Dissecting An SEO Quiz -- Are There Right Answers?

... the "right" SEO answer. Let's dive in at question 1: 1) Which of the following is the least important area in which to include your keyword(s)? You could chose from Meta Description, Body Text, Meta Keywords, Title, Internal Anchor Text. Me, I went for the meta keywords tag, since as I explained ...
Related Searches: Meta Tags | Meta Description Tags | Link Juice

Sep. 11, 2007 at 8:51pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Meta Keywords Tag 101: How To "Legally" Hide Words On Your Pages For Search Engines

... closure include IMG, BR and HR. I work with a company that is soooo anal on these tags. Before I came in I never put any serious attention on the Meta Keywords tag after just playing around in SEO contest and looking at what other people are doing already gave me the idea the tags is nearly useless ...
Related Searches: Keywords Tag | Meta Tags | Flash

Sep. 5, 2007 at 7:42pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

21 Essential SEO Tips & Techniques

... is large, make several site map pages. Keep each one to less than 100 links. I tell clients 75 is the max to be safe. 8. Make SEO-friendly URLs. Use keywords in your URLs and file names, such as yourdomain.com/red-widgets.html. Don't overdo it, though. A file with 3+ hyphens tends to look spammy and ...
Related Searches: Directories | Seo Checklist | File Name | Alt Tags

Jun. 28, 2007 at 7:41am Eastern by Matt McGee

Top Ten Organic SEO Myths

... to get them to buy more ads, and that sort of thing. You also said: Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings. Using relevant keywords in the tag boosts the page relevance for that search term. I'd sure love to see your test results in which you were able to prove this. Because ...
Related Searches: Long Tail | Organic | Google Sitemap | H1

Aug. 30, 2007 at 7:48am Eastern by Jill Whalen

SEO "Don'ts": 20 Fatal Mistakes You Must Avoid To Succeed

... or 500 directories. You can't buy 2,000 quality links for $50. And no reputable SEO can guarantee a number one ranking on any search engine for keywords that matter. The kind of SEO company you want to hire doesn't send out spam. 2. Don't wait too long to implement SEO. Whether you're launching a new ...
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Jun. 21, 2007 at 3:03pm Eastern by Matt McGee

Search Illustrated: Tagging Explained

... web content, but with an interesting user-generated twist that the earliest forms of metadata lacked. A W3C recommendation document defined a set of meta tags for web content, including the "keywords" tag. This tag allowed a content owner to add additional descriptive keywords, specifically ...
Related Searches: Metatags | Elliance | Meta Tags | Search Illustrated

Jun. 5, 2007 at 8:35am Eastern by Elliance

US Court Learns SEO, Decides META Keywords Don't Matter

Court Says Keyword Metatags Don't Matter--Standard Process v. Banks by Eric Goldman uncovers a recent case between Standard Process, Inc. v. Banks that shows that the court has ruled that the META keywords tag is "immaterial." Goldman said this is the first time the courts ruled based on ...

Apr. 25, 2008 at 8:31am Eastern by Barry Schwartz

Free Web Design Tools From The Big Three: SEO Friendly Or Not?

... of the abilities each tool offers for various ranking criteria. The items I selected for review are: Title Tag Heading Tag Bold/Strong Tag META Keywords Tag META Description Tag Alt Attribute Tag Filename Control Sitemap XML Support Test One – Title Tag Control Will the tool let you control the text ...
Related Searches: Javascript | Sitemap | Alt Tags | Meta Tags

May. 3, 2007 at 1:15pm Eastern by Christine Churchill

A Closer Look At EveryZing

... relevance to the queried topic. These results are housed in a template that is made to order for natural search optimization. The template generates meta data for each page that combines the targeted keyword into a pre-set template. To demonstrate their approach, I’ve made the keyword bold in each ...
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Apr. 24, 2008 at 7:44am Eastern by Eric Papczun

Mr. Search Marketer Goes To Congress

... engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN/Live, and Ask) comes from paid search ads. I believe you should buy paid search ads when you already rank well for your keyword terms in the free search results. Why? When do you normally get two chances to make an advertising impression with a prospect who is ready to buy ...
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Jun. 23, 2008 at 9:03am Eastern by Rob Snell