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 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 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 [...]
Written on November 6th, 2008 at 05:11 am by Darren Rowse
Search Engine Optimization Training [VIDEO]
If you’re looking for some SEO teaching and have a spare 30 minutes you might find this video presentation by Stephan Spencer at a recent WordPress event.
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Written on October 29th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog? [POLL]
Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog?
Warning – Before answering this question in comments you might want to consider doing so anonymously and without a link to your blog – particularly if your answer is YES. It could hurt you to identify yourself if you say yes publicly.
It is time for another poll here [...]
Written on October 14th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
How to Get Search Engine Traffic to Your Blog
“What is the best way to get Search Engine Traffic to Your Blog?”
Last week I spoke at a Search Engine Marketing conference in Sydney about my experience of blogging. As part of the presentation I was asked to talk about my tips on getting traffic from search engines. I thought I’d share a few of [...]
Written on July 28th, 2008 at 03:07 pm by Darren Rowse
Surprise Surprise – Google Knol Ranks Well in Google!
Last week Google announced their ‘Knol’ service and I (among others) questioned whether it would have a significant impact upon smaller publishers ability to rank well in Google’s search results.
Initial results show that Knol articles are already ranking very well (here and here for example) – and with as little as a link or two [...]
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