Search Engine Optimization

Site Speed Is a Google Ranking Factor

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Google made well over 350 changes to their ranking algorithm in 2009. The algorithm itself consists of over 200 different factors that combine to determine the rank position for a site for any given search phrase. This year they added site speed, which is the page loading times, as a new ranking factor. (more…)

Determining the Quality of a Backlink

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Anyone who understands SEO also understands that obtaining good backlinks (links to your site from other sites) is a critical success factor if you want a site to rank well. That is because each link to a site is essentially a popularity vote for the site. (more…)

Choosing the Best Domain Name For Your Web Site

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Choosing the best domain name for a web site is a task that should be taken very seriously. The choice you make can be a critical success factor that can either help boost your traffic significantly or prevent users from finding your web site. (more…)

What is Article Spinning?

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Article spinning involves the alteration of existing articles found on the web so that the search engines do not flag the articles as duplicate content. Search engines actively filter out duplicated content found on the web by reducing the ability of an article with duplicate content to rank well. (more…)

What Is An Exact Match Domain Name?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

An exact match domain name currently gives a web site an immediate and automatic boost in search engine results. Frequently, the site is found in the top ten search engine results within a day or two after the site is set up. (more…)

What Is An Autoblog?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Whether you wish to call it an autoblog, spam blog, scraper blog, content scraper, autopost or auto updating blog, this technique is used to take content from other sites in order to automatically fill a web site with new content every day. (more…)

Performing Keyword Research

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Keyword research is the first and most critical step when starting any search engine optimization or pay-per-click advertising campaign. If you do not choose the best keywords for the focus of your campaigns, you will likely be wasting valuable time and money. (more…)