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The Google Trend is Sloping Downward

seoshoot — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:14:49 +0000

Over the last week I’ve read a few negative posts about Google and yesterday I decided it was time to write a post outlining what I think is going to eventually happen. First, Steve Rubel published a post in his Lifestream on The Google Jail … 1) We kowtow to Google like it’s some kind of moral authority. In exchange it would be great to see them be more transparent. 2) As the number of places for producing and distributing content skyrockets then duplicate postings will …

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7 SEO Tips For Your WordPress Blog

seoshoot — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:12:48 +0000

There are millіons of WordPress blogs οn the inteгnet, but the majοrity of them аre not optimized for the search өngines. Thiѕ article explains 7 ways thаt you can make yoυr WordPress blog more search engine friendly.

1. Make sure that youг permalinks are set uр optimally for SEO – whenever yοu publish a blog рost it will have а permanent URL known as а “peгmalink”. Bү default the WοrdPress peгmalink setting is not optimal but yoυ can easilү edit this by clickіng on thө Settings-> Permalink option …

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The Power Of Link Popularity

seoshoot — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:05:00 +0000

What is link popularity, you hear everyone talking about it, it is one way links that point to your site and the quality of those links. One of the most important factors in SEO is creating one way links that are relevant to your website, this strategy will increase your rankings, link popularity and traffic. Building links should not happen to quickly, think about it, if you just put up your website would you have thousands of links pointing to your website the next day, of course not, the bes

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Why Backlinks Are Important For Your Website’s Search Engine Ranking

seoshoot — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:44:05 +0000

Like any investment, your website must start turning a profit as early as possible, and pulling the search engines is a critical component. There are several tools your site can use to get these rankings: 1.Search-engine optimized text 2.Fresh content frequently 3.Links to your site from high-profile websites 4.Traffic to and from your site The first two are all about how you put your web site together and subsequently work with it. The last one ? quality inbound links? has nothing at

Recommended Steps to Improve Google Ranking

seoshoot — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:44:05 +0000

1. Use keywords in HTML title tags. Probably the most significant factor for a site regardless of the competitive landscape, the title tag must be consistent with content in the page for best results. The more keywords in your title, the less effective this factor, be judicious. 2. Create quality anchor text for inbound links. At one time, according to some SEO professionals, quality anchor text was an essential component of a well-ranked site. After all, this is the text the user opted to

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Why You Can’t Fool Google

seoshoot — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:08:38 +0000

Warning! You Can’t Fool Google. Almost daily, I see a report about a company or individuals who is trying to fool Google through SEO. When are they going to learn that you just can’t fool Google? Why would you even want to try it, with when you risk being banned from the biggest search engine in the world? Many people seem to try just because they wonder if it could ever be done. As a general rule of thumb: it can’t! There are some instances in which people think that they have tricked googl

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Google’s Duplicate Internet Content Filter In Action

seoshoot — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:08:38 +0000

keyword elite If you don’t believe Google’s Duplicate Content Filter exists, I have Dramatic Proof their Internet content filter exists and it’s very effective. On July 5, 2005 I published an article entitled “7 Top Ways to Avoid Link Theft” which was picked up and included as content on other websites. Before the article was released I checked on Google whether any results already existed for the exact phrase “7 Top Ways to Avoid Link Theft” and there were no listings for that term.

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What natural links are to you may not be natural to Google !

seoshoot — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:08:38 +0000

The saga of “Natural links and Google” continues. The latest episode being this one from Matt , where he says that links must indeed be “natural” and not merely appear natural. The entire SEO industry would completely agree to what Matt said. Links should be natural, and not “artificial”, but the problem is that not many people do understand Google’s version of “natural links”. In my humble opinion any links placed irrelevantly anywhere on your site is a non-natural/artificial link. So tha

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Build SEO Optimized Membership Websites with Wordpress Membership Site Plugin: MemberWing (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

seoshoot — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:01:00 +0000

MemberWing 4 is the latest edition of popular Wordpress Membership site plugin that allows to convert any Wordpress website into premium membership portal.

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How Important is DMOZ in Your SEO Process? (Search Engine Roundtable)

seoshoot — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:34:33 +0000

A WebmasterWorld thread asks if DMOZ is still relevant in 2009? DMOZ is a legendary web directory and has a ton of history. But is it still a critical or what it ever a critical part of your overall SEO or link building strategy