Sep 21 2009

Customize Your Blog Tweetmeme Button to Get More Followers

More and more bloggers are now getting the beauty of "Retweet!" Tweetmeme button adding it to their blog templates. The button makes it easy to share the post on Twitter as well as rates the post in general Tweetmeme index. Now, there's one tip not everyone is aware of: by default Tweetmeme will use the following Tweet format: RT @Tweetmeme Post title http://bit.ly/XXXX

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How Do You Hide Affiliate Links From Google?

There are two main reasons why you would want to hide your affiliate links from Google: They "leak" link juice; They say, Google hates affiliate links because they show to Google that the site's content is "second-hand" So, we are running into the dilemma here: we want to monetize Google traffic and we don't want to risk our reputation. Two main strategies to use are (note: to avoid link juice leak, the combination of these strategies...

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Removing 404 Pages From Your Google Webmaster Tools Account

This question is being asked so often that I just decided to go ahead and write a post about that: You notice Google report a 404 page on your site; You go to your site and fix the error (delete the link to the non-existent page or just fix the broken URL); Your Google Webmaster Tools account is still reporting the error Is there any way to tell Google the error is fixed? Currently, the only question to this question...

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Create a Glossary of Topical Terms for Link Bait and SEO

Content is the key of your website success. Why not leverage it to its full potential? Here's one almost must-work idea: create a solid, well-formatted glossary of terms in your niche and add it to your site. Here are two (very important) things a glossary can be helpful: It's an awesome, highly-effective long-term link bait. The more time your glossary is live, the more "authority" it becomes. You will need to update it now and...

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Quick Steps to Accurate Keyword Research

The following guest tip is by Eric Gesinski Most SEOs and internet marketers are already quite aware of Google's free keyword tool. However, there are some details that you should pay attention to when you use this tool to get the best results when doing your keyword research here. 1) Make sure to show all columns. To do this, select the "Show/hide columns" drop down ...

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Dealing with “This Site May Harm Your Computer” Notice

So your site got hacked. Google identified some malware on it and put "This site may harm your computer" notice next to your site listings in SERPs. It happens so often today that you don't even need to be too surprised: no panic, just take action. Steps to take:

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URL Extension Pro and Cons: What’s Your Strategy?

Thinking of the URL structure of your future site is a very important step. Give it more time to make sure you plan everything ahead. One thing to take into consideration here is whether your site URLs need an extension at the end or not (examples: .html, .php, etc). Two contradicting points of view are based on the following:

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Don’t Ignore Directories

. One of the main goals of SEO is to build traffic. Why are so many SEO professionals ignoring directories? Search engines have not abolished directories! Google has simply gotten stricter when it comes to acknowledging specific directories. Despite that, they are still beneficial for PR and traffic gain. There are many different types of directories that can be of great value to your website or blog. Check out the article at Search Engine...

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How to Diagnose the Reason of Google Penalty

So you've built a site and started to see some Google traffic and feel happy. And then one day comes when you wake up in the morning and find your site penalized (here are some ways to find out if you are penalized). A nightmare... But life goes on and you have two choices: either you give up and start from scratch or you try to give that old site new life. One way...

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