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2007 July 18 • code, seo

Setting up a Sitemap

article: How to use Google Webmaster Tools and Yahoo! Site Explorer to create and register a Sitemap.
[credit: Yahoo! Store Blog]

2007 June 17 • seo, tools

SeoDigger

tool: Put in a url and it will show you what keywords that url ranks for organically as well as the wordtracker positions and overture volume (Yahoo searches per month).

2007 June 17 • business, seo, tools

Dnscoop

tool: Get instant information on a given url. Dnscoop shows historical information on the page, current Google PageRank (and if its valid), Traffic ranking from Alexa, indexed pages via Google-MSN-Yahoo-Alltheweb-Altavista, Link Value Report from Text-link-ads, and even a estimated worth of site.

2007 June 17 • seo, tools

GreatDB

tool: Sometimes you just need to know a little bit more information about the site you're looking at. Punching in a URL into GreatDB will bring back most of the following information: Whois, Site Age, Blacklisting Status, Language, Web Host, Ping Time, Pagerank, Alexa Rank, Backlinks, Search Engine Indexes, DMOZ Listings, Wayback Entries, Top 5 Keywords, Domain Extension Availability, and a Preview Image.
[credit: Download Squad]

2007 June 9 • seo

Google PageRank

article: Google PageRank is probably one of the most important algorithms ever developed for the Web. How does Google PageRank work, which factors do have an impact on it and which don’t? And what do we really know about PageRank?

2007 June 8 • seo

Effective Keyword Research

article: An essential component of any SEO campaign is picking the right keywords. Unfortunately many people don’t understand the concepts behind picking the right keywords.

2007 June 3 • business, seo

Golden Rules of Linkbaiting

article: Linkbait is essentially a piece of content placed on a web page - whether it’s an article, blog post, picture, or any other section of cyberspace - that is designed for the specific intention of gathering links from as many different sources as possible.

2007 April 8 • resources, seo

Ranking Factors Version 2 Released

resource: SEOmoz 2007 update to the over 100 unique factors surmised to be part of the search engines' ranking algorithms.

2007 top 10 Ranking Factors:

  1. Keyword Use in Title Tag (4.9)
  2. Global Link Popularity of Site (4.5)
  3. Anchor Text of Inbound Link (4.4)
  4. Link Popularity within the Site's Internal Link Structure (4.1)
  5. Age of Site (4)
  6. Topical Relevance of Inbound Links to Site (3.9)
  7. Link Popularity of Site in Topical Community (3.9)
  8. Keyword Use in Body Text (3.9)
  9. Global Link Popularity of Linking Site (3.7)
  10. Topical Relationship of Linking Page (3.6)
2005 top 10 Ranking Factors:
  1. Title Tag (4.57)
  2. Anchor Text of Links (4.46)
  3. Keyword Use in Document Text '(4.38)
  4. Accessibility of Document (4.3)
  5. Links to Document from Site-Internal Pages (4.15)
  6. Primary Subject Matter of Site - (4.00)
  7. External Links to Linking Pages (3.92)
  8. Link Popularity of Site in Topical Community (3.77)
  9. Global Link Popularity of Site (3.69)
  10. Keyword Spamming (3.69)

2007 March 25 • seo

66 Ways to Build Links in 2007

list: "If 'Content is King', then links are what put that king on the throne. Build links and you’ll be able to display your content to the world. Don’t build links, and your King won’t have a kingdom."

2007 March 10 • seo

7 Homework Items...

list: ... to Complete Before Any SEO Class. Several common, and simple, items you can address to make your site more SEO friendly.

2007 March 10 • seo

Hosting Tips for SEO

list: Features that define a good SEO web host.

2007 March 3 • seo, tools

Create your Google Sitemap Online

tool: XML Sitemaps is an easy way to build your Site Map (XML, ROR, Text, HTML).

2007 February 26 • seo

Free Keyword Tool from Wordtracker

tool: New, expanded, free tool from Wordtracker for keyword research.
[credit: Internet Marketing]

2007 February 21 • seo

All About Title Tags

article: The title tag has been -- and probably will always be -- one of the most important factors in achieving high search engine rankings.
[credit: Internet Search Engine Articles]

2006 October 22 • resources, seo

Search Engine Marketing Glossary

resource: A free comprehensive glossary of search engine marketing related terms.

2006 September 25 • business, seo

Google AdWords

article: How to Win With Google AdWords. Why you should hop on the Google AdWords bandwagon. The article explains AdWords which is making money for site owners around the world.

2006 September 5 • seo

Open Directory Titles

article: MSN and Google Offer a way to opt out of Open Directory titles.

2006 September 5 • resources, seo

SEO for Site Owners

tutorial: A nice Search Engine Optimization Tutorial for site owners and small businesses who want a more structured way to learn about search engine optimization.

2006 September 5 • seo

Web Directories

article: Web Directories; things to look for when you are evaluating directories to submit to, and why people are thinking Web directories are becoming irrelevant.
[credit: Web Directories]

2006 September 5 • seo

The Ten Levels of SEO

article:: The SEO Blog has an amusing and instructive post about the 10 levels of Search Engine Optimization.
[credit: Web Design Blog]