Today, the brand new WindowsLive.com website has launched sporting an all-new look and feel and lots of great content such as neat tips and tricks and show-and-tell stories on how people are using Windows Live in their lives. The goal for WindowsLive.com is simple: give people a place to discover the benefits of Windows Live. What better than to use content from excited Windows Live users to highlight those benefits?
The content on WindowsLive.com is driven from the community of passionate Windows Live users through the Windows Live Clubhouse. The Windows Live Clubhouse is a special Windows Live Space that brings other Windows Live users together in talking about Windows Live on their own Windows Live Space. Using Windows Live Writer and using special tags designed for the Windows Live Clubhouse, users can have content written on their Windows Live Space aggregated to WindowsLive.com and shared with the world!
Windows Live Clubhouse: Click here to request access and take part in providing awesome Windows Live Content for WindowsLive.com!
The community decides what content goes up on WindowsLive.com based on how pieces of content (posts) are rated. In someone writes about something regarding Windows Live that is inaccurate - the community can respond simply by not rating the post highly and it will never show up on WindowsLive.com. You drive the content!
For each person who is writing content on their Windows Live Space for WindowsLive.com - a special page is created on WindowsLive.com to highlight that person and their content. The page brings in information about the user from the user’s Windows Live Space.
Using my own personal Windows Live Space, I’ve taken part in the Windows Live Clubhouse and have content I’ve written on my Windows Live Space about Windows Live aggregated to WindowsLive.com as you can see in the above screenshot. You can view my WindowsLive.com profile here. As I write more about Windows Live on my Windows Live Space - this page will update to bring in any new content I write.
At WindowsLive.com - people can explore all the Windows Live services and applications. The pages for each Windows Live product is designed to highlight what the product is about and also splices in a showcase piece from someone in the community who has talked about the product.
With WindowsLive.com and community driven content - Windows Live customers now have an opportunity to have a voice in helping talk about Windows Live.
Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Collins (Hi Marty!) has blogged about today’s launch on her Windows Live Space. LiveSide, who is also a member of the Windows Live Clubhouse, has also posted about today’s WindowsLive.com launch as well.
Written by Brandon LeBlanc on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Today, the brand new WindowsLive.com website has launched sporting an all-new look and feel and lots of great content such as neat tips and tricks and show-and-tell stories on how people are using Windows Live in their lives. The goal for WindowsLive.com is simple: give people a place to discover the benefits of Windows Live. What better than to use content from excited Windows Live users to highlight those benefits?
The content on WindowsLive.com is driven from the community of passionate Windows Live users through the Windows Live Clubhouse. The Windows Live Clubhouse is a special Windows Live Space that brings other Windows Live users together in talking about Windows Live on their own Windows Live Space. Using Windows Live Writer and using special tags designed for the Windows Live Clubhouse, users can have content written on their Windows Live Space aggregated to WindowsLive.com and shared with the world!
Windows Live Clubhouse: Click here to request access and take part in providing awesome Windows Live Content for WindowsLive.com!
The community decides what content goes up on WindowsLive.com based on how pieces of content (posts) are rated. In someone writes about something regarding Windows Live that is inaccurate - the community can respond simply by not rating the post highly and it will never show up on WindowsLive.com. You drive the content!
For each person who is writing content on their Windows Live Space for WindowsLive.com - a special page is created on WindowsLive.com to highlight that person and their content. The page brings in information about the user from the user’s Windows Live Space.
Using my own personal Windows Live Space, I’ve taken part in the Windows Live Clubhouse and have content I’ve written on my Windows Live Space about Windows Live aggregated to WindowsLive.com as you can see in the above screenshot. You can view my WindowsLive.com profile here. As I write more about Windows Live on my Windows Live Space - this page will update to bring in any new content I write.
At WindowsLive.com - people can explore all the Windows Live services and applications. The pages for each Windows Live product is designed to highlight what the product is about and also splices in a showcase piece from someone in the community who has talked about the product.
With WindowsLive.com and community driven content - Windows Live customers now have an opportunity to have a voice in helping talk about Windows Live.
Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Collins (Hi Marty!) has blogged about today’s launch on her Windows Live Space. LiveSide, who is also a member of the Windows Live Clubhouse, has also posted about today’s WindowsLive.com launch as well.
Written by Brandon LeBlanc on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Today, the brand new WindowsLive.com website has launched sporting an all-new look and feel and lots of great content such as neat tips and tricks and show-and-tell stories on how people are using Windows Live in their lives. The goal for WindowsLive.com is simple: give people a place to discover the benefits of Windows Live. What better than to use content from excited Windows Live users to highlight those benefits?
The content on WindowsLive.com is driven from the community of passionate Windows Live users through the Windows Live Clubhouse. The Windows Live Clubhouse is a special Windows Live Space that brings other Windows Live users together in talking about Windows Live on their own Windows Live Space. Using Windows Live Writer and using special tags designed for the Windows Live Clubhouse, users can have content written on their Windows Live Space aggregated to WindowsLive.com and shared with the world!
Windows Live Clubhouse: Click here to request access and take part in providing awesome Windows Live Content for WindowsLive.com!
The community decides what content goes up on WindowsLive.com based on how pieces of content (posts) are rated. In someone writes about something regarding Windows Live that is inaccurate - the community can respond simply by not rating the post highly and it will never show up on WindowsLive.com. You drive the content!
For each person who is writing content on their Windows Live Space for WindowsLive.com - a special page is created on WindowsLive.com to highlight that person and their content. The page brings in information about the user from the user’s Windows Live Space.
Using my own personal Windows Live Space, I’ve taken part in the Windows Live Clubhouse and have content I’ve written on my Windows Live Space about Windows Live aggregated to WindowsLive.com as you can see in the above screenshot. You can view my WindowsLive.com profile here. As I write more about Windows Live on my Windows Live Space - this page will update to bring in any new content I write.
At WindowsLive.com - people can explore all the Windows Live services and applications. The pages for each Windows Live product is designed to highlight what the product is about and also splices in a showcase piece from someone in the community who has talked about the product.
With WindowsLive.com and community driven content - Windows Live customers now have an opportunity to have a voice in helping talk about Windows Live.
Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Collins (Hi Marty!) has blogged about today’s launch on her Windows Live Space. LiveSide, who is also a member of the Windows Live Clubhouse, has also posted about today’s WindowsLive.com launch as well.
Written by Brandon LeBlanc on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Today, the brand new WindowsLive.com website has launched sporting an all-new look and feel and lots of great content such as neat tips and tricks and show-and-tell stories on how people are using Windows Live in their lives. The goal for WindowsLive.com is simple: give people a place to discover the benefits of Windows Live. What better than to use content from excited Windows Live users to highlight those benefits?
The content on WindowsLive.com is driven from the community of passionate Windows Live users through the Windows Live Clubhouse. The Windows Live Clubhouse is a special Windows Live Space that brings other Windows Live users together in talking about Windows Live on their own Windows Live Space. Using Windows Live Writer and using special tags designed for the Windows Live Clubhouse, users can have content written on their Windows Live Space aggregated to WindowsLive.com and shared with the world!
Windows Live Clubhouse: Click here to request access and take part in providing awesome Windows Live Content for WindowsLive.com!
The community decides what content goes up on WindowsLive.com based on how pieces of content (posts) are rated. In someone writes about something regarding Windows Live that is inaccurate - the community can respond simply by not rating the post highly and it will never show up on WindowsLive.com. You drive the content!
For each person who is writing content on their Windows Live Space for WindowsLive.com - a special page is created on WindowsLive.com to highlight that person and their content. The page brings in information about the user from the user’s Windows Live Space.
Using my own personal Windows Live Space, I’ve taken part in the Windows Live Clubhouse and have content I’ve written on my Windows Live Space about Windows Live aggregated to WindowsLive.com as you can see in the above screenshot. You can view my WindowsLive.com profile here. As I write more about Windows Live on my Windows Live Space - this page will update to bring in any new content I write.
At WindowsLive.com - people can explore all the Windows Live services and applications. The pages for each Windows Live product is designed to highlight what the product is about and also splices in a showcase piece from someone in the community who has talked about the product.
With WindowsLive.com and community driven content - Windows Live customers now have an opportunity to have a voice in helping talk about Windows Live.
Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Collins (Hi Marty!) has blogged about today’s launch on her Windows Live Space. LiveSide, who is also a member of the Windows Live Clubhouse, has also posted about today’s WindowsLive.com launch as well.
Written by Brandon LeBlanc on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Today, the brand new WindowsLive.com website has launched sporting an all-new look and feel and lots of great content such as neat tips and tricks and show-and-tell stories on how people are using Windows Live in their lives. The goal for WindowsLive.com is simple: give people a place to discover the benefits of Windows Live. What better than to use content from excited Windows Live users to highlight those benefits?
The content on WindowsLive.com is driven from the community of passionate Windows Live users through the Windows Live Clubhouse. The Windows Live Clubhouse is a special Windows Live Space that brings other Windows Live users together in talking about Windows Live on their own Windows Live Space. Using Windows Live Writer and using special tags designed for the Windows Live Clubhouse, users can have content written on their Windows Live Space aggregated to WindowsLive.com and shared with the world!
Windows Live Clubhouse: Click here to request access and take part in providing awesome Windows Live Content for WindowsLive.com!
The community decides what content goes up on WindowsLive.com based on how pieces of content (posts) are rated. In someone writes about something regarding Windows Live that is inaccurate - the community can respond simply by not rating the post highly and it will never show up on WindowsLive.com. You drive the content!
For each person who is writing content on their Windows Live Space for WindowsLive.com - a special page is created on WindowsLive.com to highlight that person and their content. The page brings in information about the user from the user’s Windows Live Space.
Using my own personal Windows Live Space, I’ve taken part in the Windows Live Clubhouse and have content I’ve written on my Windows Live Space about Windows Live aggregated to WindowsLive.com as you can see in the above screenshot. You can view my WindowsLive.com profile here. As I write more about Windows Live on my Windows Live Space - this page will update to bring in any new content I write.
At WindowsLive.com - people can explore all the Windows Live services and applications. The pages for each Windows Live product is designed to highlight what the product is about and also splices in a showcase piece from someone in the community who has talked about the product.
With WindowsLive.com and community driven content - Windows Live customers now have an opportunity to have a voice in helping talk about Windows Live.
Senior Product Marketing Manager Marty Collins (Hi Marty!) has blogged about today’s launch on her Windows Live Space. LiveSide, who is also a member of the Windows Live Clubhouse, has also posted about today’s WindowsLive.com launch as well.
Written by Brandon LeBlanc on August 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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As most of you know, directories are a well organized collection of websites/blogs/forums that make it easier for users to find websites related to different content. Each link on a directory includes a short description of the website. Some directories also like to include traffic details and PageRank.
Submitting your websites and blogs to directories is a good way to get some backlinks and is recommended by many. Some also consider it a reasonable way to increase traffic. But is this really true? And if it is then is it actually worth the trouble? Should webmasters submit their websites to all the directories?
There are generally three types of directories: Free, Paid and Both. Free directories accept all links for free. Some directories may not ask you for money but may require you to add a reciprocal link to their directory on your website. Paid directories require you to pay to get your link approved. There are also other directories that are a combination of Free and Paid directories. They accept links for free as well as for money. You can pay to have your link listed as a featured link and thus gain more exposure.
Ideally, directories are supposed to provide you with useful backlinks and act as a relevant source of traffic but you rarely see that happen. Webmasters usually consider two factors before submitting their site to a directory: PageRank and Traffic. Does the directory have a high Pagerank and does it get a lot of traffic? Having a link on a directory with high PageRank and traffic can help improve your website’s PageRank and can help you get traffic to your site.
However, it is not as simple as that and usually webmasters end up getting very less link juice (PageRank benefit) and traffic from directories. What are the reasons?
- PageRank - Eventhough some directories may have high PageRank for their homepage, their innerpages, where your link will be placed, rarely have any PageRank. Thus, your website’s PageRank does not get much boost.
- Traffic - Ideally, whenever someone needs to find a website, they should go to directories and surf through the different categories. But who does that now? We have search engines to digg up websites for us without wasting any time. Thus, it is highly possible that your site won’t get much traffic from directories because not many people visit them to look for websites.
So, lets get back to our main question: Is it worth the trouble? Yes! Submitting directories is still a good way to build some backlinks even if they may not boost your PageRank as much as you expected. Try to submit your websites/blogs to free directories whenever you have a chance. You do not need to pay and thus you are not wasting anything other than few minutes. Sooner or later, everything will all add up and you will notice the benefits. Remember, when it comes to SEO, every little thing counts!
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Some Useful Links:
Google in your language - Google Blog
You are not spam - Blogger Buzz
Search quality, continued - Google Blog
More Transparency in Customized Search Results - Google Blog
A picture isn’t always worth a thousand words - Inside Adsense
If you would like to more articles about SEO and Blogging then please take a look at
SEO for Blogging.
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