By brother absolutely loves DC skate shoes, he refuse to wear anything else! And I have to agree with him, since I’m the one he asks for advice when going shopping, they are very stylish!

If he can’t find the right type of shoes when we are out shopping, he goes online to buy them. I really have to send him the link to BuySkateShoes.com since they have all kinds of skating accessories, from shoes, t-shirts and stickers to backpacks, skateboards and belts.

And let me point out that there are some very nice apparel for girls as well. Also check out the very stylish DC Exopod, nice cover for your iPod!

What are you looking for in a WordPress theme? Are you the one that absolutely need DOM tabs, two columns and 125×125 advertising space? Do you want your tags to be visible on every post?

I wonder how many people use the DOM tabs anyway, I don’t think I have ever used it, if you don’t count the times I tested it out. But I do agree that it is a very good solution to try out if you want to clean up your cluttered sidebar.

So what do you look for in a WordPress theme?
Share your views in the comments and I will put together a little list on the most wanted features with a link back to your site (take the chance to get some link juice!).

Carrentals.co.uk is offering really cheap car hire around the world. Carrentals.co.uk also won a prize in the category Best car hire web site by Travolution Awards 2008.

In a couple of months I’m going to Spain and it would be really nice to have my own car a couple of days, you get more freedom with your own car. So I tried out Carrentals web site since you can compare prices of up to 50 car hire companies in seconds.

I filled out the search form for the Pick Up Location, the date, what type of car I wanted (I chose the medium sized since I have plenty of garbage with me!), the date when I wanted to drop the car off, and my age.
After I clicked search, a list of 384 cars popped up instantly. I could see an image of the car, what features that car had (air condition please!) and how much it would cost me.

To the right of the search results a box appeared with options to filter the search. It listed all car types including the one I chose, from the lowest price to the highest. I could also filter so I could see the ones with air conditioning or not and what type of transmission I would like.

It was really simple and useful! So I would really recommend this site if you are planning on hiring a car!

Does it have to bee this hard? I have been trying out different free solutions. I’ve installed several scripts myself and I have also signed up for already hosted online shops, but none of them seems to work like they should. Perhaps I’m just having bad luck today?

I’m not really asking for advanced features either. I would like to have a simple PayPal payment processor, be able to upload more than 25 items, simple interface and receive simple email orders. Nothing advanced at all. Apparently I haven’t found the right one just yet.

Have you ever tried to start your own web shop? What solution did you choose? And how did it go?

Ever heard of Shimon Sandler? Shimon is a SEO Consultant and a so called Gourmet SEO since he does not only write about SEO and internet marketing strategies, he is also very fond of food and he shares his recipes on his blog.

So what does really a SEO Consultant do? First off they have to be able to create a strategy and then execute a reputation management campaign. A SEO Consultant will basically help you rank higher in search engines which makes you get more clients and visitors. Regular advertising and marketing is one thing, but combined with SEO marketing tactics, it will bring the ultimate exposure for a company!

Shimon Sandler started out by working for two very successful agencies, called Did-it.com and DigitalGrit, before he decided to go his own way as an SEO Consultant where he teaches companies what they need to know about search engine optimizing and how to achieve it.
He has been working with big clients like various Loreal brands, Kohls Dept Stores, US Army, Wendys Restaurants and Intel Corporation.

When looking at the content of his blog, I am amazed that he has covered basically everything there is to know about this type of marketing, both the good and the bad sides of it. You can easily find your way around with the links on the left which means you don’t have to search around to find something interesting, searching for the good stuff is what I hate the most.

When you’re at his blog, don’t forget to check out the “Tools” page where he has listed many good tools that are valuable if you want to improve your SEO. And if you are new to this area of marketing, check out the “Glossary” as well.

To sum it up fast, you should be following Shimon Sandler and go through his site. It has a lot of great information!