Search Engines – Google Search, Yahoo Search, and Bing Search

Using Google Analytics to Examine Search Traffic from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other Search Engines

When you install Google analytics on your web site you will have access to a wealth of knowledge about all the search engines sending you traffic. Just how you use these Google analytics is dependent upon what you are looking to accomplish.

Firefox Web Browsers, SEO Tools of the Trade for Search

SEO Tools of the Trade for Firefox Web Browsers – Search

Customize Firefox With all of the web browsers available today I have chosen to use Firefox as my default. The main reason I use Firefox is the plethora of customization options available for this incredible web browser.

Using Keyword Research for Better Results in the Search Engines

SEO, Keyword Research, and Thematic Headings for Better Search Rankings

In yesterday’s post on getting SEO results from proper use of heading tags. Today l am going to show you how to choose the proper keywords and/or keyword phrases to use for you headings.

One of the Most Over Looked SEO Techniques Heading Tags

Proper Use of Heading Tags Will Give Your SEO Efforts More Search Engine Juice

I figured it was time for me to post on a pure SEO topic. When it comes to SEO web site architecture, one of the most over looked techniques is the proper use of heading tags. Many web designers still use the heading tags as a design element or not even use them at all (when I mention web designers I am including the fancy wysiwyg’s that are available too).

Black Hat SEO – Black Text on a Black Background

The Black Text on a Black Background Black Hat SEO Technique Like it says in the Johnny Winter Song is “Still Alive and Well”

witches black hat With Halloween coming up I figured it would be a good time to dust off my black hat and do a little sleuthing online. One of the oldest black hat SEO tricks in the book is the same color text as the background.

The iDon’t Answer – droid – Google, Verizon Wireless, and Motorola

Google, Verizon Wireless, and Motorola have Collaborated on a Winning Combination, droid the iDon’t Answer

I was watching the San Diego Charger game last night (if you can call that a game) when an ad came on that sent me to my computer. Now that is what I call marketing, an ad that takes me away from my beloved Chargers. The ad was for the droid. I have enclosed the short commercial near the bottom of the post for your viewing.

PPC – Google AdWords May Be Taking Credit For Organic Sales

Is Google AdWords taking credit for your organically generated search result sales?

The Google AdWords Blog has announced that Google is now showing you “View-through conversions” in your AdWords console. When someone visits a page that contains your ad but does not click on it, yet still buys within a 30 day window after visiting a page displaying your ad. Google AdWords will take credit for the sale.

robots.txt – Why is Google Showing the Pages I Have Blocked?

Video from Google’s Matt Cutts explaining why your blocked pages are showing up in search results.

Matt Cutts A robots.txt file restricts access to your site by search engine bots that crawl the web. While Google won’t crawl or index the content of pages blocked by robots.txt, they may still index the URLs if they are found in other pages on the web.

Google the Barcode and Mahatma Gandhi

Google Logo Today is a Salute to the 57th Anniversary of the First Barcode Patent

Google marketing has done it again. In their own unique and yet predictable fashion Google has chosen another “doodle” as their logo of the day. Google has chosen to celebrate barcodes by using one as their logo today.

SEO to the Max – Search Engine Optimization for a PDF

Think You Have Done Everything You Can Do for SEO to Your Website? Think Again! Have You SEO’d That PDF?

We have covered SEO for your images and now we are going to SEO our PDFs.
Good SEO is like adding as many feathers to the balance scale as you can. Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and the rest of the search engines are always looking for the content you have. Why don’t you make their job as easy as possible? They will reward you with higher search engine rankings.

Google Images – SEO for Your Pictures

SEO for Your Images – Search Engine Optimization is in the Details

You must be aware that all of the major search engines, including Google, Yahoo!, and Bing have image search engines. So how can we leverage this?

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