Having 10,000 URLs on your site map does not guarantee that Google will index them all. In a short video that explains Google’s thinking the advice is that if you want to have more pages indexed you need to become more of an authority. Ultimately what this means is that
Most Internet marketers are aware of the impact that a Facebook page can have on sales conversions, but many still have a lot to learn when it comes to grabbing their fan’s attention. This article outlines 10 things you can do to turn your Facebook page into a dynamic and engaging
LinkedIn is going more social by upgrading its platform allowing a following feature that integrates with Twitter. But that’s not all. They are now adding sharing features by adding its ‘People You May Know’ feature to allow you to filter the list of people according to categories like companies and schools for
If you have ever used pop unders then you have probably benefited from longer time on page statistics and also pages viewed per visit. But what happens if you remove the pop under ad from your site? Does Google rank your site higher? Google’s answer to this question is relatively simple.
What’s the difference between a real online conversation and an advertorial? This is a question that has been asked by Six Apart and they think they have finally worked out the answer. This article outlines how So Sprint, the launch advertiser, is using bloggers to ask questions about advertisers interests, and
Owners of retail sites are sometimes concerned about including a generic descriptions on their site for the benefit of their readers because they fear the significance of their unique content will be reduced. This very question was put to the Google Webmaster Helpline and the response in this YouTube video is
This YouTube video examines the question ” what is the future of semantic search“? Some people describe semantic search as a way in which website creators or publishers specify relationships between words and concepts. Whilst the basis of this was full of promise, in reality it turns out that the framework
Keyword research is the basis of success to any blog or site. Free keyword suggestion tools may be good enough to get us started, but generally they just aren’t good enough. This article outlines five advanced keyword research tools that are well worth checking out. You will learn which tools are useful
If you have ever wondered about the value of linkbait, this article will be of great interest to you. As we all know the only object of link bait is to attract links and if it fails to do so, it fails its SEO objective. This article researches the data
Google has several Malware diagnostic tools in their Webmaster Tools area, but the tool has been recently updated to include many more features. If your site has a Malware problem, Google may show a warning message in the search results indicating that the site is potentially harmful. This is a sure signal
Google has released some interesting tips on how to clean up a compromised website. Websites can be compromised through a variety of factors including malicious code and conflicting information about site ownership. If you are not on top of your game, your site can be de-indexed when this occurs, so it
One of the great SEO Masters over the last decade and a half, Ted Ulle, has finally been caught on video discussing search patents. The video is titled ‘Cracking the Google Algorithm’, and you will find interesting information about significant algorithm changes that have occurred over the last five years such
When you think about it, social media is really just another avenue for word of mouth marketing (WOMM). The problem is, when you look at the social media data it is difficult to know where the greatest impact is coming from. This report outlines some new analysis figures from Forrester
If you don’t want to read this post about how to make your website better, you can simply watch the videos and get the same information. In any case, this is an easy to read blog that goes into great detail by giving you 20 itemised tips of things that you
Internet marketers who buy and sell Domain names, or domainers as they are known, have established legendary profits over the last 10 years. But what is the real truth behind this market strategy? This article is written by a seasoned domainer who is only too happy to spill the beans on
The most Internet marketers spend their time building links, day in, day out. Anyone who is serious about good SEO does the same. But is there a better way? This article points out that there are no guarantees when you spend so much time building links, in fact most of your
If you have been reading a lot about SEO recently you may be starting to get a little jaded or just suffering from information overload. Many SEO experts have different ways of expressing the same idea and this can lead to confusion in the mind of new website owners who are attempting
Two new Google SERPs are being tested: the way Google shopping search results are displayed and tabbed mega sitelinks. In Google shopping, rather than the usual expected list of search results, a different form of display is being tested. The right sidebar has been seen used for a variety of
Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have just been granted patents for elements of their search engines two more closely examine page addresses and URLs on dynamic websites. You may have noticed extremely long URLs appearing in the address bar after you have clicked on a search link, the new patents will allow the
Microformats are a relatively new phenomenon on appearing in search engine results pages. They are highlighted by a star rating which appears on the first line under the actual result, and may indicate a review, person or event connected to the search term. Google calls these ”rich snippets”.
Other on-page SEO factors are ensuring you use your keywords in headings, in domain names, in the URL, and using Image Alt Tags, Meta Description Tags and considering site age. 2) Off-Page SEO Ranking Factors (optimisations – mainly link building- you make on OTHER websites to assist your rankings): 3)