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SEO Recap – Directory Submission

June 30th, 2010

Directory submissions were definitely THE way of getting back links back in the day. With many new ways of linking, some webmasters have chosen to ignore this valuable source of links, and this is a mistake. Directory submissions do not just deliver back links for your website, they also bring you targeted traffic to your [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Backlink Methods

June 27th, 2010

Linking is the Second Step in SEO after Content Optimization Different ways of getting high quality backlinks for your site include implementing one or more of the following strategies: Hiring a SEO firm to supply a link building package – this option may cost you up front, but you’ save considerably in time and a [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Backlinks

June 25th, 2010

The various aspects of SEO pertaining to on-page optimization cannot be denied, but you must also pay close attention to various forms of off-page optimization; the two sides are co-dependent, and focusing on one tot the detriment of the other will only hamper your overall SEO efforts. For the best results,  on-page optimization and off-page [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Avoid Black Hattery

June 23rd, 2010

When you are enthusiastically trying to attain good rankings for your website, it’s easy to get off track and buy into black hat concepts that will eventually get your website banned in search engines!  Even Google recommends that we design our web-sites for the users and not for the search engines. This means  that each [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Google’s Sitemap

June 22nd, 2010

It’s time to talk about sitemaps. What are they? What is their purpose? How many do you need? What kind works best? The sitemap you really need for SEO is the Google Sitemap. Many webmasters also create a static page with organized links to all sectors of their  site for easier user navigation. When we [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – 503 Status Code

June 20th, 2010

There are several pretty familiar server status codes – including the 301, 302 and 404 status codes – but many of you may not be familiar with the 503 Status Code Error or even if you are familiar you have not been putting it into use effectively for proper SEO. All status codes exist to [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – 404 Errors

June 19th, 2010

The death knell for any website is a 404 message. Users hate these and will usually leave your site rather than mess around trying to find a page they are looking for – they’ll simply move on to your competition. A good SEO linking professional will inform you that 404 errors are unacceptable. The way [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Redirects

June 18th, 2010

Multiple situations exist that would require you to redirect a web page to a different page. Redirects are basically an automatic loading of alternate pages without the user requesting that page. The user may have requested a specific page by clicking on a link and may be under the impression they will be landing at [...]

 
 

SEO Recap- Accessibility

June 16th, 2010

On-page optimization efforts are the first line of action for any SEO firm, but then you must move on and concentrate on expanding your website’s accessibility – you want a minimum of limitations. If search engine optimization is to make your website more search engine friendly, you can’t ignore what are really  very obvious factors [...]

 
 

SEO Recap – Search Engine Friendly Web Design

June 15th, 2010

Many web design companies state that they create search engine friendly websites. SEO companies and SEO professionals remind you that you should have a search engine friendly websites. What do they actually mean by search engine friendly website? SEARCH ENGINE FRIENDLY WEB DESIGN IS SIMPLE AND CLEAN. The basic factors that need to be considered [...]