Valid robots.txt Prevents Site From Being Indexed

So your robots.txt file looks valid, but Google Webmaster Tools says your site can’t be indexed, because it’s blocked by your robots.txt file.  You’ve tried everything you can think of, but your site is still blocked from the indexing giant.  Don’t panic.  It’s only a matter of time!

Oops!  What Not To Do.

The other day I was building a new site and figured I’d try something in WordPress that I’ve not tried before.  You can’t really learn new things, if you don’t try new things.

Under the “Reading Settings” in WordPress there is an option called “Search Engine Visibility.”  When you check this option WordPress will generate a simple robots.txt file for your site which includes code that will discourage robots from indexing your site.  NOTE: the robots.txt file only suggests what files or directories are not to be indexed by search engine robots (also called crawlers or bots).  It’s up to the actual bot to respect the request of the robots.txt file.  All the major search engine crawlers will respect your robots.txt file, but beware that spammers and troublemakers most likely won’t.  DO NOT use your robots.txt file to SECURE anything, ’cause it can’t. Continue reading “Google Not Updating robots.txt – Don’t Panic”

Building Your Millionaire Mindset

I’m sure you’ve heard of the saying that if you want to be successful, then do what successful people do. Same things goes for losing weight… if you want to be thin, then do what thin people do. If you want to be as fit as a world-class athlete, then you have to do what a world-class athlete does… and if you want to be a millionaire, then you have to do what a millionaire does.

This all starts with having the right mindset.

If you don’t have the right mindset, then you’ll start down a path towards success (or becoming a millionaire), and then your stinkin’ thinkin’ comes into play and somehow you self-sabotage yourself. You’ve seen the people on their 10th diet plan. They get started and lose a few pounds and then after a few weeks, they’ve gained it all back. Why can all those people on the “Biggest Loser” lose so much weight and you can’t?!?! The answer is that you can. They surrounded themselves with helpful people, mentors, and friends who pushed them and kept them on track. Then they did what thin people do – worked out like a maniac and ate properly. Continue reading “Building Your Millionaire Mindset”

Bruce Lee is best known for his kung fu movies.  He’s revered for his skills in the martial arts and his physical prowess.

Through his beliefs and determination, Bruce overcame hurdle after hurdle to first be able to teach martial arts in the United States, then create his own new style of martial arts called Jeet Kun Do, and then to become the first Asian martial arts superstar in the US.

What most people don’t realize though is that Bruce was an astute philosopher. Bruce read books on philosophy daily and took extensive notes.  While he’s not known as a philosopher himself, like Jeet Kun Do, he took many different philosophies and made it his own.

Here’s an excerpt of his philosophies.  Watching this video will not only give you some insight into the kind of individual he was, it will also help enlighten you and help you work on your own success philosophy. Continue reading “Words Of Wisdom”