Keywords and keyword phrases are the currency of the internet, and it’s no secret that good search engine optimization is built on in depth keyword research. But don’t just click open the same tired keyword research tools or navigate over to Google’s external keyword tool yet again. Instead, consider some …
Killer Internal Linking Strategies for SEO
In the world of SEO, external backlinks get about 100 times the news coverage as their counterpart – the internal links that make up the navigation structure of a website. In fact, if the web were the Brady Bunch, external backlinks would be the uber-popular Marcia and internal links would …
How Google+ Can Affect SEO and Social Search
When Google first debuted its “+1″ button in March 2011, the critical reception was somewhat cool. With a stylization that was strikingly to Facebook’s “Like” button, the “+1″ feature had most SEO and internet marketing analysts labeling it a cheap rip-off, destined for the obscurity of Google’s ill-fated Wave and …
20 SEO Blogs You Need to Bookmark
Though it can be tempting to only listen to the A-list writers and bloggers in the internet marketing industry. However, you can refine your own business practices further when you see how a variety of people are dealing with similar situations, and read honest writing from others in your position. …
How Facebook and Twitter Ties into SEO
It’s not hard to see that social media, especially sites like Facebook and Twitter, play a role, no matter how big or small, in everyday life. Now, more than ever, companies and individuals are trying to find ways to leverage their authority on social media networks so that they can …
Starting a Career in SEO: The Resources
Starting a search engine optimization (SEO) campaign is tough enough for the experts, but for beginners, it is darn near impossible if you have no idea where to start. Since SEO is such a vital aspect of conducting business today, companies are always looking for people to help them market …
Google vs. Bing: New Developments in Social Search
This week, both Google and Bing have unveiled similar solutions: displaying search results with commentary from social users who have liked, tweeted, or otherwise interacted with the page. Check out the differences and similarities as these two major search engines compete for customer loyalty and compelling search results. Social integration …
Ways to Evaluate Your SEO Competition
Maybe you have a well-established site that’s looking to make the final push toward a high-ranking search term. Maybe you haven’t even created your blog yet, but you’re trying to see how you’ll fit into your niche. Either way, you could benefit from seeing how you compare to your competitors …
11 Internal Link Building Strategies
Spiders, bots, and users – oh, my! There are a lot of different kinds of people (or programs) looking at your site. Internal links can help both human users and search engine bots and spiders to understand what your site is talking about and how to get more information. But …
Do SEO the Write Way
Yes, yes, content is king. Check. True SEO comes from content that people will want to link to. Check. Write for humans, not for search engines. Check. Just keep writing new content that will stay evergreen. Check. So, these are nice sentiments, but how do you know if you’re doing …