Professional Writers Should Forget SEO and Just WRITE!
Recently, I’ve noticed that the more time I spend trying to “SEO” my various sites and pages, the less I actually write. That is a HUGE problem, because it turns out that nothing, and I mean nothing, counts as much for search engine results rankings than writing, or as the SEO pros call it, content. While you are busy editing tags and trying to get the right headers to be H2 or H3 tags and you are out trying to get people to link to your articles using exactly the right keywords, your pages are slipping down the Google rankings. [...]
Squidoo or Squidont
Can Squidoo lenses be of any value to someone who is not a dedicated Squidoo guru?
Rebuild Google XML Sitemaps Often
If you are serious about your blog or website, then you have to have an XML sitemap in the root directory of your site. If you are running a WordPress blog, that can be easier than it sounds thanks to a free plugin called XML Sitemap Builder WordPress plug-in. The XML sitemap building plugin automatically creates a Google format sitemap and then updates it every time you write a new post or create a new page. Even so, it has an option to rebuild your sitemap manually should you ever change your blog configuration, or permalinks, or whatever else you [...]
Junky Sites Do Better With AdSense?
Is this true? As you may know, I’ve been working on building my own web empire. These sites are filled with what I think is really good (and hopefully really well written) content that users would find very interesting. As these site mature, I am experimenting with monetizing them, primarily through Google’s AdSense product because it is pretty easy for freelancers to use and it won’t ruin your reputation. To paraphrase what they used to say in IT: No freelancer ever ruined his career by using Google AdSense on his sites. While I’m not putting any real effort into further [...]
Inverted SEO, Search Engine Optimization Backwards
Ignore SEO and keywords forever at your own peril. Follow these steps to write what you love and get the SEO and keywords to follow later.
Top 1 Best Blogging Post Tips Techniques To Make Money Online
A biting satire lays bare the tacky tricks and shennanigans purpotrated on the Internet in the name of search engine traffice and its cousin SEO.
Top 10 Super Easy Ways to Get Your Blog Into Google
Getting indexed by Google doesn’t have to be a long drawn out process. Here are the Top 10 Super Easy Tips for Getting Indexed by Google.
Search Engine Optimization and Advertising – Why SEO is Important
Search Engine Optimization is a critical linchpin in the success or failure of your advertising campaign.
If someone searches for Kay Jewelers, then no problem. But, if they decide instead, “Hey, I’m here, I might as well just type in ‘jewelers’ or ‘engagement rings’ just to see,” there could be a problem. If you search Google for engagement rings, Kay doesn’t show up until page 4, well after they have been reminded of several competitors, if he perseveres until page four at all. Not only that, but along the way several benevolent sounding web sites offer what sounds like unbiased information. If they decide to check out those, they may decide to buy over the Internet, or direct from China, or whatever.
