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By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:37:24 +0000

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By: Why Every Author Needs a Powerful Online Presence

Why Every Author Needs a Powerful Online Presence — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:45:50 +0000

[...] Every Author Needs a Powerful Online Presence A while back, I posted “4 Surprising Conclusions About Author Websites”. In case you missed it, I concluded that, for authors, building a powerful online presence [...]

By: The Top 5 Author Website Mistakes | Author Tech Tips

The Top 5 Author Website Mistakes | Author Tech Tips — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:26:21 +0000

[...] Your website design is like the frame around a picture. Many authors spend more time on the wrapping paper than they do on the present. The design makes little difference regarding how successful your site is. You may disagree but Michael Hyatt, the CEO of Thomas Nelson, is with me on this. [...]

By: Jeffrey Holton

Jeffrey Holton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:13:18 +0000

Point #1 is in complete support for why I despise MySpace.

A screen full of busy, splashy, gimmicky Flash graphics just overruns my processor, drives up the heat on the bottom of the case, and is generally the precise opposite of the Green principles we're supposedly trying to develop and maintain. I am sorry to report that I have a MySpace account (mostly out of perceived necessity for keeping contact with a few folks), but I will not be at all upset if they decide one day to go belly up.

For what it's worth, I find your design here remarkably visually attractive and processor friendly. It's a good paradigm for others to use.

By: Jeffrey Holton

Jeffrey Holton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:08:58 +0000

Hey, Colleen. Yes, that redirect is a huge issue. Most people have realized that the "www" is really busy-work when it comes to typing, and they'd rather not do it. (Granted, some web browsers do it for them.)

If you host your own site in Apache, there's a rule you can add to the configuration file that takes care of it. You can Google for it.

If you have no idea what I just said, just ask your local geek to set it up. :)

By: Suzanne Eller

Suzanne Eller — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:43 +0000

My grade was a 93, and I loved that it offered tips on how to improve that ranking. Thank you for such a great tool!

By: @ucffool

@ucffool — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:02:17 +0000

Site: http://www.phpreferencebook.com
Grade: 95.4
PageRank: 3
Alexa: 877,119
Technorati: 1,633,786

By: 7 Ways to Build Your Author Brand Online | Michael Hyatt

7 Ways to Build Your Author Brand Online | Michael Hyatt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:43:56 +0000

[...] Ways to Build Your Author Brand Online On Saturday, I posted Four Surpising Conclusions About Author Websites. Yesterday, I posted on Why Every Author Needs a Powerful Online Presence. Today I want to address [...]

By: Melomann

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By: Mary Ostyn

Mary Ostyn — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:34:28 +0000

My website got an 89, with a Google pagerank of 4, an Alexa ranking in the top 4.48%, and a Technorati ranking in the top 0.03%.
very interesting tool– thanks for sharing!

Mary Ostyn
author
A Sane Woman's Guide to Raising a Large Family