2013
SEO Firm Offers Natural Link Building Services
There are so many companies out there that claim to offer natural link building services, which is an interesting type of service. Think about it for a minute. If your company offered something called “natural” link building services, then the links that you get to your website uh, well, would NOT be natural?
In SEO, It s Not What You Do, It s How You Do It
For years (perhaps as long as I ve been in this industry), I ve read comments all over the web about how anyone can do SEO and/or the obligatory don t waste your money on an SEO expert.
SEO Agency Launches Google AdWords Campaign Targeting Bluegl
Vizion Interactive, an SEO Agency, has launched a Google AdWords campaign where they are specifically targeting searches for a competitor’s brand name. But, in this case it’s Blueglass, an interactive marketing agency that has had its share of controversy in the past few weeks
2012
Search Secrets: How a prominent SEO company is covertly purc
An initial email led to the discovery of a sophisticated but largely anonymous network of sites purchasing links on behalf of Dun amp; Bradstreet.
Why Exact Match Domain Names are Good (or Bad) for SEO
Is an Exact Match Domain Name good or bad for your search engine optimization strategy? Bill Hartzer, Director of Search Engine Optimization at Standing Dog, considers whether or not acquiring an Exact Match Domain Name is right for you and your business.
Home Depot Caught Promoting Questionable Linking Tactics
Home Depot, the home improvement “big box” retailer, has been caught promoting what I call “questionable” link tactics and providing false information to their vendors. In an email to their vendors (specifically those who provide installation services), a representative from Home Depot encourages their vendors to link to specific pages on Home Depo
The Art of Writing Effective Title Tags
One of the most basic SEO practices that can go a very long way in helping your site gain in Search Engine Rankings and add validity is the Title Tags. Here is how to write an effective title tag.
2011
How to Boost your Website Domain Authority
For Search Engine Optimization, in order to show the search engines (mainly Google), that your website is quot;worthy quot; of ranking well in their search results, you need to boost your domain authority. When you are creating a website and adding links to direct people to your site, you must consider the type of domains directing people there an
Effective Title Tag for Search Engine Optimization
Web Sites need effective Title Tags to help improve search engine rankings for target keywords. Standing Dog Interactive has some tips on writing effective Title Tags.
2010
Will Your Facebook Store Help with Search Engine Optimization
Ask an Expert is an occasional feature where we ask ecommerce experts questions from online merchants. For this installment, we address a question about the search engine implications from selling on Facebook. The question comes from Brian M. Almashie, vice president of ecommerce for Shopwildplanet.com, a retailer for Wild Planet toys.
Search Engine Optimization Tip: Add a Breadcrumb Trail
A breadcrumb trail, put simply, is a set of links on your page that lets users get back to where they came from or go to pages that are higher in the architecture of your site. For more information about what exactly breadcrumb trail navigation is, take a look here or here. Let us look at an example.
Search Engine Optimization: Google Showing Top Links
An interesting development today in the Google search results. The latest development is the fact that Google is publicly showing top links for certain keyword phrases.
Google Issues Search Engine Optimization Report Card
Google has issued what they are calling an SEO Report Card, an effort to provide Google’s product teams with ideas on how they can improve their products’ pages using simple and accepted optimizations.
2009
Search Engine Optimization Tip 31: Use SEO Friendly URLs
What is an SEO Friendly URL? A URL (which stands for Universal Resource Locator) is considered to be search engine optimization friendly when it does not extra characters in it.
Google Caffeine: An SEO Analysis
Here is a comprehensive list of what appears to have changed in the new Google Caffeine.
PeoplePond.com SEO Service for People Launches
Cranberry, a company led by led by Internet visionary David McInnis (formerly of PRWeb), has launched PeoplePond, an Internet service that provides search engine optimized (SEO) profiles and online identity verification services for individuals.
2008
SEO is an Orchestra, Not an Instrument
A good web developer will undoubtedly build a very search engine friendly website. But it takes someone steeped in SEO to truly optimize it.
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