Some Insights into the New Google Hummingbird AlgorithmHummingbird enables Google to understand more about the “meaning” of a phrase or search query. Google’s objective is to make a search better for the searcher. It wants to do the best job it can matching the meaning and intention of the searcher with the search results it presents.
Ten Important SEO Linking TermsIf you have a website or blog and you want it to be found in search then you’ll need to know some of the key terms related to search engine optimization.
Here are 10 SEO linking terms that I think anyone with a website or blog needs to know.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Many Focus AreasUnderstanding what Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is can be confusing. There is quite a bit to it and it is practiced in many different ways. The scope of SEO services can also vary significantly as one SEO company will have a certain SEO philosophy and tools and focus on what they do best and another SEO company may have a very different philosophy and a different tool set and the two approaches may be very different.
There are basic components but the best performance results are when a tool set combines multiple aspects of SEO.
The Importance of Links to Your WebsiteThis blog post will focus on the importance of links to your website. First off you need to realize that and estimated 75% of Google’s process looks at the links coming into your website pages from other websites. Google studies the link profile of your site and all its pages and ranks sites and pages higher that have a better link profile.
SEO and Over-OptimizationThere has been a great deal of discussion lately on the topic of over-optimization of a webpage. I have been looking into this diligently for a number of months and it is hard to get a definite handle on this. I have attended seminars, asked experts and read many articles.
Though often discussed in SEO circles as a concern, no one really seams to know exactly what is meant by over-optimization.
SEO for 2013The year 2012 was by far the most turbulent (and to many confused) year when it came to their search engine positioning.
My Top-10 Link Building Tips for 20131. Hire a Competent Copywriter
Don’t expect to get worthy links unless you also have great copy. All of your website content must be top shelf. Use words carefully and creatively. Make your copywriting delightful and this means to use a competent professional copywriter. Get your copy right. If you want some help with your copywriting then consider the services of Heidi White a Freelance Copywriter in Vermont.
Backlinks – A Powerful Ranking ActivityGaining backlinks is a popular subject. The bad feelings that people had with Google when they introduced Penguin last year have made many feel that while not as easy as before (not that it was easy) backlinks are still vital to essentially any effort to improve search position that achieves a high position.
Here are some basic tips when it comes to getting valuable backlinks for your website.
Content Marketing – Election DayWhat does your online audience deserve?
It’s Election Day in America and this is a proud and great American tradition. Did you ever stop to consider that when you place content online that people who blog or who own websites or who you may be able to collaborate with have a chance to vote for it? How do they vote?
Google Disavow Link ToolGoogle is now giving us all the power to report on links that we do not want to have pointing to websites or blogs. Google calls this a power-user tool. However, since it is available via Google’s Webmaster Tools then it can be used by anyone. I suspect that there will be some misuse or even abuse.
Now, what does this mean for the most legitimate, trustworthy and proper website? What does this mean to you?