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Although it is important to consider ROI when developing a search marketing strategy, there are many other factors you should consider for long term success of a business. Typically in an SEO campaign, your first and most critical step is keyword research.  This sets the stage for your SEO efforts. Before you ... Read more

"What's the best WordPress SEO plugin?" I'm asked that question all the time, and recently took part in a debate discussing which plugin is best. I decided to draft a features list comparing the top three most downloaded SEO plugins to get a better picture of what each plugin has to offer, ... Read more

The web is comprised of information; or content. Every web page online is a living document of information that contains a specific piece of information with an intended purpose. Search engines crawl and index pages that are unique and provide value to their visitors. For example: a publisher writes content for a user ... Read more

A 404 page shows on a user's screen when they reach a page that doesn't exist on the website. This can happen when they reach a page that was deleted, clicking a broken link, or typing the wrong URL. More than likely you've encountered a few humerous 404 pages in your web ... Read more

SEO and PPC should be considered children of the same parent: search marketing. Their strategies should be considered together for best results. There is some debate in the industry if running PPC and SEO can cause cannibalization of traffic; and there have been studies suggest both a positive and a negative result. You ... Read more

Hi SEO.com followers,  My name is Ty Kilgore and today I’m going to be answering the question;  How do I Rank in Local Search or how do I rank in maps? Local SEO is that something that has really taken off in the last year to year in a half.  The search ... Read more

Bing Webmasters Tools are a set of tools made available to a site’s webmaster by Bing, allowing you to see how Bing sees your website.    Bing Webmaster Tools provides you access to the following data: How often Bing has crawled your site Problems Bing found while crawling your site such as Malware ... Read more

A deep link is when you link to a page on the site other than the site's home page. For example, Google.com is the homepage of Google. Linking to Google.com/trends would be a deep link. If you see text after a / on a website, like in the case of Google.com/trends, you ... Read more

How do I write SEO Friendly Content? The first step is to use a catchy title and use the keyword in the title. Make someone want to read the article. The second thing is use subheadings in your articles. Include relevant keywords in the subheadings, also known as an H2 or H3 ... Read more

Google loves original content.  Original content is something that you wrote that you did not pull from any other source.  There are a number of places where good content can be added to a site.  Some options include: Blog posts Reviews Content on site Text on pages of site  What kinds of ... Read more

This is a guest post from Kaila Strong, Account Manager at Vertical Measures Internet Marketing Infographic by Vertical Measures Other than revenue, a website's success can be measured by the amount of targeted visitors that it receives. More targeted traffic often translates to more revenue. To achieve this objective the site must ... Read more

Thanks to everyone that attended the webinar this morning! As promised: here is my slide deck. If you have any questions from the webinar or regarding the slide deck, shoot away on Twitter or in the comments below! Proving the Value of SEO View more presentations from SEO.com. Short Summary In this ... Read more

The questions you ask affect the answers you get. Simply wording your questions differently with clarity and insight can change their purpose. Are you asking the right SEO questions? Have you lost sight of what is really important in your SEO? The following “Question Graphic” asks direct questions about important characteristics of ... Read more

I love tools that provide increased clarity in organic search campaign performance, and I also love finding new ways to use data to report the value of organic search to clients more clearly and precisely. The GA team has been busy rolling out fancy new reports and features all summer, and two ... Read more

There are a lot of theories out there about the best way to link build. The bulk of which can be broken down into two basic categories. Whether your experience leans more to one side than the other, there is success to be had in both approaches, especially when utilized in coordination ... Read more

Everyone who has worked in a team environment has experienced the group of people that seems to jive so well and simply get things done. While there are certain skills that must be had in any team no matter the industry—like project management for instance—in SEO there are four who can take ... Read more

Hey SEO.com followers! There are two basic forms of SEO. The first is commonly referred to as on page optimization. This will take into account the navigation, content use and placement, design and layout, URL structure, and meta data of the website. All of these elements and more influence how search engines ... Read more

Hey SEO.com followers. This week we are launching the “Commonly Asked Search Marketing Questions” web series, featuring answers to some questions about basic SEO fundamentals. There are certain concepts of search engine optimization that will likely always remain a ranking factor. Whether you are a new or seasoned SEO professional, it may ... Read more

SEO is the fastest growing marketing channel because of the incredible return on investment that can be obtained in a relatively short amount of time. With the right strategy and implementation, website optimization can dramatically improve sales, branding and market share. In the last decade, the Internet has become a main resource ... Read more

The benefits of search engine optimization services are becoming well known by webmasters and marketers alike. Lured by a higher return on investment, more and more marketers are shifting resources away from traditional forms of marketing and reallocating money into search engine marketing. At the end of 2010 we looked back on clients ... Read more

So, your business has seen the value of search engine optimization and needs to get on the SEO bandwagon to increase your Internet sales. For those traditional marketing professionals that aren’t familiar with SEO, I’ve compiled five valid reasons why hiring an experienced, reputable SEO firm is generally better than building out ... Read more

As I have worked with numerous websites throughout my career as a professional SEO, I have seen many different problems which have caused websites to not be able to rank well in the search engines. The following problems are the five biggest mistakes that I have seen made over and over again. Blocking the Search Engine ... Read more

There are a number ways to get your website more visibility: higher search engine rankings, interesting content, pay per click, affiliate marketing and social media. These are all great ways of increasing traffic and most large organizations touch on every mentioned online marketing method. The method I’ve been thinking of lately is having fantastic content; what ... Read more

Let me preface this post by stating that I cannot be unethical to an object. A rock doesn’t care if I throw it and a toaster doesn’t care if I use it as a hammer. Likewise, an algorithm doesn’t care if I game it. The toaster people might be disappointed to see how I am using ... Read more

In the last four years, Danny Dover moved quickly through the ranks of one of the SEO industry’s most prestigious firms. He recently left his position at SEOmoz to become senior search engine optimization manager at AT&T, where his focus is organic SEO for Yellowpages.com. Dover’s first book hit shelves in March. Last week, the 23-year-old ... Read more

“Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Source: Google’s Mission Statement Were you surprised by Google’s recent Panda/Farmer update? You wouldn’t have, had your philosophy and approach to SEO been informed and guided by the reason search engines exist in the first place, which happens to match Google’s mission statement ... Read more

Not everybody is born an SEO prodigy. Most SEOs as kids did not envision search engine optimization as their future career (we obviously need to do a better job at glamorizing the profession). Because there are so many ways to fall into SEO, there are an equal number of ways to learn SEO and each is ... Read more

You can consider the keywords the vehicle of your campaign and the links built to the website your fuel. Much of your success and results will be driven through each the phrases targeted. When approaching keyword research it can be easy to go one of two ways—either just barely scratching the surface or going overboard and wasting time. With a process set in place you will do much better at achieving quick, quality results.

While the Adwords tool is meant for PPC, it’s also a vital tool when performing keyword research for SEO. Google Adwords identifies the number of searches for specific words or key phrases. However, many people leave with false information because there are several different filters with different numbers. If you go to the keyword tool and ... Read more

To make sure your site is built for the search engines, be sure to balance these elements in your Web design. URL Structure: Don’t bother using page IDs for your URLs. Changing your URLs to a worded structure will not only help with SEO, but it will also help your users know what the page is ... Read more