http://www.botwblog.org Find out what's happening behind the scenes at Best of the Web Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Online Visibility - The Holy Grail Every webmaster wants better visibility and targeted traffic. Best of the Web assists in that quest via a number of products… the Best of the Web Directory and the sister site, BOTW UK & Ireland Directory, the BOTW Blog Directory, and BOTW Local to name ... http://www.botwblog.org/botw-offers-free-trial-discount/ BOTW Local Premium listings 50% off thru February 28 BOTW Local is a map related business directory that helps people locate local vendors. As a service to both vendors and users we allow a free listing (called a “Jumspstart”). For an added fee you can get a Premium listing. Premium pages ... http://www.botwblog.org/half-off-botw-local-premium-listing/ Congrats! If you’re reading this… You survived the first decade of the new century. We lived through the “Y2k scare” and strolled into a decade where the internet went from “cool novelty” to “economic lifeline”. Huge fortunes were made by some, and in a decade when “real” employers were saying goodbye ... http://www.botwblog.org/botw-welcomes-2010-with-20-off/ To protect the good name of the many legitimate practitioners in the BOTW Affiliate Program and to protect the interests of potential submitters to our directory products, BOTW staff is offering an alert regarding a known scam in progress. SCAM ALERT: An individual is advertising unrealistic discounts on BOTW submissions at Digitalpoint ... http://www.botwblog.org/scam-alert-buyer-beware/ Putting Our Cards on the Table Best of the Web is happy to announce they’ll be sponsoring a Charity Poker event in Las Vegas next week for the PubCon Search Conference. This is the third year in a row for us (hey, if it works, why not?), and this year our beneficiary ... http://www.botwblog.org/pokeratpubcon/ The charity party BOTW hosted at SMX East was reportedly a rousing success. Aside from those present having a great time, the party raised a considerable sum for a worthy cause. Earnings for the Charity The party raised over $11 thousand dollars to fight Multiple Myeloma and Blood Cancer. There were ... http://www.botwblog.org/what-happens-at-smx-stays-at-smx/ Get Out the Party Hats, it’s SMX Charity Party Time SMX East is on the way, and BOTW wants you to enjoy the trip. Come join ‘em and the rest of your friends at Town Tavern NYC (134 3rd St… Corner of Ave of Americas) on Monday Oct. 5th from ... http://www.botwblog.org/charity-party-during-smx-east/ Only 5 Days Left! Quick reminder that our Best of the Web 15th anniversary promo is still in force until the end of the month. You can still take advantage of this promotion and receive 20% OFF new BOTW submissions and sponsorship advertising, including the following ; Directory ... http://www.botwblog.org/botw-promo-clocks-ticking/ It Happened 15 Years Ago… in 1994 ! Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan… …was kneecapped by an assailant sent by another Olympic hopeful… Tonya Harding. Just another inspiring example of the spirit of brotherhood exemplified through Olympic competition… and a proud moment for Team USA. OJ Simpson… steel athlete turned wooden actor … leads police ... http://www.botwblog.org/promo-15-years-of-botw/ Getting a Good Description When submitting a site to BOTW (or almost any directory) you have the opportunity to add a site description. Some do it well, some don’t. Herewith is a list of some considerations. Why Submit A Descrip? (Think Big Picture) Won’t the editor just re-write it anyway? Depends ... http://www.botwblog.org/submissions-tip-writing-good-descriptions/