Organic SEO, Long Tail Keywords and the Cost of a Custom WordPress Website I'm going to explain what is meant by organic SEO, how to get it and I'll even drop a super secret way you can knock it out of the park! How sweet is that? This morning, in my Facebook Stream I came across this …
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Want SEO? Here’s a 4 letter word that will help you get it
I was reading an article a while back that caught my attention. It started with In my 28 years on this planet, I've come to accept two things as fact: The sun rises every morning. Marketers screw everything up. Because of fact No. 2, I had to stop selling SEO. Marketers do screw up …
Mobile Responsive just became a bunch more important
Google had a post on their blog simply titled "Promoting modern websites for modern devices in Google search results" I know you missed it. I didn't. I watch for things like this. Here's what you missed Starting today, we will indicate to searchers when our algorithms detect pages that may …
The 4th Reason to keep writing
Earlier I posted "3 reasons to keep writing". If you were really smart you may have noticed the URL. What happened? Did I lose track? Am I concussed from going over the bars again? Drinking and Blogging again? Nope. I just decided after writing that post to pull reason #4 out and give …
What is and do I need Mobile Responsive Web Design?
Mobile responsive design? There are two kinds of sites you'll see on your phone. One where it loads the whole site and you have to pinch and expand to see or click most anything and the kind where it the layout is perfect and there is no pinch, grab or zooming. That kind of site is what is called …
3 reasons to keep on writing
The other day I was reading an article titled, "How Will Google Panda 4.0 Affect Your Real Estate Website?". The article was spot on. Good Job Lolly! Now, you really don't need to know much about Google's latest Panda update but here's just a couple of points I want to make sure you …
The #1 SEO Mistake
Want to unlock the Secret of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Matt Cutts lays out the #1 Search Engine Optimization mistake and has a little fun doing it. I'll add that you not only need a website but you need a Mobile Responsive, SEO Optimized site with all the tools, all the bells and …
Is viral content worth it?
Viral is such a funny concept. I see so many small businesses going after 'viral'. My opinion? Viral is like that car you saw online, travelled miles to go buy. But when you get there, she's not at all what you thought she would look like. Every year at this time I see a huge traffic spike on …
Comments – SEO or Engagement
Back when I first started blogging, I would check out a couple of sites that promised to let me know how to get thousands of people visiting my website. I would go to conferences and other workshops and the like. The goal, so I thought, was to get lots of lots of people coming to my blog and …
Follow vs NoFollow Links on Social Media Sites
File this one deeply under SEO. My friend Jeff Belonger asked... Hey Mike, is this statement true? On your profile page for Facebook, Twitter and Google+ you’re able to include a link to your website. On both Facebook and Twitter this link carries no value to your website and is merely clickable. …