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Setup SSL on Debian Apache Virtualhost
Assuming: Debian 7 Wheezy You have more than one website on your server (therefore you are using Virtualhost files for each website) You are on Apache2.2 https://www.debian-administration.org/article/349/Setting_up_an_SSL_server_with_Apache2 You should do this first : Generate SSL key, crt, csr files Apache SSL Setup (what they say and what I did not do): To enable SSL, type (as user root): sudo a2ensite...
9 Steps To Setup SSL on UBUNTU 12.04 APACHE 2.22
I found a lot of misleading and confusing How-To stuff when installing an SSL certificate on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Apache 2.22. I also share most people confusion when it comes to encryption. Only after a lot of repetition has the fog begun to clear. It helps to realize: The “key” is your PRIVATE file. Don’t ever share it. Its stays...
Apache Virtual Host Example
There are so many variation of how to setup Apache VirtualHost that its difficult for a beginner to figure it all out. Here is how I have found works best for a LAMP server that you own. If its not a standard Linux distro (Debian/Ubuntu here) all bets are off. sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/www.example.com copy this code into the file <VirtualHost...
Did Matt Cutts Really Say Google+1 Is Not a Good Quality Signal for Search Rank?
Its not unusual for media outlets to not always report accurately so they can make a catchy headline. I saw this headline echoed all over the Internet “Google: +1 Is Not The Best Quality Signal”. I traced the “original” to Webpronews. However, Webpronews was summarizing an article called “Matt Cutts On Penalties Vs. Algorithm Changes, A Disavow-This-Link Tool & More”...
Try Location Extensions Without Address Overrides
What does it mean when you get the message in Google Adwords “Try location extensions without address overrides“? If you setup your Adwords campaign using a Custom Location (such as 20 mile radius around your zip code) AND you entered a Places Extension separately, Google displays this message as a warning that you may be using conflicting Locations that might...
Rarely Shown Due To Low Quality Score
You’ll see this annoying message in Google Adwords on the Keywords tab in the Status column “Rarely shown due to low quality score“. What does it mean? And what effect does it have on your ads being served or not? (It depends on your keyword/ads strategy) But as you can see in the image, a short-tail keyword HIGHLY relevant to...
Google Adwords Express vs Google Adwords
If you are a small business and have recently setup your Google Places Page, you’ll see a link to start your Google Adwords Express Account right there – front and center. Google Adwords Express is what I will call the dumbed down version of Adwords. How dumb? OK. Its a good idea to make Adwords simple for the busy sole-proprietor-business-owner-who-hasn’t-got-the-time to learn the...
Link Building Techniques Under Scrutiny – Google Webmaster
My recent search rank reports indicate that the BuildMyRank.com take-down is not an isolated event. Google seems to have added some formula to the algo that especially targets baclink techniques. The effects are not obvious to the average small business but in my regular SEO competitive analysis reports for clients I’m seeing some websites getting hit pretty hard. And those...
VSEO is Only Growing
VSEO or Video SEO continues to grow in Importance Many businesses don’t think about using video to grow their traffic mostly because they have not yet tried it. I, and some of my clients who have tried it are surprised at how well it can work. You might be surprised to find (or maybe you won’t) that people don’t read,...
My Google Places Page Recently Disappeared!
Last week I had a client’s Google Places Page go missing – disappeared entirely. For a client who runs a bed & breakfast, a museum and a tour business, all location-based businesses that depend to some degree on maps (Google Maps) for customers – this was heart-stopping. Google replied: “Thanks for contacting us regarding your Places problem. We’ve recently experienced...
How Do You Spend Your Ad Dollars?
Are you really still paying for Yellow Pages? (Newspaper ads, Magazine ads) Almost all consumers SEARCH for what they intend to buy. (97%) Are you spending hard-earned $ targeting that 3%? How is that working out? YouTube gets 300 million visitors a month. Do you have a video of/for your business on Youtube? What if you could reach 2% of...
Certified SEO for Small Business
Here is both a lesson for those of you seeking an SEO Professional and a good laugh for SEOs. One day I stumbled upon SEOCertification.org thinking, “hmmm, maybe I should get one of these slick Certified images that will convince visitors to my site that I know what Im doing?”. I had seen this SEO certification image before. I see...
Setup Fail2ban for Debian and Ubuntu
My Notes Only taken from various sources. There are other much more complete guides for Fail2ban available. Install Fail2ban sudo apt-get install fail2ban filter definitions located in /etc/fail2ban/filter.d action definitions located in /etc/fail2ban/action.d The following is a minimal setup. Configure Fail2ban sudo vi /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf Configuration for jail.conf destemail = you@example.com # Email of where alerts should be sent to ignoreip...