Monday, December 30, 2013

Do you have your own mobile app?? Why not, its free with appsbar...

As 2013 comes to a close, we can look back on the prior year and see all of the big changes that have taken place in the business world. Companies have started anew, folded, prospered, and suffered. In order to stay ahead of the curve for 2014, businesses must expand their online footprint and make sure that they are mobile ready. One great tool for getting onto peoples smartphones is to build a mobile app. Appsbar.com has made this endeavor free and easy. Anyone can go start an account at www.appsbar.com and build a fully functioning mobile app for themselves complete with e-commerce in under an hour. What are you waiting for? Go log on to www.appsbar.com and make a mobile app for your business right now so you are ready to ring in the new year with a new digital edge.

Launched in 2011, Appsbar opens up the mobile marketing category for small and medium-size businesses, artists and musicians, and individuals who want to create in that space. Appsbar has done this by removing the two largest barriers; cost and programming expertise. Appsbar is doing for mobile apps what companies like Intuit and Blogger have done for novices looking to publish websites and blogs. To date, Appsbar has grown to over 500,000 users to become the most popular app building platform in the world.

In September of 2013, appsbar added mobile capabilities, allowing users to create, edit and publish apps directly from a smartphone or tablet. To create an app of your own with the free and easy-to-use app maker, go to appsbar.com. To view and download other interesting new apps for free, visit appcatch.com.

Joe Harvey

appsbar.com

The Buffalo Theory by Cliff Claven

My favorite "Cheers" story..
Joe

In an episode of "Cheers," Cliff Clavin, the trivia-spouting, quirky, irksome mama's boy
mailman is seated at the bar describing the buffalo theory to his buddy,
Norm Peterson, the beer loving heavyweight bar stool sitting perpetual patron.

Cliff expounds his "Buffalo Theory" to Norm:

“Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo.
And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.
This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of
the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells.
Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the
slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the
weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”

Monday, December 16, 2013

A Nice Infographic on SEO

This is a great Infographic I found on Nerdyface.com

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

An Infographic on Google Authorship

Here is a fantastic Infographic about Google Authorship by Mervik Haums

Monday, December 9, 2013

Boston Carnival Village App

BostonCarnivalVillage.com is the official home of Boston’s Trinidad Style Carnival. They wanted to get the word out about their carnival via an app so they turned to appsbar to create a beautiful app. Their app contains 6 modules for the user to navigate through including an event calendar, social network links, a contact page, and a coupon module for discounts.

This app gives the friends of Boston Carnival Village the opportunity to get notification on all the events taking place in Boston Carnival Village and win tickets, discounts and VIP passes to events throughout the carnival season.

Download the Boston Carnival Village App HERE!

Launched in 2011, Appsbar opens up the mobile marketing category for small and medium-size businesses, artists and musicians, and individuals who want to create in that space. Appsbar has done this by removing the two largest barriers; cost and programming expertise. Appsbar is doing for mobile apps what companies like Intuit and Blogger have done for novices looking to publish websites and blogs.

To date, Appsbar has grown to over 500,000 users to become the most popular app building platform in the world. In September of 2013, appsbar added mobile capabilities, allowing users to create, edit and publish apps directly from a smartphone or tablet. To create an app of your own with the free and easy-to-use app maker, go to appsbar.com. To view and download other interesting new apps for free, visit appcatch.com.

Joe Harvey

appsbar.com

So you're saying the government doesnt know anything about those UFO's people saw??

Hmm,

Those look a lot like the things Americans saw all the time and when they reported them, the Government had them committed for being insane.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

50 Years of Toys | Infographic

Here is an awesome Infographic about the hot toys of the holiday season for the last 50 years. Reading this list brought back many memories of Christmas past.
Joe Harvey

50 Years 50 Toys

Explore more infographics like this one on the web's largest information design community - Visually.

This is why Floridians shouldn't put lights on Palm Trees

BOOM!!! Explosion!!

Friday, December 6, 2013

Ben Affleck Director’s Series: ARGO, GONE BABY GONE and THE TOWN

Ben Affleck Director’s Series: ARGO, GONE BABY GONE and THE TOWN On Sale Info!

Mondo unveils a new poster series centered around a trio of films from Ben Affleck. Collaborating with a variety of artists, Mondo has produced three moody pieces of artwork to capture Affleck’s impressive directorial accomplishments for ARGO, GONE BABY GONE and THE TOWN.

“I’ve always loved Mondo and their passion for film, as well as their talented stable of artists. I was initially drawn by their ability to offer a unique perspective on so many beloved films and am thrilled to see my films become the newest additions to their work,” said Affleck.

The poster series will be released on Monday, December 9th. For the exact same time, please follow @MondoNews on Twitter.

Argoby Matthew Woodson
24″ x 36″
Edition of 290
$45

Gone Baby Goneby Adam Simpson
24″ x 36″
Edition of 235
$45

The Townby Daniel Danger
24″ x 36″
Edition of 390
$45

The Townby Daniel Danger
24″ x 36″
Edition of 160
$70

http://blog.mondotees.com/2013/12/06/ben-affleck-directors-series-argo-gone-baby-gone-and-the-town-on-sale-info/

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

HOW DOES GOOGLE WORK???

Here is a great infographic on how Google works.
Enjoy,
Joe Harvey

Infographic by the Pay Per Click Blog

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Good and Bad Habits of Smart People | Infographic

Check out this great infographic about some very intelligent men.

Joe Harvey

appsbar.com

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Google and Organic Links

Google is always changing the way they perceive links. A few years ago people would pay to have thousands of links posted all over the web to their site. This helped page rank tremendously and these Black Hat tactics were the norm. When Panda hit the market, high ranking sites disappeared due to these Black Hat tactics and the internet was turned upside down. Organic links are all that remain. Check out the infographic below and see how big business is reaping all the benefits.
Delray Beach SEO expert, Joe Harvey

SEO Infographic by SEO Book

The more you know..

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

SEO Link Building

Tonight I read a fantastic article by Sean Patrick Si about SEO Link Building that I wanted everyone to see.

Joe

We have all heard about the clatter and cheers of link building in SEO throughout the web. Link building is one of the most important practices of any SEO out there. In this article I just like to emphasize how important link building is in your site’s SEO.

The data from SEOmoz says that Link building makes up at least 42% of your site’s page rank. Here’s the breakdown:

22% Link Popularity of the Specific Page
20% Anchor Text of External Links

42% is a very, very big number. How big is it? Well let’s look at the rest of the breakdown:

24% Trust/Authority of the Host Domain
7% Traffic and Click-Through Data
6% Social Graph Metrics
5% Registration and Hosting Data
15% On-Page Keyword Usage

Do you see that 24% – authority/trust of the host domain? Well most of that 24% is also based on your links. Why? Because Google or other search engines know that if you have more links, you’re probably a trustworthy site.

Not all links are made equal. And not all links are valuable. Not all links give your site more juice. So what makes a good link?

Site relevance

If the website that the link is coming from is a site that has relevant content or focus with your site then that makes the link very valuable. Links are verified by the search engines if the sites it connects are relevant with each other. The more relevant the link, the better the value of that link is.

Site authority and reputation

Links that come from websites that are regarded by search engines as a reputable, trustworthy site will have more value and weight when they link to your website. Websites that are new and up-coming have less authority and reputation due to the fact that their domain is young and is yet to earn the trust and reputation that the search engines require.

Naturally, the reason behind this is because there are so many spam sites out there with which you can easily acquire links from. But since those sites have bad reputation and no authority at all, you would be forced to think twice about getting links from them now that you know that search engines value a link that comes from a site with authority and reputation. Getting links from useless, spammy sites is the same as getting wind and putting it in a bottle – it’s simply worthless.

Anchor text

The Anchor text is the text used to link to you for example: Anchor text to SEO-Hacker

This is very important because the search engines read it due to the fact that it immediately tells them how relevant the information of your site is to the website linking to you and why it is linking to you. It is the reason or the ‘why’ the website is linking to whomever it is linking to. And that ‘why’ is very important to the search engines. Just imagine that you are reasoning with the search engine on why you’re giving out this link to this particular site.

These three things should be your focus when you’re getting a link from other websites. It’s not easy – you have to study if the sites have credible authority, reputation and trust, if they will give you a good anchor text and if they are relevant to your website. If you want to know more about links, you can look up a very good resource in the Ecommerce Adviser site.

64 Google+ Content Strategies [Infographic]

Today I came across a great infographic from Maria Peagler about Google+ content strategies. Maria does a fantastic job explaining how Google+ can be best used by small businesses. As the VP of Internet Marketing for Shark Bite SEO , I employ all of her strategies on a daily basis and I feel that this is one of the most comprehensive infographics I have seen to date on Google+ strategy. You can read more from Maria here.

Joe Harvey

Jilly Yums Cupcakes and Treats has their own app!

JILLY YUMS CUPCAKES & TREATS is an independently owned shop in Easthampton, MA owned an operated by Jill DeSotle. Jill is a self-taught cupcake/dessert artist who started baking in 2008 when she lost her job and needed a hobby. Since then, Jilly Yums has grown from a hobby to a business creating baked masterpieces for Birthday's, Wedding's, Bachelorettes, Sweet 16's, Bar Mitzvah's, Christening's, and just about any other kind of get together you can think of. They have a great menu and if you don't see what you want on there just ask, she is more than happy to accommodate your wishes.

When Jilly Yums wanted to create a mobile app she immediately turned to appsbar.com. She used six different app modules within her app. She included a contact page so people can get in touch with her, photos of her creations, social media links to her facebook and twitter, a link to her website, and a questions page which is a forms page where users can submit questions directly to her. What a fantastic app and its making me hungry just writing about it! Launched in 2011, Appsbar opens up the mobile marketing category for small and medium-size businesses, artists and musicians, and individuals who want to create in that space. Appsbar has done this by removing the two largest barriers; cost and programming expertise. Appsbar is doing for mobile apps what companies like Intuit and Blogger have done for novices looking to publish websites and blogs. To date, Appsbar has grown to over 400,000 users to become the most popular app building platform in the world. To create an app of your own with the free and easy-to-use app maker, go to appsbar.com. To view and download other interesting new apps for free, visit appcatch.com.

Download the Jilly Yums App HERE!!

Joe Harvey

appsbar.com