Who-Iz.com

Here is a great new take on a niche search engine, it’s called Twing (Twing.com). Twing allows you to type in what it is you’re searching for and then it performs that search only on online forums and message boards. This is a great way to see what people may be saying about you, your site, or an issue you care a great deal about. You can search by post, topic, or forum and the results are brought back for you. An interesting idea in search engine technology.

One note for those of you with forums, you may want to check Twing out and make sure that your forum is coming back in the search results.

We’ve all heard for a long time that the goal of any website should be to make itself “sticky”. A “sticky” website is a website that attracts and keeps viewers there, or keeps them coming back. There are many ways to do this, the most commonly recommended one is by adding relevant and quality content regularly. There are other things that you can do to achieve this to. One is by adding tools or features in your sidebar. These can be anything from simple random quote generators (check out this Spinal Tap quote box) or dynamically updating videos. The idea is to get something that a visitor enjoys and will come back to again… even better if they recommend it to a friend.

Check out Picnik.com and see what this free online photo editor can do for you. Works great for some quick editing touches you may need when it isn’t convenient to use the photo editing software you have on your computer. Many more options than just fade, color, and red-eye reduction. Very useful in today’s world!

Here is a site offering a service that with the right application could be a very nice feature to add to your website. Have you ever thought about offering free SMS services on your site? This would enable visitors to your site to use an input form to send a text message to a mobile phone or other device.

This link here shows exactly how to do it.

Among the services offered:
* Add SMS tools to your site for FREE
* Receive real SMS in 202 countries!
* Does NOT use premium rate SMS
* Mobile numbers are kept private, they are NOT marketed to or passed to 3rd parties
* Easy to configure
* Customise colour, style and size
* Perfect for webmasters, bloggers and users of eBay, Facebook, MySpace and Bebo

If you have a development idea for a feature like this, then this service would definitely be worth checking out.

When you create and distribute articles on niche subjects you do so many things that encourage the growth of your web presence. Experts still say that article marketing is one of the best strategies you can use. Generating articles not only creates numerous chances for backlinks to your site by way of people reprinting your articles, but it also goes a long way in establishing your name and reputation as an expert in your field… well, as long as your articles are knowledgeable and well written.

There are many free sites like ezinearticles.com and many pay sites like iSnare.com that you can market your articles through once they are written. Both sites also contain informative pieces on how to best make your article work for you.

Whether you have yet to use article marketing or used it in the past with few results it may be time to focus on it as a strategy for your website(s) today.

A few words about submitting your site to online directories…

While directory submission isn’t viewed by most as one of the big ways to drive traffic to your site that it once was, it can still be a valuable way to get incoming links pointed your way. Before spending big money on paid directories that claim they have nice page rank, check out the page rank of the pages your listing will actually be placed on. If the directory’s home page is a PR7 but the page where your link is placed will be a PR3, you may not want to pay PR7 prices for that. Also, don’t forget to occasionally submit your site to directories that carry no page rank at all. Remember, these may be the PR2,3,4, or 5 directories of the future.

Here are a couple of free directories accepting submissions:

http://www.cybepk.net/links/
http://www.freshlinkmedia.net/

Web Design In Beaumont, Texas

From time to time we either stumble across, or hear of exceptional businesses that we like to recommend to our readers. Sometimes when you’re in need of certain services, it is nice to get a nudge or two to check out some sites you may not have come across on your own. If you’re in the need for web design in Beaumont, Texas… then here is just one such recommendation.

McKremie Web Hosting Solutions has over time earned themselves a name in the web development, design, and marketing business that is beyond repute. When you combine their years of experience with the look and feel of some of the quality sites they’ve done in the past, it doesn’t take much to see why they’re truly a leader in their field.

So, if you’re in the area and in need of web hosting, web design, programming, e-commerce solutions, internet marketing, or search engine optimization… you now have a place to check out and give a try.