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Top 5 Search Engine Optimization Mistakes


There are a lot of ways to promote your website and, unfortunately, a lot of these methods are mistakes. Here is a list of some of the more common mistakes (often referred to as Black Hat SEO) that you should steer well clear of.

Yahoos Back!


I was all set to write an article predicting the future of search engines, when Yahoo dropped Google and replaced it with its own engine. Now that's big news. In less than twenty-four hours, Google went from about 79% of the market share to about 51%, almost overnight. And what a welcome relief it is too! Being #1 in Google was great, but when you had the misfortune of dropping even a couple of positions you really felt it. Now there will be more stability; if you drop in Google today, your hits from Yahoo will remain consistent.

How to Make More Money with Your Mambo 4.5.1 Site


{mosgoogle} and it will surely show up. Well, that's it. Now you too can make more money with your Mambo site!

Search Engine Optimization --- An Overview


Search engine optimization is one of most popular online marketing tool for any website. With most websites looking forward to increasing the online sales of their products/services, search engine optimization can be a very cost-effective tool to target and procure your customers online. In this paper, we will discuss about search engine optimization, its benefits and how you can optimize your website for top search engine rankings.

Six Reasons Why Your Alexa Rating Is Still Important


1. Additional Exposure For Your Site.

Site Maps: A Force To Be Reckoned With


Another important component of search engine optimization is the use of site maps. If you want visitors -- and search engine spiders -- to find every page on your Web site, a site map can be your biggest ally especially if you have a lot of content on your site (and if you?ve been reading all the advice on our site, you should know by now that the more content you have the better your chances are for top ranking).

How To Syndicate Your Content


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Search Engine Optimization Techniques


Search engine optimization is the process of increasing the amount of visitors to a website by achieving a high ranking in the search results of a search engine (i.e. Yahoo, Google, etc.). The higher a website ranks in a search, the better the chance that a website will be visited. Most Internet users will not click through multiple pages of search results, so a high ranking in a search is necessary to direct more traffic to your website.

Why Top Search Engine Placements Never Move?


#1 question when it comes to web advertising is how do I get top 10 search engine placements for the terms I wish to aquire?

Search Engines 101 - Search Engines Explained


What Are Search Engines?

Do You Submit Your Website To All The Search Engines?


There is really only one search engine to worry about submitting too and that is Google and you should only submit one page your main once and maybe a sitemap a week later but never more than once a week. If you have a link coming to your new site from a site that is currently listed in Google then Google will find you quicker.

Supply & Demand - Stop Attacking Good SEO Companies!


As I read the latest news online about what Google has done to many webmasters all over the world, I am left discussed towards some of the comments people are making against SEO Companies.

Buzzwords vs Effective SEO Keywords


Ever see a website that seems to speak a foreign language...in English? We encounter many SEO client websites that rely on buzzwords in the page copy to get the word out about their product. The problem lies with visitors who may not be familiar with those terms. This means optimizing with buzzwords may not be the best way to gain traffic. If your prospective visitors are not searching for those terms, how do they find your website?

Link Popularity --- Its Role and Importance In Getting Top Search Engine Rankings


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Googles Next Big Move


November 2003 might go down in history as the month that Google shook a lot of smug webmasters and search engine optimization (SEO) specialists from the apple tree. But more than likely, it was just a precursor of the BIG shakeup to come.

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