Messing With Google
Friday, 29 July 2011 15:23
There are always people looking to build a better mousetrap in SEO. The problem is that many of these mousetraps fall into the black hat category of SEO practices. Here are a couple of practices related to link building that game Google’s algorithm to influence the rankings on the search engine pages.
Maximizing the Benefits of RSS Feeds
Friday, 15 July 2011 15:33
RSS, the acronym for “real simple syndication”, is an automatic feed which provides online content publishers the chance to stay in touch with their target audience on a regular basis. When visitors arrive at a website with an RSS option, they can elect to subscribe to the feed. This provides the opportunity for the site owner to send out notifications of new content to these subscribers. These outbound communications can then keep them in regular contact with visitors who are already familiar with the site.
J.C. Penney Goes Black Hat – Internet Marketing and SEO News
Monday, 27 June 2011 16:02
When it was noticed that J.C Penney was outranking Samsonite’s website for the keyphrase “Samsonite carry-on luggage”, the New York Times started an investigation on how the retail store was ranked number one in Google for hundreds of other search terms as well. The retail store also held the number one ranking for other highly competitive terms like area rugs, bedding, furniture and more. Had J.C. Penney just run one of the best SEO campaigns ever? Or was it something much less than that?
Do’s and Don’ts for SEO in 2012
Wednesday, 21 December 2011 15:04
Let’s first take a look at what appears to be one of the major trends occurring in the algorithms used by the search engines. The heightened commitment toward providing the best user experience possible would logically increase the focus on some aspects of a website while decreasing the weight given to others facets of a site. With that in mind, here are a few do’s and a couple of don’ts for SEO in 2012.
SEO Tips for What Not to Do in 2012
Friday, 02 March 2012 14:32
Looking back at some of the SEO news that took place in 2011, we have created a list of SEO tips for what not to do in the coming year.
These are:
* Don’t buy into the idea that any inbound link is good thing. Secondly, don’t subscribe to the pitches that promise thousands of inbound links within hours or days.