Category Archives: SEO
Choosing a Domain Name
Choosing a good domain name is becoming harder and harder. So many times you think of the perfect name only to find it is already taken. What makes a good domain name? The best names are brandable and contain keywords. … Continue reading
Search, Plus Your World – Personalized Search
This week Google launched a new service called “Search, Plus Your World”. Users who log into their Google accounts will be provided personalized search results based on items shared within their Google+ circles. Each personalized search result displays Google+ information … Continue reading
Google’s Freshness Algorithm Update
Google has added freshness criteria to search engine results. Different searches have different freshness needs. From an SEO perspective, Google’s freshness update has added more to the value of blogs and RSS feeds. Continue reading
Yoast SEO Plugin – Theme fix
If you’re using the WordPress SEO plugin you’ll probably need to manually edit your theme’s header file to correctly display title tags. It’s easy to do. Continue reading
+1 and its effect on SEO
+1′s are Google’s equivalent of the Facebook “LIKE” button. +1′s allow Google users to recommend pages and videos on the web. We know that social networking signals are given consideration in the Google algorithm. I expect that the Google algorithm will be more strongly influenced by +1 and Google Plus than by Twitter and Facebook or any other social networking activity. Continue reading
How do I get to the top of Google?
Your new website looks great! It has been developed using WordPress, your web copy has been optimized for your keywords, everything has been done for on-page search engine optimization but now what? What more can you do to get to … Continue reading
Introducing Google Instant
Google is trying to speed up searches by making it possible to scan a results page while you type. The results you want will appear before you finish typing. By seeing dynamically changing search terms as you type Google is providing you with instant feedback and helping you to formulate a better search. Will this affect SEO? Probably. Continue reading
Checklist of 10 SEO Basics
Don’t let the title of this post confuse you, there are more than ten things to do when it comes to Search Engine Optimization. These ten items are the basics that need to be considered right from the start as your site is being built. These ten items are also all internal items related to your site content. If you have an existing site, make sure you covered these ten SEO basics before you turn to external tools to improve your web site’s search engines ranking. Continue reading
Three SEO trends in 2010
As we start a New Year, let’s look at recent trends in the world of SEO and what SEO professionals are predicting for 2010. Google is making page load time a ranking factor adding Site performance to Webmaster tools; Link diversity is more important than raw link count; and web links coming from social media links are now relevant with the introduction of Real Time Search. Continue reading
Quality links to your site
Elaborating on a post from last month How do I get to the top of Google? where I stressed the importance of quality inbound links, we will now look further at what defines the “quality” of a link and how … Continue reading →