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Search Engine Optimization is a vital part of being online for most business. For some it is the critical factor as it is the main channel the business uses to gain customers.

Blog Topic Tags and SEO

How to Effectively Use Blog Topic Tags

The short answer is to not to use too many blog topic tags for any given blog post and to have them focused on the blog post topic. The full answer allows you to really boost up the SEO value of your posts and to help engage your readers and to keep them on your site longer.

 

 

Reasons for a Responsive Website Design

It’s All About The User Experience

Responsive Web Design is very important for today’s website visitor. A website has to provide a good user experience or it’s game over. Why would you want a website that frustrates certain visitors to your website?

Smartphone and tablet use is now more popular than desktops computers to visit websites and therefore it is essential to have a mobile-friendly website to support the user experience.

The Truth You Don’t Want To Hear

How Well Does Your SEO Strategy Mesh with Your Customer Needs?

 

If you can design your search engine optimization strategy to match the needs of your potential customers then you will really be powering up the performance of your website SEO.

The Year Looking Back

The Top Ten SEO Mistakes I Have Observed

 

Since SEO can be quite complex and is always evolving it is easy for website owners and manager to make mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are due to misconceptions. Sometimes they are perhaps due just to ignorance.

 

The good news is that they are often corrected easily enough.

 

Here are the top ten SEO mistakes I saw in 2014.

Five Great Reasons to Blog

Blogging Tips

Blogging can make a strong contribution to your content marketing efforts. You need to add value for your blog to be worthy.

If you have some time to do some research on your topic and then set aside some time to write about your topic then both you and your audience can benefit.

Here are 5 reasons to consider starting a blog.

Internet Search Marketing – Backlinks

You may have heard the term and have an idea that they are important for gaining search position. However, what is a backlink and why are they important?

Let me start by explaining exactly what I mean by backlinks as many people confuse the term or don’t fully understand it.

Links form the relationships between pages on the Internet. They allow people to navigate from a given point on the Internet to other points on the Internet. Many people understand the value of links from this perspective. The problem is not making a distinction between a link and a backlink. If you want to enhance the marketing of your online content then you need to understand backlinks and their immense value.

Improve Your Blog

Five Improvement Tips for Your Blog

 

Today, companies use blogs in many creative ways. For many their blog is a key component of their online content marketing strategy.

 

This blog post will cover 5 simple tips to help you improve your blog.

Building a Powerful Link Profile

Link Building Advice

Back linking has become more difficult since Matt Cutts’s famous blog post on the use of guest posting to produce backlinks. He states in no uncertain terms that this is no longer acceptable. Therefore, this way of gaining backlinks is no longer effective.

Of course, this is due to the amount of abuse that guest blogging attracted. Many SEO experts were touting this way to generate links into your site. The resultant link profile did not look natural. It was not hard to figure out when most of the links came from blogs and even more obvious when they came from the comment section of blogs.

Here is some link building advice . . .

SEO Tactics for Success

Every small business with an online presence has to deal with the issue of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Most, in my experience, need a bit of help understanding how good their competition is and what to do to gain position versus their competitors. There are seemingly endless articles on the subject. This can create a feeling of being overwhelmed. For many, the task of being found in search for keywords valuable to your business seems daunting and endless.

In truth, SEO is not rocket science. While it can be a complicated formula, there are very clear and effective ways to enhance your position in search. There are essential SEO tactics that are key to your success. They also provide the perfect foundation from which to build your SEO strategy and boost you above your competition.

Don’t let yourself become overwhelmed.

Educated yourself!