SEO AND SERP WEBSITES AND ARTICLES COMPILED BY STEVE SHEARER HTTP://WEBDESIGNBYSTEVE.COM
SEO is the most important form of website promotion and internet marketing. PERIOD. That said, please watch out for companies that GUARANTEE results. In our experience, it is simply not possible to guarantee results. We can’t predict how many people will visit, how they will click, etc. What we do is an EXTENSIVE amount of research into the current search engine optimization trends and build out sites according to what has been proven to work. http://cimmeronstudios.com/category/seo studio
THE SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING GLOSSARY http://www.seobook.com/glossary/ I get asked lots of questions about what does this mean. I also get lots of comments requesting an SEO glossary. So I decided to create this page. I think our personal experiences make everyone biased, but the bias in any of the following definitions is my own (or at least one which matches my own if I borrowed a definition from another source...like the Wikipedia), thus if there are any faults in the following definitions those faults are my own. There was no group think hidden agenda applied to this page, and any bias in it should be a known bias ‐ mine. :) Here is a list of some of my known flaws and biases in my world view.
GRADE YOUR WEBSITE http://www.websitegrader.com/ Website Grader is a free seo tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. It provides a score that incorporates things like website traffic, SEO, social popularity and other technical factors. It also provides some basic advice on how the website can be improved from a marketing perspective. View Sample Report
GOOGLE RANKING FACTORS ‐ SEO CHECKLIST http://www.vaughns‐1‐pagers.com/internet/google‐ranking‐factors.htm#negative‐on There are "over 200 SEO factors" that Google uses to rank pages in the Google search results (SERPs). What are the search engine optimization rules? Here is the speculation ‐ educated guesses by SEO webmasters on top webmaster forums. Should you wish to achieve a high ranking, the various confirmed and suspected Google Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Rules are listed below.
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SEO TOO OLS: FIREFO OX ADD‐ONSS FOR SEAR RCH ENGINE E OPTIMIZA ATION http://ww ww.toprankb blog.com/20 008/01/seo‐ttools‐firefox/ There are many diffeerent tools out o there for SEO’s to use u on a website. Each one o has diffferent features and benefitss depending on how you u use them. That’s why TopRank prrovides SEO Tool Reviews from time to o time. We sh howcase diffeerent tools th hat you may or may not k know about. Some free, som me paid, all go ood. The basiss of this SEO O tool review w is Firefox. ““Firefox a SE EO tool”, you u say? Alone,, Firefox is n not an SEO tool,, but there are a many exttensions and d toolbars th hat can be ad dded to Fireefox to exten nd it’s possibilitties past basiic web browssing.
NEWBIE E GUIDE TO SEO ‐ WHERE DO I STA ART? http://ww ww.evisibilitty.com/blog//newbie‐guid de‐to‐seo‐wh here‐do‐i‐staart/ So, you j just got a jo ob in the SEO O (search e engine optim mization) in ndustry! First off, I want to say congratulaations. Trust me, once yo ou start SEO,, you just can n’t stop. You u might eveen find yoursself working for an intern net marketin ng company like eVisibilitty!
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http://www.sheerseo.com/index.html SheerSEO is an online service that was created in October 2006 by Eyal Aldema. The service allows you to automate the process of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) analysis.
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Google Beats Forecasts With 30% Increase In Profit Google has done it again, they announced impressive earnings, beating forecasts and showing a 30% increase in profit from the previous first-quarter results. Google's reported revenues of $5.19 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and a net income of $1.31 billion. Previous quarter revenues was $4.83 billion in... SEO is Not Free Traffic One of the first jobs I have to do as a consultant going into an SEO engagement is to debunk the myth that SEO is "free". SEO has never been, nor will it ever be, free traffic. It takes work, and that comes at a cost. You need to... Using the Web Developer Toolbar for Search and Usability One of my favorite plug-ins is the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar. Don't be fooled by the name. While it's specifically designed for Web developers, the toolbar has many options and features that are also useful to search marketers, usability consultants, and SEO analysts. The toolbar has far too many... Google Maps Now Offers Traffic Predictions Late last week Microsoft Live Maps introduced "ClearFlow," based on four years of work and data collection. ClearFlow is intended to provide traffic predictions and better secondary routing. Now, as reported in Google Operating System, Google Maps has introduced its own version of traffic predictions, based on historical traffic information.... Two New Google Search Quality Interviews There are two new interviews available, one from Google's VP of search quality, Udi Manber and one from Googler, Matt Cutts. Popular Mechanics interviewed Udi Manber and posted the interview transcript online. Matt Cutts did an audio/podcast interview with Duct Tape Marketing. Here is a summary of my notes from...
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