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Adapting To March 2012 Google Updates

Posted by SeoLair On April - 5 - 2012

Tweet Late in March 2012, Google rolled out over 50 algorithm changes. The volume of changes coming from the search engine giant in recent months has been unprecedented. For those who don’t follow every algorithm announcement with extreme diligence, understanding the impact of these changes can be daunting. Continue reading to identify the changes that [...]

How To Obtain Competitor Backlinks

Posted by SeoLair On October - 19 - 2011

Tweet Advanced link building strategies are hard to come by these days.  One of the most beneficial types of links you can possibly build are those that your ranking competitors already have.  Finding these links is easy, obtaining them isn’t.  The key to obtaining competitor backlinks is choosing what type of links to go after.  [...]

Income Infuser Review

Posted by SeoLair On September - 27 - 2011

Tweet What’s the deal with Income Infuser?  Is it another get rich quick scam or a truly high quality piece of software that delivers? Curious to see for myself, I bought it.  Read my income infuser review and discover the truth. To begin with, what’s this Income Infuser and who founded it?

Link Build Like Eric Ward In 4 Easy Steps

Posted by SeoLair On May - 6 - 2011

Tweet So many of us have spent countless hours reading the advice of esteemed link building legends such as Eric Ward.  Time after time we are told what tactics we should avoid and are left frustrated that we don’t have a new link building method to go experiment with.  Sound familiar?

SEO Mystery Solved: Why is Google Changing my Title Tags?

Posted by SeoLair On February - 22 - 2011

Tweet Welcome the first installment of the new SEO Lair series, SEO mysteries solved.  We about to begin on an epic journey, uncovering the webs most unsolved SEO mysteries.  Some will be easy and almost obvious, like today’s topic – Why is Google changing my title tags?  Others will be much more complex.  Let’s solve [...]

Google’s “Instant Preview” Changes Nothing

Posted by SeoLair On November - 16 - 2010

Tweet You can’t pull up a search engine news feed and ignore the overwhelming amount of posts regarding Google Instant Preview (GIP).  Almost every post I’ve read on the issue praises Google and speaks to the benefits of Google Instant Preview (GIP).  Some go into more detail then others.  Here’s just a small sample of claims about [...]

Cross Linking Guide: How To Not Get Caught

Posted by SeoLair On September - 29 - 2010

Tweet The days of the one domain internet are over.  More and more webmasters have multiple domains and try to leverage their strength in numbers in order to achieve high search engine rankings.  Over at the good old WebmasterWorld SEO forum, more and more users are asking for information on how to leverage multiple domains [...]

Link Building Expectations Formula

Posted by SeoLair On August - 9 - 2010

Tweet I’ve been reading a lot of fellow SEO blogs lately.  What I’ve noticed is that while link building is still a hot topic, most of the posts discuss link building tactics.  Most SEOs know where to start when link building but aren’t sure how to set their expectations.  Hopefully with the help of this [...]

Google OneBox – Integrated Search Optimization

Posted by SeoLair On July - 24 - 2010

Tweet So what am I referring to when I say Google One Box? For those of you who aren’t aware, OneBox is the term Google assigned to the search feature update that integrated its organic results (i.e. traditional Google Search) with results from other areas of search (like Video or Images). These OneBox results are [...]

Ways To Reduce Your Web Page Load Time

Posted by SeoLair On May - 7 - 2010

Tweet After the announcement of Google’s newest ranking factor, web page load time, webmasters are looking for ways to speed up their site.  While developers and web designers usually know where to look to improve their page speed, this can be a daunting task for SEOs with a minimal technical background.  Below is a list of factors [...]

SEO vs. PPC: Which Is More Effective?

Posted by SeoLair On August - 9 - 2012ADD COMMENTS

seo vs ppcIt goes without saying that you need a strong online presence to be successful on the web. To get the kind of coveted first page SERPs essential for driving traffic towards your site, it is necessary to set in place a solid marketing strategy. Both paid search management (PPC) and search engine optimisation (SEO), can help drive your site’s URL up the search engines, but which is the most effective approach? Your choice should depend on what kind of business you have, but there are a few pros and cons of each that may influence your decision. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Commissions Review

Posted by SeoLair On August - 4 - 2012ADD COMMENTS

social commissionsIt seems like every day brings about a dozen new products to your attention that claim to be able to make your business explode, or will allow you to start a new business. Unfortunately, a lot of them only make money for the person selling the product.

What about Social Commissions – does it really work? Keep reading to find out.

One of the newer products on the market in the affiliate marketing industry is called Social Commissions. This is a product that was developed by Adrian Morrison. If you’ve been paying attention to JV leader boards, you’re probably familiar with his name because he has been absolutely dominating them using this technique. Read the rest of this entry »

wordpress plugins for sidebarBlogging is a very fundamental part of websites – easily accounting for the majority of websites on the web today. In current times, WordPress is a blogging tool that has a carved a sizeable count of those blogs because of the impact the revolutionary platform has had on blogging. The fact is, millions are blogging and many of them are blogging with WordPress.

Having a professionally-built blog is undoubtedly the best option, it’s not always possible. There are many factors and aspects to focus on if you want to come up with a professional blog. The design of your blog is very important and it is what will decide if your site is going to be a success or not. Read the rest of this entry »

search engine optimizationSearch Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of making a web page rank well, either passively or organically, in the search engine listings. This might sound too good to be true but it really does work provided that you understand and apply the basic principles of SEO.

PAGE RANK

One of the most important SEO principles is the tailoring of a page to a particular keyword which will, if done properly, make that page be noticed and then be selected by the searcher ahead of any other page. Page content is, therefore, the key to the popularity (and therefore, success) of any web page. And you will never sell anything unless you have good visitor numbers to your web pages. Search engines use secret algorithms, as we have seen, to trawl the internet and find web pages that seem to meet a particular search query. Being secret it is clearly impossible to know the exact formulas they use but it is possible to guess the approximate methods employed. This has come mainly from trial and error, but that is sufficient to build a good picture of the process needed to rank a page successfully. Read the rest of this entry »

Adapting To March 2012 Google Updates

Posted by SeoLair On April - 5 - 20123 COMMENTS

Google March 2012 Algorithm ChangesLate in March 2012, Google rolled out over 50 algorithm changes. The volume of changes coming from the search engine giant in recent months has been unprecedented. For those who don’t follow every algorithm announcement with extreme diligence, understanding the impact of these changes can be daunting. Continue reading to identify the changes that actually impact your SEO efforts. Learn how to tweak your SEO strategy and stay on the cutting edge of Google algorithm changes. Read the rest of this entry »