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While we (surprisingly) seldom see accessibility issues discussed in SEO community, search engine optimizers should definitely both explore and implement accessibility standards read more »
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FireFox is the most customizable browser I am aware of and hence it is my favorite one. A while ago posting a huge overview of SEO tools I promised to compile a similar list of available FireFox SEO extensions; and so here I am. read more »
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I tested Google’s new browser nonetheless and even before I could find out “how much faster it is” I was put off by a whole list of concerns and annoyances.
Read the 10 most pressing ones: read more »
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I always tell my clients that in a case where I am not finding them in my online information search, I am finding their competitor and they are losing a sale/contract. It doesn’t mean that the alternative option was better – it simply means it was m read more »
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Sometimes you come across a set of search results that just don't make any sense. For most ordinary users, I suspect they probably just move on to the next query, but for those of us deeply embedded in the world of search and SEO, these noggin'-scra read more »
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Alrighty. So when it all comes down to it for blackhat, one of the primary goals is simple. Not getting caught. Sounds simple, but it’s definitely not nowadays. The trick is to be able to trick a human. If you can trick the humans, you can trick the read more »
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While using Google not only as a searcher but also as a search engine aka website optimizer I apply so called advanced search operators which in fact aren’t that advanced once you know them. Still most people don’t use them. You know once you check read more »
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The Internet, as fragile, infuriating and enigmatic as its features can be, certainly does some things that I'd really like to see implemented, at least for beta testing, in real life. I am not a programmer, so this is piecemealed together from thin read more »
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Meta-search engine is a web-based service that aggregates data from a number of search engines. A meta search engine doesn’t have a database of indexed pages of its own. Instead it “sends a user’s query to multiple search engines and blends the top read more »
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How frequently do you write blog posts knowing that they’ve got a very limited shelf life, or post a news post knowing it’ll be out of date in a months time?
All the time right? Then why not make the links garnered by those posts work for for you? read more »
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Yahoo link: operator (and URL analysis in Yahoo! SiteExplorer) is the best method currently at our disposal to conduct backlink analysis and to evaluate either your own or your competitors’ link building tactics. read more »
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Today, we're rolling out a new feature in Google Web Search that will help you better understand how your search results are already customized. Over the next few days, you may start to see messages like this in the upper right corner of your search read more »
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Modern blog platforms, like Wordpress, make it easy for anyone to write content for a website without much knowledge of HTML or CSS. You can simply use a WYSIWYG (the Visual part to HTML/CSS code) editor. It is definitely a great way for non-technic read more »
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While I’ve never been advocative of focusing on such an old and overused SEO technique as keyword density, keyword prominence is something you should always bear in mind. read more »
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SEOs look at the source code of almost every page - I do even when I am not analyzing the page and just browsing. That’s quite natural, I’ve been looking for tools that can represent the information in a better way or allow for more valuable options read more »
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Sometimes it’s very useful to return to basics and refine good old SEO techniques you might forget. SOC (”source ordered content” or “front-loading”) is one such technique that basically incorporates placing content as close to the beginning of the read more »
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Today I’m going to share the exact methods I use to help promote linkbait even after it might not have done well initially. read more »
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Yahoo’s Jerry Yang has sent out an email to Yahoo shareholders disclosing that the company will sell itself to Microsoft for $33 per share or more. read more »
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I don’t want this to sound like I think I’m above anyone else, but I’m probably part of a small majority of people who test out new ways to drive traffic to sites apart from common methods, unless you are of the blackhat sort. read more »
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Here’s a list of 50 ideas (in no particular order) to help move the conversation along read more »
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It's been a long time since I've blogged about design & usability topics, but I think we're overdue for a revisit. Luckily, in my recent web browsing, I stumbled across some remarkably innovative, uncommon design elements that made me take notice read more »
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In this post, I'll highlight some important points for search optimization. While there's no a magic formula to make your site show up first on a search results page, there are some good practices when it comes to links, design, content, and the str read more »
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Images are an important way to add that extra kick to your blog posts. They are often the first thing that attracts visitors to read further. But where do you find good image? read more »
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Do you know what the New York Times, the World Bank, Wordpress.com, PHP.net and others have in common?
Their URLs suck! read more »
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It amazes me that keyword density is still touted as an important on-page metric. The argument in its favor goes something like this: "The more times a term appears in a document, the higher the keyword density for that term. The higher the keyword read more »
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