http://www.francoisdutoit.com Francois du Toit's Blog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:03:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had to chuckle when one of my friends told me about a great article he had read on how to get instant search engine rankings. My first thought was “yeah, right” and when he told me the title of the article I thought he had lost his mind... “Jiggling ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/jiggling-the-web-for-instant-search-engine-rankings/ The Science Of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is said to have been the inspiration behind several very popular, albeit controversial books such as “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne and “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. With 2010 being the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Science Of ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/the-science-of-getting-rich/ I just received an email from Tiffany Dow about an exciting new project she has launched called “Tiffany Dow’s 2010 Squidoo Lens Building Project for Amazon Associates” and decided to share the details with my blog readers. First of all, it won’t cost you a dime to participate and all the ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/tiffany-dow%e2%80%99s-2010-squidoo-lens-building-project-for-amazon-associates/ Matt Cutts of Google published a very interesting article on his blog titled “PageRank Sculpting” on the 15th of June 2009 that reflects some of Google’s latest views on PageRank. As of today the post has received 352 comments and if you want to print it all out get ready ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/pagerank-demystified/ There have been quite a lot of discussions recently in some prominent forums about whether or not the rel=nofollow attribute or “NoFollow links” as they are commonly referred to passes PageRank as far as Google is concerned. The problem with many public forums is that opinions are a dime a dozen ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/the-truth-about-the-relnofollow-attribute-and-pagerank/ The Definitive Twitter Resource Guide was recently released by Stephen & Alicia Pierce and contains 201 Twitter tools. Although it's available as a free download this guide is not your typical 10 page freebie full of fluff and filler... In fact, it's a comprehensive resource on Twitter totalling 104 pages! I have ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/definitive-twitter-resource-guide/ Most Internet marketers understand and agree that the conversion rate of a sales page can be improved by testing many variations of the sales copy over a period of time and by implementing small changes that have been proven to increase sales. However, most of us are not that fond of ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/the-belcher-button/ How would you like to succeed in everything you set out to do? Well, you can! And, I am not only talking about making money online… Whether you want to make progress in your career, become a better athlete, etc. you can benefit from listening to this audio message. Stephen Pierce ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/%e2%80%9cthis-will-change-your-life%e2%80%9d-by-stephen-pierce/ Google published a very handy report called Google’s SEO Starter Guide, version 1.1 on the 13th of November 2008. The original aim was for this document or rather "list of best practices" to assist teams within Google. But, Google decided that it would also be useful for webmasters that are not that ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/googles-seo-starter-guide/ Chances are that if you ask 100 successful internet marketers what it takes to succeed online you will get 100 different answers. Some of the answers may include “take action”, “be patient, it takes time”, “it requires hard work”, “find a hungry market full of buyers and give them what ... http://www.francoisdutoit.com/how-to-develop-a-money-making-mindset/