SEO

Many webmasters rely on ads to monetize their content. Research has shown time and time again that ads in the header convert very well. But that’s not what Google wants to see. According to Google’s Inside Search blog, blogs with too many ads above the fold are going to be penalized. The penalties started to [...]

Google has done it again. It is not done with slapping sites with Panda. It will now go after sites that have too many ads above the fold. Let’s face it. We are all tired of spam-looking websites with too many ads before you get to see any decent content. Google plans to change that: [...]

The SEO world has changed forever. These days SEO is more about being social than just building links or changing tags. You still have to focus on your traditional on-page and off-page optimization tactics. But you will have an easier time getting more out of your efforts by developing a coherent social media strategy. Social [...]

Google+ may be only a couple of months old but some people are already underestimating the power of this social network. Regardless of how fast Google+ is growing, there is a good chance it could be a game changer for the SEO industry. Google will certainly use the signals from this social network to enhance [...]

We all want to know about the latest SEO tactics people are using to get an edge over others (white hat stuff of course). There is only so much you can learn from books and blogs. Studying what successful sites are doing is the best way to pick up useful nuggets you can use in [...]

Google+ is a very exciting social network to be a part of. It may still be in its early stages but it does show some real potential to become a viable alternative to Facebook. Not everyone has been able to get accepted to Google+ though as it is in beta at this point. But those [...]

Mastering the art of SEO is not something you can do overnight. It is not something you can learn and bottle up forever. Most of us who have been around this field have a good idea what it takes to improve the rankings on our sites. You are going to need superb content, links from [...]

Have you ever had the agony of working so hard on a piece of content only to find out someone has picked it right off your website in full without even having the courtesy of linking to you. That used to happen in the pre-Panda world and was being rewarded by Google. In a post-Panda [...]

It is so amazing to see people who are new to SEO come up with all kinds of basic “black hat” tactics to try to boost their rankings, thinking they are the only ones who have thought of those tactics. The idea behind hidden links is nothing new. These types of links may have worked [...]

With Google updating its algorithm to add more emphasis on great content, more webmasters are focusing on creating high quality content for their sites. Of course, they do not want to forget about keeping their site’s link juice either. Let’s face it. We all make changes to our sites. Some folks change their URLs from [...]