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Search Engine Watch October 6, 2009 Eric Enge |
How Keywords Help Determine Site Architecture Keyword research can help you create a site that users will love, is easy to use, and is more likely to attract links. |
Search Engine Watch December 23, 2008 Carrie Hill |
The Small Business Guide to Choosing Keyword Phrases Here are some best practices for choosing good keywords to utilize when optimizing your small business Web site. |
Search Engine Watch December 15, 2008 Ron Jones |
Keyword Discovery 101, Part 2 Our keyword discovery quest continues, with a focus on analyzing and refining your initial keyword list. We'll also look at some of the keyword tools on the Internet, some of which might help you with this process. |
Search Engine Watch November 25, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Keyword Research for Search Engine Optimization All your SEO efforts will be in vain if you haven't spent enough time focused on which keywords you want to target. |
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 October 5, 2009 Ron Jones |
International SEO 101, Part 2 One of the challenges with keyword research is to truly identify the language of the customer. With international SEO, this challenge is magnified by localization, different languages, and cultures. |
Search Engine Watch June 27, 2008 Chris Boggs |
SEO Basics: Effective Iterative Keyword Research in 2008 The value of any SEO effort lies in the keywords you choose. It's really that simple -- you can't overestimate the importance of strong keyword research. |
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 September 23, 2010 Kristine Schachinger |
How to Create Site Information Architecture Information architecture is the blueprint of your website. It helps users and search engines find your content. Here's your all-in-one guide to good information architecture. |
Search Engine Watch August 29, 2008 William Flaiz |
There's No Secret Recipe to SEO Some marketers are looking for a secret, step-by-step recipe to SEO success. But while a general framework is necessary to be effective, the search engine optimization process must be adaptable. Here are some tips for guiding you down the path to SEO success. |
Search Engine Watch April 20, 2009 Ron Jones |
SEO Tools 101, Part 1 Getting started in SEO can be overwhelming, but your job can be made easier with the right tools. Here's an introduction to some of the keyword tools, site-grading tools and linking tools that will give you an edge in your search engine optimization efforts. |
Search Engine Watch January 11, 2011 Kristi Hines |
Is Link Relevance as Effective as Anchor Text? Obtaining links from high authority pages will increase your site's authority. Here's how to find pages with strong relevance to the keywords for which you want to rank. |
Search Engine Watch July 18, 2008 Chris Boggs |
SEO Is Not a One-Time Fix More and more marketers seem to understand the value and the importance of search engine optimization. But there are still those who feel that everything can be accomplished in 3 months. That theory couldn't be further from the truth. |
Search Engine Watch December 8, 2008 Ron Jones |
Keyword Discovery 101, Part 1 Keyword discovery is important for PPC and SEO campaigns, link building, even as it relates to general marketing like writing press releases, product and service descriptions, or even your positioning statement. Here are the general steps for approaching a keyword discovery project. |
Search Engine Watch January 14, 2009 Eric Enge |
Training Your Content Developers on SEO Copywriting SEO copywriting can be a misleading term. Too often, writers will get stuck on the SEO part and lose sight of the other, more important goal: creating a good user experience. |
Search Engine Watch June 21, 2010 Josh McCoy |
What Google Thinks of Your Site Paying attention to your site's Sitelinks, hierarchical listings, and internal link listings in Google SERPs are great ways to see how Google understands your site. |
Search Engine Watch November 11, 2008 Carrie Hill |
Six Things You Might Be Doing Wrong (And How to Fix Them)! When you look at what is and isn't working for a small business Web site, you'll find that the most frequent issues fall within six categories. Some are flaws in site architecture, while others are the result of poor planning or marketing discipline. All are fixable, if you know what to look for. |
Search Engine Watch October 20, 2010 Gareth Owen |
On-page Optimization is Dead Further proof that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics -- especially in SEO. |
Search Engine Watch May 24, 2010 Josh McCoy |
Breaking the Single Keyword Obsession in SEO Campaigns Structuring a site to be SEO-friendly, as well as reinforcing a keyword theme in your content strategy that greatly expands the broad term desired, should result in great rankings for competitive terms. |
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 January 31, 2011 Ray "Catfish" Comstock |
10 Things Enterprise SEO Management Tools Must Do Looking for an SEO tool to drive results for your biggest clients? This superior enterprise-level SEO management tool has 10 features you need. |
Search Engine Watch November 6, 2008 David Szetela |
The Account Quality Score: Money Pit for the Uninformed In Google AdWords, an ad's Quality Score calculation is based on how well the account's campaigns have performed over time. |
Information Today October 9, 2008 |
Nursing@Ovid Opens Portal Door to Health Resources Nursing@Ovid, which is built on OvidSP's search and discovery platform architecture, lets users find answers to real-world clinical and research questions quickly from any location, from classroom to library to nursing work stations. |
Search Engine Watch September 3, 2009 Melissa Mackey |
PPC Integration: Integrating PPC with SEO, Part 2 Marketing silos aren't inherently bad, as long as there is communication. Sharing research and results between PPC and SEO teams will help improve both channels. |
Search Engine Watch September 3, 2010 Rob Chant |
Small Business and Search: Where's the Return? (Part 2) SMBs generally have relatively tight marketing budgets. Here's how you can quickly figure out when you'll see a return on your SEO or PPC investments. |
Search Engine Watch May 20, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Don't Hire a Butcher to do a Baker's Job - Part 2 If SEOs are bakers, then Web site designers are the butchers of the search engine world. Here are 13 questions customers need to ask their butchers. |
Search Engine Watch May 11, 2009 Joshua Palau |
Why Settle for Best Practices? Part 2 As a marketer, you can't take SEO for granted when working with an agency. They may be following best practices to build a search-friendly site, but don't assume they're implementing a full-blown search engine optimization strategy. |
Search Engine Watch February 16, 2011 Gareth Owen |
SEO and PPC: A Love-Hate Relationship Three big trends are changing how we attribute value in SEO. We are increasingly turning to tactics that were previously considered to be the realm of paid search professionals to meet client expectations. |
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 August 4, 2008 David Szetela |
Awesome Ad Groups: Small is Good Trying to fit all your keywords in one ad group is not going to get you the results you want. Get those double-digit click-through rates with small, tightly-themed ad groups. |
Search Engine Watch February 3, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Using Search to Help you with Search Engine Optimization Link research can take time, but there are several ways you can use a search engine to find quality links. Today we'll look at queries you can make using your favorite search engine that can help you find places to acquire links to your Web site. |
Search Engine Watch October 13, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Addressing the 'O' in Search Engine Optimization Tips for improving optimization efforts. |
Search Engine Watch February 4, 2010 Jason Tabeling |
Review your PPC Keywords Search engines are always changing, and so are the ways people search for your products and services. So your keyword list should change as frequently. |
Information Today February 28, 2013 |
EBSCO Publishing Releases CINAHL Complete The database will offer 71% more full-text journals on nursing and health than are available in CINAHLPlus with Full Text. |
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 August 16, 2010 Josh McCoy |
Your Blog...Your Best Friend, Or Your Worst Enemy Is your blog off topic? Having an on-site blog can help your online efforts or greatly detract from you from your SEO and site conversion goals. |
Search Engine Watch November 30, 2010 Kristi Hines |
4 Ways to Build Links Without Anchor Text Is there such a thing as too much anchor text? Absolutely. Here are some of the benefits of creating a more natural looking link profile. |
Search Engine Watch July 20, 2010 Jeremy Hull |
Paid Search Keyword Building the Smart Way! This six-step process for building a keyword list will help you craft effective ad groups and landing pages for PPC success. |
PC Magazine September 4, 2007 Anton Galang |
Firefox Tip: Smart Keywords Firefox includes a new short keyword search in the address bar. |
Search Engine Watch December 29, 2008 Ron Jones |
SEO Site Structure 101, Part 2 Search engines love sites that provide a great user experience. So as you consider your site structure please do not leave this out. You will reap great dividends by doing so. |
Search Engine Watch September 20, 2005 Chris Sherman |
An Experts' Guide to Keyword Research The creators of Wordtracker asked some of the most respected SEM experts in the world to develop a keyword marketing strategy for vegetarian dog food. The result is a 75-page eBook that is an extended case study and an advertisement for Wordtracker. |
Search Engine Watch July 21, 2008 David Szetela |
PPC Keyword Sets: Words to the Wise Keyword lists are the bedrock of a successful pay per click ad campaign. Learn how to get started assembling lists that pack the most powerful advertising punch. |
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 June 1, 2009 Ron Jones |
Video Search 101, Part 1 With Internet video on the rise and the search engines looking more favorably on video content, there's an opportunity to leverage this medium for your SEO efforts. We'll focus on five steps for optimizing for video search, many which run parallel to traditional SEO best practices. |
Search Engine Watch January 17, 2007 Eric Enge |
An Introduction to SEO Best Practices Best practices for search engine optimization are constantly evolving, and are starting to look more like conventional business plans. |
Search Engine Watch March 9, 2010 Eric Enge |
Don't Over Optimize Your Site SEO is a best practices game. Understanding how not to over optimize is an important part of the mix. |
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 August 17, 2004 Shari Thurow |
Search Engines and Competitive Research Search engines can tell you a lot about your competition, if you know what to look for. A panel of experts offers tips on profiling your competition and their online marketing efforts. |
Search Engine Watch December 2, 2008 Mark Jackson |
Link Building, Circa 2008 SEO isn't as easy as it was in years past. At one time, optimization meant dropping some keywords in your meta keywords tag, using your most important key phrases a dozen or so times on a page, and exchanging links with anyone who had a Web site. |
Search Engine Watch June 6, 2008 William Flaiz |
Keywords Without Ego While search positions give project managers a nice, clean number to report to their CEO, there's more to SEO than just ranking for ego terms. |