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2009 February 22 • seo, toolsRobots.txt Overview, Generator, & Analyzer
tool: SEObook.com compiled a 6 page robots.txt primer and added a robots.txt generator and robots.txt analyzer to their suite of free SEO tools.
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PageRankChecker
tool: PageRankChecker is free and comprehensive Pagerank lookup tool with a host of options to choose from. You can check page rank for multiple pages, check page rank of an entire site using XML sitemap, or check page rank of all the links emanating from a particular URL.
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SEO Starter Guide
PDF download: Google has released an official Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide. It doesn’t include any of Google’s algorithm secrets, but it does cover Google’s best practices for title tags, meta tags, URL structure, navigation, content, anchor text, headers, images and of course, Robots.txt, making this a good way to review the basics.
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SEO Guide for Designers
article: An SEO guide for designers who want to learn about making it easier for websites or blogs to be found by search engines. Including basic tips that you should be practicing to optimize your site for search engines.
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URL Rewriting for Beginners
article: A beginner's guide to URL rewriting, with plenty of examples.
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SEO Guide to Information Architecture
article: The basic concepts of designing optimized site architectures for efficient spidering by search engines.
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WordPress SEO
article: Targeted for WordPress users, this is an excellent overview of basic SEO principles for any website owner.
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SEO Cheat Sheet
resource: "From website SEOmoz today, a nice resource for optimizing websites for Search Engines. The Web Developer's SEO cheatsheet is an excellent reminder/checklist for any web developer who wants to maximize their SEO."
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Rank Checker
tool:
This powerful free tool for FireFox is useful for checking your search engine rankings across Google, Yahoo and MSN… and doing it privately.
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Giving Your Website an SEO Check-Up
article: Ten things you can do to help identify potential improvements that can lead to higher rankings and more search engine traffic.
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Google Sitemaps FAQ
FAQ: Official Google FAQ for XML Sitemaps.
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Killer guide to the robots meta tag
article: A great guide to the robots meta tag, everything you need to know on one short page.
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Before Optimizing Your Site
article: Before you start any search engine optimization campaign, whether it’s for your own site or that belonging to a client, you need to prepare!"
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Search Engine Optimization for Blogs - SEO
article: Compiled version of recent problogger.net Search Engine Optimization Tips.
2007 August 5 • seoDMOZ Submission Guide
how-to: DMOZ, or the Open Directory Project (ODP), is a human edited directory of websites staffed completely by volunteer editors. Every website that is listed in the directory is manually reviewed for quality and relevance before it is listed. DMOZ directory data is syndicated throughout hundreds of websites. Having a listing in DMOZ is excellent for improving your Search Engine Rankings, Google Pagerank and Trustrank.
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Internal Link Architecture Made Easy
article: Tips to improve your site's internal link structure to maximize your site's SEO potential.
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10 SEO Tips
article Ten things everyone with a website should know to gain online visibility in search engines. These may seem rehashed, but they are the building blocks for a good SEO campaign.
2007 July 21 • business, seoSocial Media Optimization Tutorial
Tutorial: Beginning with a Benefit/Risk evaluation.
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Website Marketing Tips
advice: Need some ideas on how to market your website on a limited budget? Got 100 dollars? 7 Experts share budget website marketing tips.
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How to: Move a Website
article: Should You Fear 301 Redirects Hurting Your Rankings? Tips to help your site transfers go as smooth as possible.
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