Google Site Verification

by Canonical SEO on September 6, 2009

Verifying a Site at Google

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.

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The Google Honeymoon

by Canonical SEO on September 4, 2009

Google Honeymoon

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!

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What are Quality Backlinks?

by Canonical SEO on September 1, 2009

Quality Backlinks

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?”

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What is Google Page Rank (PR)?

by Canonical SEO on August 25, 2009

Page Rank

Do you REALLY understand Google’s Page Rank (PR) concept? Is it a bit of a mystery to you what it really is, how it’s used by Google, and how it’s calculated? Don’t worry. You’re not alone!

Probably one of the very first things that online webmasters learn about… err… “hear” about… when they begin educating themselves about search engine optimization is Google Page Rank or PR. Unfortunately for many people, “hearing” about Page Rank is about as far as it gets.

If you are interested in gaining a thorough understanding of Google’s Page Rank, you have made it to the right place! So sit back… plug into the Matrix… open your mind… and prepare for the SEO Page Rank training program to free your mind.

Read my complete post so that you can impress your friends! Learn the details about the mysterious Google Page Rank.

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URL Canonicalization

by Canonical SEO on August 20, 2009

URL Canonicalization

Since the name of my blog is Canonical SEO and canonicalization issues are one of the most prevalent SEO problems that exist for typical sites online, I decided the subject of URL canonicalization would be very appropriate as my first post here.

Find out what a canonical URL is as well as how to implement URL canonicalization on your site. Learn why URL canonicalization is so important, how to come up with a canonicalization policy, and how to enforce that policy.

Read the full post and learn all about the canonicalization of URLs.

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