Free Webmaster Tools
iWEBTOOL has free Webmaster tools including seo tools. It’s a very good way to find out how good your website ranks. On this site there are: Google PageRank Prediction Visual PageRank Backlink Checker All-in-One Lookup Link Popularity PageRank Checker Search Engine Position Website Speed Test Rank Checker Google Banned Checker I would recommend that you […]
Why Should A Search Engine Trust You?
Because search engines are getting thousands of new pages a day and who knows how many authors they tend to be very sceptacle about new content. You need to convince them that you are a trusted source of reliable information (whatever your information may be). Here are some things that you can do to improve […]
Search Engine Changes?
Kim Roach is a staff writer and editor for the SiteProNews. She has a new article called “Recent Changes at Google, Yahoo, and MSN” where she talks about how to do well in the search engines. It’s a good read with some excellent advise, but I think the more things change the more they stay […]
Writing With Keywords
Keywords in your copy are one of the most important ways to get visitors to your site from the search engines. Just getting the visitors to your site won’t do you any good if they leave right away because your copy was optimized for the search engines, but not your human visitors. Karon Thackston has […]
Are Mod Rewrites Now The Biggest Security Risk?
I have always advised my clients using dynamic pages to use mod rewrites to make their pages more search engine friendly. It is almost always advised for pages with more than two parameters. Here’s a new article on Threadwatch about “One Of The Best SEO Tools [mod rewrite] Now The Biggest Security Risk.” If this […]
Measuring Keyword Competition
There is quite a good discussion going on at the Search Engine Watch forum about what exactly makes a competitive keyword. It is something I was wondering myself and there are many good arguments on several different sides of this discussion. I think it goes to show that keyword bidding and optimization can be a […]
Search Engine Optimization
There are way too many tools here to mention them all, but this SEO Tools page has links to the best SEO Tools on the internet and these tools will help you to optimize your website and move your search engine position higher. Tools include: Alexa Tools Backlink Tools Code Validation Keyword Suggestion Tools Search […]
Search Engine Promotion
No Strategy. No Success is an article by Frederick Townes who is the owner of W3 EDGE Web Design. I found this is a good read for beginners, as well as experienced designers. He covers many points including: Objectives Market Analytics Technology Presentation Layer Promotion Optimization Of course it’s a lot to cover in one […]
Can My Site Rank Well on all Four Major Engines?
StepForth Placement has some very good articles on their site about search engine optimization. This recent article By Jim Hedger, StepForth News Editor, StepForth Placement Inc. talks about how you can rank well on all of the major search engines, Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask. They give you a thumbnail breakdown on all of them […]
Does The Age of Links To You Matter?
It is pretty much undisputed that inbound links to your site are a major benefit your search ranking. One of the questions that I have been asked is how do Search Engines look at the age of inbound links to your site? My own feelings about this is that, yes it matters. New links probably […]
