Climb the Google Ladder in 2 Easy Steps

August 15th, 2011

The early days of search engine optimization were, in hindsight, so simple. Back then all it took was a few good meta tags. Even tactics like invisible text and keyword stuffing not only wasn’t frowned upon but actually worked. Of course, that’s all changed. The search landscape is very different now, and while it used to be that scattering keywords around like confetti was all you had to do, today a much higher premium is placed on two things: content and inbound links. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google’s New +1 Button

June 30th, 2011

With Facebook’s continued popularity, and the ease with which Facebook users can “like” a post simply by clicking a button, it’s no surprise now that Google has introduced a similar system.

On Facebook, users can click a “like” button when they like something that one of their friends shares. The more “likes” a post has, the higher up it moves in a streamlined news feed that only shows significant posts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 10 SEO Tactics to Bring More Visitors Every Day

February 23rd, 2011

There’s no doubt that SEO can be mystifying, but it doesn’t have to be. There are hundreds of SEO techniques, but once all the jargon is stripped away and you get down to the basic facts, it’s about as complicated as growing an oak tree from an acorn. Sure, there are hundreds of different processes going on underground—behind the scenes, so to speak—but the requirements from you the gardener are basic: plant the seed, weed, feed, and water. SEO is really not much different once you understand some facts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Three Secrets To Google Success

January 10th, 2011

No one but Google’s engineers knows the inner workings of Google’s PageRank algorithm, but those who work in the search marketing business and have studied the patterns that are seen can make some very educated guesses. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 10 SEO Myths

December 7th, 2010

The concepts of search engine optimization are not necessarily difficult…the problem is that there are so many factors that work together to create a synergetic result that it can be very confusing. Due to an abundance of conflicting or outdated information available online, it’s also very easy for an inexperienced person trying to do their own SEO to make mistakes. Read the rest of this entry »

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