Archive for the ‘SEO’ Category

Viva SEO - Why SEO Is Not Dead

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

I have been reading articles and listening to people discussing how SEO and SEO experts are no longer needed.  I have read and heard, “once you have the SEO basics, that is really all you need.”  My opinion? If you feel that way you either do not have a lot ...

Google Image Ads Are Here

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Doing some searches this morning I found something I personally have never seen, image ads and listings under "sponsored links" in Google.  Not only am I seeing this listings from some broad terms, but 1. They always seemed to appear at the top right of the page pushing all of the ...

Personalization: Don’t Jump Out The Window Just Yet!

Friday, November 21st, 2008

All the talk right now seems to be about Google’s Personalization and how it will affect the rankings and your sales.  It is all doom and gloom.  After reading some of the articles and hearing people speak, you feel like shutting down your sites and giving up.  They discuss how ...

Google Webinar Summary October, 2008

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

  Summary of Google Webinar October 22, 2008 With Matt Cutts and Adam Lasnik   You will not receive a penalty for duplicate content.  However, only one page will be served.  Create Sitemap to help Google decide which page to show. See my duplicate content post.   If you submit your site to 1000’s of search engines, ...

Creating Unique Content For Google

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Some of what I am about to write may not be new to some of you, others will be blown away.  I have been researching what Google defines as duplicate content for a few years now.  I want to share what I have found. December 18, 2006 Adam Lasnik (you may ...

Blog As a Subdomain Or Subcategory? The Final Word

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

I have been trying to figure out a definite answer to this question for almost a year now.  I have read probably hundreds of arguments back and forth with people within the industry argue why one is better than the other.  The problem is, the debate pretty much ended up ...

New Yahoo Ranking Changes

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I was reading Nathania Johnsons post on Search Engine Watch about Yahoo making changes to their search algo.  I ran a ranking report and completed some random searches and it appears more interior pages are ranking in the top 10 of Yahoo. If you noticed a drop in your Yahoo rankings search ...

SEOr’s Get Ready For Ebay

Monday, April 7th, 2008

As some of you may know, Ebay has recently changed to “best match” algorithm and it will be the default setting when someone searches in Ebay.  If your company sells on Ebay and you are their SEO person, get ready to be pulled into Ebay meetings if you haven’t already. Ebay listings ...

Domains and Trademark Infringement – Steps To Get Your Name Back

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Someone has a domain name with your exact or similar trademarked name in it, now what? In the various agencies and companies I have worked for, domain trademark infringement seems to be coming up more and more.  There are various forms of domain trademark infringement.  There is cybersquatting (sitting on or ...

Does Load Time Affect Natural Rankings?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

According to a Google Adwords recent update, Google posted that load time affects your Adwords Quality Score, https://adwords.google.com/support/?fulldump=1#66238 scroll down to the title "How does website load time affect my landing page quality?" About a year ago, the question came up regarding natural search: "Does website load time affect natural search rankings?" ...