Archive for Search Engine Optimization
Written on December 1st, 2009 at 01:12 am by Darren Rowse
What to Do When Your Search Rankings Drop
“I just lost all my Google traffic – help!”
This request hits my inbox every week or two from a distraught blogger who has logged into the blog’s statistics one morning only to discover that most of their traffic has completely disappeared due to the all powerful Google making some kind of change in their algorithm [...]
Written on September 21st, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
5 Ways to Get Your Blog Indexed by Google in 24 Hours
This is a guest-post from AdesBlog.com. Follow Ades on twitter @ades.
We all know that content is king and that if you keep blogging… if you keep doing what you love… the traffic and the money will follow suit. While that’s partially true, there is also things that you can do to:
Index your newly launched [...]
Written on September 11th, 2009 at 01:09 am by Darren Rowse
Outbound Links – An Endangered Species? [And Why I Still Link Up]
Yesterday on Twitter I made this remark:
“A change I’ve noticed from the ‘old days’ of blogging – people don’t link when they quote you as much as they used to.”
The replies to my tweet were quite varied – some agreed while some disagreed – some argued that a link was not necessary while others argued [...]
Written on July 25th, 2009 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse
Does Search Engine Optimization Make a Difference?
Earlier today I had a debate via instant messaging with another blogger who told me that Search Engine Optimization doesn’t make any difference any more. They argued that you just need to provide good content and search engine rankings look after themselves.
While I see where the blogger comes from and I agree to a point [...]
Written on July 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse
8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers
“What are the first steps to optimizing my blog for searches?” – question submitted by @monedays using the #pbquestions hashtag on Twitter.
Much has been written on the topic of search engine optimization for bloggers – but let me give you a few basic first steps:
1. Content is King
The quality of the posts you write is [...]
Written on April 13th, 2009 at 08:04 pm by Darren Rowse
Interlink Your Old Blog Posts [Day 8 31DBBB]
This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook
Today I’m presenting you with a task that is perhaps a little less involved than some of the days so far. I wanted to give you something that would both help improve your blog but that wouldn’t take too long to [...]
Written on April 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 am by Darren Rowse
11 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Being Linked to By a Blogger
Today I received what seemed like a fairly generic email from the website Dummies.com. I won’t republish the email (I’m not into that) but it was a fairly generic ‘could you link to our website’ type email asking for a link because they’ve redesigned their site. It even included a suggested link/code.
My reaction was not [...]
Written on March 3rd, 2009 at 05:03 am by Darren Rowse
Learn How to Rank Highly in Search Engines – SEO Secrets
Want to learn how to make your blog rank well in Google? SEO Secrets is a resource worth considering.
Last year at an SEO conference I met a fellow Aussie by the name of Glenn Murray (pictured right). He introduced himself to me as an SEO copywriter and he made quite an impression. In fact he’s [...]
Written on February 27th, 2009 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
How to Grow Your Blog to the Next Level With SEO
In this series we’re looking at 9 things that bloggers need to work on once their blog moves out of ‘launch phase’ and into maturity.
Today I want to focus upon the topic of SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
While SEO is something that is well worth while focusing upon right from the start of your blog – [...]
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