Great way to show such large numbers using a visualization. The problem with large numbers is that it's usually hard to relate to them at all - which this graphic overcomes to a large degree.
I'm a beginner in programming. I think there are lot less resources in programming for beginners. Zed Shaw's Python tutorial is amazing. I will highly recommend it for anyone who starts programming regardless of Python. What are the best resources you have come across?
I found the Video playing on the "Who we are" section to be a little annoying. I wouldn't put any videos with loud music on automatic Play mode.
I still think the process needs more explaining (I conceded I didn't look at all the videos). How much does an artist have to pay (if he does)? These things need to be ironed out clearly.Also I wasn't clear on all counts of the value it brings. I would have maybe a checklist of the advantages (essentially communicate better on what each party gets out of the deal).
When I was in college there are far more might owls than early morning risers. Out of a 100 people 80 are probably night owls (some of them might just end up partying the whole time). So there is an inherent bias there, because there are more nightowls than 'early morning risers'. Which leads to the conclusion in a sample of 100 if 10 of them are intelligent: then obviously 8 are night owls. I would personally never judge a person's intelligence on this factor (even though I am a night owl myelf).
When we say "night owl", it is fair to assume we mean someone that would stay awake late into the night without any kind of social stimulation. Nobody will be tired if they're going to a party with tons of people and loud music, but most people will eventually get tired if they are alone. Night Owls usually enjoy the deep solitude and quietness of the night.
Large parties with a bunch of strangers aren't the only form of social situation. When I was in college, I had a mostly regular group of friends that I'd hang around with and chat politics/philosophy/whatever till late in the might. Regularly to 2 AM, sometimes to 4 AM. These days, I spend most of my evenings alone and naturally go to sleep around 12:30 to 1:00 AM if left to my own devices. I'm definitely more of a night-owl and an introvert, but close proximity to friends, as I had in college, I would stay up real late.
There are a bunch out there. If you would like one to view SERP's instantly I find Rank checker (the SEO book firefox plugin) handy. If you would like the keyword service to monitor the progress over time the best oout there Authority Labs (It has some of the best export and filter features available). SEOMoz also has a handy keyword tool: Keyword Tracker.
However, there are two things to keep in mind when using a SERP service:
1. Don't obsess over the position or rank of a keyword every week. Keep in mind that search engine rankings fluctuate often and the natural variation of a metric within control limits always takes place. At the same time, you should know when the keywords is losing rank consistently or when it has gained rank significantly due to your efforts.
2. Always ties in gains and losses shown by the keyword tool with your Analytics. Asking questions like I have improved my rank from 30 to 3 over this keyword, has it brought me improved traffic and most importantly has the traffic converted. This will help you distill out keywords over time to help you focus your efforts.
Wow - https://authoritylabs.com is both better and cheaper than the other ones I've seen so far. Thanks! I will definitely give it a try.
I really appreciate your advice, and it matches my early conclusions: simple optimizations do work, and do really affect the traffic (I'm using http://www.toutpourmonipad.com/ as a test-bed).
But there's no point in becoming obsessive about that either.
I will have a closer look at conversion monitoring with regard to the entrance keyword, I didn't think about that, but now it seems pretty obvious. Thanks!
