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Linkbaiting and how it can help you acquire free links
If you're looking for a simple and effective way to acquire links to your
Web site, one of the best ways to do it is with linkbaiting. The idea isn't
new and has been around for some time. The process of linkbaiting is very
simple. All that it entails is to offer something that is free to other
Internet users, or a free online tool, a research brief on a specific topic
or something similar that will encourage others and webmasters to link to
your site.
Rebuilding your website after the hurricane
By now, probably just about anyone that has a website did noticed that
Google made some drastic and major changes to its search algorithm, when
it began the regularly scheduled monthly update of its massive database,
consisting of about 3.5 billion pages. This one was dubbed the "Florida
dance". Others prefer to call it the 'Devastating Florida Hurricane".
Whatever you call it, your will find here all you need to know to put your
site back on track in the SERP's.
Submitting your website to DMOZ - What you need to know
Today more than ever, in the field of search engine optimization (SEO),
there is a very important step that needs to be taken in order to help a
website's visibility in the major search engines. That important step is
to submit it to DMOZ, or sometimes called the Open Directory Project or
ODP. DMOZ provides a lot of search results for a good percentage of the most
important search engines and directories, including Google.
SEO�s seven most often asked questions
In this article, I have included the seven topics of the most
frequently asked questions (FAQ) I have been getting lately on
search engine optimization. These seven most often-asked questions
are filled with important information and what I recommend the most for
achieving the best overall results in efficient brand management and
increased return on investment (ROI).
Nine steps to better marketing for the search engines
If you need to write for the search engines and your site visitors too, the
following nine tips can be of good help. Always remember that all search
engines are like humans: they want good and relevant content that will help
everybody in the end.
The "Google Dance Syndrome" finally explained
Quite a good number of people and companies realize that, in order to
obtain the best Google rankings early in their search engine optimization (SEO)
campaigns, it is important to take all the necessary steps before and carefully
plan ahead. In respect to non-fee search engine submissions, Google happens to
be one of the very few left.
All you ever wanted to know about Meta Tags, but were afraid to ask
For the past two or three years, many
search engines such as Google and a few others have given less and less
attention, and in some cases, no attention at all to Meta Tags. The sole
reason for this is simply because in the past, in the go-go days of the
Internet, ie: before 2000, many web site owners and webmasters stuffed their
meta tags with useless information, basically spamming the search
engines.
Ranking a website for sales and performance
Ranking a website for sales and performance can be easy, if only
you follow the right steps. There are no shortcuts, no easy way out, if you
truly want to succeed. As with any serious undertaking, the right way to
successfully optimize and position a site requires planning ahead and
executing the project step by step.
All you need to know about Content Management Software (CMS)
A lot has been said about Content Management Systems (CMS) in the past.
Since search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimisation (SEO) are
now such a growing part of the main marketing objectives for companies of
all sizes, extra attention and caution must be used before the purchase of
any such CMS software or programs.
PPC (Pay-per-Click) program management revealed
As important and necessary professional SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
is today, other alternatives now exist to companies wishing to complement
their search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns. Combined with a solid and
well-structured, serious SEO program, SEM campaigns can be used to
additionally increase visibility in the engines, as well as conducting some
product-focussed marketing surveys on new services or products offered on a
company�s web site.
Paying for inclusion in directories
More and more is being said today about Pay for Inclusion (PFI) and Pay per
Click (PPC). There are now a good number of ways that search directories and
search engines are charging companies trying to get their web sites
conveniently listed on the Internet. This article will clearly explain it
all.
Insurance to protect a site against a potential penalty
With the Robots.txt protocol, a webmaster or web site owner can really
protect himself if it is done correctly. The inherent risks of getting a
web site banned on the basis of spam increases proportionately if it appears
to have duplicate listings or duplicate content. Learn how to use "insurance"
against an impending penalty.
The clear definition of SEO
You have read a lot about it, you have heard people talk about it and some of
you have been asking to know more about it. Read here the true and clear
definition of what exactly is termed by SEO and what it can do for you.
How search engines work
Everything you always wanted to know on the way search engines actually
perform their searches and the inherent abilities integrated into modern
search engines today.
Learn the great difference between search engines and directories
Before a person attemps in understanding the complex world of SEO, one must
understand the very basic differences between search engines in the true
world and search directories. Learn more in this section.
Difference between search engine positioning and optimization
A question we keep getting all the time is: "What is the actual difference
between search engine optimization and search engine positioning"? In this
article, we will explain all the important differences between both processes
and how it can impact the visibility of any given web site.
How search engine crawlers and spiders function
Have you ever wondered why Google comes out so fast and with so many pages of
results when you make a search query? How can Google go all over the Web,
retrieve billions of pages, scattered among millions of Web sites located
all over the planet and post the results it finds, usually in less than two
seconds or better? The secret is that it already has the information located
in its many data centers, and it rapidly sends you that information back,
without having to fetch it on the Internet every time there is a query!
Anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual web search engine
In this rare paper, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page explain
the exact anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual web search engine and its
main functions. This is a unique experience in understanding what makes Google
function the way it does and how it got to be the number one search engine.
The story behind Pagina+�
Available since June of 2001, Pagina+� is now recognized as the world's most
powerful and revolutionary site positioning solution there is on the market
today. Version 2.0 of Pagina+� is even more refined. Learn all the reasons why.
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