http://www.kylesmego.com Family, work and random stuff Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:21:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've all had problems with slow queries, which can lead to sluggish applications and dissatisfied users. You've looked at your code and just can't figure out what's causing the problem. Have you looked at the effectiveness of your MySQL queries? Here's an easy way to analyze your queries to make ... http://www.kylesmego.com/2006/12/19/are-your-queries-optimized/ In my first part of the Google Adsense introduction I talked about ad placement, ad blending and the importance of understanding the Adsense program policies. I just want to stress it one more time...make sure you play by the Adsense rules. If you try to push the envelope, you may ... http://www.kylesmego.com/2006/12/15/intro-to-adsense-part-ii/ Please note, these are not my websites or tools, just some of my favorite SEO and webmaster tools that I use on a regular basis. I'll be posting more in the future Check your backlinks and anchor text Strongest subpages tool :: finds the top 30 strongest subpages from your domain and ... http://www.kylesmego.com/2006/12/14/my-favorite-webmaster-tools/ Please keep in mind that this is only based on personal experience and each sites success will vary depending on the content, placement, integration, traffic, etc. This is a very basic overview geared towards first time "Adsensers". Before you even think about getting Adsense up and running on your site, I ... http://www.kylesmego.com/2006/12/14/introduction-to-adsense-part-i/ I thought I would throw a little site together for myself. You won't find anything fancy here. No fancy web layout, no "bells and whistles", just a simple Wordpress layout. This is "my page" where I can practice (and share) my coding techniques, share family news and work on some ... http://www.kylesmego.com/2006/11/18/hello-world/