Comments Off on The Real Problem with Alexa, 06/07/2012, by in General, Plugins and Tools

Alexa is one of the web's oldest stat monitoring services and has a storied reputation of being important to webmasters and developers alike. As time has progressed, however, Alexa has become increasingly ineffective at measuring the true extent of how websites rank among one another. With services ... Read more...

Comments Off on Web Stats – Alternatives to Google Analytics, 04/07/2012, by in General, Google

Google Analytics is a strong contender in the field of monitoring web stats; over 50% of the top 10,000 websites on the internet (measured in traffic) are using this tool for their web monitoring. Unfortunately, there are many downsides to using GA, depending on your knowledge of web statistics and ... Read more...

Comments Off on Is Having a High Bounce Rate Bad?, 27/06/2012, by in General, Plugins and Tools

There have always been plenty of variables to worry about when fine tuning your site for the major search engines and the release of Google's Penguin has not made things any easier. While juggling backlinks, content quality and balancing the mix of paid and organic exposure, you may have little time... Read more...

Comments Off on Website Time Management and Increasing Productivity, 20/06/2012, by in General, Plugins and Tools

If you are like me, then having to maintain dozens of websites can sometimes be a logistical nightmare. Finding time to create new content, optimize existing features and attract new traffic can be overwhelming without a game plan. Even if you are just managing one site, the amount of dedication you... Read more...

Comments Off on Selling Your Website – Is It Worth It?, 18/06/2012, by in General, Making Money, Plugins and Tools

If you have managed to put together a reasonably profitable website, you have probably considered the notion of selling the site in order to make a lump sum profit. This is a natural progression in the web design process, and many people start out building sites with this intention in mind. It may n... Read more...