Friday, January 8th, 2010
SEO Geeks Picks 09; Top News Stories If you haven’t ventured over to the SEO Dojo this year, you might want to consider it. Take this blog post for example – Top News Stories of 2009 for SEO Geeks – typical of the in depth and actionable information you’re likely ...
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Google Releases Site Performance Tool As mentioned by Matt Cutts at PubCon Las Vegas, Google may be introducing page loading time as a ranking factor. Right now, it’s not clear just how much significance will be placed on page speed, but the release of the Google Page Speed tool and ...
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
There are a lot of ideas and theories about which backlink attributes affect organic search results (SERPs) the most, but the reality is that there are several factors. Ted Ulle of Converseon recently posted an excellent and concise list of backlink factors on a WebmasterWorld thread about Google’s Patent on ...
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Google recently announced an update to their Image Search that allows you to filter your results to only display images with a Creative Commons license. For those who target Image Search, this update provides an excellent opportunity to get more exposure from their search results. After researching the images they ...
Friday, April 11th, 2008
A well thought out information architecture (IA) is crucial for search engine optimization (SEO), in the same way that semantic structure and high quality content is. However, good design can play its part too. InstantAmber provides an excellent example of how good design can also equal good SEO. Sitening launched ...
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Although we prefer granular SERP Tracking, like the kind Raven provides, there’s another way to determine search engine result pages without having to ever visit Google. It’s called passive SERP tracking, and it utilizes the information that’s passed through from the referring search engine result page. Using that information, it’s ...
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Every SEO Specialist has their own formula for keyword density. Personally, I prefer to simply have articles written naturally and I try to make sure I’m appropriately mentioning and writing about my targeted keywords. However, many SEO copywriters rely on external applications or online tools to report keyword density — ...
Friday, February 15th, 2008
DoshDosh brought an interesting blog entry to my attention on Sphinn — How to Write Posts That Set StumbleUpon on Fire. As most people in the industry know, StumbleUpon has the uncanny ability to drive a lot of traffic to a website. In addition, I think it’s an example of ...
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Promoting a locale-based website can require different and somewhat modified search marketing techniques. For example, if you’re marketing a website with a national or global audience, you may focus on building links from other websites that have a similar audience. However, for websites that have a local audience, it’s generally ...
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Using linkbait is a great way of attracting traffic to your website or blog. The only factor you’re limited by is your own imagination. Whether you run a sports blog or are part of a corporate website setup, linkbait should be part of your SEO campaign. If executed correctly, it ...