by Canonical SEO on September 30, 2009
Are you considering picking up a new domain name, but do not know whether you should purchase one with hyphens or not? Or are you setting up a new site and wondering whether or not having hyphens in your URLs is good or bad from a search engine optimization perspective? These are on-site optimization questions with which most webmasters are eventually faced. As always I’ve got an opinion… Get the scoop!
Learn whether having hyphens in URLs is good or bad for search engine optimization.
by Canonical SEO on September 24, 2009
The title tag (err… title element) is the MOST important on-page ranking factor used by the search engines to rank your URL for particular keyword phrases, so optimizing your title tag is a crucial step in the SEO process. Once the title tag is optimized, all other on-page optimizations should be focused on the keyword phrase(s) chosen for your page title.
Learn how to optimize your title tags!
by Canonical SEO on September 20, 2009
Who says keyword analysis cannot be free? If you’ve got a little time, you don’t need money to research keyword phrases that you might want to target with new content on your site. There are lots of free keyowrd analysis tools available online. All you need is a web browser.
Learn how to perform keyword analysis free!
by Canonical SEO on September 11, 2009
Have you considered taking on a web site redesign project recently? It can be scary as hell when you think of all of the SEO implications. However, with some serious planning, a lot testing, and good execution your site redesign care reap you HUGE SEO benefits. If done correctly, a redesign project can have a huge positive impact on your keyword rankings and the the amount of free organic traffic your site gets! Don’t have a clue where to start?
Learn how to plan and execute a site redesign with SEO in mind.
by Canonical SEO on September 6, 2009
Are you having problems with site verification on Google’s Webmaster Tools? If you don’t understand why Google tortures you by making you verify your site, how they verify that you are the webmaster or owner of the site, and what is actually happening behind the scenes when verifying then this post should clear things up for you!
Discover everything you need to know about Google’s web site verification process.
by Canonical SEO on September 4, 2009
One of the first lessons learned by many new webmasters when they first bring their site online is that of the Google honeymoon. This Google phenomenon can excite, confuse, frustrate and strike fear into the hearts of new webmasters.
Get the scoop on Google’s honeymoon period today!
by Canonical SEO on September 1, 2009
I’m sure that if you have spent time trying to learn SEO online by reading SEO forums or blogs that you have seen every “Joe SEO” giving you their free ideas about how to improve rankings. Joe SEO and his friends will make all types of suggestions like:
• Write quality content.
• Buy web sites and 301 redirect them to your domain.
• Perform automated submissions to 1000s of free directories.
• Get links from high PR sites.
• Make your keyword density 7.5%
• Include a privacy policy on your site ROFL. (Sorry had to laugh at that last one.)
And the list goes on!
If I had to pick one single thing that will improve your rankings the most it would be quality backlinks. Now you are supposed to ask, “WTH are quality backlinks?”