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Search Engine Watch
December 22, 2008
Ron Jones |
SEO Site Structure 101, Part 1 Understanding why site structure is important for natural SEO.   |
Searcher
November 2011
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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. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Erin Weinger |
What You Don't Know About SEO It's essential to understand SEO before you spend thousands hiring consultants you may not even need. |
Search Engine Watch
September 24, 2008
Eric Enge |
Use Care When Choosing an SEO Agency It's important to beware of instant SEO experts who know a few things about what's going on, but don't get the whole picture. Don't hire an SEO or begin SEO work on your own without validating that it's the right course of action. |
Search Engine Watch
March 9, 2010
Eric Enge |
Don't Over Optimize Your Site SEO is a best practices game. Understanding how not to over optimize is an important part of the mix. |
Search Engine Watch
October 13, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Addressing the 'O' in Search Engine Optimization Tips for improving optimization efforts. |
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
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. |
AFP eWire
October 20, 2008
Lynch & Habig |
Online Fundraising: Is Your Website Google-friendly? If you're trying to figure out what sure-fire steps you can take to bolster your fundraising efforts in the coming weeks and months, have you considered 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 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
August 7, 2010
Jonathan Allen |
NHLPA Starts SEO From Scratch To Up It's Game on Google How-to guide: Optimizing your website for search engines, using the NHLPA.com as a live, working example. |
Search Engine Watch
November 10, 2009
Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Beadsbug.com Mark offers tips for improving Web sites using basic search engine optimization tactics, including title tags, resolving duplicate content, link building, and much more. |
Search Engine Watch
January 30, 2011
Mark Jackson |
Search Engine Optimized vs. Search Engine Friendly Websites Having a search engine friendly website structure isn't the same as optimizing a website for search engines. Here's how to make sure your website is actually search engine optimized, as well as friendly. |
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
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
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
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. |
Search Engine Watch
September 23, 2008
Mark Jackson |
Who Audits the Auditor? There are some individuals and companies who will provide SEO audits. But some of these folks look at this as an opportunity for them to earn new business or referral checks. |
Search Engine Watch
May 20, 2010
John Lynch |
Powerful SEO Content: Understanding Breadth of Coverage More credible pages leads to more authority and greater opportunities to rank for competitive terms. Here are four ways to demonstrate breadth of coverage to search engines. |
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
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
November 4, 2008
Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Custom Creations, Unlimited The author performs his quarterly SEO site review, and this time the subject promises to implement his recommendations. Like many Web sites, it isn't in bad shape from a SEO perspective, but it is a great example of the importance of the little things. |
Search Engine Watch
July 19, 2010
Josh McCoy |
SEO, the SERPs, and Your First Impression First impressions aren't just for first dates anymore. Taking advantage of free tools, smart thinking, and your visitor's best interests can be key to converting visitors into customers. |
Search Engine Watch
September 13, 2010
Josh McCoy |
Don't Let Small Disconnects Lead to SEO Disaster When SEOs and webmasters aren't on the same page, it can lead to listings dropping off search engine result pages. Here's how to avoid three common SEO blunders. |
Search Engine Watch
April 20, 2009
Ron Jones |
SEO Tools 101, Part 1 Getting started in SEO can be overwhelming, but your job can be made easier with the right tools. Here's an introduction to some of the keyword tools, site-grading tools and linking tools that will give you an edge in your search engine optimization efforts. |
Search Engine Watch
August 11, 2009
Eric Enge |
The 60 Minute SEO Site Audit Site audits are one of the most important tasks for an SEO professional, and sometimes you need to do one quickly. Here's how you can complete an SEO audit for your web site in one hour or less. |
Search Engine Watch
July 7, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Top Signs Your Site Isn't Ready for Prime Time, Part 2 We've already looked at three of the common failings of Web sites for "newbies" who are trying to figure out SEO. Now let's look the title tag, domain age, and link building to see if your Web site is ready for prime time. |
Entrepreneur
March 2009
Amanda C. Kooser |
Your Site + SEO = High Search Rankings If search engines can't find you, neither can customers. Build your site right. |
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
September 13, 2010
Kaila Strong |
Search and Social: Are You Missing Out? Examining social media's impact on search, and how best to integrate a bit of social into your search engine marketing (or search into your social media marketing). |
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
June 7, 2010
John Greer |
How to Measure Success in an SEO Campaign Measuring search engine optimization results is more difficult than building a single graph. Use these metrics to gain a much better picture of your natural search health. |
Search Engine Watch
September 14, 2010
Garry Przyklenk |
The MEGA List of Free and Paid SEO Tools the Professionals Use Rankings, link analysis, trends, keyword research, metrics, and beyond -- we've compiled a list of must-have free/paid tools, toolbars, and browser plug-ins for all SEO professionals. |
Search Engine Watch
August 24, 2010
Gareth Owen |
Don't be Afraid of URL Links Monitor and manage the spread of URL vs. keyword rich links across your client's profile. And don't worry if you get really high quality links that only use your client's URL. |
Entrepreneur
November 2009
Mikal E. Belicove |
Graceful Landing A well-conceived landing page sends the right signals about your company and helps customers navigate toward the sale. |
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
January 12, 2011
Simon Heseltine |
Stop Making the 6 Biggest SEO Mistakes Have you fallen victim to these search engine optimization pitfalls in the past? If so, it's time to correct them. Now. |
Entrepreneur
June 2010
Mikal E. Belicove |
Here's Looking at You Make your site a better search engine target by optimizing your company's images. |
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 25, 2009
Eric Enge |
Maintaining an SEO Log At its root, SEO is an inexact science. It's a world where we follow best practices and use our best judgment to make decisions on what to do next. |
Search Engine Watch
May 4, 2010
Ryan DeShazer |
4 Steps to B2B SEO Accountability There's incredible opportunity (and money) awaiting B2B organizations that do SEO right. Get on the right track by putting these four steps to use across your search engine optimization initiatives. |
Search Engine Watch
June 27, 2008
Chris Boggs |
SEO Basics: Effective Iterative Keyword Research in 2008 The value of any SEO effort lies in the keywords you choose. It's really that simple -- you can't overestimate the importance of strong keyword research. |
Search Engine Watch
April 28, 2009
Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Time to Clean Up Home-Yard It's time for Mark's quarterly site review. Today, we'll look at a Web site that has so many issues that there's going to be something here for everyone. |
Search Engine Watch
October 20, 2010
Gareth Owen |
On-page Optimization is Dead Further proof that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics -- especially in SEO. |
Search Engine Watch
March 23, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Writing for Search Engines In Successful Search Engine Copywriting, Heather Lloyd-Martin offers a comprehensive guide to creating search-friendly web pages that also satisfy the information needs of human users. |
Search Engine Watch
July 29, 2008
Mark Jackson |
Press Releases and Search Engine Optimization Combining press releases with SEO efforts can help gain presence in the editorial results of the search engines, even if it's not a direct presence for your actual domain. |
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
October 7, 2008
Mark Jackson |
What You Need to Know Before Committing to SEO Rushing into a search engine optimization initiative without properly planning your SEO strategy is setting yourself up for failure. To enjoy the fruits that SEO can provide your site, you need to be well organized and develop a plan. |
