How Article Marketing can Help Your Blog
Article marketing is a great way to promote your blog. Many people might think, article marketing is dead or “old”, but the fact it, it’s not. It works, and it works very well. Basically, you submit an article to the article directories. Once approved, your article...
5 Things To Remove From Your XML Sitemap
When creating an XML sitemap, you may want to modify it slightly before you upload it to your server. There are a number of reasons why you should manually edit your XML sitemap file which include, proper indexation, URL index limitations (although they have gotten...
Rank Higher in Google Places – 8 Local Search Optimization Tips
Over the past few years, Local Search has been gaining momentum. More and more small business owners seek to rank higher in Google Places, especially now, as search results personalization is at large and growing. Point is, we are now seeing an increasing number of...
How Do I Know My Web Content is Good Enough?
I love when readers, clients and social media connections ask questions; the answers make great fuel for articles, so please keep them coming! Recently, a reader asked, “How do I know my web content is good enough or SEO’d well?” Thus, the topic of today’s blog. So...HousingMatrix.com SEO Review – CNN’s “Website Remedies”
I recently did an interview with Emily Maltby from CNN Money for their “Website Remedies” section. Feel free to check it out. How To Make Your Website Pay...
30% Off: Download the Link Builders Toolkit
Today is the official launch of the Link Builders Toolkit. The Link Builders Toolkit is THE ultimate resource for finding quality websites to gain inbound links. Over the years I have been collecting websites that I found to be of high value and worth investing time...
5 Tips for Optimizing an E-Commerce Site
One of the golden rules of SEO is that you have to optimize each and every page of your site individually. On-site optimization includes conducting keyword research based on the content of a page, writing a unique title tag and Meta description that reflect the...
Google Rich Snippets – What They Are and Why You Should Use Them On Your Site
If you’ve done a Google search lately, you’ve seen rich snippets. They’re the results that stand out on the page because they feature a thumbnail video or photo, a summary of ratings, or some other little added extra that tells you what you’ll...
The Link Wheel Concept Explained
There seems to be a rising popularity in developing what is called a “Link Wheel” for your blog. A link wheel is the process of creating backlinks to your website or blog AND other off-site properties. The goal is to create a system where all of your...
Quick Tricks to Checking Your Backlinks
Having backlinks is vital for good SEO. Knowing how to monitor your backlinks is beneficial to improving it.
Robots.txt Guide for Popular CMS and Shopping Carts
It can be difficult to know which directories should be restricted from search engines and which should be allowed. I thought it would be a good idea to create a robots.txt reference guide for popular content management systems and shopping carts. Depending on what...
Why Ranking #1 in Google is Like Winning the Superbowl
Since we are fresh off a Superbowl victory by the Green Bay Packers , I thought we would analyze how winning the Superbowl is like getting a #1 ranking in Google for a highly competitive keyword/phrase. If you actually stop and think about it, they are very similar....
5 Important Elements of a Sales Landing Page
Every great sales or lead generation landing page have certain similar characteristics to them. Those characteristics lead to increases in sales, leads and overall conversion rates. Let’s take a look at the different elements of a successful landing page. 1. ...
Reputation Management for Your Personal Brand
Online reputation management is not just a strategy to consider if something negative surfaces about you. It should begin early on, because the longer something has been online, the more authority it will have. If one of your goals is to see nothing but positive items...
Optimizing the Registration and Sign-Up Process
For many websites, the primary goal is getting a user to sign-up or register. That may mean registering for an account, creating a profile, signing up for a newsletter, providing user info to download a whitepaper, registering for a free trial, etc.. It is important...
Increase Conversions with this Pre-Launch Product Checklist
When you create a new product that you plan on launching on your website or blog, it takes more than just a good product idea for it to be successful. It needs to be marketed properly to your target audience. A few things I learned from when I released the Link...
How to Find Great Directory Link Building Opportunities
When it comes to building directory links, there are two possible goals. The first is to get a link on a directory with high Google Authority and PageRank. The second is to get a link on a directory with lots of traffic. The following tips will help you achieve your...
Local Cash Empire Software + Training (New Local Marketing WSO Launched Today)
You may have been wondering where I have been the last 2-3 weeks. I have been working around the clock on a new product with my business partner Tim Atkinson called Local Cash Empire. Local Cash Empire is a new Warrior Special Offer, that consists of software plus...
Skills that Companies that Employ SEO’s are Looking For
There are a lot of different companies out there that are taking on full time SEO’s (people skilled in the SEO biz) and handing them enormous paychecks. As you can see from this infographic, there are a lot of SEO jobs out there, and a lot of them are paying...
How to Dominate Keyword Research in 2012 and Beyond
Keyword research doesn’t get a lot of love in the SEO world. For some weird reason, SEO-geated blogs put an untold amount of emphasis on building backlinks. While there’s no denying the importance of backlinks in SEO, it’s also hard to argue with the fact that keyword...
Live From SMX Seattle: Analytics Every SEO Needs To Know
Moderator: Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder and CEO, SEOmoz Speakers: Brian Klais, Executive Vice President, Search, Netconcepts Laura Lippay, Group Program Manager, Search Strategy, Yahoo Jonah Stein, Founder, ItsTheROI Richard Zwicky, President, Enquisite Jonah Stein, 10...
Are Article Submissions for SEO a Thing of the Past?
Google’s two most famous ever algorithm updates of recent times (which funnily enough are named after black and white animals – Panda and Penguin) have changed the landscape of SEO forever. It’s fair to say that the tactics that worked to help ‘SEO’ your website...Web Developers: Educate Yourself with SEO Knowledge
I am writing this post in regards to a recent article I read on HubSpot. Mike Volpe’s lists 7 reasons why marketing can’t trust the Webmaster with SEO. I agree with all 7 reasons but I feel the view from the Webmasters eyes needs to be known as well. I...
3 Ways to Get Your SEO in Shape for 2012
The end of 2011 is coming up…fast. With multiple major holidays on the horizon, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is your SEO. But now is exactly when you should be thinking about it! SEO is incredibly long term, so developing a plan for 2012 now means...
Does Google Have A Record On You? How to Protect Yourself!
If you are using any of Google’s products, then Google might have a dossier on you. But the question is who doesn’t? Many people are uncomfortable with the amount of information Google gathers and stores on its users. With the recent privacy rules update, Google now...
Yahoo! Site Explorer Closing: What Other Link Intelligence Tools Are There?
It doesn’t come as new news that Yahoo! Site Explorer is shutting down, as they are merging their organic search platform with the the Microsoft search platform. With the merge, means no more Yahoo! Site Explorer. With the shutdown of YSE, that means...
Using Fiverr for Link Building
Building backlinks to your website or blog is essential for high search engine rankings. That’s why I have been testing a number of different tactics and strategies to build backlinks effectively and efficiently. I started testing out Fiverr.com for finding...
Can Your Search Engine Rankings Be Damaged By Tricky Competitors?
For those of you who thought black hat SEO methods were reserved to those guys who clutter your inbox with subject lines like, “Make $2,500 per day with affiliate ads!!!” or “FREE wireless internet provider – click here!”, think again. In 2006, Google caught car maker...
14 Free SEO Tools and Resources from SEOmoz
SEOmoz just updated their site with a new design, as well as some new resources. Here are the best SEO resources offered by SEOmoz without having to be a PRO member. Simply sign up for a free account and take advantage of the following resources. Free SEOmoz Tools...
Website & Landing Page Design Elements for Usability and SEO
Driving people to your website is only half the battle. Once you get them there, how do you lead them to where you want them to go on your site? Having a well designed website will help give your users a great experience, find what they are looking for and be more...
Google+ Working for Your Business
As anyone can tell from Google’s stock on the trade market, it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Google+ is a testament to the new technology in search engine features, which Google continues to improve upon. This awesome Google software enables social...
25 Promises and Advice Given By Unethical SEO Firms
Ahh yes, we have all received e-mails from SEO companies promising the world for $199/month! Unfortunately there are more unethical SEO companies out there than ones you can trust. So if you are a business or organization looking for a reputable firm to hire, how do...
How to Increase How Often Google Crawls Your Website
This is a guest post by Ben Hook, a search marketer and owner of Navaro, a UK based SEO company helping clients to increase their online visibility. When optimising a site most likely you’ll have to be making some on site changes if the site hasn’t previously...
Online Marketing Crossing The Conventional Conception of SEO
The connotations associated with the word online marketing include the processes of SEO and PPC. To most of the businesses in the market, the online marketing is either search engine optimization or Pay per click. Businesses are either oblivious of the rest of online...
Live from SMX Seattle: Blow Your Mind Link Building Techniques
Danny Sullivan kicked things off for SMX Advanced with a warm welcome and an interview with Kevin Johnson, President of Platform & Services division for Microsoft. The first session I attended was all about Link Building. There were some interesting takes on some...
Your Website SEO Checkup: Part 7 of 8 – Testing
Testing can be a never ending battle, depending on how thorough you are looking to test. The idea is to find the most effective web page that will lead to the best results. Your results may be, increased time on site, increase in page views, increase in # of signups,...
Lunch Break SEO Tips: 5 Simple SEO Tasks You Can Do In Less Than An Hour
SEO strategy development takes a momentous amount of time, effort, and expertise. It can feel overwhelming if you’re just getting started. Luckily, there are some simple, quick SEO tasks you can execute that will help you improve your organic search engine...
How is Google Ranking the Local 7-Pack Listings?
Now that Google has condensed its local business listing results in the SERPs from 10 to 7, it is important to improve your LBL rankings. After reading many articles and blogs, including David Mihm’s Local Search Ranking Factors and through lots of experience...
Improve SEO With Free Analyzer From BlogGlue
BlogGlue is a blog marketing plugin that creates related links between partner blogs as well as on social media. Although not advertised they have a solid SEO Analyzer built into the system. The SEO tool lets you grade your posts before you publish them and even gives...
5 Benefits of Blogging from a Junior SEO Analyst
I’ve been in the SEO blogging industry long enough to know that though there is a difference between being a SEO Consultant/Analyst/Executive and a Blogger, they pretty much go hand in hand. I like to think I’m a combination of both, a hybrid if you like...
5 Ways to Dominate Google’s Quality Check
Just a few months ago Google was receiving continual pressure from the media to improve their search results. The general consensus was that too many search engine results pages (SERPs) were filled with content farm articles that did little more for searchers than...Your Website SEO Checkup: Part 1 of 8 – Search Engine Friendly Site Structure
Probably the most important part of Search Engine Optimization is making sure that your website is search engine friendly. When I say search engine friendly, I mean that when search engines “crawl” your site, they are able to read all of the content,...
Tips for B2B Search Engine Marketing
Today, strong search engine marketing strategies are a survival necessity for any business, be it a small or big show. Even using this as just a general rule, the fact remains that B2B (business-to-business) marketers will have to think and act slightly different from...
Your Website SEO Checkup: Part 2 of 8 – Keyword Research
Keyword Research is vital to any effective search engine optimization campaign. If you optimize your site for the wrong keywords you could miss out on lots of traffic and potential customers that are trying to find what you do. I have broken up the keyword research...
Improve Your Website Traffic by Cleaning Up Your Google Index
Your site index gives you an indication of health problems on your site; if you suddenly see a spike or large drop in Google indexed pages it flags a warning that there is something wrong that needs some attention. We focus mostly on Google, as this search engine...
How to Hit the Bull’s Eye When Targeting Foreign Search Markets
Does your online business target countries other than your own? If it does, you probably know that promoting a website in a foreign market can be challenging for a number of reasons. First, each country is a unique search ecosystem with its own search engines, mobile...
Link Building – What Works
Over the course of the last week, I have seen people saying what works and what doesn’t in link building – and they all contradict each other. Some say the old fashioned link request from webmasters is dead and guest blogging is the way to go, while others...
5 Basic Tips for Creating Profitable Niche Websites
Recently I have been doing a lot of building niche websites and blogs. I have learned a lot through my extensive research and through actual testing in various markets. For anyone who is thinking about building a niche website or blog, there are some basic, yet...