March 2010

Zoom Zoom Zoom. Google's new search engine update, Caffeine, is rolling out and may be factoring in your site's load speed as it ranks search results. Google's officially tight-lipped about Caffeine's factors and their relative weights, but they keep saying they want a faster Internet. So if speed's more important, what should you do?

1) Pick a Web host built for speed. With Hostway, you're covered. The fastest servers, configured for quick response. No worries here.

2) Test your site itself for speed. Click here to check out our Web Resources article for more on Caffeine and for a link to Google's tips on speed factors and free tools it recommends you use to test your site.

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Bookmark This! Yahoo Site Explorer

Who's Linking to Your Site...or Your Competitors'?

Search engines love inlinks. Check who is linking to your site.  Or get new ideas for inlinks by learning who is linking to competitors' sites. 

Go to Yahoo Site Explorer.  Type a site's address next to the gold Explore URL button. Once it provides links, click on the "Inlinks" box at the top and select "Except from this domain" in the Show Inlinks dropdown to filter out crosslinks from within the site itself.

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Small Business Tips

Did Google News Pick Up Your Last Press Release?  It can certainly help with your search ranking if it did.   Learn more about how to get the attention of Google News. 

Our recent article Getting to the Top of Google News shows you how.  

Brain Teaser

Who built an inkjet printer out of Legos?

a. Google co-founder Sergey Brin

b. Google co-founder Larry Page

c. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

d. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg

Answer:

b. Larry Page built an inkjet printer out of Legos while earning a bachelor's degree in engineering with a concentration in computer engineering at the University of Michigan.

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