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Search Engine Watch
October 27, 2005
Chris Sherman |
A Compilation of Search Marketing Book Reviews Looking for a book to help you sharpen your search marketing skills? Here's a compilation of reviews published in SearchDay over the past several years.   |
Search Engine Watch
September 8, 2005
Patricia Hursh |
Chasing Search Engine Algorithms: Wisdom or Folly? Properly optimized web sites can achieve top rankings in web search results, leading potential customers to Internet businesses. But when search engines change, should you follow suit? |
Search Engine Watch
May 10, 2006
Anne Kennedy |
Curbing SEOs Who've Gone Wild When it comes to optimizing your website for search engines, when is "enough" enough? And why is overoptimization a problem? |
Search Engine Watch
July 6, 2006
Chris Sherman |
A Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization "Search Engine Optimization: An Hour a Day" is a new book that offers a systematic, common-sense approach to the art and science of SEO. |
Search Engine Watch
November 23, 2005
Christine Churchill |
Understanding Search Engine Patents Search related patents provide insight into what's going on in search engine algorithms, and search marketers who understand these 'rules of ranking' are better positioned to win top position in search results. |
Search Engine Watch
October 2, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Surplus Of Search Engine Marketing Reports Three different publications released recently cover the issues of selecting a search engine marketing firm, which search engine marketing strategies seem to work and a review of how the web sites of Fortune 100 companies rate in terms of search engine friendliness... |
Search Engine Watch
May 17, 2005
Tony Wright |
Search Engines and King Content A group of experts discuss steps you can take to make sure that your website contains content that will bring in traffic from search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
May 11, 2009
Joshua Palau |
Why Settle for Best Practices? Part 2 As a marketer, you can't take SEO for granted when working with an agency. They may be following best practices to build a search-friendly site, but don't assume they're implementing a full-blown search engine optimization strategy. |
Search Engine Watch
February 3, 2009
Carrie Hill |
Users and Search Engines Want the Same Things Optimizing your site for users is just as important as optimizing your site for search engines. While those are two very different things, you can often serve both audiences by being smart with your Web site development. |
Search Engine Watch
December 28, 2006
Grant Crowell |
Optimizing Images for Search Engines One of the more potentially advantageous yet wholly underused areas for search engine optimization is in image search. Few website owners have optimized for image search. Here are some tips. |
Search Engine Watch
December 3, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Search Engine Marketing: You Like It, You Really Like It Readers say in droves that they like the suggestion of Search Engine Marketing as a term to define promoting sites on search engines... |
Search Engine Watch
December 21, 2006
Amy Edelstein |
Optimizing Video for Search Engines With the explosive popularity of video content on the web, savvy search marketers can be among the first to catch a prime trend this coming year by optimizing video content to outperform in search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
January 17, 2007
Eric Enge |
An Introduction to SEO Best Practices Best practices for search engine optimization are constantly evolving, and are starting to look more like conventional business plans. |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
Catherine Seda |
In the Click Want all the right people to notice your business? Gone are the days when adding keywords in meta tags to your site produced rankings. You need to make the most of today's hottest marketing method--search engine optimization. |
Search Engine Watch
March 23, 2010
Eric Enge |
SEO Mythbusters: 3 Rotten Ideas Three outdated search engine optimization tactics you should avoid at all costs. |
Search Engine Watch
March 24, 2005
Fredrick Marckini |
Why Quality Content is Key For Search Engines Why did the subject of 'content' find its way onto the agenda of a search engine marketing conference? Because the law of search engine marketing is clear: less content, lower rankings. But what are the characteristics of good content? |
Search Engine Watch
August 25, 2009
Eric Enge |
10 Common SEO Mistakes Especially in larger organizations, it's common that SEO doesn't get the credit it deserves for driving traffic to a Web site. Unfortunately, this can often lead to uninformed senior managers making decisions that are catastrophic from an SEO perspective. |
Search Engine Watch
April 28, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
Worthless Shady Criminals: A Defense Of SEO SEO has developed a bad reputation, despite having a lot to offer. In this article, a look at why we've arrived at this sorry state of affairs and how everyone needs to reassess the need for search engine optimization. |
Search Engine Watch
December 29, 2008
Ron Jones |
SEO Site Structure 101, Part 2 Search engines love sites that provide a great user experience. So as you consider your site structure please do not leave this out. You will reap great dividends by doing so. |
Search Engine Watch
February 13, 2011
Mark Jackson |
10 Types of Helpful SEO Content Forget algorithms. The biggest influence on search rankings is content. Content in all of its forms is what will drive you to success. |
Search Engine Watch
November 5, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards It seems that every so often, someone makes a new push to suggest that the search engine marketing industry needs to establish standards of conduct. The idea usually dies away from a lack of support. However, a new effort is underway from several different parties that might have more luck... |
Searcher
November 2011
Rushton & Funke |
The Goodness in the Evil of SEO - Why Search Engine Optimization Matters to Information Professionals Some information professionals view SEO with some reservation or even actual contempt due to the rampant SEO techniques that reduce the quality of search results by driving traffic to sites that take advantage of trending searches rather than useful information. |
Search Engine Watch
April 20, 2010
Eric Enge |
4 Things SEOs Should Consider When Creating Content When evaluating your content development strategy, make sure to address on-page search engine optimization, conversion optimization, link worthiness, and social media environments. |
Search Engine Watch
December 2, 2008
Mark Jackson |
Link Building, Circa 2008 SEO isn't as easy as it was in years past. At one time, optimization meant dropping some keywords in your meta keywords tag, using your most important key phrases a dozen or so times on a page, and exchanging links with anyone who had a Web site. |
ONLINE
November 2001
Greg R. Notess |
On the Net, Freshness Issue and Complexities with Web Search Engines Understanding the currentness (or freshness) patterns of the search engines' databases helps the searcher to better understand the results and what might not be found... |
Search Engine Watch
September 3, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
German Search Engine Resources Resources that should be useful to anyone who is a German speaker or interested in German search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
August 25, 2010
Kevin Gibbons |
Why Google is Never the 'Only Customer' Four reasons why it's so important to write for people - not just Googlebots. |
Search Engine Watch
July 2, 2008
Eric Enge |
Coding Problems: How to Avoid Getting Flagged by Search Engines Some common SEO and Web development practices can be used quite legitimately, yet still could look like spam to search engines. The key is to use these techniques for legitimate reasons, use them in moderation, and in ways commonly found on the Web. |
InternetNews
July 16, 2010 |
Can Search Engines Be Regulated? New York Times editorial adds fuel to the fire over search neutrality, which Google argues would be a death knell for innovation in search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
February 17, 2005
Andrew Goodman |
Search Engine Showdown: Black Hats vs. White Hats at SES What does a 'hardcore search engine optimizer' look like? Does he wear a black hat? With little holes cut out in the top to allow for horns? Attendees at the 'Black Hat, White Hat, & Lots of Gray' session at Search Engine Strategies Chicago got to find out. |
Searcher
October 2001
Gary Price |
Web Search Engines FAQs: Questions, Answers, and Issues The Web search world changes on what sometimes seems like an hourly basis. What follows are a few selected tips and resources for some of the most well-known of engines... |
Search Engine Watch
July 27, 2010
Eric Enge |
12 Ways Your SEO Mileage May Vary If you've spent time analyzing search results for a variety of queries, you've likely seen results you can't easily explain. Here's why this happens. |
Search Engine Watch
August 26, 2008
Mark Jackson |
SEO Success -- Guess What...Content Works! Fixing problems and implementing some search engine-friendly practices can have an immediate effect on a site's search engine rankings. But no search engine optimization technique works better than creating quality content. |
Search Engine Watch
September 11, 2009
Chris Boggs |
When to Run Away from an SEO Company There are some tactics that should raise a red flag if your SEO company tries to sell them to you. Others are so outdated and worthless, that they should send you packing out the door. |
Search Engine Watch
March 29, 2010
Josh McCoy |
SEO With a Skeleton Crew Crunched for resources? Here are some simple search engine optimization tactics for those faced with limited staff or budget. |
Search Engine Watch
July 7, 2008
David Szetela |
PPC Advertising: Art or Science? Pay-per-click advertising is 10 percent art, and 90 percent science. Learn the fundamentals and secrets of successful PPC advertising here. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Mikal Belicove |
Video SEO for Your Website Optimize your site's search engine ranking with video. |
Search Engine Watch
January 11, 2006
Andrew Goodman |
Search Marketing's About People and Principles, Not Just Algorithms, Part 1 Search marketing has come under fire in the mainstream press and elsewhere this year, and that's not good for the industry. |
Search Engine Watch
January 6, 2009
Mark Jackson |
There's No Shortcut to Good SEO...Or Is There? If search engines want all SEOs to operate in an ethical manner, they should show us that they're penalizing the Web sites that abuse their guidelines, and reward those who follow their guidelines. |
Search Engine Watch
March 31, 2009
Mark Jackson |
3 Keys to a Successful Web Presence A sound organic search strategy should be the core of every business's marketing efforts, but being found is just the beginning. |
ONLINE
Jan/Feb 2002
Marydee Ojala |
Search Soirees I am constantly struck by the difference between what people can do with search engines and what they actually do. It boils down to this: advanced search engine features go largely unused... |
Search Engine Watch
October 13, 2004
Andrew Goodman |
Search Marketing 2004: What's Right, What's Wrong The keynote address at Search Engine Strategies San Jose prodded several raw nerves in the industry, sparing neither search marketers nor the search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
April 27, 2004
Danny Sullivan |
Spam Rules Require Effective Spam Police How effective rule enforcement by the search engines regarding spam would help matters, and the impact better spam disclosure would have for searchers and marketers alike. |
Search Engine Watch
January 24, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Survey: Searchers are Confident, Satisfied & Clueless The vast majority of searchers say they are confident about their searching skills and are successful at finding what they're looking for far more often than not, yet most don't understand how search engines work or present results. |
Search Engine Watch
February 21, 2006
Shari Thurow |
News Search Engine Optimization News search engines offer companies a great way to receive targeted traffic related to breaking topics through press releases and other public relations information. |
Search Engine Watch
June 16, 2010
Simon Heseltine |
Listen to the Search Engines The tools that search engines provide give you more information about what they really like, and can help you reach your SEO goals. |
Search Engine Watch
November 30, 2010
Eric Enge |
Search Engine Optimization in an Increasingly Social World SEO is changing rapidly, in part due to the increasingly social nature of the web. A look at what's driving these changes and some of the implications of how they impact our behavior. |
Search Engine Watch
May 2, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Avoiding The Search Gap Are you a victim of the search gap? You could be, if you've focused all your efforts on getting people to your web site via search engines rather considering what happens after they arrive... |
Search Engine Watch
September 23, 2008
Aaron Shear |
Worried About the Economy? Why Not Try SEO? Often times, a simple rewrite of your URL structure can be enough to move your site into a position to be indexed by the search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
May 11, 2005
Chris Sherman |
If Search Engines Could Read Your Mind What if a search engine knew exactly what you were thinking, and unerringly provided perfect search results? The idea is not as farfetched as it sounds. 20Q.net, an online version of the child's game "twenty questions," is a good example. |
