As promised we are disclosing the names of the three lucky winners of the contest which was sponsored by the illustrious on-line money management software –  manageME7 on 5/03/10.

Now the lucky winners have more reason to smile as they keep a close eye on their finances with manageME7.

The 3 lucky winners of the manageME7 contest are:

1. Camila
2. Rohini Seth
3. Stacy Lorsan

Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
You can also see the names of the winners at manageME7 blog.
(Note: This contest has finished.)

About Manageme7

manageME7 helps you to manage your money 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Just as the expenses do not stop, neither should money management. And with money being a limited commodity (for most of us), it is important to use it judiciously. manageME7 is developed to help everyone who has the need for financial management (and that includes everyone who indulges in economic activity of any nature).

Before we discuss this topic further, let us first know what lies behind the word Google Bomb?

For a lay man, it can be attributed as a collective effort to link to a website with a key phrase that helps a site to artificially elevate its ranking on search engines for that particular searched ‘term’. Google bombing relies much upon the value of Page Rank. Usually, Google bombs are motivated politically, done as pranks and some are promoted on its own. We all agree to the fact that to place a website on top rank on Google or on any other search engine, we would require as many people as possible to link to our page using anchor text. So by using this technique, ideally we can say that Google bombing creates a positive effect and theoretically getting the site listed at the top of search engine for targeted keywords would be possible. Application of such technique is aimed at manipulating search results.

Google-bombing is done purportedly where linking a wide array of web pages to one site via a specific set of keywords has been the followed procedure. The process is also referred as a site wide linking and is considered more effectual way of building links, utilized by majority of the web masters. These are normally found in the footer or sidebar of a site.

Does footer links with same anchor text work?

What does Google do if it sees hundreds of links on a site and many of them present in the footer? Does Google penalize for that?

One has to be very careful with linking, as Tedd said in general, “Eliminating, or lowering the number of internal links in the footer is worth a try. Also note if there are many repetitions of an important keyword in the anchor text anywhere on the page. When that’s done to excess, it does seem like it hurts rather than helps.”

If we talk about footer link optimization practices, it is a common observation that anyone, belonging to any niche, is building links in the footer section of their sites. Furthermore, some over enthusiasts web masters optimize footer links with keyword rich anchor texts also. Also, when Google declared that they would bring down the value of site wide links, we have seen people experiencing a slight drop in their PR. So, are site wide links in the footer section really helping in case of SEO?

According to what we have achieved and observed till now, we can not deny the fact that, in the past,  it has definitely shown good results in respect to SEO. Although, over-use of links with same anchor text makes a site look clumsy for a visitor.

What effects do site wide links have on SEO?

As per the observation, the real advantage of site wide linking can be seen for the sites that are established, which means the sites that already have decent amount of indexed existing backlink. Sitewide linking done to an established site doesn’t appear out-of-the-blue to the search engines as existing links indicate quality content as well. Relying predominantly on site wide links is not an idea appreciated in SEO world, and trust us, Google is going to hate it. And this should particularly be avoided in the case of a relatively new website.

One should always keep one thing in mind that “no negative results” does never mean a “positive result”.Site wide linking is considered effective if, for a moment, we do not give value to its impact on search engines. It encourages users to feel secured by making the site look more consistent. But if we take SEO into account, the impact of site wide linking is dubious.

It is a common belief that site wide linking acts as a ranking activator and thus it helps stimulate websites’ popularity in the web world. One can not be very specific about results it gives, it helps or it hurts instead. According to some, site wide linking have never hurt their sites but it didn’t help them either. Where as others say that it had adversely affected their site. So, do not pay big bucks for sitewide linking in a hope that it will shoot up your rankings in Google. But if it is offered cheap or free, taking 5-10 links is not a bad idea though.

We welcome you all for joining another contest which is sponsored by one of the top money management software firm – manageME7. The contest will have 3 winners who will be entitled to get Plutus 6(priced at $12) for free.

About the Contest:
After the successful completion of last give-away competitions, manageME7 is back in action. It is a brand new contest which will give out a chance to win paid subscriptions of  ManageME7 Plutus 6 package to three lucky winners.

How to Enter:

If you want to make a chance of winning one of the three manageme7 licenses, simply do the following:

1. Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter.
2. Leave a comment telling us why you deserve to win along with a link to your Twitter update.Please enter a valid e-mail address, otherwise it won’t be possible to contact you if you’ve won a prize. When the contest has finished, manageME7 will announce the names of 3 lucky winners whom they think are the best.So participate and who knows you are one of the lucky winners!
3. Contest deadline: The deadline for this contest is 11th Mar, 2010.
4. Prize: The 3 lucky winners will get Plutus 6(priced at $12) for free.
5. Declaration of the winners: The names of the winners will be declared on 12th Mar, 2010 here as well on manageME7 blog.

Make sure you subscribe to the RSS feed or follow us on Twitter to get updates on more future giveaways.

About Manageme7

manageME7 helps you to manage your money 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Just as the expenses do not stop, neither should money management. And with money being a limited commodity (for most of us), it is important to use it judiciously. manageME7 is developed to help everyone who has the need for financial management (and that includes everyone who indulges in economic activity of any nature).

Promoting your blog on various blog directories can be really fruitful in getting a back link. Moreover you will be getting more brand awareness &  traffic coming to your blog if your blog is submitted to various credible blog directories. For those who are about to launch their new blog can take the help of blog directories for link building & promotion.

Here is the list of top 10 blog directories which you may or might be using:

• Blog Catalog

• Eaton Web

• Blog Search Engine

• Spillbean

• Blog Flux

• Blog Announce

• Bloggeries

• Delightful blogs

Internal link building plays a crucial role in ensuring that all the relevant pages of your website gets crawled by the search engines. With the help of sound internal link building structure, you can enjoy the benefits of search engine rankings. There are several ways to make your Internal link building structure more effective. In this blog we are highlighting on 3 main internal link building tactics which are explained as under:

• Navigation: As far the navigation of a website is concerned, it should be such that the links can be easily crawled by spiders. You need to put more emphasis on using image based navigation to your site. You need not forget to add necessary alt attributes to the images you want to show on your website. This will make your site search engine friendly.

• Sitemap: Making a sound site map very much helps the visitors coming to your website in finding the necessary information is lying where? Moreover it also helps the spiders to crawl the text links which are placed on various important pages of your website.

• Breadcrumbs: This tactic is really wonderful from SEO point of view & acts as an effective linking tool for your website. For making it more search engine friendly you can use text links with relevant keywords in the anchor text.

Writing quality content alone can not help you to get the maximum benefits. You need to promote it well across the vast online podium to make it more visible. For that to actually happen, the  blog owners need to research a lot and find out the promotional sources which would help their blogs to be noticed by millions of online users.

Here are three major  strategies which you can follow to develop links for your  blog :

• Commenting: This is one of the most effective technique which the blog owners can follow to get links and to increase the popularity of their blogs among various experts & online viewers. You need to be active and should comment on other blogs related to your domain knowledge. This way not only you will enjoy the getting easy quality links but also the valuable information which others will give you in the form of comments. For getting maximum gains you need to look for the blogs which provide ‘Do-Follow’ in their text links.

• Link Exchange: Another effective link building approach which you can follow is exchanging links in the form of blog roll links, guest posts etc. Again you need to accentuate whether the blog owners provide a ‘Do-Follow’ in the text links and whether the page has been cached or not?

• Community Link Feed: This is the most effective approach which not only helps you to get a back link but also provide you with other benefits such as high traffic. For this you need to submit your blog in various feed links of credible blog sources. You can also have the community feed link placed on your blog which will help you to get the information from your  community.

In the previous blog, we shared seven important online video sources to get easy backlinks for your website. There is no doubt that you tend to enjoy the benefits of getting a quality backlink & more traffic but there is lot more you get by promoting your products through online videos.

Online videos have more impact on the viewer’s mind as they can see as well hear what you are offering them. Research says that the probability of making a purchase increases by 20% through online videos. All you need to do is make an effective video depicting your product and promote it on the various popular online video platforms I.e. You Tube.

As the popularity for online video is burgeoning now-a-days, here are some of the benefits which you will enjoy by promoting your website through online videos:

• Greater impact: As humans are more likely to inclined towards videos than print advertisement, the impact of your product would be greater in the minds of consumers. This would also help your product to get noticed by various online users at faster pace.

• Two way communication: This is the most important advantage which you get by promoting your website through online videos. You get to see the various comments which the market experts & many viewers give after seeing your video. This helps you in knowing the popularity of your product/service and also the loopholes if any. This way you can also get the feedback of your product/service.

• More brand awareness: By promoting your products & services through online videos, you enjoy more visibility & brand awareness among your existing as well the potential clients available on the vast online arena.