Archive for the 'Blog Optimization' Category

SEO Reminder - No Tricks.

Every few weeks I come across an article, website, blogger, or bump into one of my friends in the search engine marketing business and I’m reminded of something about SEO I take for granted. It seems obvious to link keywords, make sure that keywords are located in H1 tags, and that my navigation isn’t […]

Blog optimization: the technical version.

I landed on another business website recently that need a blog update, bad. I would love to link to their site as an example of what not to do, but that wouldn’t be professional. Instead, I will start at the top and work my way down using that site as an example of […]

Optimizing Right - Readers Are People, Too.

Do a Google search on “blog optimization” and you will come away thinking search engines are the only ones who read blogs. It’s fascinating how the idea of optimization seems to ignore the land of the living. Don’t misread me, SEO is critical to your blog being found by the right readers. […]

Can You Optimize For Semantic Search?

Google is deploying “universal search” – a comprehensive search result that provides semantic results from multiple content sources. Given that a Google search will produce relevant Web pages, blogs, photos, videos, audio clips and other media types when a user types in a search term, can you really optimize for semantic search?
In a word, yes. […]

Rogue Blog Comments

I’ve written about the importance of comments when it comes to blogging. As a blogger, you’ll be known by the comments you leave and receive. Comments, after all, are a great way to get important user feedback from your readership. Unfortunately, rogue blog comments on a blog can also be a source of frustration for […]

Is Your Site Spider-Friendly?

SEO is a big determinant of how high your site ranks in search engine results pages. Making sure your site is spider-friendly can help visitors discover your site and your blog more easily.
Search engine spiders “crawl” your pages to find out what’s on your site and to categorize it for placement in search engine […]

Blog Optimization: Are Your Blog Post Titles Hurting You?

When it comes to blogging, blog post titles have a lot to do with how your blog is seen (and ranked) by the search engines. If all things were equal, clever titles would entice readers, but search engines neither look at blog posts equally, nor are they particularly clever. As hard as it might be, […]

Why Small Businesses Should Blog

Blogging is one of the best things to happen to small businesses. Why? Internet marketing isn’t so much about being the biggest business in your field, or spending the most on your advertising and marketing. It is about being found in the right place at the right time.
How many times have you eaten […]