Traffic Flow SEO

Google says that they have known a long time that the Web is big. So big in fact that it now indexes at least 1 trillion URLs! Below is a brief timeline of index milestones:

- Google index in 1998 reached 26 million URLs
- Google index in 2000 reached 1 billion URLs
- Google index in 2008 hits 1 trillion URLs

Recently the Google engineers stopped in awe about just how big the web is these days -- when there systems that process links on the web to find new content hit a milestone: 1 trillion (as in 1,000,000,000,000) unique URLs on the web at once!

Read more here:
Official Google Blog: We knew the web was big...

The other day I was working on a computer that was not mine, but I needed access to my IM to better communicate with a client. It was very frustrating to say the least, but after a bit of searching I found the perfect solution to my problem in eBuddy! eBuddy is a browser-based Web and mobile messenger - which also has a special version for my iPhone!

Here is the description from the site:

eBuddy is a free web based messenger that enables you to chat with your MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, MySpace and AIM buddies. No downloads or registration required!

When you're on the road, outdoors or traveling you can use the mobile version of eBuddy to chat with your buddies. Every mobile device that supports xHTML or WAP can be used; this includes Cell Phones, PDA's, Sony PSP and Nintendo DS! Check out the Mobile page for more info.

While not necessarily a specific SEO/SEM or Web marketing tool, a very vital part about a Web site is that it is viewable within many browsers. Below is a link to view your site in over 70 browsers across many platforms - Linux, Windows, Mac OS and BSD (many versions of the browsers listed below are available to view in multiple platforms - that is how they come up with over 70 browser views).

Browsers/Version(s)

- Firefox (1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0)
- Internet Explorer (4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0)
- Dillo (0.8)
- Epiphany (2.14, 2.20, 2.22)
- Flock (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0)
- Galeon (1.3, 2.0)
- Iceape (1.0, 1.1)
- Iceweasel (2.0, 3.0)
- Kazehakase (0.2, 0.4, 0.5)
- Konqueror (3.5)
- Minefield (3.0, 3.1)
- Mozilla (1.7)
- Navigator (9.0)
- Opera (9.23, 9.24, 9.25, 9.26, 9.27, 9.50, 9.51)
- SeaMonkey (1.1, 2.0)
- K-Meleon (1.1)
- Safari (1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0)
- Camino (1.6)

The Site is called, simple enough - Browsershots. To visit Browsershots click here - Test Your Site in Over 70 Browsers Now.

Please note that since this is a free service it may be a bit slow and require that you sit in a queue for a few minutes and then only hold your browser screenshots for a limited amount of time as to conserve resources and allow all users an opportunity to use this free service.

I was checking out new search engines and stumbled upon, Search Radar. It is a unique engine that can help with SEO by showing word clouds (they call them tag clouds) and list views around your search results. Search Radar describes itself like this:

Search Radar is a unique tool to assist you in your web searches. A typical search will return thousands of matching pages in the search results. Locating the right page that matches your query intent is a hit-or-miss process of figuring out the magic combination of keywords. Search Radar assists you in this process by providing you with a list of relevant keywords and phrases for your search query that you can use to refine your query. In addition to the list of relevant queries, Search Radar also provides you an excerpt that helps you know more about how the suggested phrase is related to your original query.

One of my favorite directories is running a July promotional offer that offers 20% of their standard pricing. This is probably one of the best directories to submit to for direct traffic and SEO efforts. While it tends to be more expensive than most, you get what you pay for. The July offer information is listed below (BOTW marketing message):

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To coincide with the summer heat, we’d like to offer a deal that’s just as hot. Our valued customers certainly deserve the opportunity to save big from time to time. So from now until July 31st, you can SAVE 20% on All NEW Submissions and Sponsorship Advertising in the Best of the Web Directory and BOTW Blog Directory.

During the sign up process, when prompted, enter the following promo code and instantly save!

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The promo code may be used multiple times for multiple products and services throughout the month of July. Remember to act now – this amazing deal ends July 31st, 2008, so be sure to take full advantage!

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Cheers!

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