Website crawler software kali linux
Spidering a web application using website crawler software in kali linux There are lots of tools to spider a web application (an companies which are based on this tech, eg…
Keyword research tools
Keyword research for organic SEO used to be easy. You didn't need any keyword research tools. Put up some content, let google index the content and watch in analytics as…
Configuring free SSL certs with Letsencrypt in centos
Configuring free ssl certs with letsencrypt in centos Using letsencrypt in centos requires a few modifications to your centos before you can run the letsencrypt client. The setup for vhosts…
Google Analytics Author Stats
Not sure how I missed this one, but there is now a google 'Author Stats' section in google webmastertools: goto google webmastertools > labs > author stats you will now…
How to do a link audit on your competitors for fun and profit
First: why should you link audit competitors? Second: who are your competitors and how to find them. Third: doing the link audit. Fourth: use the link audit to build links…
WordPress and buffer for automatic google plus posts
Wordpress and buffer for automatic google plus posts This is a short post about setting up Wordpress and buffer for automatic google plus posts. Buffer is an excellent service that…
How to submit your site to google using a sitemap
If you have a website, then you most probably want google to index your sites content. the easiest way to do this is to submit a sitemap to google, using…
Importing google reader starred items into pocket
Importing google reader starred items into pocket. As you all know google reader is being killed very soon. there are lots of google reader alternatives. I use reeder on my…
Google images easter egg – atari breakout
This is cool: go to images.google.com search for 'Atari Breakout' try not to waste too much time!
Seomoz 96 seo checks you can do in an hour
Seomoz has lots of great information. I subscribe to their blog posts to make sure that I keep up to date on the latest findings and developments across the seo…
How to disable google+ notifications
Ive been using google plus a lot more recently. I think facebook has become overburdened with marketeering. one thing that I did notice however was that I was being bombarded…
How to sync your LinkedIn contacts with your iPhone addressbook
This post will show you how to sync your LinkedIn contacts with your iPhone addressbook. Goto the LinkedIn app Goto the 'you' section Click the gear Click on 'download connections'…
How to sync your twitter followers with your iPhone contacts
This post will show you how to sync your twitter contacts with your iPhone contacts. It will add the twitter details of the people who are already in your addressbook…
How to sync Facebook contacts with iphone
This post will show you how to sync all of your Facebook contacts details with the contacts in your iPhones addressbook. It will only add the information that your Facebook…
Twitter apps and twitter follower management revisited
I have a few posts already about twitter i spent a year recording my twitter activity to find patterns in what twitter users react to, and I have written about…
Google author tag
Google have released an 'author' tag. the author tag is what enables sites to have a 'byline' in the google search results. this post will show you how to setup…
Twitter clients for osx
This is a list of twitter clients for osx available on the mac app store. 1) twitter official client pros works with lists multiple accounts looks excellent cons can only…
Alternatives to yahoo site explorer
Since yahoo site explorer is now dead I have been looking for alternative ways to profile backlinks. to check your own backlinks and the backlinks of your competitors http://blekko.com search…
Some cool SEO tools for you to try out
Some cool SEO tools for you to try out - I'm always looking for SEO tools, the more tools I try out, the more I understand what the general consensus…
Linking your google webmastertools and google analytics accounts
This will show you how to link your google webmastertools and your google analytics accounts. when the two accounts are linked it lets you get some better stats in your…
Google basefeed new specifications go live tomorrow sept 22nd
Just incase you use google basefeed (google merchant, or google shopping) their new specifications go live tomorrow, sept 22nd 2010. basically you need to have a brand, a UPC /…
WordPress stats with jetpack plugin
This will show you how to enable the new wordpress.com stats in your self hosted wordpress blog :) they let you see pageviews per day, week, month. they also let…
Adding basecamp todos and milestones from email
Basecamp is an excellent tool to help manage projects. any type of project. they have an account that lets you have one project for free - this post explains adding…
Facebook thumbnail for shared page content
This will show you how to specify the image you want facebook to use when content from your site gets shared. you will need to add in the following meta…
Speed up wordpress by turning off inter-blog communication
This one will speed up your wordpress a little by turning off inter-blog communication it will turn off notifications about pingbacks and trackbacks. basically, it wont generate a comment when…
Identify and remove unused css across entire site
This post will show you a range of ways to detect and remove unused css from your site. removing unused css will help your stylesheets load faster which, in turn…
An experiment with twitter trains
An experiment with twitter trains Twitter experiment for this experiment I made a new twitter account. I setup some basic info on the profile, sent out a tweet and uploaded…
Fixing analytics bounce rate for wordpress blogs
This will show you how to fix google analytics 'bounce rate' if you have a blog. bounce rate is a tricky one - if you have an ecommerce site, then…
Enable secure https twitter browsing
How to enable secure https twitter browsing 1) goto twitter 2) goto settings > account 3) at the very bottom you will find a checkbox for HTTPS Only 4) tick…
Enable secure https facebook browsing
How to enable secure https facebook browsing 1) goto facebook 2) goto account > account settings 3) under account security hit 'change' 4) tick the box labeled 'Secure browsing (https)'…
Social media experiments
Social media experiments monthly report. as part of my year tracking social media things I am going to provide some monthly stats. this way if I make a breakthrough then…
The best firefox addons for web development
There are lots of firefox addons for web development; here are the best firefox addons for web development I use on a daily basis. firebug Firebug integrates with Firefox to…
Using wordpress and hellotxt.com to update social networks
Automatic facebook twitter myspace linkedin and other status updates from wordpress blog posts using your rss feed This will teach you how to setup your wordpress blog to send automatic…
Is myspace still dead? and does it matter?
Myspace has been dead for a long time. for everyone except bands. whenever you go to a local gig, or see a flyer for a local gig you will see…
Twitter management unfollow tools list tools and analytics
A list of some useful tools for managing your twitter accounts. they have been divided into two categories: 1) follower management 2) analytics 1) follower management wefollow.com - fill in…
My experiment for 2011: a year in social media
This year I have a plan. i am undertaking 'a year in social media' i have some aims. 1) get more friends i need to get more real friends. the…
WordPress ultimate seo guide
Wordpress ultimate seo guide - This post is about making your wordpress perform better in search engine result pages. Wordpress is pretty good, but its not perfect. this will tell…
Using wordpress and twitterfeed to update social networks
Automatic facebook and twitter status updates from wordpress blog posts using your rss feed This will teach you how to setup your wordpress blog to send automatic status updates to…
Defining and implementing a solid technical social media strategy
Defining and implementing a solid technical social media strategy. this post is all about how to get your content to as many 'social media' sites as possible with minimal effort…