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Google Mayday Update: Fair and Balanced?

20. August 2010

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Google Mayday Update:  Fair and Balanced?

Near the end of May, Google released an update to their search algorithm-dubbed “Mayday” by most-that affects natural search engine rankings, especially for what are known as “long-tail keywords“. In looking at this Mayday update, we will ask the question: Are these Google updates “fair and balanced“?

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How To Redirect Web Image Results To Web Page

13. May 2010

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In this article, we will take a quick look at how to redirect Google search image results to the actual web page that hosts the image. Occasionally, there are those little things that you can do which yield large results. This is one of them--take advantage of it!

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SEO Smackdown Video: Your Fellow Professionals Discuss Their Trade

15. April 2010

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A few months ago, I watched this SEO Smackdown Video which I thought those of you involved in SEO may enjoy. The panel of four discuss the SEO issues of the day including some suggesting that you need practically ZERO SEO.

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SEO: Keyword Competitive Analysis

15. April 2010

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If you want to create a web page that will generate traffic, you need to do so using popular keyword search terms. However, the more “popular” that a keyword is, the more keyword competition you are going to have. In this article, we will take a look at how you can analyze the competition for a keyword and whether it is worth the effort to try to place for that keyword.

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Ranking Your Name in Google

8. April 2010

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In this article, I will illustrate how to rank your name in Google so that your name shows up on the first page of the Google rankings. Ideally, over time, you can rank number one for a Google search on yourname but if you happen to have a name such as George Clooney, the top 10 may be your best hope.

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SEO: Error Traffic Control

24. September 2009

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If you want to build immediate traffic to your website, there is one sure fire way to accomplish this, but it’s filled with errors.

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SEO: Creative Keyword Strategies

24. September 2009

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If you have done your proper SEO keyword research, you will have selected keywords to use with some frequency in your articles. But did you choose the right keywords? And, importantly, how will you use these selected keywords as anchor text? In this article, we will look at creative keyword choices and [...]

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SEO: The Seven Deadly Sins

17. September 2009

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SEO:  The Seven Deadly Sins

SEO seems relatively easy at first, but danger lurks around every corner. One false step--one SEO mistake--and all of your SEO work vanishes into a de-indexing or the dreaded Google sandbox. Early Christians defined the Seven Deadly Sins that one should not commit lest they burn in the fiery pits of hell. In this article, we’ll explore the Seven Deadly Sins of Search Engine Optimization.

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SEO and Golf: They Both Look Easy…Until You Try Them

10. September 2009

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SEO and Golf:  They Both Look Easy…Until You Try Them

SEO is a lot like golf. It appears easy at first, until you start to play the game.

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Is Wordtracker Accurate?

13. August 2009

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One of the premier tools used in Keyword Research is Wordtracker. Thus, we should all assume that Wordtracker performs impeccably and finds us the right keywords every time. Or should we? In this article, we will ask the question: Is Wordtracker Accurate?

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