Month: July 2009

I’ll show you my hardware if you show me yours

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I always like to brag about the gadgets I have at home and what better way to do it than right here on my very own blog. I have always been a gadget freak and spent extravagantly on things that look and sound fantastic. I obviously spend without being able to afford it. God bless credit cards. I have friends with similar interests and we often challenge each other’s egos and pockets to get the best piece of kit before anyone else. Although I haven’t bought anything for a while now, I always feel the need to go to some electronics superstore and let my impulses loose.

My Kit

My efforts are nothing compared to these Gadget Gods

If you are a gadget freak like myself, I highly recommend registering on AVFORUMS. It’s the most active gadgets forum in the UK right now. There are a lot of American ones that I visit too. Google em’. Do get yourselves on the syndication feeds from these great websites.

Oh yes, for alerts about the top bargains on gadgets and stuff, plug yourself into an RSS feed from HotUKdeals.

Next on my hit list:

  • Nikon D200
  • Extra VAIO Laptop for my other half
  • 65 inch Pioneer Plasma behemoth for the lounge
  • Electric Jacuzzi
  • Solar panels for the roof (may use for extra juice for my gadgets)
  • Suzuki Hayabusa
  • Audi R8
  • Fighter Jet
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Where should I host my website for better SEO?

Ali Naqvi 3 Comments

Rule of thumb, ALWAYS host your website in the country of your target audience. There’s this thing in the big bad world of SEO called “localised search query”. I won’t go into too much detail; instead I will show you what it means in this image.

Google localised search query
Google localised search query

Notice I clicked “pages from the UK”? Google will intelligently remove all websites that don’t have an IP address registered in the UK while conducting this search. They do look and IP addresses and give you weighting by the location of your IP address. A good little tool to check where your site is hosted is at Domain Tools. Just enter your website URL or the IP address if you know it and it will tell you where your host is located.

If you need help with finding hosting providers in the country you desire, you can always go to a few forums for web hosting. Web Hosting Talk is one of the best forums on this topic and is very active. Another good resource is HostSearch.

Now this may all change going further as search engines continue to innovate. Google may eventually provide you with search results from your own city, neighbourhood, post code or even street. That, probably will not make any difference to where your IP is located. As long as its in the same country, you’re sorted.

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