Does Google Still Like Directories?
Google used to love directory listings as part of a long term link building and search engine optimization effort. A webmaster could submit his website to 1,000 general directories and get back links using the same anchor text and it was good. But those days are over. You could call them the halcyon days of directory submissions. Or the hey-day of links. Whatever you call it, you won't ever see that level of commitment from Google toward directories again. Google hasn't gotten stricter on directory submissions. In general, I think Google still likes most directories but you could say the search bots have grown skeptical. Google is a bit more discerning. If you get your website listed in directories where there is a lot of spam, CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
An Easy Fix For When Google Analytics Isn’t Tracking The Stats For Your Website
If you have Google Analytics installed on several websites at the same time and you notice that one of them is not registering any data it may be because you have the wrong tracker ID installed. It's easy to get confused when you have more than one website being tracked under one account at the same time. Your tracker ID is buried within the Google Analytics code and looks like this ("UA-496543-4"); The first part of that number, before the dash, could be a five or six digit number. The second number could be a single, double, or triple digit number depending on how many websites are being tracked under your account. The first number is your account number and the second number is the website being tracked. When CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Is Quality Content Enough?
You've heard people say that quality content is enough. Just build your website with quality content and it will rank and you'll get traffic and sales. Right? Well, not so fast. Let's define quality content. What does it mean? Quality content is such a vague term it could mean different things to different people. But you want content that connects with your audience. Your website content must appeal to a group of people, or a subset of people within a niche. Targeting your content to the right audience is as important as having content at all. And that goes beyond mere quality. What I mean is you could develop a great website with quality content that targets the wrong market. If you are trying to reach owners of CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
7 Alternatives To Squidoo For Building Awesome Links And Driving Traffic
Squidoo is all the rage, but you don't need a lens to make the world a better place. You can build great links and drive traffic to your website using other UGC sites. In fact, I highly recommend it. Here are 7 alternative sites that allow you to post articles or share your knowledge, drive traffic back to your website, and build great inbound links: eHow - eHow is a very popular site that allows anyone to teach others what they know how to do. Articles are generally short and snappy and "go by the numbers". WikiHow - The wiki version of eHow. Only better. Instructables - The new kid on the blog, Instructables gives you an opportunity to CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Why SEO Is A Dirty Word
Talk to some people and you'll find that SEO is a dirty word. I agree, it sure it. But why? I think I have the answer. There is this mindset, especially in Internet culture, that says anything that propels a person to success is dirty and gritty. Success is just supposed to happen. So if you build a website and hit it big because you've dominated your niche, it should be an accident. You should not have planned it that way. Another reason I think SEO or search engine optimization is a dirty word is because people don't really understand it. SEO means you've tried to rank pages of your website for specific keyword phrases highly in the search engines.. But Google isn't based on people trying to CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
How To Go From Page 3 To Page 1 In Days
If you work in an area where good white hat search engine optimization means hitting page 3 with your on-page efforts but you just can't seem to get your pages ranked any higher then it is possibly to push those pages further up in the listings. You need to undertake an ongoing relevant link building campaign. Link building is not as difficult as some people make it out to be. It isn't enough to seek out a large quantity of links. Quality links are just as important and developing a "trust factor" for your company. But what is meant by "quality link"? The quality question in link building is not so easy to answer. Like on-page SEO, there are a number of factors that affect a link's CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Real Estate SEO: Suggestion For Home Sellers
I'm amazed that home sellers still flock to websites like Zillow and Byowner.com to sell their houses. They still go through real estate agents and mortgage brokers. Why? Here's a novel approach by someone looking for a job and it makes me wonder why home owners don't use the same approach. Here's what you do ... Build a website with photos, a video tour, and a good selling description of a home you want to sell. Include all the selling benefits and the features that you want to highlight in your description. Use white hat search engine optimization techniques and an ongoing solid link building strategy to rank the website and get it sold. Once the house sells you no longer need the website so CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Journal is Written by SEO Expert:
Nick Stamoulis
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