I’m not going to lie to you: I am not a die-hard directory submission advocate; however, directory submissions are a critical part of search engine optimization. They may not be the highest quality links, but they are better than spammy links, and they are seen by most search engines as legit. The problem with directory listings, is that it takes a lot of them to make any impact on your rankings, and the process of submitting listings is rediculously boring. In most cases it takes a long time for your listing to be approved, that’s if it ever gets approved at all. I generally have between 1/5 to 1/10 get approval pretty quickly, but the remaining listings are chalked up as a waste of time.

As most companies feel the same way as I do, they normally opt for outsourcing, which can be a huge mistake in some cases. Don’t get me wrong, I think that outsourcing can save a great deal of money, and it can provide great benefits for the cost. There is a better way to do things. I recommend SubmitEaze. SubmitEaze is a program that was created for semi-automated directory submission. It makes life so easy.

SubmitEaze has a function called the Turbo Lister. This single feature is worth the cost of submiteaze.

Here’s how it works:

What SubmitEaze does now is pre-load (or cache) several directories in advance, so as soon as the ’submit’ button is pressed to submit to one directory, SubmitEaze will attempt to immediately display the submission form for the next directory. In the meantime, the submission is being made to the directory in the background, and the directory list is then updated once the submission has been made.

In testing I’ve been able to submit to 10-15 directories per minute (I peaked out at 18), which is way better than submitting manually. In most directories, all I had to do was fill out the CAPTCHA, and some directories were CAPTCHA free, which means submission took less than 1 second.

Ok, so I’m fully recovered from last weekend, and I feel great! I know that it’s been a while since my last REAL update, and I promise that things are going to be back on track from here on out.

I have a very busy weekend coming up. My friend Corey is having his July 4th/house-warming party on Friday or Saturday (can’t remember). To be honest, I am a little partied out, so I’ll probably keep things low-key. Plus, I’ll be bringing my kids, so I can’t be too crazy. Corey’s party is going to be off-da-chizzle, because he lives mountainside, and we’ll get to see several fireworks displays from his back yard.

I am going to help my best buddy Shane move tomorrow, and I anticipate incredible heat. It’s all good though because I promised that I would help him move, and I am a man of my word. Plus, I get to hang out with Shane on a Thursday, which never happens.

I love my life right now. I feel so happy with the people I surround myself with. I’m not trying to be sappy, but I think it is amazing that I have people around me that I can call friends, and they have been my close friends for over 10 years. I have also been reunited with friends from way back, and I’m also building those friendships up again. Life is good, and I have no complaints.. Well, none worth mentioning.

I updated my Vox blog during our Las Vegas Wedding trip. I was going to post everything on here, but it’s so much easier to just point to them. Plus, I am still recovering from some serious partying and don’t have any energy.

Check out our Vegas Trip Here
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copy and paste the following link:
http://speakeasy602.vox.com/

Renewing Our Vows in Vegas

There is a lot more to see on my vox blog!

There would be nothing better in this world than to be coddled by Mr. Mom himself. Actually, when I was looking for the picture above, there were some disturbing search results, most of which were NSFW and included Tony Danza nude… I now feel that Tony Danza is a total creep, but that’s not what I am writing about. I just needed a clever title, and since I was listening to the radio on my way to work, and the song was “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John – I decided this title would suffice. I know, I’m retarded..

Some Simple SEO Talk for You

So, you like to build links right? Well lately, I have been doing more in the way of research than practice. I have been looking at sites from a linkbuilding standpoint, and trying to find good ways to legitimately build links without spamming people. I found out that a site I have been on for a couple years is actually a linkbuilding goldmine, at least at face value it is.

I have been on VOX for almost 2 years. I like VOX because it integrates very well with my Palm, and I can post photos and videos on the fly. I also like the social network/blog feel that a lot of sites tend to over-do. In my opinion, VOX is what would happen if Tumblr, TypePad, and Blogger had a crazy night out and 9 months later, well, you get it. All cliche’s aside though: Vox does not use nofollow or noindex. In fact, whenever I post a blog on Vox, it is indexed in Google the same day (usually). Since Vox indexes and follows everything, it makes it a great place to start a new blog. Plus, the social aspect of Vox is pretty nice, and the ease of use is awesome.

Benefits:

• Canonicalized URLs
• DoFollow/DoIndex
• SEF URLs
• Post Links (and it uses the website’s meta info)
• Photos (no ALT text though, boo)
• Streaming and Uploading Videos
• Easily Socialized Content
• Ease of Use

There are a lot of other benefits that make Vox better than most of the other platforms out there, but you won’t fully understand what they are until you give it a shot.

Now, back to Tony Danza for a minute:

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT do a google search for Tony Danza. Apparently back in the 1980s, Tony was a guy who posed nude. Go figure.. I thought he was a baseball player from Brooklyn, but I guess I was wrong about that… If only it was possible to gouge out my minds eye..

Hey there all my loyal readers. As both of you have probably been disappointed with the amount I have been blogging lately, I can assure that it is not without cause. I’m a busy guy, and my blog is one of those things that I have a tendency of neglecting first, but that’s not what I enjoy doing. I love blogging, and when I neglect my blog, I feel like I am also neglecting my readers, so I’m sorry for that. That is why I am giving you forewarning this time.

So, the wifey and I (along with 20 of our closest friends) will be setting sail to Vegas for a few days starting Friday. We are renewing our wedding vows in hopes to show the world that we still like each other, and we do; otherwise we would not be renewing the vows… We are also planning on having a fun time with our closest friends who couldn’t make it to the original nuptuals five years ago. It’s going to be a great time fo sho.

There were supposed to be a few more people coming, but due to my lack of planning skills and my horrible follow-up, the invitations for many turned into last-minute bargaining, and unfortunately, I just didn’t have enough baraining power to get a few people to go. I feel like a shlub, but no worries, we will do this again in another 5 years, so consider this your official invitation.

So, you are probably not wondering why we chose Vegas for our remarriage. I know it’s a far cry from the original prayer garden in which we originally said our “I-do’s.” Even if you are not wondering, I will give an explanation, because you should probably know. We chose Las Vegas because Jenni wanted to get married in the Little White Chapel (their website sucks, so I may try to hustle a design job [wishful thinking]). She actually booked the same room that Britney Spears got married in, so that will be our claim to fame in the future. I actually hope that we see some celebs while we’re there, because the wifey would be so stoked (probably won’t happen).

Anywhoo, that’s all I got for now, so check back in a week or so for some new blog posts, or you can read my vox blog for live video blogs and posts from my phone while we are there (http://speakeasy602.vox.com).