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Web Design vs SEO - Can’t we all just get along?

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:11:50 +0000

Is it me or are a lot of web designers too rigid in their design ideas. I recently went in to consult for a firm on the creation of their website and I had the opportunity to work with a well established web designer out of Orlando. Although I would say the overall experience was positive, [...]

Title Tags Q & A - The Power of the Title Tag

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:26:04 +0000

Here are a few of the questions we often receive regarding title tags. I know, it’s been done to death, but I like to get back to basics from time to time. Check it out and let us know if you find anything that you may have missed in the past or possibly disagree with. Should [...]

Don’t rewrite dynamic URL’s? What the heck google?

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:13 +0000

Just saw this post at Search Engine Land about mod rewrites on dynamic URL’s. After years of preaching one way, they do a 180 on us. That’s life and technology I guess. I don’t think I’ll be changing my old sites anytime soon.

SEO Elite Review - Is SEO Elite Software Worth $167.00?

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:53:56 +0000

We’ve used SEO Elite for about 3 years now and we’ve found, overall, it’s a great peace of software. However, there are several features and options we wish were added as well as other fluff that is there to make you feel like the $167 is a good value. There are 8 projects that can be [...]

Link Bait vs Link Building - Linkbaiting

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:52:22 +0000

One of my all time favorite posts from Search Engine Land. I know it’s almost two years old but it’s one of the better articles I’ve seen regarding linkbaiting and SEO in general. This is my favorite exerpt. Why Linkbaiting Beats Link Building Linkbaiting beats link building firstly as a much better use of your time. SEOs [...]

Off-Page SEO Optimization

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:48:31 +0000

Off-page optimization is defined as any tactic used to optimized your site without actually modifying the code on the pages. Below are the most important ways to optimize off-page. Link Anchor Text By far, the most important part of search engine optimization. Getting inbound links with the proper link text is vital. If you can, try [...]

Wordpress H1 Blog Header Optimization

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:03:35 +0000

OK we’ve just about finished the design of our blog using the xeiro theme. During the design process we discovered some inadequacies regarding some of the header tags H1, H2, H3 etc. To start, the H1 tag was the same for each page, which isn’t exactly optimal for SEO purposes. We’re guessing this is probably standard on most Wordpress blogs, but it’s [...]

H1, H2, H3 Heading Tags & SEO

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:11:05 +0000

Heading tags (H1, H2, H3 etc.) are used to organize and designate the most important parts of a webpage. They are one of the most significant on-page factors in terms of SEO. The H1 tag should be used once per page, as close to the <body> tag as possible, to designate the main theme. The H2’s are used to designate specific sections [...]

On-Page SEO Optimization for Beginners

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:59:23 +0000

On-page optimization is defined as any tactic used to optimized your site by modifying the code on the pages. Below are the most important. H1 Tags - The main topic of your page should be your H1 tag, the closer to the top of the page, the better. Title Tags - 2-3 of your main keywords should [...]

MSN SEO & Optimization Tips

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:44:01 +0000

It seems the key to MSN is simply the shear number of links. Get as many links as you can with choice anchor text and you’ll dominate. On-page factors are still important but it looks like many of the factors that influence google are not present. MSN Optimization Optimizing your site for MSN is similar to that [...]