Site Sketch 101 Search Engine Goals for 2010

Posted on April 24, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot38 Vibrant Responses

For the last several months I’ve been working on ranking as high as possible in Google’s search index for the phrase how to blog.
Rather than chasing after less popular long tail keywords, I’ve been attempting to rank for a very competitive…

10 Powerful SEO Tips for WordPress Users

Posted on April 22, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot60 Vibrant Responses

Bloggers and webmasters are constantly wondering why Google is such a bully to some websites and why they are so positive toward others. What are the keys to building a successful presence on the search engine results pages? What are the most important SEO factors for getting your…

The 12 Core Elements of a Brilliant Design

Posted on April 20, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot35 Vibrant Responses

Average bloggers tend to fail on this one…a lot. Most people get into blogging because they have a passion to write about something. The majority of bloggers assume that as long as they write about what they love then they will be successful. Instead of ever beautifying their site they…

Why Are We So Content With Mediocrity?

Posted on April 16, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot24 Vibrant Responses

If you’ve been following myself or this blog for any period of time then hopefully you’ve already come to realize that as I work to guide you and lead you toward greater success online, I’m not the kind of person who simply provides you with tips and gadgets for your…

The Misconceptions on the Dofollow Issue

Posted on April 14, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot31 Vibrant Responses

I recently published two articles (Nofollow vs. Dofollow: The Verdict Is In and Nofollow: Is it Really the Spawn of Satan?) where I defended the position of using nofollow within the comment sections of blogs and I was immediately lashed out upon by those within the ‘dofollow’ movement.…

An Untraditional Look at Blog Commenting

Posted on April 8, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot158 Vibrant Responses

Why do you leave comments on a blog post? Why should you leave comments?
Do you leave them simply because you owe the author a debt of gratitude for putting together their content and sharing it with you? Some would promote this reason…but not I. In…

10 of the Best WordPress Plugins in 2010

Posted on April 6, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot67 Vibrant Responses

Each day, I continue to be amazed at the ingenuity of the WordPress community. The plugins that are being developed each day are amazing.
A few months ago, I launched a collection of plugins called The 15 Best Plugins to Use in 2010 and today I’m adding…

Thinking Outside The Box…Is it Just a Cliche?

Posted on April 5, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot32 Vibrant Responses

Everyone seems to agree that thinking outside the box is an essential element for finding the means to success and yet so few people actually do it. We’re trapped inside the confines of our own traditions and habits.
Let me share with you a perfect example of this simple truth…

The Most Influential Female Voices Online

Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot39 Vibrant Responses

Influence is the measure of a person’s ability to impact other people. When I’m looking for the people with the most influence, I want to know who is impacting the most people. Someone with 100 people following them is not impacting as many people as someone with 100,000.…

Make More Money with Google Adsense

Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot37 Vibrant Responses

I’ve recently made several changes to the way I deliver Google Adsense advertisements at Site Sketch 101 and I’ve noticed a tremendous change in the amount of revenue it’s been bringing in.
It would violate the Adsense terms of service for me to reveal how much it has gone up…