tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64836122024-03-08T04:29:22.880-05:00The Web AuthorityFollow Web Diva, Nancy McCord, as she teaches you how to develop Web authority for search engines and to improve your Web visibility by positioning your company for strategic success.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-64091079983946662002010-08-17T21:05:00.000-04:002010-08-17T21:06:13.744-04:00McCord Web Services ReviewsAre you looking for reviews on McCord Web Services or for McCordWeb? Please find a selection of reviews and comments we have received from customers about our services over the years.From Our Own Clients:Overall Rating 5 out of 5"Everything looks GREAT! Better than even imagined. Working with you on this project has been nothing less than a pleasure. Your knowledge and professionalism has been Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-6945609929127512772008-05-27T21:57:00.000-04:002009-08-13T12:49:20.937-04:00No More Posts Here!We're consolidating our efforts and this week is our last week on this blog. Please click our post title to go to the blog that we will be updating for our readers. After May 24th all posts will only be done at our new blog The Web Authority.We've migrated all of our posts and content, so you'll be sure to find what you want. In the meantime, please bookmark this page: http://www.mccordweb.com/Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-46194624225461912902008-05-23T07:16:00.002-04:002008-05-23T07:16:01.193-04:00Facebook Bashes Google Friend ConnectThis is real trouble for Google's beta Friend Connect! Facebook is blocking Google's access to its database of users with their new application. But does this surprise you as Microsoft is in talks as of 5-15-08 to buy Facebook. It's the old Google MSN war all over again.I have to say I am excited about Google's Friend Connect. I just can't wait to test it out, but Google MUST make alliances with Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-70336372549983286902008-05-20T19:54:00.003-04:002008-05-20T19:54:01.185-04:00AdWords Password ProtectionYou must guard your Google account login especially if you are using AdWords as if it is your bank login ID. It is a good idea to even change your password every month in Google to protect yourself.Personally I feel that after having a previous client have their AdWords account hijacked several weeks ago that Google is wrong to force users to have one master Google login. If someone gets a hold Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-39164245611311154152008-05-19T07:18:00.002-04:002008-05-19T07:24:34.247-04:00Outlook 2003 Missing Holidays?I have Outlook 2003 on several of my computers and found that on one there was no entry for Memorial Day this year which is on the 26th of May. Funny, isn't it, maybe you have the same problem. I found that Office 2003 may not be showing the holidays past 2007.I found a fix at Microsoft. In my case, I was not able to just install the update. I have to change the outlook.hol file to outlook.old, Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-24322427487303104642008-05-18T16:42:00.002-04:002008-05-18T16:44:54.461-04:00We've Got A New NameOur new blog name is The Web Authority. We're retiring our Web-World Watch name over the next several weeks. In addition to a new name, we have a new focus, a new look coming, and great new content already planned.so, stay posted as we change our URLs, our feed address, and in general change our message and look to be more valuable to your and your business needs.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-35684715060448797822008-05-16T18:39:00.003-04:002008-05-16T18:39:00.904-04:00AdWords Hijack What You Can DoJust how could someone hijack your Google AdWords account without you knowing? How can they get your Google account email address and then password in order to change the password to lock you out? It appears that visiting a website with a virus or responding to one of the AdWords phishing emails that has gone out recently may allow bandits to compromise your system and your account.First and Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-92130489623840597812008-05-13T11:50:00.000-04:002008-05-13T11:52:26.119-04:00Invitation to Google Friend ConnectAre you looking for the link to secure an invitation to Google's new Friend Connect? We've found it http://www.google.com/friendconnect/The site was broken earlier this morning, but finally Google has the form working so, click our post title complete Google's form and get in the queue to use these neat new product on your website.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-37122809323731330902008-05-13T07:09:00.001-04:002008-05-07T18:39:27.276-04:00A Parent's Review of the Outspark Fiesta GameMy kids who are 11 have found this game and are loving it, but from a parent's point of view is it a good game for kids? If you click my post title you will go to the Outspark game page. My kids like the game called Fiesta.One thing that you should be aware of is that you will need to help them download it as they will be asked if they are above 13 years old. Hmm, well you'll have to decide if Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-47848777612078248562008-05-09T15:11:00.003-04:002008-05-09T15:31:58.415-04:00Blog Writer RightsMy firm blogs for many clients professionally and we may be one of the only writing firms doing this, but we license our content to you for exclusive use on your blog, but do not write blog posts as "work for hire".We don't specifically blog as "work for hire" to protect our writers and our content from unexpected use. We've had people write how-to books from a compilation of our blog posts, use Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-15176522168068126242008-05-09T07:22:00.004-04:002008-05-09T07:22:00.325-04:00Social Bookmarking - Should You Implement It?Yes, even if you are not using social bookmarks yourself, you should implement their use on your web pages and blogs. There is a whole sector out there that can help you to promote your site if you allow for the easy tools to allow users to share your information with others.There are several sites that allow for auto generation of the code that allows for automatic sharing versus many popular Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-18773940168954641512008-05-08T16:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:11:16.247-04:00AdWords Landing Page Load In Quality ScoreThe Google AdWords Quality Score just added another criteria for you to be concerned with. Read the full post at Google AdWords: Inside AdWords: Landing page load time now available on the Keyword Analysis PageThis is important for some AdWords sellers who love to have landing pages without end - you've seen them the wealth or get rich schemes with the landing page that acts like a website. Who Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-37068352303621583082008-05-07T16:29:00.004-04:002008-05-07T16:37:19.202-04:00The Value of A Google AdWords Account Manager - Preventing FraudI had a client on let me know on Sunday night that they would be bringing their Google AdWords account management in-house. I disabled my access to their account Monday morning. On Wednesday, they let me know that they could not log into their account.It appears that in three days their account was hijacked and someone installed two campaigns on their account and ran up a bill of over $9,956.00 Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-43562730114947029892008-05-06T07:18:00.001-04:002008-05-06T07:18:01.150-04:00Yahoo Sponsored Search Still a Great ValueNow that the Yahoo Microsoft merger is kaput, it is time to look forward to the future of Yahoo, and I have to say that I think that it is bright.Yahoo Sponsored Search is a good application, delivers clicks and conversions and is a great place for some to start out with a pay per click campaign. With prices lower than Google AdWords, a very user friendly interface, and the ability to see what Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-70362208097962252422008-05-02T09:38:00.001-04:002008-05-02T09:40:02.156-04:00May Newsletter PublishedClick our blog post title to read our May newsletter. Topics are:Getting Links the Easy Way with "Link Bait" ArticlesBuild Search Engine "Authority Links" with Press ReleasesBecome an Authority On the Web in Your Field by BloggingNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-77724686563294393192008-05-02T07:16:00.002-04:002008-05-02T07:26:08.817-04:00Blogger Introduces Auto Future PublishingFinally, the feature that has made WordPress our top choice is now available in Blogger - future publishing. As professional bloggers, my team works on many client blogs. Auto publish on Blogger will now give us the ability to enter in all our posts for a week and have them auto publish on specific dates. This is a feature that we have really wanted Blogger to introduce.To set up auto publishing,Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-45810408069114528262008-05-01T07:39:00.001-04:002008-05-01T07:41:03.230-04:00How to Build Blog ReadersAre you looking to build readership on your blog? You'll want to click in to our post at Blog-World Watch to read our blog traffic and blog readership building tips to make sure that you are doing all you can to push your blog to the top!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-48253435479227465192008-04-30T07:20:00.000-04:002008-04-30T07:22:11.404-04:00How to Choose an Effective Domain NameThere are some ways to get your domain name to work hard for you. Read our tips on how to choose an effective domain name at our sister blog Design-World Watch today.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-61986919878023334632008-04-29T07:07:00.002-04:002008-04-29T07:16:58.441-04:00The Value of a Good AdWords Account ManagerYou can do Google AdWords on your own right? So why would you need an account manager?Sure, you can do AdWords on your own and even manage your own account and get results, but an effective account manager can help you to get more value from AdWords. Here are a few examples of items an account manager can help you with.1. Make sure that you have website statistics installed or can help you get Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-4614925387496915132008-04-28T07:09:00.002-04:002008-04-28T07:11:26.848-04:00Top WordPress PluginsIf you're using WordPress for your blogging platform, you'll want to check out my top WordPress plugins at Blog-World Watch today.Find out which plugins we recommend for installation of all new blogs. Get the links to the plugins and review them for your blog.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-42550876789770294772008-04-25T07:14:00.003-04:002008-04-25T07:23:23.358-04:00What Are Your Metrics For Success With Google AdWords?There is much more to measuring your success with Google AdWords than how many sales did you get? I consider sales the most important measure of success, but for some accounts success should be measured by more than just that.Some of the metrics that are important when measuring the success of any pay per click program are:1. Of course sales!2. Increased traffic to your website3. Requests for Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-91484025697029227942008-04-24T07:17:00.001-04:002008-04-24T07:20:09.183-04:00Negative Blog Comments - Let the Fur Fly!I don't get many, but when I get one, I respond and leave it. Now I am not encouraging hate mail, personal attacks, but when someone has a legitimate and even differing point of view, I leave it.Find out why negative comments may even be good for your blog and my candid view. Then let the fur fly!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-42703168786975105392008-04-23T07:10:00.001-04:002008-04-23T07:10:35.712-04:00Website Templates Should You Use One?Want to get on the Web fast? Want to get on the Web cheaply? Website templates may or may not be the best choice for you. We have several things that you should definitely consider before investing your sweat equity in a template driven website. Find out what they are and then make your decision on what is best for your needs. Click our post title to read the article on Design-World Watch.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-64951696094574478812008-04-22T06:55:00.004-04:002008-04-22T07:14:13.271-04:00AdWords Maximum Cost Per Click Price EscalationIf you are a regular Google AdWords advertiser, you've seen it - Google AdWords maximum cost per click escalation. If you are not a regular advertiser, prices have gone up for each click on Google AdWords significantly this past year.Transparency is not one of Google's strong suites especially when it comes to prices on Google AdWords. In fact, there is really no way to know if Google is Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483612.post-69029601461689556702008-04-21T07:07:00.002-04:002008-04-21T07:10:20.876-04:00The Reality of MonetizingIf you are thinking of monetizing your blog or your website, you will want to evaluate several things before you add the code. Check out my blog post at Blog-World Watch for two examples and the money actually generated by AdSense.Monetizing your blog or website may be a consideration, but you may not have realistic expectations of the money that you can generate. Find out more information.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285036649256512629noreply@blogger.com0