You have always (well for as long as I can remember) been able to select the number of search results shown by Google. The default is 10. Then they add in various other things like news, video, images, local results, etc. Those additions are generally known as universal search. Then you might have results included from your social circle – I have quite a large social … [Read more...]
PageRank Sculpting Isn’t Dead But Comments Can Kill Your PageRank
This post was originally titled “Is PageRank Sculpting Dead & Can Comments Kill Your PageRank” Following a confirmation post from Google’s Matt Cutts today, it seems PageRank Sculpting as practiced by many SEOs is effectively dead, and comments, even using links with nofollow CAN have a negative effect on the amount of PageRank that can be passed on to your internal … [Read more...]
Google Double or Indented Listings
While I gain tons of Google indented listings for money terms, and I can achieve them quite often in minutes, rather than days, they are almost always achieved using a few simple steps. Get one page indexed and ranking Write a second post linking to the first (which will also then trackback to the second page) Use the same primary keyword in both posts The second … [Read more...]
WordPress SEO Masterclass For Competitive Niches
Take a well optimized WordPress blog in a competitive niche, rip it apart, and help maximise its chances of ranking in the SERPs and raking in some cash. This isn’t lame all-in-one optimization plugins, it is entirely geeking it out! Update: 28th August 2010 – this article doesn’t take into account changes to the way Google handles nofollow to combat PageRank … [Read more...]
Linking Mistakes Frequently Encountered on Blogs
When reading other people's blogs, you can encounter a multitude of linking problems that thousands of bloggers are making, either when linking to people within their own posts, or when they are commenting. Linking to Top Level Domains Rather Than Posts There are multiple benefits for both you and the blog or website you link to if you use deep linking to related content … [Read more...]