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Are reciprocal links losing their importance?
Reciprocal Links vs. Authoritative Links
One-way, "authoritative" links, may become the new wave of linking and leave reciprocal links in the dust (or the grave). As long as there are people in the world that do search engine optimization (SEO), there will be change in the ways that search engines rank sites. This latest change... continue reading "Are reciprocal links losing their importance?"»
Google Changes its Link Ranking in Big Daddy
Reciprocal Links Lose Value
The recent Big Daddy update at Google has changed the way Google ranks reciprocal links. Well Matt Cutts just opened a lot of webmasters' eyes about why their pages were disappearing from the Google index (and it appears that we were right on in our thinking). However, Matt did go on to... continue reading "Google Changes its Link Ranking in Big Daddy"»
Better Links for Better Ranking
Linking and Search Engines
The type, authority, quality, and quantity of links that link to your site is critical to great search engine placement. The Internet is based on links. Plain and simple. That is why we call it the world wide web. Pages interlinking between hundreds and thousands of other pages creating an enormous web... continue reading "Better Links for Better Ranking"»
Who Else Wants to Build Links and Rank High in Google
Link Baiting
Who Else Wants to Build Links and Rank Higher in Google Link Baiting has become common place to increase organic inbound links and rank higher in Google. There was a great article by Andy Hagan but he broke his site to pieces, so I had to do some digging to find it again. Here are some of the best from... continue reading "Who Else Wants to Build Links and Rank High in Google"»
Black hat and White hat Search Engine Optimization
White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics
White Hat and Black Hat Tactics
At a recent SMX Conference, Matt Cutts (head of Google Web Spam) gave great examples of Black Hat and White Hat tactics as either high risk or low risk. Here are some blackhat/whitehat tactics and their relative risk factors:  TopicHigh Risk"Black Hat Tactics"Low Risk"White Hat Tactics"... continue reading "White Hat vs. Black Hat - High Risk and Low Risk Tactics"»
Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank
White Hats Suffer in Recent Backlink Update
The June 2006 PageRank and Backlink update has left some white hat SEOs puzzled. Well another PageRank update has come and gone and unfortunately it took many links with it. We aren't sure yet (and Matt has yet to comment) as to the reason for this drop in the amount of pages displayed after using... continue reading "Back to the Dark Ages of PageRank"»
If Content is King, Linking is Queen
Linking is Queen - Content is King
If Content is King then surely Linking is Queen. And we all know who really rules the kingdom. I came across a great article that built on the well known saying that content is king by saying that "Content is King, but Linking is Queen." Content and Linking go hand in hand if the site is going... continue reading "If Content is King, Linking is Queen"»
Use Navigation to Make Your Customers Comfortable
Simple Navigation Pointers
Good Navigation
If users don't understand your website's navigation, you are losing sales. Navigation is of huge importance to your website, so it shouldn't be just thrown onto the page. There are certain things users expect, and people are comfortable with things they are used to. For example, navigation is usually... continue reading "Simple Navigation Pointers"»
What exactly is a bot like Googlebot
Googlebot and other Spiders
Googlebot, Yahoo Slurp, and MSNbot and similar spiders, bots, and crawlers are the programs that harvest information for search engines. For anyone tracking statistics on their website, Googlebot, MSNbot, and Yahoo Slurp can be welcomed guests. These three search engine bots gather (harvest)... continue reading "What exactly is a bot like Googlebot"»
Allinanchor, Allintitle, Allintext and other Google Keywords
Google Keywords
Google Keywords like: Allinanchor Allintitle Allintext Site Link can give you a greater understanding of how to get better placement in Google. Each of these keywords can help you understand better where you can focus your efforts to increase your ranking in Google. Here is a breakdown... continue reading "Allinanchor, Allintitle, Allintext and other Google Keywords"»
How to Determine if Your Website is Successful
Successful Website Metrics
Making sure that you pick the correct metric to measure is extremely important to having a truly successful website. Recently on SEOmoz's whiteboard friday they discussed how to keep clients happy. Much of the conversation focused around knowing what determines success. A point that I thought was extremely... continue reading "How to Determine if Your Website is Successful"»
Google's Big Daddy
BigDaddy Update
Although the "Big Daddy" update has happened at Google, many data centers are still in flux. Matt Cutts, Google employee and avid blogger, recently commented that the Big Daddy Update was fully deployed: Q: “Is Bigdaddy fully deployed?” A: Yes, I believe every data center... continue reading "Google's Big Daddy"»
Four Steps to a Better Ranking in the Search Engines
Better Rankings
Four basic things you can do now to improve your search engine rankings on Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The single question I am asked more often than any other is, "How can I rank better in the search engines." While there are thousands of different things that people can do to rank well, we have found... continue reading "Four Steps to a Better Ranking in the Search Engines"»
Whitehat SEO versus Blackhat SEO
Whitehat vs Blackhat SEO
The showdown between whitehat SEO and blackhat SEO is heating up and search engines are backing the whitehats. Whitehat and blackhat SEO (Search Engine Optimization) are two different (and normally opposing) views of how to do search engine optimization. Whitehats are those website designers that... continue reading "Whitehat SEO versus Blackhat SEO"»
The 5-9 Rule - Building a Good Navigation Structure
The 5-9 Rule
Website navigation should never be larger than 9 items. People can only remember 5-9 chunks of new information at a time. Do you know that it has been scientifically proven that the average human can remember 7 plus/minus 2 chunks of information? George A. Miller, who has a PhD in Psychology... continue reading "The 5-9 Rule - Building a Good Navigation Structure"»
How can I Increase my PageRank
Increase PageRank
Here's a freebie for improved search engine optimization and increased PageRank. I was recently received the following question on one of my articles: I am a Coldwell Banker agent in [city] [state]. My Web site is [website] How can I get better PageRank? - D. Heck (city,state, and website have... continue reading "How can I Increase my PageRank"»
Is Google Having a Machine Crisis? Get Real.
Machine Crisis - Servers Full
Is Google having a server crisis. No way! Many people have been commenting on an article written by the New York Times where Eric Schmidt said, "Those machines are full. We have a huge machine crisis." Unfortunately, many of the blogs written about it are reading too much into a single, out-of-context... continue reading "Is Google Having a Machine Crisis? Get Real."»
Combine Good Functionailty, Organization, and Persuasive Copy
Information and Persuasion Architecture
Information Architecture
Good information architecture helps customers find what they want and keeps them coming back. Your site's architecture is supposed to help visitors find what they are looking for. Categories and links should make sense to your customer so that they are able to find information on your website, whether... continue reading "Information and Persuasion Architecture"»
Four Thou Shalt Nots of the Web
Thou Shalt Not
No Spam, No Scam, No Scum, No SplatterAnother great piece of advice found in "Web Word Wizardry" by Rachel McAlpine is her four No's which is even more important today than when it was written:No SpamNo ScamNo ScumNo SplatterNo Spam We all know what spam is; all that junk you find in your inbox... continue reading "Four Thou Shalt Nots of the Web"»
Invite Customers Further with Good Home Page Text
Discover the Importance of Home Page Text
Relevant Words on the Home Page
Your customers are looking for specific and relevant keywords on every page including your homepage. There are many different features about your customers that can affect what they are looking for on a website and how they act. In order to increase conversions from your website, it is important to... continue reading "Discover the Importance of Home Page Text"»
Accurate Backlink Counter for Google and Yahoo
Counting Backlinks
Easy way to get accurate backlink counts from Google and Yahoo.If you are a regular Google user and website owner, you know that the link: modifier doesn't give accurate results for the number of backlinks pointing at a site. In the good old days we'd go to alltheweb.com and do a search with... continue reading "Accurate Backlink Counter for Google and Yahoo"»
Placement in the DMOZ.org directory - Pure Power
DMOZ / Google Directory
Many people may wonder why anyone would jump through all of the hoops to get listed in the DMOZ directory (dmoz.org). They would argue that nobody uses the dmoz directory to find businesses. Well, people might not use the dmoz directory like they use yahoo or google, (some people might not even... continue reading "Placement in the DMOZ.org directory - Pure Power"»
Firefox - The Browser of Kings and King of Browsers
Firefox is King of Browsers
The newest contender in the browser war has taken another fatality. Me! I have been using Firefox off and on for the past few months since version 1.0 was released. Besides being standards compliant and having a 100% fully customizable look and feel, it is the extensions that really sold me. Before... continue reading "Firefox - The Browser of Kings and King of Browsers"»
Is Good Coding Key to Great Placement in MSN
Good Coding for Ranking in MSN
The two "big dogs," Google and Yahoo, now have a new competitor. MSN came out with a new search engine in February 2005 that has added good coding as a part of their ranking algorithm. They no longer get their results from other search engines, but now they have spiders of their own. Just... continue reading "Is Good Coding Key to Great Placement in MSN"»
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips
Basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques that are so simple that anyone can do them. While there are numerous tricks and tips to get better search engine placement (let alone the tips specific to every individual search engine), here are some very basic search engine optimization tips... continue reading "Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics"»


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