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Search Engine Watch March 10, 2011 Guillaume Bouchard |
SEO on a Global Scale: Ranking Internationally Tips for ranking on international versions of Google, a look at worldwide ranking factors, and how to build country-specific sites. |
Search Engine Watch September 28, 2009 Ron Jones |
International SEO 101, Part 1 International SEO, otherwise known as global SEO or multilingual SEO, is an important component to an effective global Internet marketing strategy. |
Search Engine Watch July 7, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Top Signs Your Site Isn't Ready for Prime Time, Part 2 We've already looked at three of the common failings of Web sites for "newbies" who are trying to figure out SEO. Now let's look the title tag, domain age, and link building to see if your Web site is ready for prime time. |
Search Engine Watch September 30, 2009 Bill Hunt |
Less Common Problems of International SEO Before you jump into buying domains and negotiations with multiple hosting providers, make sure the basics are covered, free options are leveraged, and think out of the box for less traditional approaches to these problems. |
Search Engine Watch June 10, 2008 Mark Jackson |
SEO Competitive Analysis Search engine rankings change regularly, are different on various data centers, and won't generate traffic to the Web site, much less generate leads and sales. Instead, marketers should be focused on reports that mean something, like a competitive SEO analysis. |
Search Engine Watch July 15, 2010 Mathieu Burgerhout |
International Link Building -- the Best of the Whole World Solutions for targeting relevant, local link partners on country-specific, multilingual, or international websites. |
Search Engine Watch November 10, 2009 Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Beadsbug.com Mark offers tips for improving Web sites using basic search engine optimization tactics, including title tags, resolving duplicate content, link building, and much more. |
Search Engine Watch November 1, 2010 Ray "Catfish" Comstock |
The Importance of Localized Content - Local SEO Takes Center Stage How to create content and link connectivity that sends the right signals to the search engines, telling them your site is relevant for users in those geographies. |
Search Engine Watch August 19, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Search Engine Optimization: Back To Basics There just isn't enough time in the day for you to do everything, so here are a few ideas for SEO basics that you can look at in a short amount of time, that can lead to improved organic search ranking. |
Search Engine Watch November 4, 2008 Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Custom Creations, Unlimited The author performs his quarterly SEO site review, and this time the subject promises to implement his recommendations. Like many Web sites, it isn't in bad shape from a SEO perspective, but it is a great example of the importance of the little things. |
Search Engine Watch September 15, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Redesigning Your Web Site? Don't Neglect SEO When a company redesigns their site, it's usually for non-SEO reasons. But ignoring SEO issues during a redesign would be a big mistake. Here are some common mistakes that can happen when you're redesigning your Web site. |
Search Engine Watch August 26, 2008 Mark Jackson |
SEO Success -- Guess What...Content Works! Fixing problems and implementing some search engine-friendly practices can have an immediate effect on a site's search engine rankings. But no search engine optimization technique works better than creating quality content. |
Search Engine Watch July 29, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Press Releases and Search Engine Optimization Combining press releases with SEO efforts can help gain presence in the editorial results of the search engines, even if it's not a direct presence for your actual domain. |
Search Engine Watch January 30, 2011 Mark Jackson |
Search Engine Optimized vs. Search Engine Friendly Websites Having a search engine friendly website structure isn't the same as optimizing a website for search engines. Here's how to make sure your website is actually search engine optimized, as well as friendly. |
Search Engine Watch December 1, 2010 Andy Atkins-Kruger |
Time for Google to Extend Geographic Targeting in Webmaster Central? Here's what Google should do to make Webmaster Central geo-targeting more useful for non-U.S.-based marketers. |
Search Engine Watch April 28, 2009 Mark Jackson |
SEO Site Review: Time to Clean Up Home-Yard It's time for Mark's quarterly site review. Today, we'll look at a Web site that has so many issues that there's going to be something here for everyone. |
Search Engine Watch September 23, 2008 Aaron Shear |
Worried About the Economy? Why Not Try SEO? Often times, a simple rewrite of your URL structure can be enough to move your site into a position to be indexed by the search engines. |
Search Engine Watch August 30, 2010 John Greer |
SEO, Meet Server. Server, Meet SEO. Servers play an important role in SEO and deserve more attention than they get. Tips on domains, subdomains, international search implications, and redirects. |
Search Engine Watch December 22, 2008 Ron Jones |
SEO Site Structure 101, Part 1 Understanding why site structure is important for natural SEO. |
Search Engine Watch January 6, 2009 Mark Jackson |
There's No Shortcut to Good SEO...Or Is There? If search engines want all SEOs to operate in an ethical manner, they should show us that they're penalizing the Web sites that abuse their guidelines, and reward those who follow their guidelines. |
Search Engine Watch January 4, 2010 Ron Jones |
Duplicate Content 101 What duplicate content is, how search engines deal with it, and how to avoid the pitfalls. |
Search Engine Watch May 20, 2010 John Lynch |
Powerful SEO Content: Understanding Breadth of Coverage More credible pages leads to more authority and greater opportunities to rank for competitive terms. Here are four ways to demonstrate breadth of coverage to search engines. |
Search Engine Watch February 15, 2005 Grant Crowell |
Avoiding Search Engine Woes with Multiple Domains and Websites Operating multiple sites using numerous domains may trigger search engine spam penalties if you're not careful with implementation. |
Search Engine Watch January 27, 2009 Mark Jackson |
SEO Web Site Review: Water Filter Corner This Web site recently launched and has several elements that need to be corrected to lay a sound foundation for future SEO success. |
Search Engine Watch June 17, 2008 Aaron Shear |
SEO Issues with Global Expansion When a U.S.-based company expands globally, they typically spend little or no time with their expansion plans overseas -- often resulting in lost business. |
Search Engine Watch March 29, 2010 Josh McCoy |
SEO With a Skeleton Crew Crunched for resources? Here are some simple search engine optimization tactics for those faced with limited staff or budget. |
Search Engine Watch March 31, 2009 Mark Jackson |
3 Keys to a Successful Web Presence A sound organic search strategy should be the core of every business's marketing efforts, but being found is just the beginning. |
Searcher November 2011 Rushton & Funke |
The Goodness in the Evil of SEO - Why Search Engine Optimization Matters to Information Professionals Some information professionals view SEO with some reservation or even actual contempt due to the rampant SEO techniques that reduce the quality of search results by driving traffic to sites that take advantage of trending searches rather than useful information. |
Search Engine Watch August 25, 2010 Christian Arno |
SEO for Global Websites: Targeting the Right Search Engine for Your Market Developing search engine optimization tactics that are specific to each country's dominant search engine is just as important as creating language- and culture-specific websites. |
Search Engine Watch January 12, 2011 Andy Atkins-Kruger |
15 Ways To Avoid Wasting Money In International Rollouts Looking to expand your business overseas? Make your life easier and save money with these top tips. |
Search Engine Watch January 6, 2011 Guillaume Bouchard |
Using Social Media to Boost Search Rankings Social media can be used for more than branding, customer service, PR, and retention. It can also be used to support your rankings in the SERPs. |
Search Engine Watch July 21, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Brand Promotion Online -- Signals for Today's SEO Well, you may have heard it mentioned that Google wants to rank brand Web sites. It isn't so much that Google only wants to rank big brands. But they do like all of the signals that these big brands carry. |
Search Engine Watch September 11, 2009 Chris Boggs |
When to Run Away from an SEO Company There are some tactics that should raise a red flag if your SEO company tries to sell them to you. Others are so outdated and worthless, that they should send you packing out the door. |
Search Engine Watch June 23, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Top Signs Your Site Isn't Ready for Prime Time Many things have changed in the last few years, but the real foundation for SEO success hasn't changed much at all. Before you put time and effort into the SEO flavor of the day, try the tried and true SEO basics in this two-part series. |
Search Engine Watch August 5, 2010 Jon Schepke |
5 Ways to Improve Your Local Search Marketing Strategy Don't lose out on a huge amount of potential business. Use these local search strategies. |
Search Engine Watch January 20, 2009 Mark Jackson |
The Better You Rank...the Better You Rank! The more popular your Web site is, the better the likelihood that your Web site will rank. You need to maintain momentum in your SEO and general marketing efforts to keep a steady flow of traffic coming to your Web site. |
Search Engine Watch December 8, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Reputation Management: Own the Top 10 Results for your Brand Owning as much real estate in the SERPs as possible for mentions of a brand is a basic, fundamental element of controlling the public perception. |
Search Engine Watch January 24, 2011 Josh McCoy |
Designing an SEO Friendly URL Structure The proper URL structure helps paint a picture of hierarchical importance on your site as well as your intended keyword focus on pages to the search engines. Oh, and it aids the user, too! |
Search Engine Watch December 3, 2001 Danny Sullivan |
Search Engine Marketing: You Like It, You Really Like It Readers say in droves that they like the suggestion of Search Engine Marketing as a term to define promoting sites on search engines... |
Search Engine Watch October 7, 2008 Mark Jackson |
What You Need to Know Before Committing to SEO Rushing into a search engine optimization initiative without properly planning your SEO strategy is setting yourself up for failure. To enjoy the fruits that SEO can provide your site, you need to be well organized and develop a plan. |
Search Engine Watch November 29, 2010 Ray "Catfish" Comstock |
The First Steps to High Rankings in Google The difference for some websites in ranking in the top three for a particular competitive search phrase really isn't about black magic. Really, it's about the study of the user that you're trying to target. |
Search Engine Watch January 19, 2011 Gareth Owen |
Social Media Links and SEO -- Spam Ye Not! Social media links have been increasingly making their presence felt in the SERPs. It appears as though the engines (in particular Google) may be responding to an increase in manipulative social activity. |
Search Engine Watch April 27, 2009 Ron Jones |
SEO Tools 101, Part 2 SEO tools won't solve your problems if you have poor content. But they will help identify problem areas you should address. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Plays the Name Game Google gets into the Web registration business. Yes, there is money to be made even in dormant domains, many of which are simply parked ad pages. |
Search Engine Watch September 24, 2008 Eric Enge |
Use Care When Choosing an SEO Agency It's important to beware of instant SEO experts who know a few things about what's going on, but don't get the whole picture. Don't hire an SEO or begin SEO work on your own without validating that it's the right course of action. |
Search Engine Watch October 27, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Hand Edits or 'Vince' at Work in Google Search Results? It's Google's job to rank the most qualified search results for their searchers. But is Google purposefully helping big brands rank higher? |
Search Engine Watch August 9, 2010 Ray Comstock |
The Challenges of Measuring SEO Success, Part 2 How personalization, localization, and update frequency have changed search engine optimization; what the new key metrics are in Google Webmaster Tools; and why user experience will continue to grow in importance. |
Search Engine Watch June 17, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Domain Strategies for Search Engine Optimization You're optimizing your Web site. You're working on building links to your site. But are you paying attention to your domain name strategy? |
Search Engine Watch September 23, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Who Audits the Auditor? There are some individuals and companies who will provide SEO audits. But some of these folks look at this as an opportunity for them to earn new business or referral checks. |
Search Engine Watch April 6, 2010 Eric Enge |
Competition Defines Your SEO Strategy Understand the business you're in, and what it will take to succeed in that space from an SEO perspective. Do a careful analysis of the competition before deciding on a strategy. |