The guide I wrote on Ranking in Google Places received/receives quite a bit of traffic. Obviously, this is a big deal to small businesses; what with Google Pages listings showing among organic search results. I’ve been tracking the types of search terms that come through to the article, and wanted to answer some of the [...]
I warn that I’m about to make a very broad generalization in this post. It isn’t meant to degrade the value of any specific forums or sites; rather, to warn against learning from places that aren’t teaching correctly. I am in the midst of training someone on the particulars of SEO. Obviously, said person has [...]
There is one question that we are asked more than any other, and we get it even to this very day. The thing is, it’s the same question I asked 6 years ago. We’ve seen trends come and go since then, and still there is one question that still, somehow has merit. How do meta [...]
I want to talk about a situation I see quite a bit these days. Let’s say you have a website designed. Let’s also say you have purchased a few domain names. You don’t want to have different websites for each of these domain names, so you decide to use the same website for all of [...]
There’s a new tool on the block to help you find citations online. It’s very useful, but before I share it, I want to express how useful it really is. If you’ve read my guide on Ranking in Google Places, then you’ve completed a full half of what it takes to implement a successful local [...]
The Internet is built on links. The search engines find websites via links from other site and visitors find appropriate pages via navigation links. All in all, this is what drives the ever-growing landscape. Because links are so important, we are going to talk today about various link types and how they are handled. Before [...]
Either the stars have aligned, or someone has too many email addresses and too much time on their hands. Either way, I’ve gotten 3 emails in 2 weeks with a very similar question. What is the single most-used method for gaining more inbound links? I know what sort of answer these queries are looking for, [...]
I first wrote this post in March of 2008. I was browsing some old files and happened upon this one, and realized that it is still very valid today. Keep in mind that this is a re-post, and feel free to comment should you agree or disagree on any of the finer points. This is [...]
Hugo Guzman wrote an interesting post the other day about questions you should as a potential SEO agency (they could easily be translated to questions for an in-house hire or the like). It’s a good read so I suggest checking it out. It got me thinking about the questions we ask of the people who [...]
Browsing the Internet as I do, I often come across posts/questions/sites with SEO information. LinkedIn for example, has a Q&A section in which one could ask a question, and others may answer them. But when it comes to questions regarding SEO, I want to pass along this warning. A lot of times a member will [...]
