Search Engine Info Articles
3 Deadly Search Engine Marketing Sins
My inbox this week provided glaring examples of three all too common rookie search engine marketing mistakes. What you could call three deadly search engine marketing sins.
Domain Name Dilemma: Do Dashes or Underscores Goose Google Rankings More?
The debate rages. Some swear dashes in domain names send rankings soaring. Some have an ongoing love affair with underscores. Others are sure there is no difference.
Were You Bamboozled by Google?
No one can say for sure what’s going on or what to expect. One thing is for sure...unless you want to get bamboozled by Google, you’d be wise to take action to prevent it now.
Does Javascript Affect Ranking?
Almost all SEO's agree that using too much javascript can harm your rankings and might confuse the search engines. Is it true? We decided to answer this extremely simple question for the two leading search engines using a simple statistical analysis.
Does Keyword Count In The Title Affect Ranking?
Almost all SEO's agree that having your keywords in the "title" tag is important for ranking. Is it? We decided to answer this extremely simple question for the two leading search engines using a simple statistical analysis. We also decided to find out if repeating your keyword more than once was a factor in ranking.
Choosing Keywords That Bring the Best Results
It’s absolutely imperative that you make wise choices in the area of keywords. From working with many search engine optimization (SEO) experts, I have gathered a few tips on how to choose effective keywords that bring results.
Getting Your Site Submitted to Search Engines
Getting listed in search engines can be a lot of work. "Free" submission tools are worth about what you pay for them and, worse, can be detrimental to your efforts. Yet you don't have the time to do it yourself by hand. What do you do?
The Google Toolbar & Search Engine Optimization
Like many other useful toolbars out there so is the Google Toolbar. I consider this toolbar a must have for any serious search engine optimizer and anyone who searches the internet on a regular basis. Here’s why… The Google Toolbar has grown significantly in features since inception. It now features several new useful features but the main focus of this article is on those that aid in search engine optimization.
Using 'Title Tags' With Your Web Links & Images
Using "Title Tags" for your web links & images is an arsenal many companies fail to utilize when planning out their web site optimization.
Absolute & Relative Links How Do They Rank?
The question for this article is whether or not you should use "absolute url's" or "relative url's"? Not only that, this article researches whether or not Google ranks these methods differently.
What is PageRank?
Pagerank is based on how many links to one website. PageRank is a value that represents how important a page is on the web. Robots or Spiders figures that when one page links to another page, it is casting a vote for the other page.
Are You A Bill Clinton Webmaster?
One of the most frequent questions I get asked about my ebook, Don't Get Banned BY The Search Engines, is whether I amended it to include post-Florida Google. "Florida" is the code name that search engine optimizer wizards gave to a November, 2003, shakeup at Google that left many webmasters covering themselves up with makeshift fig leaves while dangling upside down above the proverbial crocodile moat.
Keywords: The First Step To Recognition
Why are keywords so important? And what indeed is a keyword? To an occasional web visitor, "keyword" wouldn't mean much. But for a practicing webmaster, the term "keyword" is perhaps more dear than anything.
How Do I Submit My Site To Search Engines?
You've built up a good site, put in a lot of content, but none of the search engines lists your site? If you'd like to know how to go ahead with Search Engine Submission the right way, read on.