Tom C has posted a great article about Penalties from Google.
* Do I have a penalty?
* Why do I have a penalty?
* How can I get rid of my penalty?
Unfortunately, they’re elusive to tie down. Since you get penalties (generally) for doing [...]
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Page-Level Algorithmic Penalties On The Rise From Google
3 Ways to Quickly Compare Your Site with Your Competitors
Again a great article from Ann Smarty(author of Search Engine Journal).
Do you like comparing your progress with your competitors?
By doing that you can evaluate how fast you are moving or how much you need to do. Below I am listing just a few tips on what and how you can compare.
Compare social media presence:
BizShark graphs [...]
Wiep: “A Good Alt is Better Than a Bad Anchor”
Wiep Knol did an interesting test in order to determine the value of an alt attribute, in comparison with a title tag and anchor text. It’s definitely worth reading it ! Thank you Wiep for sharing this great info!
Are image links valuable as regular text links?
Tests in the past, as well as [...]
12 Easy Mistakes that Plague Newcomers to the SEO Field
Again a great article from Rand Fishkin.
1. Repetitive Keyword Targeting
If you’re targeting a specific keyword term or phrase, it’s not necessary, and often ill-advised, to place that keyword in the title tag, H1 and body text of every page on your site. It’s certainly OK to use the term/phrase in passing and when relevant, [...]
LinkVooDoo: Backlink checker & Website Evaluator.
Link Voodoo is a powerful combination of a TrustRank Score Calculator and a Backlink Analyzer. These are just the first two steps in what will be a complete and revolutionary set of professional link building tools. Sign up to receive tips on how to improve your rankings, as well as weekly progress reports on your [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Erdal | 0 comments | Lees meer
Fix website 404 errors with Errorlytics
Errorlytics is an easy to use service that centralizes reporting and handling of 404 “Page Not Found” errors for your websites. Errorlytics gives you the tools to transparently fix the problems quickly and easily so they never happen again. No more regex writing, no more messing with your .htaccess file for search engine friendly redirects. [...]
February 21st, 2009 | Erdal | 0 comments | Lees meer
Peers FireFox Addon: realtime search previews
Here is another very interesting FireFox Addon you can use.
Peers provides realtime search previews for your Location Bar and Search Bar. It shows search results, suggestions and search engine shortcuts for most search engines.
* Search Google or Yahoo while you type
A realtime preview shows up immediately.
* Search in the Location Bar and the Search [...]
Search Trend: Carnaval Belgium vs. Netherlands
Carnaval time in Belgium/Netherlands
As its carnaval time in Belgium and in the Netherlands, i analysed the search trend via Google’s Insights for Search free-tool.
According to the trends, the word “carnaval” is searched more in the Netherlands then in Belgium. The difference is not so big.
Companies that are selling/renting carnaval costumes or other carnaval related stuff [...]
Using Excel to Plan Your On-Site SEO
Hi,
I found this article (of Gunjan Pandya) interesting and maybe helpful for guys who wants to organize their tasks.
Add Separate Column for Your Primary Keyword: after doing keyword research with Wordtracker or Google Keyword Suggestion Tool you can select your primary (base) keyword for your particular page and put it in this column.
Add Separate Column [...]
Search for Backlink Opportunities on Facebook
I would like to share the great post of Ann Smarty
Why is Facebook a great place to find potential backlink opportunities?
1. People who promote their sites on Facebook are most likely to be active bloggers (you are more likely get a reply from them soon);
2. People are most likely [...]
