SEO

Craigslist optimization

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Craigslist.org (CL) is the epitome of an easy to use message board for the masses.  Since most services are free, it is a great place to find tickets, buy a house or car, or get a date.  But many ads are not given the 3 additional minutes (or less) of optimization. (more…)

Is your content boring?

Monday, October 6th, 2008

The early days of search engine spiders ruined many content writers. Those that studied how to clearly convey a message began stuffing keywords into website content to improve a website’s Google positioning. To avoid issues with duplicate content, the thesaurus was a handy reference tool, but the content was now just boring with different words. (more…)

What is Google Toolbar PageRank™?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

If you use the Google toolbar when surfing the web then you have probably seen the little green colored box that refers to Google’s Toolbar PageRank(PR); their proprietary tool that simplifies which websites are more important than others on a scale of 1-10 (or zero if you have no PageRank). (more…)

Performance Based SEO vs. Traditional SEO

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Traditional Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has long been the practice of many companies.  The client paid the fees proposed by the SEO company, and the SEO company achieved the placement for the desired search terms of the client.  When this worked everyone was happy. (more…)

Right from Google’s mouth – choosing an SEO company

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Its nice to see that Google put together this information on choosing an SEO.  While it sounds a bit scary when (more…)

Search Engine Optimization Malpractice

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The business of Search Engine Optimization has suffered from many ill-fated companies, and been blessed by those SEO professionals who look forward to the next generation of the web.  (more…)

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