Archive for Search Engine Optimization
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 - [...]
Written on December 16th, 2008 at 06:12 am by Darren Rowse
9 SEO Plugins Every Wordpress Blog Should Have
Do you want to increase the search engine ranking of your WordPress blog? Check out these 9 SEO WordPress plugins that Shawn Jooste from Elite Blogger has pulled together for us.
The best place by far to find traffic is from search engines. The art of Search Engine Optimization is often very daunting for new bloggers. [...]
Written on December 10th, 2008 at 01:12 pm by Darren Rowse
What I Learned at Search Engine Bootcamp
Last week I was fortunate enough to be given a pass to attend the Search Engine Bootcamp here in Melbourne. I tweeted throughout the day quite a bit - but thought I’d write up some of the tidbits that I took away from some of the sessions over the day.
There was a lot covered so [...]
Written on November 20th, 2008 at 11:11 am by Darren Rowse
InLinks - TextLinkAds 2.0
In the last 24 hours MediaWhiz (disclosure - they are sponsors of this site) have released a new advertising product for those interested in selling text links on their blogs) called InLinks.
InLinks is an ad network that allows advertisers to buy text links within the content of your posts. The links pass on Google Juice [...]
Written on November 18th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
Search, Social and Direct Traffic - [TRAFFIC ANALYSIS]
This morning I spent a little time doing some analysis (using Google Analytics) of the traffic coming into my main blog - Digital Photography School.
My analysis was stimulated by a question from a reader who in response to last week’s two posts examining the place of Digg and Social Bookmarkingin a bloggers priorities asked me:
What [...]


