PHP 301 Permanent Redirect
After starting this site, it came time to shut down the predecessor. But, my other site had at least some authority/PR that I wanted to pass along. So I sat down to figure out how 301 redirecting worked. And, it’s some really simple PHP code.
Here is a sample redirect:
<?php
header(”HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently”);
header(”Location: http://www.new-domain.com/new-folder/new-page.html”);
exit();
?>
That’s it!
Posted: August 13, 2007 | Under: Code | Leave a Comment
Google Check No 1
Sweet! Today was a big day!
For the last couple months I’ve been building a couple sites. My small amount of traffic finally built up enough advertising revenue…
Well, I got my first check from Google today! It wasn’t huge, but for someone starting out, just getting your first check is huge! 
It’s more of a morale booster than anything. It’s like… OMG! This might actually work!
It took 5 months to build up enough with my little low traffic sites. I guess the low traffic problems was pretty much the reason I really started getting into SEO. And it must be working… The second check is coming a lot quicker. Wohoo!
Posted: August 2, 2007 | Under: SEO | Leave a Comment
SEO Newbie
Disclaimer: I am NOT a search engine optimization expert! Everything you see here are my musings and should not be taken as professional SEO advice.
Ok with that out of the way, let me explain why this site is here.
This blog / site is really here to help me. To give me an area to take notes about the stuff I am learning and trying. Without giving away the site / project involved, (ie: trying to avoid bad cross links and too much shameless self promotion), I want to experiment with various SEO techniques in a controlled manner. I have 10 small sites to experiment with (they get between 30-200 unique visitors/month). I want to see the effect various techniques can have on a site and on traffic.
By not mentioning the site or keywords involved, I think I can keep these little experiments free of outside influences. But at the same time have the numbers and results open to public debate. The possible side effect being, that people are welcome to give suggestions and comment.
Posted: July 31, 2007 | Under: Personal | Leave a Comment