Archive for August, 2006

Google Sitemaps Do I need them?

There is some debate about that recently. Many websites that have uploaded a Google sitemap have seen a huge reduction in the number of pages indexed by Google. Why?
Well if you check the number of webpages Google has indexed for your website and the number is say 1000 pages indexed and you actually have a [...]

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Made For AdNonsense

Are Made for AdSense Sites Ruining Search Results?
By Adam McFarland of iPrioritize.com
It’s happened to you. You’ve searched for something on Google and several promising results appear. You clíck on a link, but when you get to the site all you see are a few ads and nothing even remotely close to what you searched for. [...]

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Webpage Title and Keyword Tags

One of the things I see often when asked to analyze a website for SEO purposes is that they have used the same title tag for every page in their website.
Important note to remember: Search Engines crawl and index webpages, not websites.
Every webpage in your website should be a standalone unique page. It should [...]

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

How Do I get My Website Into Yahoo?

Six Ways Into Yahoo
By Kim Roach (c) 2006
Yahoo was started in 1994 by two college students named David Filo and Jerry Yang. They started Yahoo as a way to keep track of their personal interests on the Internet. Nevër did they imagine that their online ventures would turn into one of the most [...]

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Do You Really Understand Article Marketing? – Lets Find Out

I was inspired to write this article by some people who are doing article marketing or whom at least THINK they are doing article marketing. I go to rentacoder.com, getafreelancer.com, and other freelance websites and I get emails for bid requests where people are looking for article writers. Some of the bids would amaze you.
Example: [...]

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Top Ten SEO Myths

By Andy MacDonald
Ever wonder what the biggest SEO myths are? I have taken the most prevalent myths that seem to be constantly resurfacing and examined them for you. This is a must read for anyone looking to hire an SEO firm or someone looking to do SEO for themselves.
Myth # 1: All Meta [...]

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

What does SEO Mean?

Every new webmaster will eventually run into the term SEO (Search Engine Optimization or Search Engine Optimizer) when he or she is working on marketing a website. This term can be generic and decisive all in one study.
The term came around at about the same time as the Search Engines started to take [...]

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Search Engine Optimisation

To ensure that your website brings your company real business rewards in terms of new contacts, new clients and new sales it is essential to not only have a site which looks good but also ensure that the site can be found by your potential market.
If you had 5000 traditional brochures designed and printed [...]

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

How Important is Website Design?

In this article I will be writing about Website Design, how it affects sales, and how it compares in importance to other aspects of Website Management. Lets list the different aspects of owning or managing a Website.
Domain Name: How important is the domain name you choose for your Website? Many people say it is not [...]

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Google Keywords Tool Guide

If you have thought about starting your own website or already have one, and have done any research at all, you have read about the importance of keywords. Everything on the web is driven by keywords. It’s the fuel the Internet runs on.
One of the ways to get great traffic to your website is through [...]

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006