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Search Engine Watch September 19, 2008 Gregg Stewart |
Getting to Know Local SEO Local SEO is a must for businesses that sell products locally to a specified geographical area. The channels consumers are using to search are changing. |
Search Engine Watch January 31, 2007 Kevin Newcomb |
Search Presents Challenges for Retailers In addition to paid search, retailers should pay attention to search engine optimization and shopping search engines, according to a new study from TrafficLeader. |
Search Engine Watch April 7, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Don't Overlook Local Search Opportunities With local search, there are many free or low-cost opportunities for local advertisers to get found. How many businesses, both small and large, are taking advantage of local SEO? |
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. |
Search Engine Watch November 1, 2010 Ray "Catfish" Comstock |
The Importance of Localized Content - Local SEO Takes Center Stage How to create content and link connectivity that sends the right signals to the search engines, telling them your site is relevant for users in those geographies. |
Search Engine Watch March 2, 2009 Ron Jones |
Local Search 101, Part 1 Are you looking to venture beyond the printed yellow pages? You should be. As the economy opens the door of opportunity for many people who have lost their jobs, more small businesses are turning to local search. |
Search Engine Watch December 22, 2008 Ron Jones |
SEO Site Structure 101, Part 1 Understanding why site structure is important for natural SEO. |
Search Engine Watch October 28, 2010 Jon Schepke |
Google Place Search: Location Information Just Became More Critical Google's new Place Search makes it more important than ever for business to implement a local search, online review, and SEO strategy to achieve prominent visibility in Google's results. |
Search Engine Watch September 28, 2009 Ron Jones |
International SEO 101, Part 1 International SEO, otherwise known as global SEO or multilingual SEO, is an important component to an effective global Internet marketing strategy. |
Search Engine Watch January 20, 2009 Mark Jackson |
The Better You Rank...the Better You Rank! The more popular your Web site is, the better the likelihood that your Web site will rank. You need to maintain momentum in your SEO and general marketing efforts to keep a steady flow of traffic coming to your Web site. |
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 May 18, 2009 Ron Jones |
Search Engine Submission 101, Part 2 Search engine submission is not a silver bullet that will instantly launch you into higher rankings. Today, submitting XML Sitemaps is not necessary, but could potentially offer better response time. |
Search Engine Watch September 19, 2007 Jim Parent |
8 Ways to Improve Your Local Search Results If you have not taken steps to ensure your business' online presence in local search results is complete and accurate, you're missing a big opportunity. |
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. |
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 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 February 16, 2011 Gareth Owen |
SEO and PPC: A Love-Hate Relationship Three big trends are changing how we attribute value in SEO. We are increasingly turning to tactics that were previously considered to be the realm of paid search professionals to meet client expectations. |
Search Engine Watch July 17, 2009 Chris Boggs |
Building Directory Links: A Valuable SEO Tactic? One of the longest-tenured tactics in link building is to build links within topical free and paid directories. Is that still a valuable SEO tactic? |
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 June 10, 2008 Mark Jackson |
SEO Competitive Analysis Search engine rankings change regularly, are different on various data centers, and won't generate traffic to the Web site, much less generate leads and sales. Instead, marketers should be focused on reports that mean something, like a competitive SEO analysis. |
Search Engine Watch November 25, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Keyword Research for Search Engine Optimization All your SEO efforts will be in vain if you haven't spent enough time focused on which keywords you want to target. |
Search Engine Watch July 27, 2009 Ron Jones |
Link Building Tactics 101, Part 1 Link building is one of the most important elements to obtaining high rankings in the major search engines. It involves ongoing effort and a long-term strategy to ensure a Web site continues enjoying success in organic search results. |
Search Engine Watch November 25, 2008 Carrie Hill |
25 Design Best Practices for Your Small Business Web Site Whether you plan to hire a designer or figure it out for yourself, there are definitely some best practices you should follow when designing your Web site. |
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 March 9, 2009 Ron Jones |
Local Search 101, Part 2 If you want to be found in local search, keep an eye on the growing number of local search directories. You should also consider using social media to both get attention for your business, and to follow other local search practitioners for advice. |
Search Engine Watch April 27, 2009 Ron Jones |
SEO Tools 101, Part 2 SEO tools won't solve your problems if you have poor content. But they will help identify problem areas you should address. |
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 January 27, 2010 Benjamin Wayne |
Search Engine Success: Getting Video SEO Right With search engines now including video content in blended search results, video SEO offers one of the greatest opportunities for companies to cost-effectively drive increased site visitation. |
Search Engine Watch May 11, 2009 Ron Jones |
Search Engine Submission 101, Part 1 This two-part article will look at developing a healthy relationship with search engines so they can become aware of your site and then stay up to date as your site grows. |
Search Engine Watch January 5, 2005 Chris Sherman |
Search Resolutions for the New Year Now's an ideal time to reflect on your searching habits and ring in some changes that will make you a more effective searcher in the year to come. |
Search Engine Watch November 11, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Google AdWords Quality Score -- That's Old-School for SEO By optimizing your Web site for organic search, and building out a bunch of pages for each keyword that you're honestly interested in targeting, you'll likely end up improving your Quality Scores as well. |
ONLINE May 2000 Danny Sullivan |
Avoid the Void: Quick and Easy Site Submission Strategies "If I build it, they will come."
This is one of the worst assumptions a Webmaster can make. No one will come unless you also promote your Web site, and search engines are one of the most important places to do this.... |
Search Engine Watch February 10, 2005 Bill Hunt |
Web Standards vs. Search Friendly Sites: Can You Have Both? Web designers don't understand search optimization, and search marketers are clueless about usability and style--at least according to conventional wisdom. The good news is, those attitudes are slowly starting to change. |
Search Engine Watch October 13, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Addressing the 'O' in Search Engine Optimization Tips for improving optimization efforts. |
Search Engine Watch January 11, 2010 Ron Jones |
Article Marketing 101 How to establish credibility and drive traffic back to your Web site with article marketing and submission, and how to avoid getting flagged as duplicate content. |
Search Engine Watch January 5, 2009 William Flaiz |
Search Shifts and Predictions for 2009 2009 will see search engines focusing less on new product innovations and more on new revenue streams during our economic crisis. |
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 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 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 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 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. |
Entrepreneur May 2007 Janelle Elms |
Along for the Ride Find out how search engines can drive visitors to your ebay listings. |
Search Engine Watch December 14, 2010 Eric Enge |
SEO Planning for 2011 Highlights of the year that was in SEO, plus a look at what big changes we should expect in the new year. |
Search Engine Watch May 12, 2009 Carrie Hill |
My "Must Have" List of Directories Submitting yourself to directories that are directly related to your business is an important part of directory and linkbuilding research. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch October 5, 2009 Ron Jones |
International SEO 101, Part 2 One of the challenges with keyword research is to truly identify the language of the customer. With international SEO, this challenge is magnified by localization, different languages, and cultures. |
Search Engine Watch December 2, 2010 John Lynch |
Get Your SEO Firm Involved Before the Redesign Help swing internal debates and remove the possibility of additional development work after the launch by getting a sound SEO strategy in place early. |
Search Engine Watch August 25, 2010 Christian Arno |
SEO for Global Websites: Targeting the Right Search Engine for Your Market Developing search engine optimization tactics that are specific to each country's dominant search engine is just as important as creating language- and culture-specific websites. |
CRM July 1, 2009 Jessica Tsai |
Search Engineering Your customers are searching for you. Unfortunately, if you don't come to grips with search engine marketing, you're making it harder for them to find you. |
Search Engine Watch October 23, 2003 Anne Kennedy |
Balancing Paid and Organic Search Listings Do you really need both 'organic' or 'natural' listings, generated by search engine optimization (SEO), and paid placement, aka pay-per-click advertising (PPC), to be successful on search engines? |