We are using one called Hybrid News.

http://themehybrid.com/themes/hybrid-news

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Harvey

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I hope you find what I write below useful. In my honest opinion linking is about 2 things; consistency and relevance.

Consistently building say 5 – 10 links a day, will increase your SEO ranking over time. Nothing is instant especially if you are trying to rank high for a competitive keyword.

However, links need to be relevant, all links are good, but some have higher importance. For example, a textual link deep inside someone’s article that links back to your site is more highly rated than a link on a social bookmarking site.

So I believe, content is the key, if you write good articles that others what to link to, this will give you a greater “Link Juice” than links from Web 2.0 signatures or about me pages.

I hope this helps

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Harvey

Great post!
I do web 2.0 profile backlinks in signatures and about me section on PR sites.

Is it effective to increase my search engine positions?

How do I make it more effective?

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated!

thanks

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Web hosting is an interesting area – ‘The C-class IP to ensure a dedicated IP address that will give you a high PR’ is interesting and worth investingating. SEO is worth every minute spent on your website to acheive ranking.

Thank you very much for your kind words, they are really appreciated. I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Take care

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Harvey

The quality of your information is second to none.

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Excellent, I am glad this article has given you some motivation and if you need any help please let us know.

Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.

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Harvey

Thank you, you make a very vaild point. The best SEO in the world will not necessarily make you sales or website conversions. Your site needs to be monitored and tested constantly and Analytics software is essential for that. I have only a limited knowledge of Clicktale but when I tried it, it was very good, with some very advanced features.

However, I would also highly recommend Google Analytics, as this is also a great program and free of charge.

Take care and thank you for taking the time to comment.

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Harvey

Thank you for your comments, I am very pleased that you have found this article interesting and enjoyable.

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Harvey

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a great reply, it is truly appreciated and the points you make are very valid indeed.

I am very impressed that you have embraced Social Media in such a fantastic way and I hope you continue to see much more success in the future.

I agree with you that lists are a great addition to Twitter and can really help organise things better.

With regards to Twitter, in my honest opinion, there needs to be a distinction made between large brands, celebrities, sports stars etc and small businesses. A large brand can have 100,000+ followers no problem, and not need to engage individuals personally. However, I also believe there needs to be a distinction made between small businesses that have a large client base already using Twitter and those starting out that have none or very few followers already.

Unless a small business has a large customer base that is already using Twitter, someone starting out has to follow people in the hope that they will follow them back. On Twitter there is no rule, that you have to follow someone back, but is often the courteous thing to do. The problem is, is really how interested is this person in the information that the new small business has to share, or are they just following them back out of courtesy.

So is the fixation on amassing a large amount of followers really of any benefit? The new business now has 1000 followers, by following lots of people, who then follow back, tweets are written but how many people are reading them or interested in the first place. So the business owner is not seeing any fruits of his labour and may well give up on the whole idea of social media being of any benefit to his business.

So, in my honest opinion, Twitter, for a good number of small businesses has lost some of its effectiveness. I am definitely not saying for all, as like yours, it can be very successful.

However, I just believe in this constant pursuit of more and more followers, the messages are getting diluted a little. A business now has 2000 followers, but in the likelihood they are also following 1500+ other Twitter users. Is it possible to follow this many people? When you tweet about a new Special Offer, how many people see it and/or read it, or does it just get buried in the hundreds of other tweets received every day?

The same really goes for all forms of Social Media, can you really make effective communications with 1000 Friends on Facebook, 500 Connections on LinkedIn or 2000 Followers on Twitter. Yes, I think you can but it takes time. For a small business starting out on social media marketing, I think it is better to slowly build the connections a few at a time, have two way conversations, “listen and talk”, forget about the pursuit of numbers and build real relationships slowly and effectively.

Thanks again Mike for your great reply and good luck to you and your business for the future.

Regards

Harvey