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Posts about how to make a living on the web, how to live freely, how to work from anywhere and rock life out!What Is SEO? (Search Engine Optimization)
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It's a bad name for it, but it basically means the art of getting your website ranked higher in the search engines, with the overall goal of getting more traffic to your site. SEO is a collection of things that can be done....
Google Hummingbird Algorithm Update Changes The Face Of SEO (Or Not)
Well, Google has done it again - they've totally changed their search ranking algorithm, this time calling it "Hummingbird". They apparently like those animal names. What Is The Hummingbird Algorithm? Google says it's called the Hummingbird update because it's...
An SEO Keyword Research Tip Using Google Analytics
If you're doing keyword research, sometimes it can be really tough to find a good keyword to start with. Some industries are really competitive and others it's very hard to find a keyword that has enough searches done to make it worth targeting. Whatever the case, one...
Some SEO Keyword Research Brainstorm Ideas
Keyword research is a crucial component of doing SEO work. You've got to narrow down and find the best keyword phrases to target before you really dig in to doing any other SEO work. SEOMoz's Keyword Difficulty tool is great for determining the difficulty of ranking...
Google’s Penguin Update Punishes Spammy SEOs – Yay!
So Google rolled out a new algorithm change on April 24th called "Penguin". It was geared towards providing better search results (always their goal) but more specifically to punish spam sites that over-optimize and do things like keyword stuff content &...
The ONLY SEO Guide you will ever need!
Here it is, are you ready for it? 1. Publish great content. 2. Repeat step 1. This is obviously tongue-in-cheek, but you could do much worse. Sure, you can do a lot more but if you don't know SEO, don't have the time to research it, or the money to pay an SEO expert,...
SEO Strategy Part 3 – Backlinks and Linkbuilding
This is the 3rd post in a 3-part series. Here are all the posts: SEO Strategy Part 1 – Site Structure And On-Page Elements SEO Strategy Part 2 – Content Is King SEO Strategy Part 3 – Backlinks and Linkbuilding ---------------- Backlinks are simply links back to your...
SEO Strategy Part 2 – Content Is King
I’ve written before about what search engine optimization (SEO) is in a nutshell. That was just the 10,000 foot view – in this post we’ll get a little more specific. This is the 2nd post in a 3-part series. Here are all the posts: SEO Strategy Part 1 – Site Structure...
SEO Strategy Part 1 – Site Structure And On-Page Elements
I've written before about what search engine optimization (SEO) is in a nutshell. That was just the 10,000 foot view - in this post we'll get a little more specific. There are lots of elements of SEO and even this post is really only scratching the surface. But we'll...
Why Your Company Needs To Be Blogging, NOW!
Much too often I’ve heard excuses from companies about not blogging. “Who has time to blog?” they’ll say. Or, “I’m XX years old, I’m too old to learn how to blog.” Some say that no one in their company can write. Stop it. Stop the excuses, or to pick up an old phrase...
Is SEO Expensive? Why Should You Pay For SEO?
We talk a lot about how great SEO is and how everyone how runs an online business should be doing some form of SEO. But to the uninitiated, it may seem like a waste of money or way too much money to justify. It's not a lot of money though. Just think about how much...
How SEO Helps Your Website/Company
It boils down to one word - one word that everyone likes to hear: profit. But how does SEO help your profits? Ahh, now that is the big question! In the very simplest form, with SEO, your site ranks higher in Google (or other search engines) so more people click the...
Why Your Website/Company Needs SEO
(If you need a primer on what SEO is, click here!) If you're on the Web, you need SEO. If you have a company, you need to be on the Web. Therefore we logically conclude that if you have a company, you need SEO! :-p Look at it this way: if the only way to find a...
Setting Up An External Domain To Target Your Main Keywords
A while back I talked about how Dealer.com sites have a huge ring of websites to generate backlinks to their dealers sites. Well I've been doing my own linkbuilding and figured I'd share some things with you. I've long been a fan of using keywords in your domain name...
SEO Is Mostly About Creating Great Content
Do you want to know the secret to SEO? Many so-called experts would have you believe there’s some sort of arcane magic that only they know. That by paying them a boatload of cash, they’ll add obscure code to your website that search engines will love and your site...
Blogging Isn't Blogging, It's Fresh, Keyword-Rich SEO Content!
I always tell people that the single best thing you can do for your online business is to blog. I'm not sure if they believe me, but even the ones that do are very hesitant to actually go ahead and blog. Some think that blogging is unprofessional or childish or...
Turning To The Dark Side: A Grey Hat Linkbuilding Story
Here's a funny SEO story. Dealer.com sites do really, really well in the search engine rankings. If you're not familar, Dealer.com makes sites for auto dealers - they're mostly pretty much just cookie cutter sites and you can spot them a mile away. Also I think a lot...
The Three Main Ingredients To Successful SEO
Ahh, Search Engine Optimization. Everyone wants their company to be at the top of the search results for their industry. But just how do the SEOs do it? What’s in the secret sauce? And can I do it myself? The answer to this last question is yes, you can do it...
