Saturday 24 March 2012

How do I hide my IP address

The most common method to hide your IP address is to use a proxy server in one form or another. A proxy server is a computer that offers a computer network service to allow clients to make indirect network connections to other network services. A client connects to the proxy server and then requests a connection, file, or other resource available on a different server. The proxy provides the resource either by connecting to the specified server or by serving it from a cache. In some cases, the proxy may alter the client's request or the server's response for various purposes.

There are several implementations of proxy servers that you can use to hide your IP address (in an attempt to remain anonymous on the internet):
Website Based Proxy Servers

A Website based proxy server is a website that provides a form for you to enter the URL of a website that you wish to anonymously visit. When you submit the form the website proxy server makes a request for the page that you want to visit. The machine usually does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not pass along your IP address in the request for the page. The features of these sites vary (ad blocking, javascript blocking, etc) as does their price. Some are free and some charge. Examples of website proxy services are:
Proxify.com

Browser Configured Proxy Servers



There are also stand alone proxy servers that allow for you to configure your browser to route your browser traffic through that machine, which then makes a request for a page on your behalf, and then sends you the results. These are usually used at no cost to the user. Since they are accessible to the public these are often quite slow. Please see instructions for using a proxy server.

There are a variety of types of these proxy servers:

    Transparent Proxy


    This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used for their ability to cache websites and do not effectively provide any anonymity to those who use them. However, the use of a transparent proxy will get you around simple IP bans. They are transparent in the terms that your IP address is exposed, not transparent in the terms that you do not know that you are using it (your system is not specifically configured to use it.) This type of proxy server does not hide your IP address.


    Anonymous Proxy


    This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. This type of proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.

    Distorting Proxy
    This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
    High Anonymity Proxy
    This type of proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not make available the original IP address. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.

Installed Software Proxy Servers

There are a variety of companies and software packages available at either a onetime cost or at an annual subscription. These are usually faster and more reliable than the above proxy servers. Some of these services would include:


    Hide My IP



    Anonymizer.com's Anonymous Surfing

    GhostSurf 2007 Platinum

    TOR (Read about TOR)

VPN Services

A virtual private network (VPN) protects your data and identity over public networks, like the Internet and wireless hotspots. Various protocols are used to create an encrypted tunnel that transports data securely. While a firewall may protect the data on your computer, a VPN will protect your data on the Internet. The goal of a VPN is to implement the same level of security provided by private networks at substantially lower costs. VPN services provide different gateway cities where the IP address assigned to your computer is located. This allows users to access websites only available to users from a certain country. This application is particularly important for travelers who need to access websites from their home country and for people living in regions rife with censorship, like China and Iran.


Thursday 22 March 2012

How Much ? - Optimal Keyword Density for Web Content




A massive problem when building up your web
sites SEO profile, is deciding on how many times
you nee to incorporate your keywords into the
body text of your site. This is actually something
that you need to be really careful about, and is
one of the most common mistakes that people make when building a site.

Increasing Keyword Density across your Web Page can incur a penalty in Google’s algorithm.
Identifying which keywords you want to target
is your first responsibility, but you need to be
careful not to go for too many, and this is our
first problem. When you are isolated to target
only a couple of different key phrases you could fall into the trap of repeating these far too many
times! This is where your penalty can be incurred
and you could be in trouble.

Unfortunately there is no actual amount that you
should always stick too, but there are guidelines
around. SEOs regularly argue about what the
ideal keyword density is for your site to be fully
optimized, but there is rarely any agreement.

Some believe that it is OK to use mass keyword
density (where in some points you are actually
spamming your own page) and others believe
that less is better! When you over do keyword
stuffing on your page you could find yourself hit
with a little tap from Google. They are likely to drop your website out of Google’s SERPS
completely, as a fair warning to you. The problem
is that some beginners do not notice this and will
tend to leave the page as it is, panicking that
something else has happened!

Try not to worry too much, you can quite easily
fix this by cleaning up your content! Now this is
the shocker, and how much many of us in the
SEO world recommend as keyword density in
percentage. One keyword term should only take
up about 2.5 – 3% of your overall text. Anything more than this and it does begin to look like you
are forcing it. That means that in this 400 word article, you
should only mention one keyword phrase between 8 and 10 times at most. This even begins to looks a bit dodgy, but 3% is
recommended as the maximum! Someone once
suggested on a Blog that I regularly read that
Keyword Density should be between 8-10%, Do
Not Listen to this person, it is a ridiculous concept,
and is more than likely not going to help your site in any way!