13 SEO Blackhat http://seoblackhat.com/feed
#14 Stuntdubl http://www.stuntdubl.com/feed
#15 Graywolf’s SEO http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wolf-howl
#16 SEO by the SEA http://www.seobythesea.com/?feed=rss2
#17 Link Building Blog http://www.linkbuildingblog.com/feed
#18 Jim Boykin http://www.webuildpages.com/jim/feed
#19 SEOpedia http://feeds.feedburner.com/seopedia
#20 DaveN http://feeds.davidnaylor.co.uk/davenaylor
#21 Bruce Clay http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/index.xml
#22 Blue Hat SEO http://www.bluehatseo.com/feed
#23 Tropical SEO http://tropicalseo.com/?feed=rss2
#24 SEO Refugee http://feeds.feedburner.com/seor-blog
#25 Small Business SEM http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmallBusinessSem

Samual Jackson in Pulp Fiction

Ezekiel 25:17: The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the Valley of Darkness; for he is truly his brother’s keeper, and the finder of lost children. And, I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers! And, you will know my name is The Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!


Image from http://www.toonpool.com

Zac Brown Band

I work hard to keep my information on top of Google. Daily tweeting, Facebook status changes and interactions, active LinkedIn profile, and other various social media optimization tactics. After noticing Zac Brown’s YouTube results replacing the number one spot for my name sparked my interest in listening to some of his music. I ended up watching Zac Brown’s video, Chicken Fried, and it definitely struck a few chords with me so to speak.

After listening to the Zac Brown Band I realized that these guys are not just some fly-by-night outfit. As a matter of fact they are very talented musicians with a bright future in country music. Being from Texas my exposure to country music is somewhat ubiquitous. It generally replaces elevator music like techno does in New York City. Sharing the search results with the Zac Brown Band has opened my eyes to the whole country music genre in a way that has deepened my appreciation for the whole country music thing. Whatever Zac Brown is doing, he’s doing it right. Go to the Zac Brown Band official website and check him out for yourself.

When you’re ready to install Wordpress, you should have the following things already figured out.

  • Domain name
  • Web hosting
  • Have FTP setup and functional

Some hosts offer one-click installation for Wordpress. Check your host’s control panel and see if they have Fantistico or some other hosting management platform installed that will automatically install Wordpress for you. These instructions are for those of you who need to manually install Wordpress on your server.

If you need to install Wordpress manually, this article is for you. Start off by getting the latest version of Wordpress here: http://wordpress.org/download.

Wordpress offers two formats to download: zip and tar.gz. I recommend getting the zip file, as it’s the most common format for compressed files. Someone using Unix would most likely download the other.

Download Wordpress to your desktop or preferred download location, and unzip it to a folder on your computer’s hard drive. Once downloaded you can begin the installation process. You’ll need to set up a database, upload the web files, and run the installation on your server. The next steps tell you exactly how to do that.

Set Up Database

Wordpress is a blogging platform that uses a PHP and MySQL. It provides all that you need to create your own blog and publish your own dynamic content without the knowledge of programming. Basically all your content (pages, posts, comments, etc.) is stored in a MySQL database on your hosting account.

When a visitor goes to your blog to read an article, they make a request that is sent to your server. PHP receives that request, grabs the data from your MySQL database, and presents the information to your visitors in their browser.

Every host is a little different in how they gives you access to manage your MySQL databases included with your account. This tutorial covers cPanel, a hosting management platform used by most hosting companies for shared hosting accounts. If your hosting provider uses a different platform, the same steps apply; just the setup in the platform that your host provides may be different.

To set up the MySQL database for your Wordpress blog with cPanel, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the administration interface with the username and password assigned to you by your host. I use the cPanel administration interface, but your host may provide NetAdmin or Plesk, or their own proprietory platform.
  2. Find the MySQL Database Administration section.
  3. In cPanel, click the MySQL Databases icon.
  4. Choose a name for your database, and enter it in the Name text box. Be sure to make note of the database name, because you will need it during the installation of Wordpress later. It doesn’t really matter what you choose for the database name, username, or password. For security reasons, however, make sure that your password isn’t something hackers can easily guess. I give my database a name that I will easily recognize later. This concept
    is especially helpful if you plan on running more than one MySQL database. If you name your database something like Wordpress or your site domain, you can be reasonably sure a year or two from now when you want to access your database to make some changes you’ll know exactly which one you need to work with.
  5. Click the Create Database button. You should get a message confirming that your database has been created.
  6. Click the Go Back link or the Back button in your browser.
  7. Choose a username and password for your database, enter them in the Add New User text boxes, and then click the Create User button. You should get a confirmation message that the username was created with the password you specified. Make sure that you write down the database name, username, and password that you set up during this process. You will need them in the next section before officially installing Wordpress.
  8. Click the Go Back link or the Back button in your browser. In the Add Users to Database section, choose the user you just set up from the User drop-down menu; then choose the new database from the Database drop-down menu. The MySQL Account Maintenance, Manage User Privileges page appears in cPanel.
  9. Assign user privileges by selecting the All Privileges check box. Because you’re the administrator of this database, you need to make sure that you assign all privileges to the new user you just created.
  10. Click the Make Changes button, a page opens with a confirmation message that you’ve added your selected user to the selected database.
  11. Click the Go Back link and go back to the MySQL Databases page.

Upload Wordpress Files

To upload the Wordpress files to your host, return to the folder on your computer where you unzipped Wordpressr You’ll find all the files you need in a folder called ‘wordpress’. Using your FTP client, connect to your hosting account, and upload all these files to the root directory or the directory you want to run Wordpress from. If you don’t know what your root directory is, it’s usually something like public_html, www, wwwfiles, etc. If you don’t know for sure, check your hosting documentation or contact your host and ask.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when you’re uploading your files:

  • Upload the contents of the ‘wordpress’ folder to your hosting account, not the folder itself. Most FTP programs let you select all the files and drag them to your hosting account. Other programs have you highlight the files and click a Transfer button.
  • Choose the correct transfer mode. File transfers via FTP have two different forms: ASCII and binary. Most FTP clients are configured to autodetect
    the transfer mode. Understanding the difference as it pertains to this Wordpress installation is important, so that you can troubleshoot any problems you have later:

    • Binary transfer mode is how images (such as .jpg, .gif, .bmp, and .png files) are transferred via FTP.
    • ASCII transfer mode is for everything else (text files, PHP files, JavaScript, and so on). For the most part, it’s a safe bet to make sure that the transfer mode of your FTP client is set to autodetect. But if you experience issues with how those files load on your site, retransfer the files using the appropriate transfer mode.
  • You can choose a different folder from the root. You aren’t required to transfer the files to the root directory of your hosting account. You can make the choice to run Wordpress on a subdomain, or in a different folder, on your account. If you want your blog address to be http://www.website.com/blog, you would transfer the Wordpress files into a folder named ‘blog’.
  • Choose the right file permissions. You need to pay attention to file permissions when you’re transferring files to your hosting account. File permissions tell the hosting account how these files can be handled on your server, whether they’re files that can be written to. As a general rule, PHP files need to have a permission (chmod) of 666, whereas file folders need a permission of 755. Almost all FTP clients let you check and change the permissions on
    the files, if you need to. Typically, you can find the option to change file permissions within the menu options of your FTP client. Some hosting providers run their PHP software in a more secure format called safe mode. If this is the case with your host, you need to set the PHP files to 644. If you’re unsure, ask your hosting provider what permissions you need to set for PHP files.

Run Install

  • Type this URL in the address window of your browser, replacing www.website.com with your own domain name: http://www.website.com/wp-admin/install.php If you chose to install Wordpress in a different folder from the root directory of your account, make sure you indicate this fact in the URL for the install script. If you transferred the Wordpress software files to a folder called /blog, for example, you would point your browser to the following URL to run the installation: http://www.website.com/ blog/wp-admin/install.php. Assuming that you did everything correctly, you will see the following screen.
  • Click the Create a Configuration File button. The next page that opens is a Welcome to Wordpress message, which gives you the information you need to proceed with the installation.
  • Click the Let’s Go button at the bottom of that page.
  • Dig out the database name, username, and password that you saved earlier, and use that information to fill in the following fields:
    • Database Name: Type the database name you used when you created the MySQL database before this installation. Because hosts differ in configurations, you need to enter either the database name or the database name with your hosting account username appended. If you named your database Wordpress, for example, you would enter that in this text box. Or if your host requires you to append the database name with your hosting account username, you would enter username_Wordpress, substituting your hosting username for username. My username is zbrowne, so I entered zbrowne_Wordpress.
    • User Name: Type the username you used when you created the MySQL database before this installation. Depending on what your host requires, you may need to append this username to your hosting account username.
    • Password: Type the password you used when you set up the MySQL database. You don’t need to append the password to your hosting account username here.
    • Database Host: Ninety-nine percent of the time, you’ll leave this field set to localhost. Some hosts, depending on their configurations, have different hosts set for the MySQL database server. If localhost doesn’t work, you need to contact your hosting provider
      to find out the MySQL database host.
    • Table Prefix: Leave this field set to wp_ or you can change it to something different for better security. Like wps_ or wordpress_.
  • When you have all that information filled in, click the Submit button. You see a message that says, “All right, sparky! You’ve made it through this part of the installation. Wordpress can now communicate with your database. If you’re ready, time now to run the install!”
  • Click the Run the Install button.
    You see another welcome page with a message welcoming you to the famous five-minute Wordpress installation process.
  • Enter or possibly change this information:
    • Blog Title: Enter the title you want to give your blog. The title you enter isn’t written in stone; you can change it at a later date, if
      you like.
    • Your E-Mail Address: Enter the e-mail address you want to use to be notified of administrative information about your blog. You can
      change this address at a later date, too.
    • Allow My Blog to Appear in Search Engines Like Google and Technorati: By default, this check box is selected, which lets the search engines index the content of your blog and include your blog in search results. To keep your blog out of the search engines, deselect this check box.
  • Click the Install Wordpress button. The Wordpress installation machine works its magic and creates all the tables within the database that contain the default data for your blog. Wordpress gives you the login information you need to access the Wordpress Administration panel. Make note of this username
    and password before you leave this page. Write it down on a piece of paper or copy it into a text editor such as Notepad. After you click the Install Wordpress button, you’re sent an e-mail with the login information and login URL. This information is handy if you’re called away during this part of the installation process.
  • Click the Log In button to log in to Wordpress. If you happen to lose this page before clicking the Log In button, you can always find your way to the login page by entering your domain followed by the call to the login file (for example, http://www.website.com/wp-login.php). You know that you’re finished with the installation process when you see the login page. Check out Common Wordpress Installation Problems below if you experience any problems during this installation process; it covers some of the common problems users run into.

Common Wordpress Installation Problems

  • Error Connecting to the Database: The database name, username, password, or host was entered incorrectly. Revisit your MySQL database to obtain the database name, username, and password, and reenter that information.
  • 500 Internal Server Error: Permissions on PHP files are set incorrectly. Try setting the permissions (chmod) on the PHP files to 666. If that change doesn’t work, set them to 644. Each hosting account has different settings for how it lets PHP execute on its servers.
  • 404 Page Not Found: The URL for the login page is incorrect. Double-check that the URL you’re using to get to the login page is the same as the location of your Wordpress installation (such as http://www.website.com/wp-login.php).
  • 403 Forbidden Access: An index.html or index.htm file exists in the Wordpress installation directory. Wordpress is a PHP application, so the default home page is index.php. Look in the Wordpress installation folder on your hosting account. If there is an index.html or index.htm file in there, delete it.

As always, if you need assistance or would like to hire me to do this for you, please contact me through my website or send me a tweet to @zachbrowne.

This is a list of very high quality link directories I have collected as I conduct link building.  Adding your website to these directories will greatly improve your website’s rankings.

Google PR8 Link Directories

Google PR7 Link Directories

Google PR6 Link Directories

Google PR5 Link Directories

Google PR4 Link Directories

Google PR3 Link Directories

Ok, this is THE coolest thing I’ve see since Google Wave last week (haven’t really got to use it yet….)

In case you don’t know what feedly is, they are a very cool RSS Reader-Homepage-Social Tool plugin for until today, Firefox only.  But now, by invite, I have received the new release for Google Chrome!  It’s tool cool to even talk about… I just have to show you.

feedly-in-google-chrome

About Zach Browne

This is the personal blog of Zach Browne, SEO Analyst with Vizion Interactive, a full service interactive marketing firm located in Irving, Texas. Zach is an expert with SEO, Social Media, Wordpress, and Web Design. He is an affiliate marketer, blogger, media junkie and father of five.

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