SEO FAQ

What is a Search Engine?A search engine is an online database of websites that allows Internet users to search for information contained on websites contained in the database by "Keywords".Keywords are words that Internet searches are likely to use when looking for information on a specific topic. For example, the words "grad schools" would likely be used when looking for information on continuing post-secondary education.Each search engine has slightly different behaviors and characteristics. What is a Directory?A directory is a search tool much like a search engine but with a few major differences. Directories tend to employ human editors to review and rank websites submitted to their database. Yahoo! is the most well known example of a directory. Most directories catalog websites based...

Read More

SEO Tools

SEO Tools Seo Administrator is an integrated suite of web promotion utilities that cover all aspects of website optimization and promotion. Professionals and newcomers alike have successfully used Seo Administrator to enhance their websites and have found it to be simple and intuitive to operate.Here is an overview of the powerful utilities that are included in the Seo Administrator package:The "Ranking Monitor" utility. This seo tool uses your website keywords to obtain the ranking position of your website from a wide range of search engines. The list of over thirty major international search engines includes: Google, Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista, AllTheweb, Lycos, HotBot and so on.The "Link popularity checker" seo tool. The number of inbound links to your website is a major factor...

Read More

A new Browser by Google - Google Chrome

Google Chrome Review Before i start, let me just say that the only browsers i use are firefox (THE Browser) and IE (just to check if the pages that i develop appear correctly and work). So, in advance, i’m sorry if i point some feature in google Chrome that already exists natively in other browser. Yesterday i finally got access to Google Chrome Download Page, some time after the anouncement made on google’s official blog. The expectation was high and Google didn’t disappoint. First, the installation is very quick. I went to http://www.google.com/chrome , Clicked the big blue button, downloaded a setup file, and chrome was installed in no...

Read More

Video Search Engine Optimization

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the po...

Read More

SEO Tips - improve Google ranking of your website

Search Engine Optimization activities can be divided into two sets of ongoing processes: on-site optimization (ways of building and improving your website) and off-site optimization (outside factors, such as links from other websites). These techniques may be further divided into “good” SEO, that is accepted by the search engines, also known as “White Hat SEO Practices”, and the bad, techniques, such as spam, link farming, etc., that can get your website penalized or even banned from search engines like Google or Yahoo. Here are some of my tips for working your site’s SEO: On-Site Optimization Choosing the right domain name One of the first...

Read More

How to Know that Your Domain is Banned in a Search Engine

Do you have a domain that appears to have ranking problems in Google, Yahoo or MSN? Sometimes this may leave you wondering, “Has my Web site somehow been banned in the search engines?”; “Did my search engine optimization firm do something bad?”. If your Web site is brand new, you can skip this and just read some earlier columns on optimizing a new Web site. If your Web site once ranked and all of a sudden seems to be taking a hit, perhaps you should check to see if you’ve suffered a ban in any one of the search engines or encountered a penalty. First, let’s take a look at what a ban might look like. Oftentimes it is difficult to tell whether a domain name is banned in the search engine or simply penalized by the search engine. Or, perhaps the domain name is neither banned, nor penalized....

Read More

Become a Pay Per Click Expert in 5 Quick and Easy Steps!

Ever heard of the 90/10 pay per cliíck rule? Basically it says that 90% of PPC success is enjoyed by only the top 10% of advertisers who know the inside methods to getting the most from their PPC campaign. And oddly enough, it’s basically true. Especially when it comes to Google’s AdWords, which offers the most advanced methods to help advertisers get their money’s worth (and then some!)Some people use PPC as their primary source of search engine marketing while others use it as a way to get steady supplemental targeted traffíc. As an SEO professional I’ve developed PPC campaigns for my clients so they get targeted traffíc while the organic optimization is ramping up, which often takes weeks or months. Whatever the reason, PPC is a good way for any online business owner to get targeted traffíc...

Read More

My Web Site is Built - So Where’s the Traffic and Business?

Your website is built and sitting pretty. So where are all the people you hoped would come over to play? You need traffic for your site to be effective and to start generating leads. Now that you know that just having a website won’t necessarily drive business to you, you should consider the most important thing most people miss in this effort. Here are the 3 factors that need to be in place for a successful website and successful business. I’ll líst them from least important to most important: 1. Sound ‘on-site’ Search Engine Optimization strategies. This refers to the things many consider the most important. There are the basic A-B-C’s of getting things set up with keywords and phrases so that you will rank well against your competition in Google, Yahoo and the like. This involves...

Read More

Tools

Keyword research tool Keyword research and, ultimately, keyword selection are extremely important parts of the overall SEO process. Selecting keywords relevant to your field of activity is essential. Make sure you conduct a proper in-depth keyword research before you begin placing keywords on your web site. If you want your web site to be high ranked in search engines, then use these tools to find out the words that searchers use to get to a website like yours, and place them in the appropriate places. Nevertheless, remember that no tool is perfect. Don’t be afraid to use your intelligence and common sense. 1. Keyword Research Tool - Webmaster...

Read More