Branding power

SEO is also about branding power. Still, what is in a name? Well, not even mighty microsoft can compete with the app pull - master of the phone app. Take a look at an apple ipod versus a micro soft zune comparison. True the site is called zunerama. Hey, they might be a bit biased, if you know what I mean. That said, micro soft could not win this war.

heat maps

Heat maps are great in SEO. First off they show you what is going on. Second a heat map can help you can optimize your site nav. Third, it is possible to increase your conversions.

Think Pink?

Google is not going green. They want you to think pink, that is when you click on a link - that is from a sponsor. OK, I am not sure. Hey, things were great with yellow, or light blue even. However, now Google is using light purple for a pink link.

Search Glass Ceiling

They say time is money. What happens when for all important words in your niche you rank number one. OK, so you go after those second tier words, and eventually afterwards third tier soon. After a while you reach the point of diminishing returns on your energy. This is known as the search glass ceiling that you hit now. Hard to break out of due to the difficulty in sensing. Important to always be measuring. Where is your time going?

Search autosuggestion

The search autosuggestion tool is great for us. It lets us find niches that are new. Also, we can learn what users are looking for in a product or service. I highly recommend this tool to you.

SEO chess game

Think of SEO as a chess game. Basically, you are moving your pieces. Opponents in the SEO chess game want to crush you. It is a challenge to even survive. Leveraging Google Analytics data will help you. It will show you where you are strong, and what you are doing wrong.

Google ignoring links

People should give links meaningful names. I hate to see - CLICK HERE. That give very little information to search engines. If you wonder if Google ignores your links, that could be the reason.

Manipulation of search engines?

Debunkers claim the SEO is snake oil and so on. MSM claims we are the bad ones. Google is falling prey to SEO. Hey that is us. Folks, we are accuse of manipulation of search engines.

Think pink

Google Adwords ads are pink now. OK some prefer light purple as a name. It is a pretty shade I say. Perhaps this is to eliminate banner blindness and get more clicks to occur.

Google wave is over

Google drops wave. They say there were not enough users. I did like the product, but it was hard to get people to join. For one, it was invite only and difficult to get in. Well, this did slow down adoption of this valuable service.

Why SEO?

The idea is that SEO is free unlike ppc. People do not like to pay. Well, SEO requires hard work by its users. Folks, we are looking at a double dip depression or recession. This means we should focus on cutting prices.

Watch List

Do not get put on a watch list due to being spammy. This is bad for you. Fact is you lose rank in the search engines. People can no longer find your pages. Almost as bad as being delisted and kicked out.

Trends are hot now

Trends are hot now. It is a good idea to blog on trending topics to get exposure. People are focusing on selling to the masses. The days of selling luxury items to the few are gone. Play is now to sell to the many.

Wealthy cut back on expenses. This means less sales for you. Hopefully, you will adapt in this case. Fact is time is now for expansion. Businesses will either die out or grow up.

ecosia

Folks, here is a new search engine. It is called ecosia. Well, this one is environmentally friendly, so that is a good name. Basically, ecosia is a green search engine. Who could imagine that searching could help tame global warming. It gets is results from Bing and Yahoo right now. Hopefully, in the future it will develop an algo on its own. That would be a good future for ecosia.

SEO experts are hated

People ask why SEO experts are hated all over. The answer is easy. Most people are negative and hate success. Sadly, they project their loser status to us. I hope you will learn SEO and also become a success.

searching for one

I sometimes feel like it is hard to use the search engines. Hey, it is like I am searching for 10,000 kittens and cannot find even one. These applications should be easier to use. Well, I did not say easy. Please, but, make it easier.

Watch this space

Hey, ever read a newspaper. Well, you come up on an ad that says - watch this space. It would be nice to see what they are selling, but this is an attempt to make you curious. The idea is to create a mystery aura. Customers like the mystery for some reason.

search engine war

There is a battle for search engine supremacy. Folks, this is a search engine war. As in all wars, there will be losers and winners. It is a food idea to see who the winners will be as in those who survive. Yahoo is not one. They have been losing market share for years. Microsoft with its less than 10% is not doing well in this search engine war. They will soon be gone.

Domain age

Here is a question for you. Does domain age matter for ranking your page. There are many answers. I believe the reply is yes. Here is why this is. Older domains tend to be less spammy. What I am talking about is those from the 90's and before even. Sadly that is not the case for new ones. Therefore it is to the advance of a ranking algorithm to include domain age.

Link Builders

Link building is the internet's main currency. However, you also have to do optimization that is on page. Start to work on getting links now. The are many methods that are to the max. For example, creating a link wheel is a great strategy to gain more rank for your page. Also, social networking is a great way.

Stopping high bounce rates

There is a problem that I see. It is you can now lose rank if your bounce rate is max. Certain web design mistakes can cause high bounce rates and crush your pages. Well, the key is to identify what is causing the high bounce rates and do some repairs. OK sorry, but one solution does not fit all sizes. Still, I have found that posting videos helps me. They give some exciting content to the user.

SEO affected by economy

Everything affects us. However, most focus on a poor economy. This means less emphasis on PPC and more on search engines.

Link building

Link building is like a monopoly game. Well, we all want our popularity to increase. It is a form of power. Hey yes, we all want to be max pop. However, there are obstacles on our course. They will change each year. Rules are written by the search engines. The key is to be flexible and stay on top till things go pop.

using your own images

It is not that I hate stock photography, because that is not so. However, I prefer to take my own pics. There are many reasons. Creative control is one. Here is my plee for using your own images. Stock houses seem to become more restrictive of what we can do with images. I have seen all kinds of limits appear. Frankly, it is an attempt to squeeze more money out of us.

Link Wheels

People use Link Wheels to gain juice. The juice is your ranking power. Add more and more sites to your rim. OK so using Link Wheels authority is sent to your page. This is you purpose. Keep on adding more links to help your rank increase.

Yahoo using Bing power

Hey, is Yahoo gonna use Bing power? BING-o! This is coming on. Still, I prefer the Yahoo algo to the micro soft one. That might be just me. However, notice that Yahoo has more of the search market than ms. Well, I stick to big g. The question is - are you a man or a micro soft mouse.

more on Google search

There is more buzz on. Story of Google search algorithm is getting hot and then some. Perhaps the gov will now reg our search engines. This would not be good news. Politicians bug me.

Social media success

What we want is social media success. That is what we wish to secure. It may seem like a lot to ask, but I feel we can ace one. The key is to understand the different platform providers and how to work their services. Most of the big ones no follow thier links now. That is not good news. Basically, it means more work for you.

YRO

YRO or Youtube Ranking Optimization is so hot now. Sadly, Youtube was down this noon. It was slow this morning. Question is when will it be up. Well, not sure. That is my answer. Perhaps be evening.

Hope for the best, but this cannot be good news. Still it is a good idea to optimize your movies. Get them top rank in the search engines.

HEY, wowzers mac, news corp is so max now.

Blogging for money

There are many bloggers, blogging for money. OK one problem is that people will steal your text and pics. It takes time to create quality content, but these bums seldom do so. Another problem is that it is hard to go after crooks that live overseas. Worst part is that many think it is cool to steal your copy.

For example, there is a cheating epidemic in college courses.

Keyword op

Keyword optimization is the way. Yeah, I mean the way to get top rank in the search engines. What you need is to make each keyword be number one. This is not easy. However, we can work on keyword op.

Google Stop Words

Don't let Google Stop Words stop you. These are words of redundancy that Google get rid of to stream line its search engine. Well, you need to get rid of many of stop words from your content also to get top ranking for your pages.

Adwords star

Google will now show star ratings in adwords ads for you. This ratings feature is brand new. It might help your sales increase. Stars are awarded for good reviews. This means you want customers to write reviews of your product or service.

eggs in basket one

Perhaps in an alternate timeline Altavista is a search engine power. However in our own, Google is queen. There are those that wish it were not so. Fact is I get maybe 80% of my traffic from the giant search engine. They say do not put all your eggs in one basket, but what can we see.

increase your conversion

1) Place pictures of items you are selling to consumers.
2) Add content blocks more and more.
3) Large [BUY] button that is easy to see.
4) 30 day money back guarantee for your users.
5) Targeting buying keywords in your ppc campaign.

Learn from leaders

Here are the five top blogs. Hope we can learn from them. There is much to gain. Top bloggers tend to focus on supplying quality content to viewers. There are many lessons for us.

say it ain't so SEOBRO

Importance of language is max. Please listen to the man in movie. It is hard to understand what he is saying. If you want to place youtube ads then please make sure... That people understand your message.

SEO recovery

OK many people think that spending levels will go up. However, that does not make sense to me. Fact is it seems like nonsense. True, recession is one reason why people are using SEO now more. That is because they want to save money.

Economists were predicting that properity was just around the corner. Well, seems to me that there is no recovery. That means you should use less PPC and more SEO now. People need to concentration on creating quality content now more than ever.

Sphinn member survey

Sphinn member survey is now open. I like to take some member surveys. Hey, it is a way to get more exposure. OK we one way. Hope this works out for me. All are welcome to fill it out and get the surprise.

Stat in SEO

Statistics in SEO is a win. It is important to see which variables are influencing rank of your pages. The idea is to get it to improve. Truly, using statistics is a great way to find out what works for you.

named anchors

They say time is money. Here is a tip for you. Fact is, using named anchors can improve your ranking in search engines. That is because they break up a long text page. Basically, all anchors should have names. In fact, this strategy is max mega. For that reason, you should implement it now.

seo is science

There are those who say seo is NOT science. Well, I do not agree. Fact is, seo is science. That said, we must measure our success. Unlike art where beauty is in the eye of the beholder our job is to increase profits and help our customers make more money. That is a result you can measure.

SEO cruise

I wish there was an SEO cruise. OK so that would be more grand than you can imagine. Learning SEO while you set sail for the seven seas. People should create a magnum SEO cruise. It might be the ultimate SEO voyage.

Tools for awesome pages

Here are some tools for awesome pages. Get your site some of that wow. I mean some tools are obvious like dream weaver, but other not so. Still it is a great like to get started on. Please remember that time ain't gonna wait for you.

Population flow map

Here is a population flow map. It gives you an idea of where people are moving. Getting on page one of google is important now. It seems that Google is the biggest kingmaker in our search universe. Hey, I am not making this up. They are the elephant in our room.

Keyword Density

OK some say keyword density is dead, but other people really do not think so. Fact is that higher density usually means a higher rank in the search engines. Try for a KD of 2-5% or more. Therefore add more content and more Keyword Density to your pages.

Heat map

I like the heat map. It gives me an idea of what the users are clicking on. Also, of what is of interest to my viewers. The idea is to help improve you sites nav. Also, to become a valuable resource. OK as they say, listen to your power users. Laser target your message.

Wordpress 3 is now

Folks, this is max mega. Wordpress 3 is now. Have no fear, the elephant is hear, and ready for use. Probably more web sites use this engine now. Three will make your life more easy. Wordpress will help you categorize and optimize your pages.

Blog op

Today our topic is blog op. Well, that is short for blog optimization with is a variant of SEO for blogger like us. OK so some regular SEO tactics still work, but others no longer are effective in op. Learn to have titles match the body copy. Also, subheads are important in blog op as well as pics. The outgoing links are also a great optimization resource. Play to win. However, we should avoid tactics use by notorious spammers.

increasing your quality score

Check out this guide to increasing your quality score. This determines your rank in PPC and also may be used for other purposes by search engines. I feel that a high quality score is important to the max. However, if you are doing no ppc, it might mean less to you. OK so the important thing is to raise your score. I make sure my keyword is in the Title Tags, ALT TAG, headers, anchor text, and body copy. This helps me with my quality score.

Title Tag

Title Tag optimization is pro to the max. In fact, this is like method one. OK, for some reason, titles are given a lot of weight by big g. That means that we should put much emphasis on title op. Please make the title relevant to your page. Also, add the most important phases near the top of your electronic magazine. That way you maximize your power.

ten blue links

The ten blue links have been replace by a mix. There is now locations, maps, pictures, and movies. It is a lot harder to rank now. I mean think of the map. Basically, it optimizes based on proximity of your location to the company. Sadly, much of the advantage of creating quality content is gone.

Meta Tags

There are those of you that threw your META TAGS away. Well, meta descriptions count for seo. It's time to swim back in. Hey, the water is fine, all nice and warm. Please, it's fine if you jump in. Meta is back on track again.

improving your score

OK one important factor is your quality score. Werll, you should work on helping it improve. This will lower your click price. Google uses PPC in calculation and one important factor is relevance which is determined by the quality score. Try to make improve your pages. This will help your score. It is not the easy. However, a good task to assign.

Blogging to make money

Time to start crowing. Here are ten tips to making money. People talk about percent conversions. Also, they mention a product's profit margin. However, the most important is traffic, without which you will make no money. This is the important area. People should focus on gaining exposure. Hope you add that controversial cornerstone content that will give some buzz to your blog and have people linking to your pages.

Hack a mac

People told me they like the mac. Because they do not get a virus. Hard to hack, and easy to use. Well, there are many spammers. They love to hack me. However, the worst trick they pull is getting pawn to link to me. Google then smashes my pr. Then my pages are no longer ranking in the search engine. Question, how do I stop spammers from linking to me? Sadly, me pr is now zero.

go for the gold

Today, gold hit a record high today on european crisis. OK there are those who wonder what this has to do with SEO and I will tell you. Gold has held its value over the years. Like wise content creation will show its value to you. SEO tricks come and go. However, quality content is as good as gold. Sneaky tricks are like paper currency. Worth a lot today, but worth zero in coming years.

Decline in page rank

OK one thing have seen is in page rank a steady erosion. For example, the web site rapture christ used to be page rank five and now is only three and may soon be only one. This is due to a steady decline in pr. Perhaps, this might be getting worse. I hope people realize that many sites are on decline now.

Keywords are the key

Keywords are the key to your success. That is in the internet marketing arena. Here is a list of free keyword tool for SEO that will cost you zero. Well, get them while they are hot as they say.

OK your terms must reflect now. Do not use 50's slang terms unless you have a max retro web page.

internet pollution

Just like my email box is stuffed full of junk, likewise the forums are now a garbage heap of links to useless pages. I am tired of all the scammers. They drop their link bomb on my forum and mostly it is stuff for alice users. Yeah, gone are the ads for rorex reprica. Instead of using robots to dump garbage they are now paying the poor. Trust me, it is approx ten cents a link they pay. However, I have to waste time on clean up.

dominate your space

Here is how to dominate your space. The key is to use articles to get back links to your web pages. This will help your rank improve. That is what is important to the search engines.

Perceptions

People are in a state of worry. Fact is they are near panic. It is because the oil spill can tourism kill and then some. Well, the same can happen to your web pages. Perceptions can destroy you. Hey, you know what, so far there is not one single drop of oil on Florida's white sandy beaches, but already reservations are down because people fear what is coming. This is a lesson in marketing for you. Learn from it that perceptions are often more powerful than the actual reality of a situation in that people want answers. If you cannot provide them they look some where else, like for example, your rivals in other companies.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

my guest blog

Want some guest bloggers now? Well, so what are you waiting on? In fact, go over to My Guest Blog and sign up. It is free and very easy.

easy SEO strategy

Here are some easy SEO strategies that are on page. This should help your rank improve. I would like to add to the list using images. Make sure that the keyword is in the ALT TAG and also the image name.

Link fraud

OK some people pay for links and get nothing in return because it is a trick to get their money. Please be wise. Learn who the company is. Find out by getting doing a bank ground check on the provider to see what previous consumers says.

Social media screw ups

Here are seven social media screw ups. Please avoid them as it could ruin your rep. Yeah, and that not all it can ruin. Try on your profits as in money. That is why you want to maintain a pos rep.

SMO

SEO move over. SMO or Social Media Optimization is the latest news. This SMO is the latest trend so catch the wave. It makes the algo social and more service. Perhaps this is the new way. Hey, can you DIGG it, social media will now be used as a form of social spamming.

iphone greatest invention?

People believe that the iphone is a greater invention than the car. I mean this is a very interesting finding that hit the news. Well, I cannot agree. Henry Ford probably will agree with me. I believe the iphone is not that big a deal and that it is an incremental improvement over other similar gadgets that we use.

Broken Links

Broken Links can cost you customers as well as lower your rank in search engines. Make sure to test for broken links in all your pages. The results will be an eye opener. Most of us have many old broken links that we should remove.


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Building Backlinks

Here are building backlinks twenty ways. Most are obvious like blogging and creating web pages. There are a few gold nuggets in. However, none that are all that new. I wish there was a fast way of creating more backings without paying.

Ranks are for egos

Rankings are for egos. However, if you want big bux go for conversions. That is where the money is. Basically, this is why we create a site, which is namely to make money. A site that loses our coin will not stay with us as we try to conserve resources. Idea is for sites to make coin. This is no easy. You need a top quality product and exposure.

Does Google Star affect SEO?

There are those who say Google Star does affect SEO results from the search engine. Well, it appears there is little effect if any. Perhaps Google is not yet integrating the stars in its search algorithm, but will do so soon. OK, we hope so. It is a pity that there is no effect as of yet, but the Google Star is still too new.

Youtube gets rid of hyperlinks

If things were not bad enough they have gotten worse. Remember the clickable URL link in youtube descriptions - rip. Well, the hyperlinks use to work, but they are gone... Not sure why this is so. Sad to see it go...

Search Engine Size

Here is a search engine size comparison. I found it very surprising. Well, you see I expected Google to have the biggest size. However, Yahoo is the winner. Bing is number three search engine. This is interesting and then some. Perhaps in the future Google will win.

Microsoft vs Google

Microsoft wants to compete with Google and there is a war on. It is a war on web apps. Well, the war is not over. In fact, it has barely begun and people wonder who will win. Microsoft is olskool and lost the search engine war. However, if you think it is easy, that is not so. This is a battle of titans and there can only be one winner.

Google Places service area

I love to use Google products. Please learn about the new Google Places service area. It is one product that is wise. You can include it in your region. Get with the program.

SEO mistakes

Here are seven SEO marketing mistakes small biz makes now. Please understand that biz is very complex and getting more so. In fact, you want to resist shocks that are coming. Hey, many pretend that all is fine, but I am sorry. That is not so. SEO is a changing game. We must change or we will not survive.

Speeding up your web pages

Google now uses load time in their ranking of web pages. Therefore it is important to speed them up. Here are some ways. Basically, it is to reduce load time of your web pages. OK one of my favorite methods is to reduce image size. Fact is, this will make your site more snappy. It could help your sales increase even.

Higher ROI

Hey, want higher roi? I guess we all do in a way. ROI, or Return On Investment - that is why we spend time optimizing pages. What we want is to engage our users. To convert viewers into consumers. OK one product I use is ga. Known as Google Analytics, this allows me to measure success.

Quality Content

Quality content can earn you money. There is plenty of content that is poor. However, top quality content is rare. In these days of article outsourcing, poorly written stories full of grammar errors are common. OK so most people know how to do a spell check, but low quality article will not help you. Spend the time to write stellar content and you will earn money.

The key is to keep the reader coming back for more. It is then easy to monetize this content using aff products or promoting your own service.

Where will your links go?

Here is question for you. Where will your links go? I have found that approx 50% of the links I created in 2005 are gone. OK geocities was one important. Still, one SEO expert says that 80% of your links will be gone in less than half a year. Folks, this is max scary. All that effort down the drain is not my idea of how to make my place in the search engines.

Quality score

It time to ditch your frenemies and make them your enemies. Fake friends are like fake currency - not useful when you really need 'em. They may look real, but are a real pain. It is likely that this is not good for you.

This is how I feel about the quality score. It is not my friend and could be thought of as an enemy. However, we work together to get the ads going.

Google Places is new improve

I love to use new programs. Well, Google Places is new improve. This is wonderful news. It is now a major push for many marketers and small business owners. Try it out and tell me what you think of it now.

scary

I have seen something that is scary. Well, it use to be that links did help you. OK now I hear they can also hurt the rankings of your web page. Links from bad hoods can crush your pr. This did happen to me.

Google Keyword Tool

Beta Google Keyword Tool is in production now. This tool is very much one that I use. Finding new keywords is important for content creators like me. It is useful because it shows you keywords that there is much demand for, but little in the way of content that people can view. Therefore you can create some.