From “Florida” update to most recent “Allegra” update, major GOOGLE algorithm updates are denoted by a successive alphabetical naming scheme, similar to hurricanes and typhoons, when they are implemented. A certain severity threshold seems to trigger whether an update is named or not. The CSS Spamming has become such a widespread practice that we believe when resolved it will be comparable to “Florida” update.

I would suggest following names and meanings:

Balwin – Bold Protector Beaman – Bee Keeper Barth – Protector Barron – Fighter Bernard – Steady

I kind of favor name “Bernard” myself.

I highly recommend that anyone using CSS techniques to SPAM, on their or client’s Sites immediately desist. Site owners hold ultimate responsibility for what occurs on their Site. Site owners should immediately check with your Webmaster, Website Marketing or SEO company to make sure they are not deploying CSS Spam techniques on their Site, to protect themselves in this coming update. Many small business owners do not have time or knowledge to manage their own Sites.

In past updates, many business owners suddenly found that their Site had been completely de-listed or de-rated so severely that it cost them their livelihood. Small business owners are so busy managing daily affairs of their business, they have to hire outside professionals foe web development, marketing etc. If you fall in that category make sure and read what GOOGLE has to say about SEO: http://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html

Another very real and present danger to “Black Hat” SEO practices is; When Sites using dubious methods gain top positions, competing “White Hat” Webmasters and Site Owners checking their own positions find unfair positioning, they tend to report Spam directly to Search Engine. This method of reporting Spam Sites has become very effective for “White Hat” webmasters and Search Engines alike. GOOGLE even states that such reports are used in ongoing development and refinement of their algorithms. Many are reviewed and even banned. Spam reported through these channels are valuable to Search Engine administrators, saving a great deal of algorithm research and development expenditure. You bet they listen.

We support reporting Sites deploying Spam methods to:

Google @ http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html MSN @ At bottom of every SERP, select “Help us improve” link. Yahoo @ http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/ysearch/cgi_reportsearchspam Excite @ http://mailit.excite.com/mailit/feedback_abuse.jsp DMOZ @ staff@dmoz.org

Know your and your client’s competition in SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages). If a competitive Site’s listing doesn’t look right, examine code and determine how and why they beat you in SERPs.

Ken Webster Mountain Eagle Marketing Published 03/22/05

Okay, so now you're surfing! You're gaining points and building exposure for your site. That's great! But guess what? It's still not enough. There's one more thing you need to do in order to get most bang for your click.

Third, you need to build your hits-for-clicks downlines in order to get more points for your clicks. Hits-for-clicks sites thrive on getting more people to sign on. It's how they make their living. One way they do this is through referrals. As an incentive for their current customers to get them more customers, hits-for-clicks sites often give extra points for referrals. "How am I supposed to do that," you ask, "when I'm already clicking my fingers to bone?" That's where free rotators come in.

A rotator is a web device that let's you put several URLs in one place. The rotator then takes those URLs and rotates them. In other words, when user happens upon your rotator address, he or she will see one of several sites you have entered. Let me illustrate. Let's say I have a free web rotator that I signed up for at pageswirl. I log in and I put in several sites: http://gman.167aday.com http://solutions.juvio210.com http://www.juvio210.com http://pageswirl.com/?aff=htack210

When user goes to my rotator site, he or she will see one of these sites. They will come up at random and I can weight sites. In other words, I can cause one site to be seen more often than others.

"Okay. So how does that help me?" you ask. With a free rotator, you can input referral links for your hits-for-clicks sites along with main site you're using to promote your business. Enter free rotator URL into your hits-for-clicks sites. Make sure that your particular hits-for-clicks allows use of rotators. Many do. Some do not. And some only accept rotators from certain providers. (For example, Profit Charger Hits only accepts Pageswirl rotators.) With free rotator installed, you're getting referrals, building your clicks-for-hits downline, gaining more browsing points, and getting more exposure for your site. And what's nice about all of this is that you don't have to pay a dime!

When it comes right down to it, sites that advertise most, get most hits and have potential to make most money. And with hits-for-clicks sites even people with little or no advertising budget can get word out. So why are you still here? Get out there and start surfing!