Raven’s new Site Performance tool instantly collects 30+ metrics for any website. Then, you can… well, find out.

SEO Archives

Raven SEO Weekly Digest – Issue 7

This is the last digest before Christmas and before the Sitening crew takes a few days off and makes merry spends time with our families. In the news this week we had all the big three’s Christmas logos, top geek gifts for 2007, and the … Read More

SEO Daily Reading – Issue 6

  125 Social Bookmarking Sites : Importance of User Generated Tags, Votes and Links — 125 social bookmarking sites, some of which are very popular and others which are newer or somewhat unheard of. BIGLIST Search Marketing Blogs — Alas, we’re not on there — … Read More

Linkbait Ideas to Help Your SEO Campaign

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 … Read More

Live Search Is Returning Google AdWords Ads In Their Natural Search Results (Updated)

Update: Nathan Buggia, Lead Program Manager at Live Search, contacted me to let me know they’ve fixed the problem. Here’s what happened, in their own words. Live Search is offering a new way for AdWords customers to get click-throughs — their own natural SERPs. They … Read More

Anatomy of a Professional Link Request

Admit it, you suck at sending link requests. When you send a link request, you say something like, “hey dude, check out this link, link exchanges are cool too, and if you want to be cool you should link to me.” You’re pathetic. We’re all … Read More

SEO Daily Reading – Issue 5

  7 Reasons Why You’ll Click on Everything I Post — It’s all about the avatar, baby. Don’t believe me? Well yes, content is king, but it needs to be noticed. Improving Your Site Through Metrics — If you’re stuck in metrics information overload, then … Read More

10 Ways to Get Less Search Engine Traffic

Imagine a world where buying and selling links actually added value to your site, where writing white text on a white background actually improved your SERPs and was a legitimate way of building a keyword rich site. Hundreds of pages with the same content is … Read More

SEO Daily Reading – Issue 4

Interview with Google’s Matt Cutts at Pubcon — Stephen had the pleasure of sitting down with Matt Cutts, head of Google’s webspam team, for over a half hour last week at Pubcon. 24 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Sites That Actually Work — We’re building up our … Read More

Search Diving on “Live” for Fun, Amusement and Mild Pleasure

What’s the least likely place you would go to find something? Your old girlfriend’s apartment? A landfill? Utah? Actually, it’s not any of those. The least likely place you would go is obviously page 87 of Live Search. Which of course is why you should … Read More

SEO Daily Reading

  SEM Pricing Stuctures & Business Models — This post explores the pros and cons of common search-focused advertising agency models and the profiling of potential clients. Also the panelists, all seasoned SEM business veterans, named prices and shared freely. Smart Ways To Monetize Your … Read More