One message that you may hear from many SEO consultants, and from Google as well, is that links on a page should not exceed 100. There have been many reasons behind this statement including the inability for search engines to handle more than 100. It seems odd to me when the spidering program is handling [...]
Most web site owners aren’t aware of the issues relating to security and SEO. However, you can have the very best SEO program in the world and have your site(s) ranking at number 1 in all the search engines only to wake up one morning to find your site(s) banned and not appearing in the [...]
If there was ever any doubt it has now been washed away with current statistics showing that consumers prefer search engines as their number one tool to find a business. Local search is the obvious winner when it comes to finding a business in the local area.
These statistics show that online searches outnumber print Yellow [...]
Part of your web design is to ensure that all components load efficiently and properly. Sometimes poor code, or the use of too many third party codes, can affect the load time of your web site. Does this slower speed affect your search rankings?
This is not as cut and dried and answer as it may [...]
If your relatively new to link building and have been searching the web looking for information on how to do it properly, you may have come across the terms ‘NoFollow’ and ‘Page Sculpting’ and wondered whether or not you need it.
Generally speaking, no and no! If you set your website up effectively then you wont [...]
A lot of website owners stress about getting their pages indexed and getting a high Page Rank, however, is it really necessary? If you rely on the search engines for any traffic at all, then yes it is extremely important to get as many of your web pages indexed as possible. If your not interested [...]
One of the biggest concerns that some website owners, and bloggers, have in common is that of the bounce rate. This is determined by the number of visitors that arrive on a page then leave without clicking through to another page. There are number of ways to solve this problem including one easy method that [...]
One of the most talked about areas of search engine optimization is link building and how to acquire links. What isn’t always made clear is that links are not created equally. Some links can harm your site whilst others will not always produce the desired results.
You can work hard and gain several thousand inbound links. [...]
If your online business relies on the various festive seasons and special events then you should be constantly thinking three months in advance. If you have special offers related to Christmas then I hope you are optimizing around keywords related to Christmas right now.
It takes quite a while for SEO efforts to take effect. For [...]
It has been suggested that blogs and blogging is now outdated and that you are better expressing yourself on Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter. Why?
[source] The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out [...]