Pamela Upshur
Pamela Upshur is the owner of Upshur Creative. Upshur Creative combines fresh, contemporary, fully functional turnkey websites with the best PHP scripts and databases to create the largest and most comprehensive turnkey collection for entrepreneurs. Visit her site at: Turnkey Web sites
Articles by this Author
Immitation Is The Most Sincere Form Of Flattery
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 01/4/2009
- Internet
- Unrated
Search engines change their ranking algorithms from time to time A page in your Web site that earned a top ranking last week might drop in the rankings a few months later
Get a Grip - Make Them Click
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 12/11/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
There are many places in your HTML you can include keywords, but the Titles and descriptions are arguably the most important elements of your Web site These places are not the most important in terms of their ability to improve rankings in the search engines, or in terms of the search engines algorithm, but are most important in terms of their ability to compel someone to visit your Web site
Playing the Name Game
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 12/11/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
There are so many issues to consider when selecting a domain name Most companies are not aware of all of these, and they choose poorly
Developing Killer Content on a Beer Budget
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 12/9/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
As a small e-business owner, you should know about Craig's List because it is a great resource to find inexpensive help to grow your e-business While much of the site is occupied with buying and selling of used household items, roommate searches, personal ads, and chitchat, there are great business resources there also
Five Advantages Of Having A High Page Rank
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 11/27/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
Your Page Rank does not directly influence your ranking in the search engines, but it does indirectly influence your ranking in many ways
What is a Page Rank
Your Title Tag: The New Keyword META Tag
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 11/23/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
Do you start with one of your targeted keywords when constructing your Web site's title, or is it the third or fourth word of the site's title
In many ways, the Title tag has replaced the keyword META tag, and many people would argue that this has effectively become the keyword META tag
The Internet Explosion
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 04/27/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
The Internet is more than just a massive network of computers It is a revolution in communication
The Dynamic Global Market
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 04/27/2008
- Business
- Unrated
Do you dream of traveling to exotic cities like Paris, Tokyo, or Cairo In times past, the closest most American would ever get to working in such cities was in their dreams
The Advantages Of Starting A Home Based Business
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 04/27/2008
- Business
- Unrated
Taking the risks of starting a home-based business can be scary and thrilling at the same time The opportunity to share in the American dream is a tremendous lure
The Franchise Advantage
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 04/27/2008
- Business
- Unrated
Some people are more comfortable not starting their own business from scratch They would rather join a business with a proven track record through a franchise agreement A franchise can be formed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation
Just Because You Can, Dosen't Mean You Should
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 03/2/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
You should recognize that just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done The Internet is a new medium
One Is The Loneliest Keyword Number
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 03/2/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
You will rarely want to target a single keyword Why
That Page Just Won't Fly
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 03/2/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
There can be any number of reasons why you would build an informational page, but most often it is due to some problematic site design issue that prevents the "actual pages" of a Web site from being indexed or attaining a high ranking in a major search engine You can't always trash a Web page and start over
Developing A Killer Search Engine Positioning Strategy
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 03/2/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
After you have spent hours of your time creating a home page, it is certainly disheartening when no one visits your site, or the traffic is so minimal that it might as well be nonexistent At this point you probably give up and decide to either build another website around a different target market or just lose all hope and quit
Lovely To Look At But Rarely Seen
- By Pamela Upshur
- Published 03/2/2008
- Internet
- Unrated
Intentionally launching a Web site that can't be found by any of the major search engines could hardly be the goal of any Web site owner That would be akin to opening a mail-order business and not sending out a catalog, or opening a store and not publishing your phone number or address










