SEO is mainly about content and inbound links. More to the point, it’s about good content, and good links. Ultimately, it’s about a lot of good content, and a lot of good links. Fine-tuning is useful, but it should be the last on your list. Here are the 6 steps for building a strong SEO …
Read MoreBetter Data Filtering with Advanced Segments
One of the main drawbacks of Google Analytics has been its inability to deeply cross-reference data. But thanks to the newly added Advanced Segments feature, that’s no longer a problem! Here is a perfect example of an old limitation now overcome. The old limitations of Google Analytics In the pre-Advanced Segment days of Google Analytics, …
Read MoreInstalling Google Analytics – How to Install Google Analytics
Installing Google Analytics is extremely simple. 1- Create a Google account if you don’t already have one. 2-Visit the Google Analytics website, click the Sign Up Now button, and follow the easy sign up process 3-Copy paste the code you are given, just above the closing body tag on all of your webpages (meaning your …
Read MoreSEO News & Chat – SEO Blog Sites, Forums, RSS Feeds and More
SEO Blogs Matt Cutts – The famed Google engineer’s own blog. Search Engine News – A great way to keep up with the latest trends in the industry. Search Engine Watch – a great sources of constantly updated articles Site Pro News – An excellent free source of SEO articles. SEO Chat – a large …
Read MoreGoogle Analytics – Save time with Regular Expressions
Using the Content section in Google Analytics Google Analytics makes gathering data for individual pages rather simple. Simply click the Content link on the right navigation, then click Top Content. You’ll be treated to all of your site’s pages, in descending order of the traffic they receive. This is great if you simply want to …
Read MoreWhat SEO is and isn’t – SEO Explained
Search Engine Optimization, as defined by Wikipedia, is “the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results for targeted keywords.” (Wiki 1). This is accomplished by optimizing your website to best take advantage of the weighting factors (namely the content …
Read MoreSEO Links – SEO Software, Tools, and SEO Link Building
Google Search-Based Keyword Tool – Provides keyword ideas based on Google search queries, based on your website’s pages. Google Tools AdWords Keyword Tool – Use the Keyword Tool to get new keyword ideas. Google Insight – Compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, and time frames. Google Sets – Automatically create sets of items …
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