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New Google Adwords Keyword Research Tool

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Google appears to have launched a new version of their keyword research tool today. You can view the tool here Side by side tests between keywords returned using the new tool and the keywords from legacy show significant differences in search volume. It seems to show more much more diverse keywords than the legacy tool. [...]

Importance of Search Optimization

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Building a strong presence on Search Engines is a must for any business intending on expanding their customer base.  The question is how high does your website have to rank in the search results to be successful.  Is the first page enough or do you need to be in the top five.  The following graphics [...]

Big List of Ping Services

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Setting up WordPress to ping Blog directories and search engines is a simple step to increasing traffic levels. WordPress bloggers can update their blog’s ping list from their Admin Dashboard > Options > Writing. Instead of using the sole Ping service added by default, add the following Ping services to your default installation.

Tips for Link Building

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

When all your linking efforts fail, post pictures of kittens! (and other good linking insights)

16 Free Local Directory Websites (Now with more Websites!)

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Here is a short list of local directory websites that allow for free submissions of your Business profile. InsiderPages CitySearch Yahoo Local Yelp Local.com Kijiji kudzu.com oodle.com craigslist.org backpage.com adoos.us olx.com locanto.com kaango.com Brownbook.net City Slick.net

Using the Hash – From SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Whiteboard Friday covered such a good topic I decided to embed the content here.  Courtesy of SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Using The Hash from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo.

Don’t overdo your Alt tags

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Labeling all your images with an alt attribute is standard knowledge.  Well labeled pictures are sure to generate a lot of traffic to your web page from Google’s Image search.  It’s amazing the number of photos that are poorly labeled.  This image from the dailymail.co.uk of a flock of startling massing in Gloucestershire was simply [...]

Black Holes – Do they really suck?

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Black Holes have been thrust into the spotlight with the Large Hadron Collider firing up for initial testing. However, the term “Black Hole” has taken on new meaning in the world of SEO. Black Hole site – Suck up all the link juice without providing any outbounds Black Holes are massive websites that due to [...]

Does Google recommend using an SEO firm?

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Google’s Webmaster Support center has a very informative article about using an SEO firm. It provides great questions to ask any SEO firm such as: Can you show me examples of your previous work and share some success stories? Do you follow the Google Webmaster Guidelines? Do you offer any online marketing services to complement [...]

Simple Rules for Good Content Writing

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Content is King. This refrain is echoed amongst all SEOers everywhere. What makes good content though? The best content is plain old standard text. This doesn’t mean that your site needs to be all text based, but text should play a prominent role in your site. Here are some basic rules to consider when writing [...]

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