Simplifying Life and Business for Improved Mental Health

Manic Melon is the weblog of Kevin Barber: father, cyclist, entrepreneur, and president of a Internet consultancy based in Overland Park, KS. More

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Searching for Kevin Barber

When looking for Kevin Barber in search engines, you won't find ManicMelon.com... at least not yet. Learn about my search for Kevin Barber and how I make myself easy to find. Use this as an example for how to make your site easily found under your most related phrases.

I've always said that the sites with the most content about a given topic ultimately win the ranking. Sure there's more to it than that when optimizing your web site, but the content is the most important thing. Recently I searched for Kevin Barber and realized Manic Melon is not found. I can't think of a better opportunity to prove my point than showing you how I can become highly ranked with Kevin Barber.

Designers - Logo Feedback Please

I'd like to do an experiment. The experiment is to allow other designers, visiting my site from sources like CSS Drive, CSS Remix, and CSS Tux to weigh in on a logo concept.

While I do not offer logo design as a service, we were asked by one of our existing customers to provide rapid fire logo iterations for a possible branding update.

Ripped Off in record time!

It's increasingly common to see my company's designs ripped off and reused. But this time it happen in record time! [Launch Date: May 21st. Stolen: May 28th]

Use your own Melon!

Manic Melon, the IconI took a bit of time in planning the structure, content, and design of this site. My designer and I went through quite a few mockups in order to arrive at the look and feel we desired. But now, just one week after launch, I already see my design being hacked up and republished fraudulently. Let me explain...

Marketers: Don’t ‘Click Here!’

Your call to action (CTA) statement should be strong, clear, and answer the question "What's in it for me?"

If you're spending the energy to construct a marketing message, it's only natural that you're hoping for the highest possible results from your message or marketing campaign. As Steven Pollard at EmailLabs writes, your Call to Action message (ie: 'Click Here' phrasing) is one area where message optimization can enhance your clickthrough percentage and ultimately your campaign's success rate.