SEO Basics - Internal & External Link Building

Today wraps up our 4 part series of SEO basics and we’ll be focusing on link building - both external and internal (view our Title Tag basics, Meta Description basics and Hx tag basics).
Inbound linking to your page or website helps a lot in terms of SEO, firstly because every link is a reference and [...]

SEO Basics - H1 Tags

Today is part 3 of our SEO basics and we’ll be focusing on the Hx tags today (view our Title Tag basics and Meta Description basics).
<H1> tag is the first and most important heading in the content of a page. It tells what the content is going to be about, so search engines value it [...]

SEO Basics - Meta Description

So, continuing on with part 2 our SEO basics (view our Title Tag basics) we’ll be focusing on the Meta Description.
The Meta description is very important as it describes what the page is about. It also gives you a chance to increase the CTR of searchers by  convincing searchers to come to your page!
An effective [...]

SEO Basics - Title Tags

The next few posts are going to be short and sweet and focused on the basic elements of SEO - starting with the Title Tag.
The title is the most important SEO element as it is the first and best clue about the page for search engine crawlers and also it is the first thing which [...]

Local SEO - Choosing the Right Category in Google’s Local Listings

According to last year’s Local Search Ranking Factors survey, one of the most important things you can do with your Google local listing is choose the right category(ies).
This also happens to be one of the more difficult things related to setting up your Google local listing. Luck for us, Mike Blumenthal, has just released a [...]

How To Create a Natural Backlink Profile When Link Building

One of the most important things when building links is gaining them ‘naturally’. If you’re an SEO or site owner buying links or building them manually through directories, blog posting, etc. it is becoming more and more important to make it look like you’re gaining them naturally.
Why? Google, Yahoo and Bing are all becoming increasingly [...]

Are HTML Sitemaps Important?

It is my personal belief that an HTML sitemap is one of the most important search engine optimization tactics a webmaster can use. It is arguably the most effective tool to distribute internal link juice efficiently within your website.
So what is an HTML sitemap? It is an actual page of your website that outlines the [...]

How to Fix Dynamic URL SEO Issues

We’ve all seen the hundreds of blog posts written that warn about dynamic URL issues that create duplicate content and at the same time dilute link value. That said, rarely is a fix or alternative offered to overcome these issues. Well, hopefully you’ll get at least two options out of this post.
So why are dynamic URL’s [...]

Do It Yourself (DIY) SEO Resources

No question. SEO is a confusing topic for most folks. This is especially true for small business owners who are looking for an edge online without the high price tags associated with an SEO specialist or SEO Company. Often times these folks resort to doing SEO themselves. One of the even bigger problems with a [...]

Local SEO Strategies & Optimization Tips

As more and more business come online many have a specific geographic radius in which they provide service. As a result one of the buzz-words floating around search engine optimization blogs, forums and conferences is ‘local seo’ and that buzz continues to grow louder .Here are a few tips for local businesses to focus their [...]

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