LimeCuda uses these nameservers:
NS1.LIMECUDA.COM
NS2.LIMECUDA.COM

How to Set the Nameservers in GoDaddy is another post from LimeCuda

We’ve tried many SEO plugins but none are as robust or perfect as this one by Yoast.

Learn how to use it when editing your WordPress Posts + Pages:

I’ll leave you with a couple thoughts (some were in the video)

SEO Title

• Highest value keywords should be towards front of tag
• Having a longer title with many keywords dilutes the strength of each keyword
• Use separators like: | – > <
• The default auto-generation on global settings page. I use %%title%% or %%title%% | %%sitename%%

SEO Description

• Has little SEO value but terms the user searches get bolded
• Needs to entice the searcher to click thru

Focus Keyword

• Only for your own internal use
• Only put one keyword/phrase
• Use this to remind you of where you can naturally use your keyword

Other

• Use /%postname%/ for your permalinks (Settings>>Permalinks) or if concerned about speed and having many posts: /%post_id%/%postname%/
• This plugin also generates XML sitemaps that you can submit to Google Webmaster Tools
• Download plugin

Have questions? Send us a message or comment below!

Configuring WordPress SEO Plugin on Posts + Pages is another post from LimeCuda

A lot of time was spent on this to make very helpful for someone who wants to take a more “Do It Yourself” approach when starting their businesses’ web presence.

The Internet Demystified takes you through the first few steps of starting a website.

To download it just become a fan of our Facebook Fan Page.  (you can always un-fan after you have the eBook)

Enjoy!

New eBook Released! (Fan Page Exclusive) is another post from LimeCuda

Yes and No.

Links drive the web. Google will grant your site trust/authority based on not only the quantity of links pointing to you, but also on the quality. (See PageRank)

Quality of a link to your website depends not only on what links are pointing to the site that is linking to you but also on the relevancy of that site to yours.

If I run a blog on cooking techniques, one link from Martha Stewart is worth several thousand times more than if I have 300 links from sites in some irrelevant industry like classic muscle cars. Unless I am trying to rank for keywords in the muscle car industry but if I am trying to rank for terms in the cooking niche then links from sites already within that niche have far greater power.

So the bought links may help if they are in the right niches but keep in mind that Google has stated publicly that they do not approve of this practice.

There was recently a very high-profile case of JCPenny getting penalized by Google (also Overstock.com and Forbes) for buying links featured in the NYT.

There are not many effective and safe shortcuts in SEO, while a link vendor may have 1000s of websites that could link to you, they are most likely not high-quality and are also most likely in irrelevant industries. If your site suddenly has several hundred links pointing to them from off-topic sites, then that looks very suspicious to Google. Their algorithm is way too smart to game in a safe way. At best this is gray-hat SEO but I would argue it is black-hat. LimeCuda keeps squeaky clean and white-hat :) If you are looking for the sneaky, under-handed, shortcut SEO then I have a few dozen emails I get daily from those companies I can send you.

Here is what it all boils down to…

Best and safest way to rank well: get people to link to you naturally because you have an awesome product/service or helpful content that gives value.

Is Buying Links an Effective SEO Strategy? is another post from LimeCuda

It’s also a very important post that could have consequences if you have not also philosophized about your site’s purpose. :)

When we chat with new clients to get to know them, their business and what the web project entails, we are often struck by how many have not asked themselves,

Why do I have a website?!?!?

This seems like a stupidly simple question but it is not.

Often this question has very different answers depending on the business and their industry.

It could be…

• As an online brochure
• To allow customers to interface with them online
• Showcase products
• Highlight expertise

…And a myriad of other possibilities. But in the end, the reason for a website is probably not dissimilar to the purpose of a business (from Peter Drucker)…

To find and keep customers

If we apply that to a business’s web presence then your web efforts need to help you find and keep customers. Or from an Inbound Marketing perspective, help your customers find you!

Ask yourself:

• Is my site findable to my audience?
• Am I able to monitor site traffic from that audience?
• What is the goal I have for that audience? (the conversion question) [hint: could be sending you a message, picking up the phone, subscribing...]

The answers to these questions will guide what your site looks like, what functionality it needs to have, and what tools like blogging and social media you really need.  Don’t get online just because it is fashionable. Have a purpose and a goal for it to help your business.

Ancient Chinese Web Proverb: “If you have no goals, results, or plan for your site…they are sure to be answered”.

The Purpose of a Website or: Why Your Site Might Fail is another post from LimeCuda

Anne-Michael Smith is an actress currently located in Central Florida. This site is a point of contact for people looking to hire her for acting projects.

This site was a conversion from a non-manageable site. Anne-Michael needed the ability to easily add items to the site.

The portfolio menu item allows someone to immediately download her résumé in PDF form.

Darker sites are not our typical fare – it was cool to work with a different scheme than usual. The pink and teal accent colors are also very fun.

• About
• Specs

• Platform: WordPress
• Project Type: CMS
• Services: Web Development
• URL: AnneMichaelSmith.com
• Date built: February, 2011

Visit site

• Lightbox Photo Gallery
• Content migration from existing site
• Google Analytics

Blake was amazing to work with. Not only was the site completed ahead of schedule, but he was so easy when it came to making small changes in both the technical aspects as well as design elements. He made himself very accessible and quickly responded to any questions we had about the site. We not only would recommend Blake, but the process was so enjoyable that we can’t wait to work with him again.

Anne-Michael AnneMichaelSmith.com

Anne-Michael Smith – Actress is another post from LimeCuda

Thanks to Techking for this awesome WordPress infographic.

The Power of WordPress – Infographic is another post from LimeCuda

Christy Investment Group is another post from LimeCuda

Some highlights:

8.5% of all sites on the web are powered by WordPress

The current version has been downloaded over 13 million times

(Click image to see full version)

WordPress Infographic – Statistics on Ruling the Web is another post from LimeCuda

Join us on Facebook and post on our wall. We will be updating it with news and also look for contests in the future. :)

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LimeCuda is now on Facebook! is another post from LimeCuda