Google has recently made some pretty significant changes in its ranking algorithm. The latest update, dubbed by Google forum users as “Allegra”, has left some web sites in the dust and catapulted others to top positions. Major updates like this can happen a few times a year at Google, which is why picking the right [...]
If you are confused about terms like “search engine optimization” or having a “search engine friendly” site, then listen up! I am here to help. Depending on how long you have had, or considered having, a website online, you have heard terms thrown around like the above or even worse, acronyms! SEO comes to mind. [...]
Asking another webmaster for a reciprocal link is standard practice on the Internet. Webmasters have been asking other webmasters for reciprocal links since the beginnings of the Internet. The very nature of the web is linking websites to one another. It is of even higher importance, now that AltaVista and others have changed their ranking [...]
When does long term SEO show ranking results? It takes time for optimization to produce targeted traffic to your website. Organic SEO requires time to take effect, just as it takes time for your web pages to start showing up in the search engine results. Clients regularly ask me about the timing of a search [...]
If your site isn’t found in the search engines, it is probably because the robots couldn’t deal with it. It could be something as simple as not being able to find the site, or it may be more complicated issues involving the robot’s not being able to crawl the site or figure out what your [...]
Tip 1 – Hide And Seek Do not use hidden text on your website. This means having words and phrases in your pages somewhere that can’t be seen to the naked eye. The tactic of having text on your page that is the same colour as the background, and is therefore ‘hidden’, will almost certainly [...]
There are many ways to promote your website for free online. Here are 10 highly effective strategies you can use right now. 1. Write articles or free reports for other webmasters to publish and put your website address in the by-line. If you write good content, your articles will be published and many readers who [...]
There are many ways to promote your website for free online. Here are 10 highly effective strategies you can use right now. 1. Write articles or free reports for other webmasters to publish and put your website address in the by-line. If you write good content, your articles will be published and many readers who [...]
What are Search Engines? There are numerous different search engines, and all are essentially huge databases containing information about web pages from the internet. A web-based user interface then allows the user to search the contents of this database. The user enters a search-term into the search engine and is presented with a list of [...]
When we review the sites of potential clients, there are 2 mistakes we see over and over. If you are having problems with your site, make sure these 2 problems arent killing you. Traffic Just because you think something is a good idea doesnt mean the general public agrees. A web site should solve a [...]
