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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.   |
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
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 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. |
Search Engine Watch
August 12, 2010
Peter van der Graaf |
Optimizing Your Existing Links Contacting your link partners can improve your link profile and rankings. Here are some helpful link building strategies, plus some pitfalls you'll want avoid. |
Search Engine Watch
November 30, 2010
Kristi Hines |
4 Ways to Build Links Without Anchor Text Is there such a thing as too much anchor text? Absolutely. Here are some of the benefits of creating a more natural looking link profile. |
Search Engine Watch
August 9, 2010
Ray Comstock |
The Challenges of Measuring SEO Success, Part 2 How personalization, localization, and update frequency have changed search engine optimization; what the new key metrics are in Google Webmaster Tools; and why user experience will continue to grow in importance. |
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
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
February 21, 2011
Josh McCoy |
Big Brands and Bad Linking: How to Avoid Google Penalties The recent hype involving JCPenney's linking scheme penalty may have many wondering if their SEO firm is playing by the rules. Learn how you can avoid punishment from Google. |
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
November 29, 2010
Ray "Catfish" Comstock |
The First Steps to High Rankings in Google The difference for some websites in ranking in the top three for a particular competitive search phrase really isn't about black magic. Really, it's about the study of the user that you're trying to target. |
Search Engine Watch
October 8, 2009
Sage Lewis |
Paid Links: Seller and Buyer Beware! Don't let your site drop out of search results. Here's how. |
Search Engine Watch
December 30, 2008
Mark Jackson |
The Paid Links Debate Rages On Should an ethical SEO recommend paid links to their clients? |
Search Engine Watch
September 9, 2010
Peter van der Graaf |
How Monitoring Tools Aid in Link Building Ranking monitoring definitely isn't dead. A look at drawbacks of available data, why you should monitor rankings and inlinks, which tools to use, and how to use those tools. |
Search Engine Watch
February 27, 2011
Mark Jackson |
The Difference Between Black Hat SEO and Bad SEO The safest way to build up trust/links for your website is to create good, unique, resourceful/helpful content, promote via social channels, and try to win links the "white hat" way. |
Search Engine Watch
February 2, 2009
Ron Jones |
Link Building 101, Part 1 The concept of getting backlinks to a page internally is sometimes overshadowed by trying to acquire backlinks from external pages. Why not use the same concept and apply it to your internal linking structure and reap the rewards? |
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
January 10, 2011
Adam Audette |
Quit Obsessing On Anchor Text Already Instead of creating links with exact-match anchor text, work hard to build great, unique content and resources that are real contributions on the web. Provide value that builds links over time based on its own merit. |
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
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
July 6, 2010
Adam Audette |
Crawl, Index, Rank, Repeat: A Tactical SEO Framework (Part 3) A framework for SEO strategy that captures the three primary elements of search engine optimization. The final installment of a three-part series. |
Search Engine Watch
August 29, 2008
William Flaiz |
There's No Secret Recipe to SEO Some marketers are looking for a secret, step-by-step recipe to SEO success. But while a general framework is necessary to be effective, the search engine optimization process must be adaptable. Here are some tips for guiding you down the path to SEO success. |
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. |
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
August 13, 2010
Nichola Stott |
Internal Link Housekeeping To get the best from your internal link strategy, it's a good idea to perform regular housekeeping checks looking at these three areas. |
Search Engine Watch
March 3, 2009
Carrie Hill |
SMB Link Building Without a Dime Link building doesn't have to be expensive. The first step in finding good links actually started a while ago, when you got to work writing great content that others will want to link to. Next comes scoping out your top-ranking competitors and copying what they're doing right. |
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
July 16, 2010
Nichola Stott |
Are We Over-Engineering the Link Graph? Brand versus keyword-rich anchor text: a case study on ranking factors. |
Search Engine Watch
November 4, 2010
John Lynch |
Deconstructing Link Value Factors Links are the primary driver of domain authority and the key to ranking quality content. An outline of the factors that affect the value of a link. |
Search Engine Watch
April 21, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Link Building? How About Link Optimization? Without a doubt, one of the toughest things to do is to build link popularity for your Web site. |
Search Engine Watch
July 16, 2009
Sage Lewis |
Re-Thinking Link Building I've yet to meet anyone who loves to chase down links, and the time involved can become costly. Is passing the task off to interns or outsourcing this important task to India the answer? |
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
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
January 27, 2009
Mark Jackson |
SEO Web Site Review: Water Filter Corner This Web site recently launched and has several elements that need to be corrected to lay a sound foundation for future SEO success. |
Search Engine Watch
November 8, 2010
Josh McCoy |
Diversifying Your SEO Imagine your site as you would your investment portfolio. Spreading your assets evenly is extremely important to long-term growth. |
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
October 26, 2010
Jennifer Van Iderstyne |
Incorporating Geo-Targeting into Your Link Building Searchers are getting better all the time at incorporating specific locations into their queries. Ignoring that fact is just fatal. Here are a few simple things you can do to amp up the geo-targeting as you build links. |
Search Engine Watch
April 22, 2010
John Lynch |
Analyzing the 9 Most Common Link Building Strategies A detailed breakdown of all link major link building tactics, an analysis of costs and benefits, and the risks of incurring a penalty from a search engine. |
Search Engine Watch
October 29, 2010
Rob Chant |
Preparing Your Small Business Site For SEO A starter guide for small business owners who are launching a brand new site and approaching search engine optimization for the first time. |
Search Engine Watch
December 23, 2008
Carrie Hill |
The Small Business Guide to Choosing Keyword Phrases Here are some best practices for choosing good keywords to utilize when optimizing your small business Web site. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
September 2006
Amanda Kooser |
Think Links The road to link popularity. |
Search Engine Watch
February 3, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Using Search to Help you with Search Engine Optimization Link research can take time, but there are several ways you can use a search engine to find quality links. Today we'll look at queries you can make using your favorite search engine that can help you find places to acquire links to your Web site. |
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
January 13, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Should Your SEO Strategy Target the Head or the Long Tail? If you're focused on ranking for that one major keyword, having a deep Web site full of great content is necessary to achieve authority in the eyes of the search engine. So, whether or not you intended to do it, you'll be optimizing for the long tail in order to achieve your goals. |
Search Engine Watch
April 28, 2011
Jeremy Bencken |
50+ Tools to Automate Your Link Building These backlink analysis and link prospecting tools can help link builders shift their workload to computers as much as humanly possible. |
Search Engine Watch
October 13, 2009
Mark Jackson |
Addressing the 'O' in Search Engine Optimization Tips for improving optimization efforts. |
Search Engine Watch
January 19, 2011
Gareth Owen |
Social Media Links and SEO -- Spam Ye Not! Social media links have been increasingly making their presence felt in the SERPs. It appears as though the engines (in particular Google) may be responding to an increase in manipulative social activity. |
Search Engine Watch
May 1, 2011
Eric Enge |
The Role of On-Page SEO Content: Relevance, Not Rankings From an SEO perspective, on-page content is solely about helping establish what search queries your page might be relevant to. Visualizing how the major SEO components fit together. |
