tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78043762278008246772024-02-06T23:32:28.533-08:00SEO TidbitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-62866376016452133872012-11-19T09:54:00.003-08:002012-11-19T09:54:53.227-08:00Getting Started with Google Analytics Webinar <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l9joLoZOjK4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-47701979054078497582012-11-19T09:49:00.001-08:002012-11-19T09:49:11.898-08:00SEO for startups in under 10 minutes <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/El3IZFGERbM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-46924245947212575842012-11-19T09:47:00.003-08:002012-11-19T09:47:28.303-08:00Mastering Google SEO 2012 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZNzN-fes5Lg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-46278442222856989372012-11-19T09:44:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:44:03.441-08:00Is freshness an important signal for all sites?<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o4hH4ZQ_19k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-55271387448731045502012-11-19T09:40:00.001-08:002012-11-19T09:40:20.570-08:00Why doesn't Google release an SEO quality check up calculator? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HkCjzdxvvXM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-37468280142965228302012-11-19T09:38:00.003-08:002012-11-19T09:38:46.129-08:00Do AdWords customers get special treatment in organic search results? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7aV5DmL_eog" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-49581534253309179762012-11-19T09:27:00.003-08:002012-11-19T09:27:37.429-08:00Should I structure my site using subdomains or subdirectories? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_MswMYk05tk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-2707102761594470642012-11-19T09:26:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:26:08.575-08:00Can I fetch an https URL as Googlebot in Webmaster Tools? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-OG84witACI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-30088785289469163022012-11-19T09:25:00.001-08:002012-11-19T09:25:12.926-08:00Should I keep a domain parked without content before I launch the website? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eF8i6rKojXQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-37482926153047345842012-11-19T09:24:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:24:18.121-08:00How does Google consider site-wide backlinks? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mTjN9x-by-I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-44886244897497399732012-11-19T09:22:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:22:20.229-08:00How will Google interpret links to URLs ending with a campaign tag? <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qr2Rg8sJRUU" width="560"></iframe><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-48627933239292363532012-05-18T14:37:00.000-07:002012-05-18T14:37:40.886-07:00Automotive SEOHow One Dealership Dominates Local Search Results. <a href="http://blog.intrapromote.com/automotive-seo-how-one-dealership-dominates-local-search-results/">By Above The Fold</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-70471581843968279172012-05-18T14:34:00.000-07:002012-05-18T14:34:05.928-07:00Protecting Your Site and Brand From Negative SEOFollowing the recent Google Penguin update that has been rolled out
across their search engine just a couple of weeks ago, there has been a
huge amount of concern within the SEO industry as evidence of ‘negative
SEO’ seems to have come to light with people looking to investigate
their search engine manipulation theories on sites that carry no risk to
themselves, meaning that YOUR site could be at risk. <a href="http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/protecting-your-site-and-brand-from-negative-seo.html">By David Naylor</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-20021340641775329172012-05-18T14:28:00.001-07:002012-05-18T14:28:31.386-07:003 Effective Local Link Building StrategiesThe link building industry is almost entirely based around national or international, unfocused strategies. <a href="http://dailyseotip.com/3-effective-local-link-building-strategies/2463/">By Daily SEO Tip</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-14017445758474449792012-05-18T14:24:00.002-07:002012-05-18T14:24:39.031-07:00Every Link on the Page is There for the UserIf you in your personal Web surfing do not click on more than 2-3 links
per page when you visit someone else’s Website then why should you
believe YOUR users need hundreds of links? They won’t click on them. <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/13/happy-mothers-day-love-you-mom/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-40093521527991774232012-05-18T14:22:00.004-07:002012-05-18T14:22:59.997-07:00Shaping User Focus Through SearchIt’s funny how people go out of their way to create content for visitors
when really all they want is for people to sign up with their services,
buy their products, click on the damn ads, fill out some dumb form — I
mean, it’s really all about CONVERSIONS, is it not? So why is it that
we don’t just tell people where to go to do what we want them to do? <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/15/shaping-user-focus-through-search/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-83816256990016087882012-05-18T14:21:00.000-07:002012-05-18T14:21:03.247-07:00Can I Make Money Only From Long Tail Traffic?The short answer to this question is, yes, you can make money from long
tail traffic. I think a more important question, however, is “how much
money can I make from long tail traffic?” Or, an even better question
might be, “Do I have what it takes to make money from long tail
traffic?” <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/17/can-i-make-money-only-from-long-tail-traffic/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-10772043305870913772012-05-18T14:19:00.003-07:002012-05-18T14:19:38.367-07:00What Kind of Links Have More Authority in Penguin?So any random blog that wasn’t affected by Penguin is still free to editorially link out to whatever sites it pleases. <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/17/what-kind-of-links-have-more-authority-in-penguin/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-506393089622876202012-05-18T13:56:00.000-07:002012-05-18T13:56:30.163-07:00Good Link, Bad Link: How to Stop Breaking Your WebsiteHere is a quick rundown of intrasite linking practices you should review
with your developers or clients when analyzing your Websites. <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/18/good-link-bad-link-how-to-stop-breaking-your-website/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-18575755636062103532012-05-18T13:54:00.002-07:002012-05-18T13:54:41.757-07:00Do You Need Meta Descriptions Now?Mechanical meta tag production is about as useful for SEO as hanging
from a tree one-handed and yodeling on Sundays to bring back Elvis.
That is, churning out keyword-rich meta tags that are intended for SEO
is a waste of time. <a href="http://www.seo-theory.com/2012/05/18/do-you-need-meta-descriptions-now/">By SEO Theory</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-90910505018848079012012-05-18T13:45:00.001-07:002012-05-18T13:45:21.370-07:00SEO Term of the week: Spider Trap<strong>spider trap</strong> an endless loop of automatically generated
links which can “trap” a spider program. Sometimes intentionally used to
prevent automated scraping or e-mail address harvesting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-5098057105803974322012-05-18T13:41:00.005-07:002012-05-18T13:41:59.597-07:00SEO Implications of New Matching Approach for Google Ads?There are some changes coming to paid search at Google that sound
exciting on the surface, but may leave many guessing how exactly those
changes might manifest themselves. <a href="http://www.seobythesea.com/2012/05/seo-implications-new-matching-google-ads/">By SEO by the Sea</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-33980366498571985122012-05-18T13:40:00.003-07:002012-05-18T13:40:27.640-07:00Social Circles, Content Sharing, and Social Visibility Pending Patents for Google Plus<img alt="A screenshot from one of the social circles patents showing a screen where you can add people to circles, and the circle types include private circles, publicly-shared circles, and shared circles." height="284" src="http://www.seobythesea.com/wp-images/google-plus-circles.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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Google published 8 patent applications at the USPTO today that describe
key elements of Google Plus and a number of alternatives that may or may
not become part of Google’s social network. <a href="http://www.seobythesea.com/2012/05/social-circles-content-sharing-visibility-google-plus/">By SEO by the Sea</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-46309767681576762472012-05-18T13:38:00.004-07:002012-05-18T13:38:39.555-07:00How Google Might Disassociate Webspam from Content<img alt="A couple of images of screens from a content management system that allows someone to make judgments on comments associated with a video and on whether search results for a particular query appear to be manipulated." height="400" src="http://www.seobythesea.com/wp-images/google-content-management.jpg" width="288" /><br />
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Manipulative repetitive anchor text, blog comments filled with spam,
Google bombs, and obscene content could be the targets of a system
described in a patent granted to Google. <a href="http://www.seobythesea.com/2012/05/how-google-might-disassociate-webspam-from-content/">By SEO by the Sea </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804376227800824677.post-43738052144208329362012-05-18T13:34:00.003-07:002012-05-18T13:34:44.492-07:00Microsoft Weighs in on Ranking Authors in Social NetworksSocial media contains a lot of <em>signal</em>, and a lot of what might be considered <em>noise</em>.
Within social streams of real time communication such as tweets and
status updates and blog posts is information that can be invaluable on
many different topics. <a href="http://www.seobythesea.com/2012/05/microsoft-on-ranking-authors/">By SEO by the Sea</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1