Top 10 Articles in SEO and Search Marketing for Week of March 8th 2009
- Choosing a domain name that you can optimize
- Common mistakes and errors in SEO
- Importance of link building
- Social Bookmarking, Youtube and SEO
- Small Business and SEO Tools
- How to know if your PPC sucks
- Getting rid of SEO paralysis
- Using trust building graphics that you can use to increase your conversion rates
- SEO on the Front Page of LA Times
- Aaron Greenspan’s Wins Against Google
It’s critical to choose the right domain name for your website. Naming your website after your company name is not enough. You also need to think of a domain name that is also SEO-sensitive. For example, including target keywords in your domain name is an excellent way to boost your SEO.
14 common mistakes and errors that newcomers in SEO are usually guilty of. Some highlights: Keyword Stuffing, Reciprocal Linking, Not Having a Sitemap, Blocking Bots Rather than No-Follow, Lack of Internal Linking.
SEO relies so much on link building because this is where you will gain more conversions. Once you know how to do link building efficiently, you will achieve more conversions. Links are the currency of the internet, especially for Google.
These three all come into play when it comes to Search Engine Marketing. The bustling business of Youtube can now be used in SEO and Social Bookmarking enabling internet marketers to reach a wider audience.
Small businesses can use SEO tools to help their business especially when it comes to marketing and advertising their new businesses. Simple SEO tools can help you in choosing a domain name and finding the right keywords to use in your site.
A humorous take on how to know if your PPC sucks. A straight-forward and no-nonsense site that will tell you if your PPC does suck. Different articles are uploaded on a daily basis so you have to keep an eye out on daily updates.
SEO paralysis can be brought about by technology barriers, the whole approval process and ownership issues. This article tackles different ways on how you can combat SEO paralysis.
Examples of trust building sites and graphics that you can use in your website are McAfee Secure, VeriSign Secure, BizRate and Secure Checkout to name a few. Studies show that using these signs and placing them in your website can increase your traffic and conversion rates. Once the people see these signs, they will be assured that your website is secure and dependable.
We can’t stress the importance of SEO enough, but this definitely will. SEO landed in the first page of Los Angeles Times. This just exemplifies how important SEO is in the internet world. A short piece on SEO can be seen in the front page of Los Angeles Times, stressing how important SEO really is in today’s day and age.
This news article summarizes Aaron Greenspan’s case against Google, which he eventually won. Certainly an eye-opener for all the SEO practitioners who use Google Adsense.
