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Search Engine Watch March 27, 2011 Peter van der Graaf |
Old Black Hat SEO Tricks Still Work This article is all about unethical SEO. Hopefully you don't have any practical use for it. Search Engine Watch assumes no responsibility when you end up being banned from Google!  |
Search Engine Watch October 6, 2010 Simon Heseltine |
The 10 Step Site Migration Process Don't lose rankings and traffic levels when a website moves or shuts down. Here's how SEO teams should handle sites that are closing down permanently, moving to a new domain, or merging with another site.  |
Search Engine Watch August 13, 2010 Nichola Stott |
Internal Link Housekeeping To get the best from your internal link strategy, it's a good idea to perform regular housekeeping checks looking at these three areas.  |
Search Engine Watch May 6, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Conducting a Redirect Audit on Your Web Site - Part 2 Knowing which pages on your site are returning errors, and which ones are being redirected can help you pinpoint issues to address. Performing a redirect audit can help you get to the bottom of those problems.  |
Search Engine Watch November 8, 2010 Josh McCoy |
Diversifying Your SEO Imagine your site as you would your investment portfolio. Spreading your assets evenly is extremely important to long-term growth.  |
Search Engine Watch October 19, 2010 Eric Enge |
5 Website Changes That Will Hurt Your SEO Significant modifications to your website can impact your short-term SEO efforts. Here's how to properly handle changes to the domain, URL structure, content, Whois record, and theme.  |
Search Engine Watch September 15, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Redesigning Your Web Site? Don't Neglect SEO When a company redesigns their site, it's usually for non-SEO reasons. But ignoring SEO issues during a redesign would be a big mistake. Here are some common mistakes that can happen when you're redesigning your Web site.  |
Search Engine Watch September 24, 2008 Eric Enge |
Use Care When Choosing an SEO Agency It's important to beware of instant SEO experts who know a few things about what's going on, but don't get the whole picture. Don't hire an SEO or begin SEO work on your own without validating that it's the right course of action.  |
Search Engine Watch January 9, 2011 Eric Enge |
6 Ways to Sculpt Your Site's Link Equity Want to see a significant impact on rankings and traffic? Here are a few ways you can use link equity to help pages rank for particular search queries.  |
Search Engine Watch November 3, 2009 Eric Enge |
Getting Started with a New SEO Project Beginning search engine optimization efforts during the initial stages of a Web site project can save you time, effort, and money.  |
Search Engine Watch March 19, 2004 Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Why Would Anyone Bid $5.00 Per Click - Search Engines and AdSense - Geo-Targeting Content - Search Engine Optimization Implications? - Google Shows a Map to Your House - Google Tweaks Local Search Out of the Labs - What Does Traffic Estimator Include? Indexing Pages in Hebrew - Yahoo, What Gives? How Do You Tell If You're Penalized?  |
Search Engine Watch July 27, 2010 Eric Enge |
12 Ways Your SEO Mileage May Vary If you've spent time analyzing search results for a variety of queries, you've likely seen results you can't easily explain. Here's why this happens.  |
Search Engine Watch January 17, 2007 Eric Enge |
An Introduction to SEO Best Practices Best practices for search engine optimization are constantly evolving, and are starting to look more like conventional business plans.  |
Entrepreneur September 2005 Catherine Seda |
The Missing Link? Want more people to visit your website? A link-building campaign could be just the thing to help you draw in shoppers.  |
Search Engine Watch February 2, 2009 Ron Jones |
Link Building 101, Part 1 The concept of getting backlinks to a page internally is sometimes overshadowed by trying to acquire backlinks from external pages. Why not use the same concept and apply it to your internal linking structure and reap the rewards?  |
Search Engine Watch January 6, 2011 Guillaume Bouchard |
Using Social Media to Boost Search Rankings Social media can be used for more than branding, customer service, PR, and retention. It can also be used to support your rankings in the SERPs.  |
Search Engine Watch September 14, 2010 Garry Przyklenk |
The MEGA List of Free and Paid SEO Tools the Professionals Use Rankings, link analysis, trends, keyword research, metrics, and beyond -- we've compiled a list of must-have free/paid tools, toolbars, and browser plug-ins for all SEO professionals.  |
Search Engine Watch July 17, 2009 Chris Boggs |
Building Directory Links: A Valuable SEO Tactic? One of the longest-tenured tactics in link building is to build links within topical free and paid directories. Is that still a valuable SEO tactic?  |
Search Engine Watch September 16, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Hosting Issues and SEO When it comes to server issues, many of us would rather not get into the down-and-dirty details. But knowing the basics of server response codes - and when to use them correctly - is critical for any competitive Webmaster or search marketer.  |
Search Engine Watch June 16, 2010 Simon Heseltine |
Listen to the Search Engines The tools that search engines provide give you more information about what they really like, and can help you reach your SEO goals.  |
Technology Research News July 27, 2005 |
Internet Structure Search engines find content via spiders that go through the pages on a Web site by following the links among pages. Here is an overview of how search engines handle queries on the Internet.  |
Search Engine Watch April 20, 2009 Ron Jones |
SEO Tools 101, Part 1 Getting started in SEO can be overwhelming, but your job can be made easier with the right tools. Here's an introduction to some of the keyword tools, site-grading tools and linking tools that will give you an edge in your search engine optimization efforts.  |
Search Engine Watch August 24, 2010 Gareth Owen |
Don't be Afraid of URL Links Monitor and manage the spread of URL vs. keyword rich links across your client's profile. And don't worry if you get really high quality links that only use your client's URL.  |
Search Engine Watch June 16, 2009 Eric Enge |
Combining Trust and Relevance When search engines measure the level at which they trust Web sites, and that trust is topic-specific. What's that mean for new sections of a trusted Web site?  |
Search Engine Watch May 27, 2008 Mark Jackson |
It Pays to Link Consistently You have control over the internal links on your site, so be sure you're taking advantage of that when creating them. Taking a look at your Web site's consistency in internal linking and the use of your domain name can make a big difference in your site's organic search engine rankings.  |
Search Engine Watch June 17, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Domain Strategies for Search Engine Optimization You're optimizing your Web site. You're working on building links to your site. But are you paying attention to your domain name strategy?  |
Search Engine Watch August 11, 2009 Eric Enge |
The 60 Minute SEO Site Audit Site audits are one of the most important tasks for an SEO professional, and sometimes you need to do one quickly. Here's how you can complete an SEO audit for your web site in one hour or less.  |
Search Engine Watch October 8, 2010 Frank Watson |
Geo-Targeting Redirects: Cloaking or Better User Experience? Seems like Google still hasn't realized that some user experiences can be improved by particular redirects.  |
Search Engine Watch February 21, 2011 Josh McCoy |
Big Brands and Bad Linking: How to Avoid Google Penalties The recent hype involving JCPenney's linking scheme penalty may have many wondering if their SEO firm is playing by the rules. Learn how you can avoid punishment from Google.  |
Search Engine Watch August 12, 2010 John Lynch |
SEO for Start-ups: Build Authority Offsite How new online businesses can quickly create organic visibility while simultaneously building trust and authority within their domain.  |
Search Engine Watch July 27, 2009 Ron Jones |
Link Building Tactics 101, Part 1 Link building is one of the most important elements to obtaining high rankings in the major search engines. It involves ongoing effort and a long-term strategy to ensure a Web site continues enjoying success in organic search results.  |
Search Engine Watch September 13, 2010 Josh McCoy |
Don't Let Small Disconnects Lead to SEO Disaster When SEOs and webmasters aren't on the same page, it can lead to listings dropping off search engine result pages. Here's how to avoid three common SEO blunders.  |
Search Engine Watch August 24, 2010 Eric Enge |
Why You Shouldn't Pursue the Long Tail Don't optimize only for the long tail. Instead, build a site that search engines will view as "trusted" to capitalize and grow traffic over time.  |
Search Engine Watch September 1, 2010 Jeremy Bencken |
6 Metrics You Need to Manage Link Building You can't manage what you don't measure. When it comes to building a sustainable link building process, measurement is everything.  |
Search Engine Watch March 4, 2011 Eric Enge |
Case Study: Impact of Code Cleanup on Site Traffic How six months of improving site speed saw 40 percent increase in traffic.  |
Search Engine Watch October 1, 2010 Rob Chant |
Improve Your SMB Site with These 2 Basic SEO Metrics Unique search landing pages and unique keyword visits are two metrics that are directly actionable for small businesses, no matter what your level of SEO expertise.  |
Search Engine Watch July 14, 2009 Eric Enge |
Should You Still Use Nofollow? Recent changes in the processing of the nofollow attribute have caused consternation and concern among many publishers. How should you adapt your on-page SEO strategy?  |
Search Engine Watch February 7, 2007 Eric Enge |
Think Like a Search Engineer Knowing when you are taking risks, or making the decision to avoid them, can help scale your search engine marketing strategy to new heights.  |
CRM August 24, 2012 |
Genesys Research Finds Big Businesses Shy Over Social CRM Very few companies list their social media sites on their Contact Us pages.  |
Search Engine Watch March 12, 2010 Frank Watson |
Do Top Students Get to Pray in Google Church? Competitive spaces require creative methods for getting well ranked. But are big PPC spenders given SEO leeway?  |
Search Engine Watch January 3, 2011 Josh McCoy |
SEO Factors for 2011 As we begin the New Year, many SEOs have their eyes set on search engine ranking factors. Here are a few areas you should pay attention to - because the engines are already sending subliminal messages.  |
Search Engine Watch February 15, 2010 John Greer |
Mastering Google Webmaster Central From site verification and crawl errors to newer tools and features, Google Webmaster Central is critical to the success of search engine optimization campaigns and keeping ahead of the competition.  |
Search Engine Watch September 23, 2008 Aaron Shear |
Worried About the Economy? Why Not Try SEO? Often times, a simple rewrite of your URL structure can be enough to move your site into a position to be indexed by the search engines.  |
Search Engine Watch December 17, 2009 Sage Lewis |
Link Building Basics: 3 Great Tips Debra Mastaler's session as Search Engine Strategies Chicago was jam-packed with great tips, tools, and concepts. Here are some of the highlights.  |
Search Engine Watch June 17, 2010 John Lynch |
Optimizing for the User Experience Eight steps designed to help webmasters re-prioritize day-to-day activities that will increase conversion rates, keep visitors around longer, and hopefully improve rankings.  |
Search Engine Watch February 27, 2011 Mark Jackson |
The Difference Between Black Hat SEO and Bad SEO The safest way to build up trust/links for your website is to create good, unique, resourceful/helpful content, promote via social channels, and try to win links the "white hat" way.  |
Search Engine Watch September 9, 2010 Peter van der Graaf |
How Monitoring Tools Aid in Link Building Ranking monitoring definitely isn't dead. A look at drawbacks of available data, why you should monitor rankings and inlinks, which tools to use, and how to use those tools.  |
Search Engine Watch February 9, 2011 Simon Heseltine |
Is Syndication Killing Your Rankings? An 8 Point SEO Inspection Syndicating stories can get more people reading your content, but it can also result in other sites ranking higher in the SERPs for your content. Follow these steps to make sure you aren't giving search engines mixed signals.  |
Search Engine Watch January 8, 2009 Justilien Gaspard |
Don't Overlook These Link Building Opportunities With each passing year, link development becomes increasingly difficult. Yet we sometimes tend to overlook good link opportunities that are right under our noses.  |
Search Engine Watch July 31, 2008 Sage Lewis |
Link Building: Understand Where You Are To Know Where You're Going In link building, if you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up someplace else.  |