Author Archives: Dennis Consorte

Internet marketing specialist.

Sign the Anti- SOPA / PIPA Petition

By Dennis Consorte | Published January 18, 2012

Please fight for a free and open internet. Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and countless others have shown their support and you should too! Read the news, learn about what this means for your freedom – your rights as an American and if you agree, sign the petition. Today is SOPA Blackout Day.

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SOPAstatic – SOPA Blackout Day Download

By Dennis Consorte | Published January 16, 2012

Reddit is going dark on SOPA Blackout Day, January 18th, 2012 to protest SOPA. Facebook is planning a press event that day as well. Show your support – download this script and put it online. Say NO to censorship and shut them down. Download SOPAstatic SOPA Blackout Day see the demo Minor edit: If [...]

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TLD – Nearly Complete List – Top Level Domain Country Extensions

By Dennis Consorte | Published January 14, 2012

Recently we needed to pull together a list of top level domains for an international SEO project we’re working on. It’s tedious stuff and there’s not much out there by way of a comprehensive list. If we were just dealing with the US, then it’s easy: .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, .us, etc. Most [...]

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This Post is Sponsored by Google

By Dennis Consorte | Published January 3, 2012

This post is not sponsored by Google, but this has been a hot topic in the world of SEO today. Basically, Google has taken a stance against paid links for years, and now the buzz is that they’re sponsoring posts with followed links to the Chrome browser page. Is it real? A marketing scheme? Is it [...]

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Google Analytics (Not Provided) SSL Solution

By Dennis Consorte | Published December 13, 2011

Already fully aware of this issue? Skip straight to the solution. Google decided to encrypt search query data for logged-in users, such that they cannot be tracked in Google Analytics. They did this by setting SSL Search to default for all logged-in google users. Their official blog post on October 18, 2011 explained their goal [...]

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GSM Nation Affiliate Program Launched

By Dennis Consorte | Published October 8, 2011

We’re very excited about having launched the affiliate program for GSM Nation on Linkshare. They are an online store for no-contract, unlocked cellphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Join the GSMNation.com Affiliate Program Here

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Supporting Education: Donors Choose

By Dennis Consorte | Published July 13, 2011

I thought it was cool to get an email today from the teacher whose program I felt compelled to support through Donors Choose. It’s amazing how our country invests so little into education. Every little bit counts and we can all learn from people less fortunate than ourselves. She writes:

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Press Releases and SEO

By Dennis Consorte | Published June 27, 2011

Recently a client asked for my thoughts on doing PR for their website and the ROI vs. other link-building techniques. This is an important question, and the answer today is slightly different than the answer I would have given prior to the Google Panda algorithm change (the unofficial name was the Google Farmer update). This [...]

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Zero Conf Mail – Google Analytics – Goal Setting

By Dennis Consorte | Published June 1, 2011

I use the Zero Conf Mail contact form plugin for WordPress on this website because it’s simple and gets the job done without requiring too much configuring. However, as-written it does not allow for goal tracking in Google Analytics. Sure you can track when someone lands on the page, but you can’t set a goal [...]

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Could not create directory. /public_html – Plugin Installation Error

By Dennis Consorte | Published June 1, 2011

This is a really annoying error that comes up every so often when installing new plugins. At first I thought it was because they weren’t compatible with my version of WordPress. However after spending some time searching for a solution to this issue, I found the solution and it’s super-simple.