February 04, 2005
SEO Techniques
Tanya at SEO and Affiliate marketing blog is writting a well thought out series of posts on Search engine Optimization which so far has four steps to it. Step 1 - Picking a domain name Step 2 - Research...
Posted by Darren at 07:22 PM
February 03, 2005
Google Backlink Update: Feb 05
It seems that Google is doing a back link update. I noticed it last night with a rise in my SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) and a corresponding rise in traffic on a couple of my sites. The increased...
Posted by Darren at 09:32 AM
January 31, 2005
Search Engine Optimization for Blogger Blogs
Wayne has been posing hard til it hurts over at Search Engine Journal where he's just written a series of excellent Seach Engine Optimization (SEO) posts on optimizing your Blogger Blog. It is a series in four parts (so...
Posted by Darren at 09:46 AM
January 07, 2005
Do Internal links boost Search Engine Ranking?
Interesting thread over at 'Self Starter's Weekly Tips' forums - Do Incoming links from the same URL have less weight than incomeing links from a different domain? was the question that started the thread off. The advice is good...
Posted by Darren at 12:36 PM
January 05, 2005
SEO Scoop suggests that Google is in a state of chaos
SEO scoop notes what many of us have been suspecting for a while - that Google is in a state of chaos. I'm not sure I'd describe it as chaos - but the past month has seems some odd...
Posted by Darren at 02:16 PM
January 04, 2005
Why Blogs are Popular with Search Engines
Corporate Blogging Blog writes a very good article about why blogs rank well in Search Engines. Of course one of the big reasons is links - one of the major features of blogging is the interlinking between blogs of...
Posted by Darren at 03:47 PM
January 03, 2005
Google PageRank Update Under Way
As we predicted a couple of weeks ago - it seems that Google is now doing a PageRank Update. As with the back link update a week or two back this will take a few days (a week or...
Posted by Darren at 10:20 AM
December 21, 2004
MSN Search Engine Beta Optimization Techniques
MSN's Search is one of the latest entries into the Search Engine market and many are tipping it to rival Yahoo and then Google in the popularity stakes for those wanting to get the best results from their searching...
Posted by Darren at 01:57 PM
Search Engine Strategies Chicago Recap Search-A-Palooza '04
Rebecca Lieb has a worthwhile summary of the recent Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference and expo in Chicago. One of her more interesting paragraphs is a description of some comments by keynote speaker Danny Sullivan: '“Personal search is here,”...
Posted by Darren at 01:36 PM
December 20, 2004
Google's Christmas Present - Ouch
This is a little of how I'm feeling this morning waking up for the third day with a sick feeling in my stomach. The feeling is partly physical - I suspect somewhere in the past week of three birthday...
Posted by Darren at 01:21 PM
December 18, 2004
Google's Update Chaos Continues
Google's update seems to still be in full swing with chaos being reported on many sites. Check out this thread at Webmaster World to see the impact that some are reporting to their SERP results in Google and the...
Posted by Darren at 08:20 AM
December 10, 2004
Should You Use Targeted Keywords in URLs
'Should You Use Targeted Keywords In URLs?' - This is actually a question I've been asked on numerous occassions by bloggers wanting to optimize their blogs for Search Engines. The theory is that if you are writing a blog...
Posted by Darren at 09:15 AM
December 09, 2004
Search Engine Optimization For Blogs
Priya Shah writes on Search Optimization for Blogs: Blogging software is really a simple Content Management System (CMS) that easily adds new pages and integrates them into your site's navigational structure and linkage. Blogs and blog posts are naturally...
Posted by Darren at 08:02 PM
The Definitive Secret to SEO Revealed
Whilst the last article focused upon what NOT to do in SEO 'The Definitive Secret to SEO Revealed is a much more positive article that focusses upon what one SHOULD do. It is a comprehensive article and well worth...
Posted by Darren at 08:31 AM
Eight worst search optimization techniques
SEO Chat has another good article today outlining eight of the worst SEO techniques: 'Some webmasters and SEO companies will use any means they can think of to get a high rank in search engine listings. That's not always...
Posted by Darren at 08:27 AM
December 07, 2004
The Ten Commandments of Keyword Selection
SEO Chat has an interesting article on Keyword Selection which may be helpful for some bloggers wanting to generate quality income around targeted keywords: 'Is your website getting a lot of traffic, but not a lot of sales? Maybe...
Posted by Darren at 09:09 AM
November 23, 2004
Google Moves to Continual Indexing
'If you've noticed that Google seems to be updating their index more frequently than once a month, you're not alone. Clint Dixon observed this as well. In this article he discusses how this changes the world for website owners,...
Posted by Darren at 07:36 AM
November 16, 2004
Relationship Between the PageRank and the Number of Backlinks
How many links to your blog do you need to climb up Google's page ranking? A recent study titled Relationship Between the PageRank and the Number of Backlinks - Articles about link building and PageRank examines that question and...
Posted by Darren at 04:36 PM
November 12, 2004
The Holistic Approach to Search Engine Marketing
Top Hosts have a very interesting article on Holistic Search Engine Marketing which is well worth the read. They suggest a multilayered approach that includes: - Pay-Per-Click (PPC) - Natural Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Website Conversion 'The fact...
Posted by Darren at 10:09 AM
November 04, 2004
Choosing an Effective Domain Name for your Blog
Choosing an Effective Domain Name for your Blog by Leva Duell Choosing an effective domain name is important to increase visibility, attract buyers, and inspire trust. What is a domain name? Your domain name or web address is a unique...
Posted by Darren at 06:05 PM
November 03, 2004
SEO Strategy - Content or Links?
Blog Business World has a good post looking at two theories of search engine optimization - generating keyword rich content and good linking strategy. Is one more important than the other or do they work together? 'Keyword rich content...
Posted by Darren at 08:25 AM
Google Does The Update: What's New?
'Google has (once again) updated its search algorithm, panicking webmasters everywhere. What will happen to those high rankings you've worked so hard to achieve? Wayne explains what you need to do to raise your score with search engines (and...
Posted by Darren at 08:20 AM
October 12, 2004
A Short Course in SEO
SEO - A short Course is a useful article written about Search Engine Optimization that will help anyone seeking tips at how to Optimize their blog or website for Search Engines. 'Anyone who does business on the internet today has...
Posted by Darren at 06:10 PM
A day in the life of a Search Engine Optimiser
SEO Scoop has written up a day in the life of a search optimiser which gives some hints into what those SEO types do with their time. Its actually got some remarkably similar features to what my daily rhythm can...
Posted by Darren at 11:02 AM
October 08, 2004
Google Page Rank Update
There is a lot of talk around the web at the moment about Google's current page ranking update. You may have already noticed your blog's page rank change - most of my blogs are pretty stable although I've noticed one...
Posted by Darren at 05:22 PM
October 07, 2004
Keywords or Keyword Phrases? Effective SEO Strategy
About.com asks the question - should those wanting to optimize their site target single keywords or keyword phrases? "Consider the keyword "cars." A quick search for this phrase at Google reveals nearly 20 million web sites competing for a...
Posted by Darren at 12:31 AM
October 06, 2004
Linking out is good
by: Trenton Moss Many websites I come across don't have a single link to another website. Ask the webmaster why not, and the answer you get is simple enough: "If I link to other websites people might leave my...
Posted by Darren at 09:13 PM
Are You Losing The Battle For Search Engine Traffic?
by: Norbert Orlewicz Search engine traffic should be a priority for any online business and some level of optimization is apart of every effective marketing strategy. On the plus side, search engine traffic is the cream of the crop....
Posted by Darren at 09:09 PM
October 04, 2004
Search Engine News Weekly Report - Clusty, Yahoo, and MSN
The end of September and beginning of October has seen some changes in search engine news and the addition of a new search engine into the second tier search mix - Clusty. Additionally, MSN is planning on including search in...
Posted by Darren at 01:43 PM
October 03, 2004
How Yahoo's Recent Facelift Can Mean More Traffic To Your Site
By Tinu AbayomiPaul It even surprised me. Yes, even though I have been pointing out the possibility since July, and was forced by demand to release my study findings before my book was even half finished, I was shocked when...
Posted by Darren at 11:06 PM
New Sites Abandoned by Googlebot
Mike Banks Valentine writes this excellent piece on the plight of new websites in their quest to be ranked by Google. "As a search engine optimization specialist I often optimize existing web pages for small business clients, upload them...
Posted by Darren at 12:59 PM
October 01, 2004
How to Build Massive Keyword Lists
By Rob Taylor As keyword marketing becomes more and more expensive and competitive, it has become essential when building your lists to focus on the maximum number of phrases and their variations that a surfer might enter into the...
Posted by Darren at 04:58 PM
September 30, 2004
Product and Brand Names are Best Keywords
The Daily Rundown has this interesting piece of analysis about what people are searching for on Google. ' 28% of Google searches are for a "product name", 9% are for a "brand name" and 5% are searches for a "company...
Posted by Darren at 11:22 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on Netscape Search, Teoma and Lycos
This is the seventh and last of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Netscape Search, Teoma and Lycos. The series is written by Merle...
Posted by Darren at 08:04 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on Hotbot, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves
This is the sixth of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Yahoo. The series is written by Merle from http://www.MCPromotions.com The full 'Getting Your...
Posted by Darren at 07:53 PM
What You Need to Know About Choosing A Domain Name
By Andrea J. Lee Aside from the nuts and bolts of where to register your domain name and purchasing a good economical hosting service, there are a few things to know about buying a good domain name, that only experience...
Posted by Darren at 07:03 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on LookSmart and AOL Search
This is the fifth of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Yahoo. The series is written by Merle from http://www.MCPromotions.com The full 'Getting Your...
Posted by Darren at 06:50 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on Overture and Excite
This is the forth of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines and Directories. This post focuses upon getting listed on Overture and Excite. The series is written by Merle from http://www.MCPromotions.com...
Posted by Darren at 06:43 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on Inktomi and DMOZ
This is the first of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Inktomi and The Open Directory Project (DMOZ). The series is written by Merle...
Posted by Darren at 06:33 PM
Getting your Blog listed on Altavista and Google
This is the second of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Altavista and Google. The series is written by Merle from http://www.MCPromotions.com The full...
Posted by Darren at 06:29 PM
Getting Your Blog Listed on Yahoo
This is the first of a multiple post series on getting your blog or website listed on Search Engines. This post focuses upon getting listed on Yahoo. The series is written by Merle from http://www.MCPromotions.com The full 'Getting Your...
Posted by Darren at 06:21 PM
Search Engine Optimization FAQs SEO - Seven Most Often Asked Questions
SEO - Seven Most Often Asked Questions is a good article with some FAQs that people often ask about Search Engine Optimization complete with answers that should help anyone wanting to optimize their sites for Search Engines. The first...
Posted by Darren at 03:36 PM
September 29, 2004
How to Write Meta Tags
By William Hanke I've written about META tags in the past, and I thought I'd help you expand your search engine optimization efforts and increase your web hits. Rule #1: META tags always go in between the HEAD tags on...
Posted by Darren at 07:42 PM
8 Essential SEO techniques
8 Essential SEO techniquesBy Matt Colyer 1) Title Tag - The title tag is the most powerful on-site SEO technique you have, so use it creatively! What you place in the title tag should only be one thing, the exact...
Posted by Darren at 06:08 PM
Your Blog title could be costing you money
Your website title could be costing you moneyBy Joe Duchesne Nothing could be simpler than the title you give to your web pages right? Unfortunately, the vast majority of the websites I visit these days have absolutely terrible titles that...
Posted by Darren at 05:54 PM
Tips for Creating Keywords
Your prospects type in keywords into search engines to find your web site. Implementing simple keyword strategies can dramatically improve your search engine ranking and web traffic. Many search engines and directories read the information in the META tags of...
Posted by Darren at 03:48 PM
September 28, 2004
To Outward Link or not to Outward link....
There is a good article from Wayne Hurlbert at SEO Chat about the pros and cons of outward bound links in terms of SEO on your blog. "Few topics in search engine optimization (SEO) cause as many heated disputes as the...
Posted by Darren at 11:56 PM
Ten Free Ways To Promote Your Website
How do you market your product if the public doesn't know your website exist? The odds are you will lack the flow of traffic to survive in the vast ocean called the World Wide Web. You are shaking your head...
Posted by Darren at 09:07 PM
20 Totally Easy Ways To Get People To Link To Your Web Site
1. Offer other web sites free content to post on their web site. Include your link on all of your content. The content should related to your web site because it will be in front of your target audience....
Posted by Darren at 08:51 PM
Domain Names: Do Dashes or Underscores Goose Google Rankings More?
The debate rages. Some swear dashes in domain names send rankings soaring. Some have an ongoing love affair with underscores. Others are sure there is no difference. While I agree you do get a bit of a bounce in Google...
Posted by Darren at 08:50 PM
Does The Number Of Links On A Page Affect Ranking?
Lots of research has focused on inbound links to a site, but little has focused on the number of links actually on a page (outbound or to other parts of a site). Many SEO gurus have recently been talking about...
Posted by Darren at 05:21 PM
Google traffic dropped dramatically for many sites
There is an interesting thread over at Webmaster World's forums that indicates that a significant number of web masters have noticed a drastic reduction in referals from Google in the past few days. Some are reporting decreases in in Google...
Posted by Darren at 12:01 AM
September 27, 2004
SEO Design MistakesTop Five SEO Design Mistakes
Click Z has a very helpful article on common search engine optimization mistakes that web-masters make in designing their sits and blogs. "The biggest design mistake made by Web designers and site owners is to treat search engine optimization (SEO)...
Posted by Darren at 09:53 PM
Do forum signature links help PageRank and SERPS?
One of the tips I've seen given in many SEO articles is that if you add your blog's URL as a signature in your messages left in forums that you'll increase your Search Engine Ranking. It makes sense, especially...
Posted by Darren at 09:31 PM
September 26, 2004
Getting your blog to the top of the Search Engines
Search Engine News Journal has posted 10 great tips to get your blog ranked at the top of the Search Engines. I really like their approach because they acknowledge that it takes time to get your blog high up the...
Posted by Darren at 08:42 PM
Blog Referal Statistics as an SEO Tool
SEO Scoop suggests that your blog's log files (or stats package - especially key word referrers) are a great tool for optimizing your site for search engines. This is good news because one of the most useful SEO tools...
Posted by Darren at 04:27 PM
Search Engine Optimization: Site Structure and Popularity
Search Engine Optimization: Site Structure and Popularity by Milena Sotirova In the Global Internet era the industry presence is undoubtedly related to the company online presence. Where is the scope of the online presence limitations and does it refer...
Posted by Darren at 01:06 PM
September 25, 2004
More Search Engine Optimization tips for your Blog
There is a lot of articles out there about how to optimize your blog for search engines - Google in-particularly - but this one has some pretty handy tips on SEO and promoting your blog. The key one really...
Posted by Darren at 11:15 PM
Getting Indexed Through Google AdSense
One of the theories that often goes around forums that discuss the use of Adsense is that site that use it get indexed faster and higher than sites that don't. The theory goes that if you use Adsense - Google...
Posted by Darren at 11:16 AM
September 24, 2004
10 Ways to Ensure Your Blog Does NOT Get Indexed on Search Engines
10 Ways to Ensure Your Site Does Not Get Indexed on Search Engines is a good starting point for thinking through ways to optimize your blog for a high page ranking in Google. Search Engines have come a long way...
Posted by Darren at 06:07 PM
Search Engines, Directories and RSS Agregators to Submit your Blog to
Most Search Engines, Directories and News Aggregators will not find your blog on their own - well not quickly anyway - many need a little help and have ways of suggesting sites to be added to their databases. Big List...
Posted by Darren at 03:11 PM
September 23, 2004
Page Rank Explained
If you're wondering how Google works out how to rank search results on their search engine - and are also curious about how to climb the rankings with your blog or site then you might like to head over to...
Posted by Darren at 09:32 PM
Getting listed on Search Engines
Since writing the Finding Readers series of blog tips I've had a number of people ask for more information on getting listed on Search Engines - particularly Google. Patrick Taylor has written a great post on Boosting your Google...
Posted by Darren at 05:07 PM
