October 2009

Regex Basics: A Regular Expression Tutorial

by Canonical SEO on October 29, 2009

Learn regex basics

Have you ever heard of regex? If you have ever seen it then you likely know that it can be very cryptic and seemingly impossible to learn. But if you start slowly studying basic regex examples, you will be creating your own regex patterns in no time!

Learn about basic regex pattern matching.

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WWW or No WWW: Which is Better for SEO?

by Canonical SEO on October 22, 2009

www or no www in URLs

New webmasters are always asking whether using www or no www is best from a search engine optimization (SEO) perspective. Get the facts on the decision that needs to be made and how not making the decision can affect your rankings.

Learn more about www vs. non-www URLs.

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How to Learn Search Engine Optimization

by Canonical SEO on October 20, 2009

Learn search engine optmization and earn!

Learning about search engine optimization requires more than just a day or two of reading forums and blogs. It is a process that requires many months or years to become even somewhat proficient as an SEO.

Discover how to learn SEO.

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Yahoo! Drops Search Submit Program (SSP)

by Canonical SEO on October 16, 2009

Yahoo! drops Search Submit Program (SSP) at end of 2009.

Yes. It’s true! The controversial Search Submit Program (SSP) from Yahoo! will be dropped by year end. This paid inclusion program at Yahoo! has always been a very controversial paid advertising program because of the conflict of interest it caused for Yahoo!

Learn about the Yahoo! SSP.

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How to Prevent Indexing at Google

by Canonical SEO on October 13, 2009

Preventing Google from indexing URLs

Have you ever wondered how to prevent Google from indexing a URL on your site? I know… sounds crazy! But trust me when I say that the day will come (if it hasn’t already) when you will need to accomplish this. Understanding the various options to prevent indexing at Google and their various levels of effectiveness will prove useful when that time rolls around.

Learn about preventing Google from indexing URLs.

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How to Optimize a Meta Description Tag

by Canonical SEO on October 6, 2009

Optimizing meta descriptions to influence snippet

As a webmaster you should definitely include meta description tags in your on-page optimization strategy. While not all search engines use the meta description in their ranking algorithms, there is still no excuse for failing to optimize it. Find out why the meta description is important to getting free traffic.

Learn tips for optimizing meta descriptions tags!

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