When people search on Google there are a variety of results shown, including Local, News, Images, Video, Blogs, and Real-Time social media content. To maximize your website’s exposure it’s important to understand the implications of optimizing your content for SEO to appear in several of these categories simultaneously. For example, instead of just showing up [...]
How search engine traffic stacks up and what this means for your internet marketing strategy
Much has been speculated about the future of search engine marketing, especially with the increased reliance on social media networks to find more relevant information from trusted sources. A review of the search engine landscape illustrates that the market for search is still tremendous on a global basis. Google search leads in total number of [...]
Use WebsiteGrader.com to check if your site is Optimized for Search Engines
To check if your site is optimized for search engines I recommend you start with a free service called WebsiteGrader.com This service uses the following criteria to grade your site based on millions of other sites previously reviewed: Content Blog Analysis Blog Grade Recent Blog Articles Google Indexed Pages Readability / Grade Level Optimization Metadata [...]
Google PageRank Checker – Check Google Page Rank of any Web Page
Google PageRank is a factor that many consider important to search engine optimization and how your site ranks in Google search results. Here’s a site that lets you quickly check: Google PageRank Checker – Check Google page rank of any web pages. How to increase your PageRank? Well, that’s one of the great mysteries. Here’s [...]
3 Lessons on Blogging this Week
I had a great week meeting with several clients, all of whom are new to blogging or have a blog but still have yet to find their rhythm. It is not surprising that many people think blogging is either nerve-racking, a waste of time or difficult in terms of finding something to say. Add in [...]
Optimize your WordPress Blog for SEO and User Experience – Joost de Valk (Video)
Another great video from Joost de Valk “Yoast”, including some useful advice on strategies to optimize your WordPress blog for SEO and user experience. In particular, Yoast shares some very helpful hints for Analytics, Automation, RSS, Commenting and Plugins. Hope you enjoy. What tips do you have to share to optimize your WordPress blog for [...]
Deep Links for Search Engine Optimization
It’s still shocking that many newbies don’t understand links. You don’t need to link to a lot of Web sites. You need a lot of good Web sites to link to you. And, it’s best if you can manage to get some of those links to include — in some fashion — the keywords that [...]
Drive More Traffic to Your Blog and Engage Readers (Audio)
In this audio post I’ll touch on a few techniques to drive more traffic to your blog and engage readers in a more meaningful way. 002-more-blog-followers.mp3 Topics Covered: • Creating unique and compelling content • Search Engine Optimization and long-tail keywords • Commenting on third-party websites • Leveraging Social Media How are you attracting more [...]
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