The World Wide Web wouldn’t exist without links. In fact, links are why it is referred to as a web – they provide the webbing that eventually interconnects billions of websites into one interconnected web. Every website owner and marketer ought to take link building seriously because links not only provide the primary method of navigation on the internet but more importantly … [Read more...]
Lowering The Google Red Flag: Sidestep The Cash Hungry Bull
With all the previous discussion of paid reviews and my unwillingness to raise the white flag or bend over, this post is going to come as a bit of a shock. I am lowering the red flag Carry on reading to find out why this isn’t the same as raising a white flag, and is far from surrendering to Google on paid reviews. Robots.txt I have spent a long time deciding on a … [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...]