And it begins...

Well, if nothing else, this should be interesting! When it comes to Search Engine Optimization, well.... it's one of those things ya just gotta do, as in HANDS ON! There's no other way to learn, so this is where I start. I started selling on ebay 8 years ago back when scanners were the only way to get a picture of the item and most listings didn't even have pictures. No designer templates, stores, etc... You really didn't have to work so hard to sell something. People were auction crazy, the thrill of the auction just about made most people lose their heads over an item they kindof wanted and rarely needed!

It was great! Now, you have to have your store optimized, your templates designed in an easy to read fashion and a great digital camera among other things. When I decided to open my own website in addition to my ebay store, it seemed like a piece 'o cake! Wrong! Well, setting it up was pretty easy, getting items listed was even easier.

The old saying "build it and they will come" does NOT apply to websites. They will NOT come until you've done some extensive work with SEO just for starters.

So I decided to just dig in and teach myself! It's been a hard, time consuming road and I am by NO means an SEO expert. I have, however learned some things that have helped tremendously. I continue to learn more every day and I figured, why not share some of this newfound knowledge I've got banging around in my head.

Plus, carring on conversations with 3 children all day long leaves me longing for adult conversation..... even if it is one sided :o).