It may surprise you to know that all so-called SEOs don’t agree on everything!
There’s an awful lot of talk about whether meta tags are still relevant or not. I read a lot of SEO blogs and articles and continually see SEOs ranting and raving about whether Google, Yahoo, and Bing use the meta description [...]
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search engine advertising,
search engine marketing,
search engine optimization,
seo tips
Before you embark on intensive keyword research for your website or blog, make sure you really know who your prospects are.
I know what you’re thinking… Dah, that’s obvious, Mary. But you’d be surprised how many small business owners don’t have a good handle on who their online audience really is.
So, ask yourself these questions upfront:
Who [...]
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blogging,
keyword research,
search engine marketing,
search engine optimization,
seo tips
What do you do when you’ve been too busy working to blog?
Well, I’m not sure…
Should I just fold up the blog and never blog again?
Should I apologize to the blogging Gods and promise to do better? After all, there’s no one else out there to apologize to. Any followers I might have had have surely [...]
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blogging
I’m honored to be speaking at BlogPaws™ 2010 in Columbus, Ohio this April 9 & 10th.
Now ’speaking’ isn’t exactly my cup of tea (I’d much rather be doing), but this conference just sounded like too much fun to miss out on. Come on, it’s called BlogPaws, for heaven sakes!
If you are reading this blog post, [...]
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search engine optimization,
seo social media
Email, second only to search, has long been the most popular online activity.
Not any more!
According to Nielsen Online, more people in the US and other leading digital countries worldwide are using social networks and blogs than email.
While search and destination sites remain the most popular online activities, social network and blog use exceeded that of [...]
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blogging,
seo social media
“BLOG = Better Listings on Google”
You’ve probably heard this popular quote before. It’s a great quote! It does, however, take a little work to make it come true.
You need to apply sound SEO practices (i.e., keyword-friendly titles, URL structure, descriptions, tags and categories) to your blog. (We’ll talk more about that in another post.) You [...]
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blogging,
link buidling,
search engine optimization