Jul 19 2011

SEO to do in Half an Hour

A good SEO is proactive, we’ll plan our days and campaigns in advance and know exactly what we’re doing from one day to the next. Whether we’re a freelance and have several different clients or we’re in house and only have to focus on one or two websites we’re usually pretty organised. So what happens when you suddenly find yourself with a spare half an hour? Maybe a meeting has cancelled at the last minute or you’re waiting on development before you can get on with your next task, or maybe it’s just tipping down with rain and you don’t feel like going out for your lunch break. Here are 5 things you can do to help your SEO next time you have half an hour to...

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Using Google Ad Planner As Part Of Your Competitive Research

The Google suite continues to expand with various tools available to help you with your business, your website, and your marketing – pretty much anything. One such tool is Google’s Ad Planner, which can help you target specific websites which your potential customers visit so you can know where to put your advertising dollars. In today’s marketplace, advertising online is a must. With the huge amount of online traffic happening every day for any given topic...

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HoW To DO SeO WeLl And sTuFf!!

(I know some people may take the following advice seriously. Please don't...) SEO is the future of everything. By harnessing the power of this tried and tested technique you can dominate the world and make sure your website ranks number one for popular search terms like ‘how to get red wine stains out of upholstery ‘ and ‘Megan Fox in the buff’. SEO will make you literally millions of dollars in revenue and anyone who isn’t...

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SEO for Startups

Taking the first step into search engine optimization can be intimidating for a number of reasons. In this post we will discuss key points that online startups should keep in mind when considering SEO for the first time. Select the Right Company Name and Domain Name If you are going to be doing business online it always helps to have a keyword that relates specifically to your industry. Once you have selected this keyword, try to...

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Non-Geeky Link Building Tips for Small Business Owners

If you run a small website for your business then the chances are you have a million things to think about. Having just come across the rabbit hole that is SEO, link building probably seems like a challenge on par with running a marathon backwards. The problem is, link building is time consuming and not always that straight forward. In fact, it can be incredibly difficult. Here I have put together some realistic methods and tips...

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Niche Analysis: Where To Start?

Where to start a niche analysis? How to streamline this process? Which niche analysis tool to choose? They have become touchy issues for many web masters. How to build your niche site? Let’s figure them out. Start with finding out who and how strong your competitors are. To analyze a niche, it’s enough to look into Top 10 in SERPs because it is the very aim which most SEO specialists want to achieve. So, what...

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Find and Analyze Domains Ranked for a Number of Related Search Queries

Many of you know that I am heavily into various SEO, social media and productivity tools. Therefore I often get requests from people to point them to various tools based on their needs. Someone once asked me about a tool that could generate the list of domains for several related search queries. I wasn't aware of a standalone tool like that, so I decided to develop it. The utility I have come up...

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Don’t Use Number of Indexed Pages as a Primary Success Metric

*The guest post is by Hugo Guzman who is the Vice President of SEO & Social Media at Zeta Interactive. He can be reached via email at hguzman@zetainteractive.com or via Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/hugoguzman* I was speaking with a prospective client today that shared what they thought was their most pressing SEO issue for one of the larger sites in their network. Basically, they explained that in the...

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How to Sort Google / Yahoo Search Results

There is one trick I use to find listings in Google and Yahoo SERPs based on any chosen criteria: (optional) Set Google / Yahoo to show 100 results per page; Use SEOquake FireFox plugin to integrate a wealth old important data right within the SERPs; Sort results based on any (!) of the chosen criteria.

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