SEO Tips

Two most powerful postfix letters

What are the two most powerful letters that can be added to a behaviorally related “root word” that will convert a “behavior” into a “tool?” The Answer:   E R Example: ACTION WORDS        TOOLS Hold   + add E R   =  Holder Stamp  + add E R =…
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URL Redirection Method in SEO (301, 302 and 307)

There are several reasons to use URL redirection: Moving a old site to new domain URL Shortening Mis-type a URL Search Engine Manipulation ( Canonical ) Manipulating visitors The HTTP standard defines several status codes for redirection methods: 300 – multiple choices redirection 301 – moved permanently 302 – temporary…
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Create Web Design for Customers, Not for you

Remember: when it comes right down to it, “your” Web site isn’t and shouldn’t be designed for YOU. It should be designed for your customers. What do your customers want to see on your Web site? As Jakob Nielson of  http://www.useit.com/alertbox/design_priorities.html says, “You are not the user.”  Web designers spend so…
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Some Useful Resources – SEO Tips # 227

SEO Tools and Tutorials Website: Here’s a great Web site with a lot of cool SEO tools, such as a Similar Page Checker (do NOT use duplicate content); Backlink Anchor Text Analysis (link reputation is one of those “off-page” factors that are so important, particularly with Google); and a Search…
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SEO Tips # 222- Call to Action

For effective search engine marketing, you need more than just top rankings. Remember to include strong calls to action to compel a response from the reader. But also remember that people often get accustomed to the same type of terminology if it is repeated over and over again. Practice coming…
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SEO Tips # 221 – ClickTracks

If you are interested in tools to help you understand how visitors behave on your Web page, Did you know that Clicktracks gives you a graphical representation of your actual Web site with the click-thru percentages shown on each of your links. Did you know: Version 6 actually lets you…
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Are you looking for linking suggestions?

We all know the importance of building link popularity and link reputation. However, the days of reciprocal linking are over. There are too many pitfalls, so straight reciprocal linking is best left alone. Are you looking for linking suggestions? Get creative with your link building strategies. If you have a travel site, what…
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SEO Tips # 220 – Article Headlines

You’ve probably thought a lot about using different styles of headlines in your articles. You headline is one of the most important aspects of your page as a good headline hooks the reader and gets them reading your content or article. Did you know that showing numbers as numerals in a headline is…
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SEO Tips # 219 – SEO Content Creation

When working on your content remember to “flesh it out” in the re-write process with a few additional synonyms of your focused keyword phrase. You want your article highly focused on your topic, but it should not sound Spamy with the same keywords repeatedly used in an un-natural way. Google loves to see…
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SEO Tips # 218 – Content Writing

I believe that often when we write fresh new content, our thoughts creatively continue to “work” as the old expression suggests…as we “sleep on it.” This applies especially to creative writing or even just copywriting in general. Try working on two or three different projects over a period of a few days. Don’t…
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SEO Tips # 217

Challenge yourself! How is your SEO comfort level with highly competitive keywords? Next time you do your keyword research, why not stretch just a little more towards that more competitive keyword phrase.  Never stop growing your SEO skills and never stop testing all of your new ideas. Did you know that…
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SEO Tips # 216 – Converting visitors and Page Load

Converting visitors to customers may not always be in the forefront of our minds as an SEO (we’re always so busy thinking traffic), but once you start examining methods to convert your client’s visitors to customers, you’ll start to deliver additional value to your clients and you’ll find a full consultancy approach does not…
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