You may or may not remember back in the days of pre 2006 when search results yielded results from Craigslist.org. It was common to type in “for sale” and find list after list of Craigslist pages containing that phrase.
It was also around this time that several “companies” or “consultants” suggested to populate Craigslist with specially crafted “ads” to increase your links and potential to rank high. A whole new wing of spamming was born. Multi-posting scripts were written, false advertising …
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Recently, we wrote an article on why you should submit your site to free directories. We have also written on how to find free directories as part of your ongoing link building strategy. If you’ve followed these steps, you’ve learned that there are many, many directories that accept free URL submissions. But which ones will provide quality links to your site?
If you’ve done any research, you will also find that there are numerous lists of free directories. The …
If 2009 is the year you decided to get started with SEO, your timing couldn’t have been better. The latest research is in and it turns out, we were right all along—search engines are an online powerhouse, with internet users relying on them for more than just the occasional search.
The latest news from eMarketer confirms exactly what we’ve been telling you for months now—search engines are vital to your business because they’re an everyday part of an internet user’s …
SEO and landing pages are like chocolate pudding at the all you can eat China Buffet. They must go hand in hand in order to receive SEO success. Once you have completed your keyword research, you will need to select 2 to 3 keywords for each landing page that best suits your landing page content and user intent. With your targeted keywords decided upon, begin writing these keywords “strategically” into your landing pages in these various ways:
1. Unique Page Titles
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There is a series of performance metrics that you can utilize to determine how well your search engine optimization is going. Actually, the list of metrics that you can monitor in order to gauge your progress can go on and on. Today, I will focus on three basic stats that indicate the quality of visitors that you are driving to your site.
Average pageviews: Increasing your visits/pageviews to your site is extremely important for any SEO campaign, however you can’t sacrifice …
With the close of another year, TVs are crammed with Ab Flexing commercials in order to remind us that we should really try to lose weight or more importantly, just buy the silly machine and store it in your garage.
They don’t care either way.
It’s tempting because a whole new year circles around, we think we have plenty of time to dedicate to work on our flab. But we don’t.
Realistic weight loss is a series of changing small habits, like cutting …
This year I participated in my very first holiday grab bag. I have somehow managed to survive into adulthood having never taken part in an authentic, organized gift grab bag with rules and everything—and I think I’m hooked. Now, the rules I am still a little hazy on but that’s okay. There are always others present (no pun intended, well, maybe a little) who know the rules well, and play to win. I just follow their lead. I’ve emerged from …
One of the worst things a self-respecting SEO can do is feel out of control. “It doesn’t matter what I do, Google will decide how my site ranks in the end.” That’s dangerous talk, for sure. There are plenty of straight-forward tasks that every site owner can perform to take control of their SEO destiny (or rankings if you prefer). Of those tasks, the creation and correct implementation of a robots.txt file is of extreme importance.
What …
Even when colleagues and competitors are taking advantage of the benefits of SEO, some companies still haven’t even considered making room in the budget. But why? Well, many businesses are discouraged by the common misconception that if you don’t sell online, you won’t see a benefit from building your presence and visibility online. The reason for this myth is a basic misunderstanding of online shopping—searchers are not all focused on the transaction!
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If you’re like me, addicted to internet marketing, I find I can never get enough information. I’m always looking for the next cool trick, something someone else did that worked that I might be able to try too or just a juicy tidbit of info about a new start-up in the industry. I’m always on the hunt!
Despite the topic I’m searching for, ultimately I’m searching for great content. Sure I use Google Reader to organize the blogs and websites I …
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