Viral Video of the Day

Bottom-line, Google does not penalize invalid HTML due to the insanely large volume of web pages with invalid HTML. Still, do it because it's good for maintenance and handing code off to another developer, not because of high search engine rankings.

This is an important question, what with Google's Penguin algorithm driving many website owners batty with respect to linking. Question: "I'm building links, not for SEO but to try and generate direct traffic, if these links are no-follow am I safe from getting any Google penalties? Asked another way, can no-follow links hurt my site? Tubby Timmy, UK"

If I type in the services you provide on Google or Bing, would I find you? If I'm on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, how would I know you even exist, let alone that I can utilize your product or service? Studies show that 86% of consumers that use search engines to find a local product or service follow up with a phone call, email, or in-store visit. As a business owner, you can not afford to utilize traditional marketing tactics that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time, and that may or may not work.

Matt Cutts came out with a inspiring video on 30 day challenges.

Bottom line, he said, you can accomplish anything you ever wanted with a 30 day challenge, and that those 30 days will pass by whether you like it or not.