Search engine optimization is the process of implementing on-page and off-page tactics to drive search engine results placement. In other words, the stuff you do to help your site show up on Google. Long-tail keywords refer to the combination of terms into a phrase that represents your site, your products and services, etc. Think of [...] Read more »
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 [...] Read more »
How to generate inbound links with videos for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Let’s discuss how to generate inbound links with videos for search engine optimization (SEO). Most folks don’t understand how video seo works and once you do, it can serve as a powerful means for driving traffic to your site. Let’s use YouTube as an example. Here are the steps to optimize your video for inbound [...] Read more »
Evidence that YouTube Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Works (Video)
YouTube search engine optimization (SEO) is an often overlooked element that can drive significant views and traffic back to your website. Setting up a search engine friendly video is very simple and only take a fraction of the time required to actually shoot, edit, and publish the video. Keywords are critical in your title, description, [...] Read more »
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 [...] Read more »
Optimizing YouTube Videos for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
YouTube.com is the second most searched site on the Internet, next to Google, so you might conclude that it is the second largest search engine. It so happens that Google owns YouTube so the implications are something to be well understood and taken seriously as YouTube relates to your Internet Marketing strategy. As the largest [...] Read more »
How Web 2.0 Affects SEO Strategy
Funny to find this article from May 2007 … so many small businesses still fail to understand the very basic strategies of Internet Marketing. Not you of course – those other guys. Some Web 2.0 content management systems, such as blogs and wikis, are primed and relatively optimal for search engine visibility straight out of [...] Read more »
What are the best resources for a beginner of SEO ?
Q: What are the best resources for a beginner of SEO ? via Discussion: Search Engine Land | LinkedIn I recommend SEObook.com, SEOmoz.com and SearchEngineWatch.com. You can also take a professional course, such those offered at SempoInstitute.com. If you really want hands-on training, identify a niche, conduct keyword research, and build a traffic generation strategy. [...] Read more »
13 Steps to Make Every Blog Post More SEO Friendly
Below you’ll find 13 steps to make every blog post most SEO friendly. These steps leverage keyword research, social media, meta tags, and inbound linking strategies to optimize on-page and off-page tactics. These steps are considered white-hat and assume your blog is already setup with a structure (code, tags, plugins, etc) that facilitates SEO. For [...] Read more »
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