No Search Model Is Perfect, Not Even Social Search
Social networking and social bookmarking have caught on. I'm sure you've noticed. It seems there is a push among a certain in crowd to force social search to replace traditional search. WebProNews is the next to get on the bandwagon, as is Search Engine Land. Now I respect both outlets, but I'm not convinced that social search will replace Google any time soon. Maybe at some point in the midst of migrating over to Web 3.0 (whatever that is), but not any time real soon. Arnaud Fischer of Search Engine Land said: 41.2 percent of users report that general search results are often not directly relevant to queries, and 18 percent leave a search engine without having found the information they were seeking. He quoted his CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Content Development Isn’t Easy
When it comes to content development, before you can get into any specifics you have to define content. It has almost become cliche, Content is King. The curious thing about cliches is that they are generally known to be true. The question is, what exactly is content? Content can be any number of things. Your body text is, of course, content. Pictures, graphics, logos, vidoes, podcasts, and other media are all considered content. Essentially, anything you put on your website, including advertising, is content. You should have a well thought out plan for your content before you start building web pages. One of the first things you'll need to consider before you start developing your website is, what specific types of content you will need. Most text-only CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Matt Cutts SEO Blog Hacked!
As an search engine optimization marketing specialist I read many other blogs and message boards so I can stay updated on the evolving world of online marketing. That said, one of the best Google SEO related blog is by Google engineer and SEO Guru Matt Cutts. I tend to visit this blog at least once a week to read up on what is new and how it may impact my clients. I wanted to let everyone know that it appears that the Matt Cutts Blog has been hacked this morning by a group called the "Dark SEO Team". Wanted to see if anyone else has noticed this on April 2, 2007? Maybe this was an April Fool's day CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Toward A Truer Definition of SEO
Some webmasters just aren't getting it. I get e-mails all the time asking me how to optimize "for the latest search engine algorithms." The truth is, you don't have to. Just use the time-tested and proven strategies that have been around since the first search engine sprung to life in the mid 1990s. The goal of the search engines is to help their users find useful and valuable information based on the search terms that they enter. Your goal as SEO is to help the search engines do that better. If you're overly concerned about the latest algorithms and the techniques necessary to overcome the obstacles then you will be forever consumed with irrelevant information and useless trivia. If you do your SEO correctly, you CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
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