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SEO And The PageRank Myth
2008-04-05 02:01:00 One of the biggest SEO myths is that, by undertaking search engine optimization, you are trying to manipulate Page Rank . There is an over reliance and over emphasis on PageRank, particularly as it is displayed in tool bars. My advice to everyone, turn off your PageRank display, or, at the very least, learn to ignore it. First, ... More About: Pagerank , Myth
Search Engine Optimization And W3C
2008-04-04 15:17:00 How relevant is W3C when it comes to search engine optimization? Possibly more than you think. W3C is considered by many to be an industry standard for all web sites concentrating mainly on the coding used to create a web page. You may wonder what a page’s code has to do with search engine optimization? One ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search Engines , Search , Search Engine , Optimization
Google To Sell Search Engine Marketing Arm Of Performics
2008-04-03 19:52:00 It looks like the dreams of every Search Engine Optimization professsional in the world have come true: (Source) Since we closed the acquisition of DoubleClick on March 11, we?ve been immersed in integration planning for each of our products and business units. Recently we completed this process for the DoubleClick Performics businesses, and have decided to ... More About: Marketing , Google , Search Engines , Search Engine Marketing
Is Search Engine Optimization Ethical?
2008-04-03 15:47:00 One of my readers recently commented that search engine optimization was only undertaken by those looking to scam the system. It left me wondering where the reader was coming from and what lead them to this conclusion. Jealousy was my first thought. They look around at sites that are ranking well and as theirs isn’t, they ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search , Search Engine , Optimization , Engine
SEO Videos: Reputation Management Tips in The Search Engines
2008-04-02 23:48:00 Here we provide some tips for search engine reputation management which is brought to you by Brick Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Journal. If you have an SEO topic you want us to cover by video, call us at 877-295-0620 and we will be happy to do it! Please be sure to subscribe ... More About: Videos , Search Engines , Management , Tips
How CSS Can Improve Your Search Engine Optimization
2008-04-02 19:22:00 CSS can be useful in building your website because it increases your code to text ratio. Code to text ratio is the amount of HTML code used to design your website versus the actual text on the page that site visitors see when they visit your web page. For instance, if you are still using ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search , Search Engine , Optimization , Engine
Search Engine Optimization Or Page Rank - You Decide
2008-04-02 15:48:00 What is more important, search engine optimization or Page Rank ? Can they be separated? After a careful analysis of several web site pages I believe they can be separated and that one is more important than the other. However, look at some of the factors and you decide. It should be remembered that web sites are ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search
SEO Videos: The SEO Rapper
2008-04-01 19:45:00 This is no joke! Here is the “Poetic Prophet” aka the “SEO Rapper ” rhyming about the way you should code and design your website. Best thing? He knows exactly what he’s talking about for Search Engine Optimization! More About: Videos
How Much Anchor Text Is Enough?
2008-04-01 19:06:00 A reader asks Kalena Jordan this question: Quick question for ya if you got a minute. If I?m targeting a keyword or phrase, lets say dogs. I write a 500 word article about dogs. I post it on my site. I want to target my main url i.e. www.dogs.com. How many times can I create anchor ... More About: Text
Search Engine Optimization And The Ponce
2008-04-01 08:58:00 Definition: [source - Wikipedia] A British slang term for a dandy, fop or pimp or weirdo (A strange or unusual person). A British slang term for someone who does not pay their own way. A British (verb) slang term for someone getting others to pay their own way, to ponce. After looking at that definition, I think it is ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search Engines , Search , Search Engine , Optimization
Affiliate Links Can Improve Your Popularity
2008-03-31 18:24:00 Affiliate programs are some of the best sources of inbound links online. By providing your affiliates with a link back to your website, you increase your link popularity, which in turn leads to higher search engine rankings. It can also increase your sales. Since many of your affiliates will be people in your niche the inbound ... More About: Affiliate Marketing , Affiliate , Links , Improve , Popularity
Is Organic Search Engine Optimization Worth The Effort?
2008-03-31 08:45:00 Organic search engine optimization is the process of optimizing your site using content that is effective, smart linking strategies, and by adding value through interaction thus providing your user with a great experience. The end result is being well placed in unpaid search engine result listings. The question is, is it worth the effort? An article ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search , Search Engine , Optimization , Engine
Rrreoww! There?s A Cat Fight Over SEO Standards
2008-03-31 00:56:00 Over at Sphinn you can witness a real live cat fight - yep, the old-fashioned kind. Jill Whalen and Lisa Barone, two of the hottest SEO chicks in cyberland are brawling over whether or not there should be SEO standards. Personally, I dig fighting chicks. It all started when the infamous Jill Whalen came out slugging ... More About: Standards , Fight
The Hidden Search Engine Optimization Effect Of Fast Indexing
2008-03-30 09:24:00 We all know that new web sites take time to get indexed and appear in search results. However, once established, getting your newly created content indexed quickly can have hidden long term benefits when it comes search engine optimization and rankings. If you create content and can get that content indexed quickly, then, provided you have ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search , Search Engine , Optimization , Engine
SearchMe Leave Much To Be Desired
2008-03-29 18:34:00 It seems there’s a new search engine in town. Quite frankly, they’ve got some work to do. SearchMe is a visual search engine that let’s you scroll through screen shots of web pages based on your search query. Right now it’s in beta, which means it is totally incomplete. In fact, they’ve only got about a ... More About: Search Engines , Leave
Is There A Future In PPC Or Search Engine Advertising?
2008-03-29 12:34:00 The most popular form of advertising over the last decade has been Pay-Per-Click or PPC and has generally been dominated by Google through its Adsense program. Yahoo is a more recent player in the search engine advertising market place and while there are many other players trying to attract advertisers, Google still dominates. Google’s click rate ... More About: Advertising , Future , Search , Search Engine , Engine
Bear Stearns Earns An F In Reputation Management
2008-03-28 08:26:00 There has never been a better lesson in reputation management than that highlighted by the recent demise of Bear Stearns . Could they have been saved? We will never know. The one thing that is becoming clear is the lack of effective reputation management strategies to overcome any negative publicity. Many business houses seem to feel that ... More About: Management , Reputation
The Newbie Search Ranking Dilemma
2008-03-27 18:33:00 If you’re a new webmaster or you have a new website that you are trying to get ranked for some important keywords, don’t get discouraged if you don’t see your website in the rankings right away. Search Engine Optimization takes time. New websites typically don’t rank well for any pages for quite a while. Some ... More About: Link Building , Dilemma , Ranking , Newbie
Things to Watch During Your Website Copywriting Tasks
2008-03-27 15:57:00 Website copywriting and Search Engine Optimization is not easy to do. But if you decide that you are up to the task be careful of the following things they are a dead turn off for prospects. Missing these things will make your visitor a prospect for your competition versus a covert for your site! 1. Double-check ... More About: Watch , Website , Copywriting , Things , Tasks
Internal Linking To Satisfy Search Engine Optimization And Your Visitors
2008-03-27 08:28:00 There are often conflicting opinions when it comes to internal linking and site layout. Back in February we wrote a post on internal links using a tiered structure. I have also read articles that state, amongst other things, that ’sidebar links are actually harmful to your site when it comes to search engine spidering’. I am ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Search , Search Engine , Optimization , Engine
SEO Videos: Yahoo Local and Local SEO Tip
2008-03-26 23:31:00 Welcome our newest video to the bunch - Yahoo Local and Local SEO Tip. Here is a simple run down presented by Nick Stamoulis of Brick Marketing and SEOJ which enables viewers to submit their business to Yahoo Local and a tip on Local Search Engine Optimization. Be sure to subscribe to the ... More About: Videos , Yahoo!
Links Vs. Content: Which Is More Important
2008-03-26 19:03:00 An article SiteProNews got my attention when I read a headline about the best 3 - count ‘em, three! - SEO tips for this year. Here’s what the author suggested: Subscribe to Google Alerts Search Engine Optimize your 404 page Build links - seriously Notice he didn’t say “optimize your content.” I wonder why. Seriously, everyone serious about search engine ... More About: Links , Content
No SEO April Fool?s Day Joke Here!
2008-03-26 14:55:00 Hello, I am the sales manager here at Brick Marketing and to all the sales managers out there that deal with the public directly in the world of Search Engine Optimization and sales you can all understand where I am coming from when you read this. Non-April Fool ?s SEO Joke #1: The last time I checked my ...
SEO And The Long Tail
2008-03-26 07:49:00 Perhaps that title should read Search Engine Optimization and the Long Tale. Long tail keywords seem to be the fashion these days and not without good cause. It is often easier to get well ranked using a long tail keyword than it is using a short keyword and it all comes down to competition. When you ... More About: Keyword Research , The Long Tail , Tail
How Free Nationwide Wi-Fi Will Revolutionize Communications
2008-03-25 18:35:00 This morning I blogged about Google lobbying the FCC for nationwide free wi-fi. The implications of this, if it ever happens, are astounding. Here are some things that it could mean for Search Engine Optimization experts and for the general population: A person could use an internal GPS navigation system within their automobile to map coordinates ... More About: Free , Communications
Can The World Handle Free Wi-Fi?
2008-03-25 13:59:00 Google has proposed to the FCC to use undedicated white space to nationwide free wi-fi. What would the world look like if that happened? First, it won’t go unnoticed that Google would, of course, be the sole provider of Internet service for that wi-fi if they managed to finagle a deal with the FCC. Even if ... More About: World , Free , The World , Handle
Search Engine Optimization Techniques For Product Research
2008-03-24 18:09:00 Krillion performed a survey on consumer behavior and found once again that most consumers will research a product online and purchase it off line or purchase online and pick it up off line at a local store. Nothing surprising there. But how do you Search Engine Optimize your website to make product research easier for ... More About: Search Engine Optimization , Research , Product , Search Engine
Why Companies Are Upset About Google?s Search-Within-Search
2008-03-24 14:14:00 In the meantime, for those complaining consider this. If I search for YOUR COMPANY and then decide to shop elsewhere?after using a site search for YOUR SITE and seeing an AdWords ad?how strong was my relationship with you in the first place??? Andy Beal once again makes a good point. He’s addressing an article that appeared in ... More About: Google , Companies , Search Engines , Search , Upset
What Links Do For You
2008-03-22 20:04:00 There are two things that good links do for your website. They’re both easy to measure and easy to accomplish, but it is time consuming to do it the right way. Links can increase your search positioning - i.e. your rank in the search engines. But it can also drive traffic to your website. Neither of ... More About: Link Building , Page
We?re All Googlers In Spirit
More articles from this author:2008-03-22 13:40:00 When I read this I wanted to cry: No, really. How hard is it? We know the search box in the upper right hand corner of your screen can get there. We know that Google .com in the address bar can get there. But, sadly, Nielsen?s study indicated that at least 24% of Internet users don?t know ... More About: Search Engines , Spirit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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