Pilot – Newburgh NY – 3 hour max. parking?

§ February 6th, 2012 § Filed under General § No Comments

I was going to stop at the Newburgh NY Pilot today because I’ve never been and thought it would be less crowded than the TA. Oh and I have a free…

Source: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/truck-stops/168797-pilot-newburgh-ny-3-hour-max.html

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How Do We Get The Message Out There? Writing, Bogging and Tweeting!

§ February 4th, 2012 § Filed under General § Tagged , , § No Comments

  Short while ago google had changed their ranking algorithm,   in the name of providing more relevant search results for it’s users, google engineers published blog post which indicated there were 11.8% organic search results will be affected, in another word, almost 12% of google search results are useless or of low quality. Google started this change almost one year ago, no wonder I saw a few of my keywords’ ranks dropped like a rock, the good thing is that those keywords promoted by content rich links are not affected, some of the keywords even ranked better than before, it becomes clear that linking campaign the old way is the thing of past, probably due to link spamming sites being tossed out by google.

So what exactly is linking campaign the old way? There are a lot of SEO company out there are doing this, they add your links to those linking websites without context, these websites will only be updated when new links are being added, it’s safe to assume all of them are trash, we call these sites link spamming sites. The latest google update will definitely downgrade most if not all of these sites, the links on those spamming sites won’t work anymore.  

A few real world examples will help to explain what I said. In the very beginning, I didn’t know better, I needed to rank the keyword, Dog Tie Out, it was old way of link building all the way, almost all the sites I got link from had too many links, and the worst thing is that those sites are linking sites only and had no content, not even crap content. In the beginning, the ranking of the keyword in question rise pretty fast, eventually the keyword could be found on first page, the party was over when google updated it’s algorithm. Here is another keyword, chain puller , we put the link in relevant context, not too many plain links have been built, you can imagine how this keyword ranks. Old and outdated linking campaign lost to content linking, what’s next? Actually this is all about content, as long as you dole out high quality content, your rank will improve over time, since search engines are another kind of readers. How do you do it? Writing articles and building blogs, take a look at this blog, kaiya eve , in the beginning I just post to it casually, lately I added nice stuff left and right, the result? I got nice ranking for a few realy nice keywords now. Now you can see, quality blog marketing is much better than plain link building. Say you’re building your own bogging network, for instance Vehicle First Aid Kit, then you will have a powerful weapon in your SEO arsenal.

Remember content is king, you just need to create content, share the content with people, in the mean time advertise your business with your content, this strategy will prevail in short or long term. Whatever you do, you will need persistence and patience, nothing will automatically improve overnight, it doesn’t matter you’re doing SEO or advertising your business, keep writing, publishing, sharing and creating, you will see the day of success. One of the best articles directories is EzineArticle, google will index a new article on ezine promptly, popular blogs will get your post indexed as soon as you post it, here I am going to show you an article in article directory or on a blog, such as Lift Sling, quality content, nice presentation, indexed by google, this article is a good example of article marketing. 

Last but not least, we have hot social media now, no one can afford to not using them. For wordpress blogs, I recommend twitter tools, sign up for a twitter account and create a new application, configure your twitter tools prpperly, then make sure every new post will post a new tweet, it’s real easy and useful, no one should miss this tool out.

Out of Context Links are Doomed, Long Live Content

§ February 4th, 2012 § Filed under General § Tagged , , § No Comments

  Short while ago google had changed their ranking algorithm,   the reason cited is that google wanted to provide more relevant results, google engineers published blog post which indicated there were 11.8% organic search results will be affected, put it this way, google thinks about 12% of it’s search results are really bad and need to manipulated. They planned and started the update about one year ago, maybe that’s why some of my ranks dropped out of first 10 pages, the good thing is that those keywords promoted by content rich links are not affected, some of the keywords even ranked better than before, it’s almost a sure thing that plain link building loses all it’s attraction, at least in the eye of google.

So what exactly is linking campaign the old way? a lot of marketing companies did and are doing the plain link building, they put your links on websites which only exist for holding links, the only updates on those websites are the new links, it’s safe to assume all of them are trash, the name of link spamming sites is justified. Now google algorithm probably will weed out these sites, the links on those spamming sites won’t work anymore.  

Examples will be great for explanation. It was quite some time ago, I needed to rank the keyword, E Tracks, at that time almost every body was doing plain linking campaign, almost all the sites I got link from had too many links, and those sites had only links, no real content at all. In the beginning, the ranking of the keyword in question rise pretty fast, eventually the keyword could be found on first page,   the honeymoon lasted until google changed it’s mind. Something opposite happened to this keyword, chain pullers, we promoted this keyword with articles and blog posts, almost no plain links, now we have really good ranking for this keyword. Old and outdated linking campaign lost to content linking, what’s next? It all boils down to content, as long as you dole out high quality content, not only people will love to read your stuff, so do the search engines. It’s never too late to build good blogs for business purpose, such as this interesting blog, best smartphones , in the beginning I just post to it casually, lately I added nice stuff left and right, now it can even rank the highly competitive keywords. As we can see, quality article marketing is much better than plain link building. Say you’re building your own bogging network, something like Vehicle First Aid Kit, then you will have a powerful weapon in your SEO arsenal.

Remember content is king, you just need to create content, get people to enjoy and share your stuff, promote your business with the content, as long as you don’t stop doing this, you will win over customers and search engines. Whatever you do, you will need persistence and patience, you shouldn’t expect things to improve overnight, be it your business or search rankings, keep writing, publishing, sharing and creating, you will see the day of success. Ezine is one of the best article directories out there, new article will be indexed within an hour if not minutes, and some popular blogs will get your post indexed in minutes, there venues are ideal for promoting your site, I believe you should see for yourself, say this Wheel Strap, nice writing, good content, published on popular site, all these points make it perfect for SEO.

By the way, the social media is the must have channel for your marketing effort. One thing you can do for your blogs is to install twitter tools, then go ahead register a new twitter account and app, link your blog to twitter, then make sure every new post will post a new tweet, it’s real easy and useful, it’s a big loss if you don’t use this tool.

Routing Suggestions Vicksburg, Ms-St. John, NB

§ February 4th, 2012 § Filed under General § No Comments

I am real tight on my 70. Got 35 hours left, 65mph governed, and 43,500 in
the box/78k gross. I am good to Harrisburg, Pa. But alot of options from…

Source: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/questions-from-new-drivers/168582-routing-suggestions-vicksburg-ms-st-john.html

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Dangerous House Bill Will Allow Overweight, Oversized Trucks on Highways

§ February 2nd, 2012 § Filed under General § No Comments

Diverse Coalition of Labor, Law Enforcement, Safety Groups, AAA, Local Government, Victims and Survivors Oppose Bigger Trucks Bill as Deadly Public Safety Threat WASHINGTON, Feb.

Source: http://www.topix.com/business/trucking/2012/02/dangerous-house-bill-will-allow-overweight-oversized-trucks-on-highways?fromrss=1

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