Bradly Bernier's (bradlyb) Blog

In the past I used Joomla! for all of my website needs. Joomla! is a great content management system yet also has its flaws. Recently, since times have been slow, I decided to experiment with different content management systems for the websites I design and compare them to Joomla! The best one I...

Okay. I think I am getting addicted to blogging again.   Here is my last month of work in review and also a list of upcoming projects. Month In Review - Brads Web Designs I completed my new web design portfolio and website. This was a complete rebranding of my business and has new (and completely...

Today I ran across a very valuable resource. Apparently Google itself has come out with a Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. Most of the tips on this guide are explained in my previous blog post. I am going to go into more detail about Googles SEO guide.   Does Google Like Search Engine Op...

#10 Keyword Research and Nitch Marketing This really shouldn't be #10 but is at the top of my list to emphisise that this is what its all about! Be smart about your target keywords. Do some research on your market and what people search on the engines. A good tool to help you with this is Google'...

I am in the process of completing another real estate site and decided to do a little bit of extra SEO work on it. Thats when I realized every real estate agent who's site I have created has made the same critical mistake. They all target to many areas and cities! Here is my suggestion. Instead o...

I am back! Its been a while since my last AR blog post and I am going to update you all on what I have been doing. I have launched a new website at Monterey Web Design for my freelance web design business. I have completely rebranded my business and have dramatically reduced my prices. I am now o...

  It has been a long while since my last Active Rain post. Since my last post AR has revamped the localism site, hit and exceeded the 100,000 member mark and come out with personal blogs. I have made use of these new features. Not necessarily through me directly but I have set up a couple of per...

I recently wrote an artice for MyAgentBook about the benifits of social networking for real estate agents. It was featured on the MyAgentBook web site which has been recieving a good deal of exposure. Well I am very excited to say that the article was just featured on the NAR website labeled Soci...

I just looked up at the corner of my screen and was amazed to see that over 10,000 (ten thousand!) members are on Active Rain right now! Thats at 11am on a Monday! I am not sure if that beats some kind of record but thats pretty darn impressive!Good job Active Rain!   Edit: A minute or so after f...

In my last post, SEO tips - Flash, Images and Wheres the text?!?! I mentioned one of my favorite little SEO tools. Did I mention it was free? Here I am going to explain it in a little more detail. SEO Digger ExplainedSEO digger is a powerful little tool that allows you to type in a domain name an...