Found this on a 404 site today. Turns out the Persian Gulf supporters are using some SEO warfare to try and keep the name from changing to Arabian Gulf.
If you visit the site, notice they are used the .info ending for the site. I assume that was because the .com was taken. However I like seeing this trend in willingness to use .info for informational sites. As the web get bigger its bound to happen. Time to grab those good .infos now!
The SEO industry is one driven by community discussion and ideas. SEO blogs are a dime a dozen now days. Almost every “web” related firm has a blog of some sort, and keeping track of all of them is impossible. Very quickly, however, most SEO’s create a list of the SEO Senseis that they listen to and respect. Since there are different schools of thought for SEO, different styles even, it is important to develop a good source of input to shape your SEO Growth.
In creating this list I considered taking a strong look at what the industry would consider the top “teachers.” However I think its better to focus on the combination that various SEO’s use.
Here are a few of the SEO Senseis that I follow on a daily basis and why.
If you ever wanted to know about SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ), but were afraid to ask, or you just didn’t think it mattered, Web Designer Wall has an article about SEO. It’s more like a guide, so you and I can get more familiar with using good SEO practices in our web development. The guide goes through the reasons for SEO, the basics of how a search engine works, the top mistakes a designer or developer would make in dealing with SEO, and of course the do’s and don’ts of SEO. It’s a well written article and has been Julian approved! Now you know you have to read it.
We talk about Google a lot around here…but how many of you actually know how to use it? Of course, anyone can run a simple search for, say, komodo dragon underwear. But you can save yourself a lot of time if you use Google’s simple search commands to narrow in on your search before you hit that search button.
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If you are going to try and be a tricky SEO, PLEASE at least be good at what you do. If you are going to hide text, and try to trick Google, make sure you either pass the bots, or you pass human review (preferably both). Also if your going to try and be a tricky SEO, don’t do it in a vertical with competitive SEO’s.
I was checking the traffic on the blog and noticed a minor spike on one of the posts I was not expecting traffic for. Last month I wrote an opinion piece titled How does Google Work on the workings of Google, and how good SEO’s will be able to transition to the next round of SEO.
Well, it looks like if you Google Search “How does Google Work“, my post is number 3! That’s pretty cool for a post less than a month old. Now I’m not holding my breath however, because blog posts (and other web pages as well) tend to jump around the results a lot. So I wouldn’t feel too bad if I’m on the second page tomorrow.
Now back to work before Nate sees me goofing off on the blog!
There are many SEO techniques used to increase the importance and ranking of a website. From relevant content to proper website development, optimizing your site for search crawlers is all the rage. Currently, SEO and the importance of it, revolves around the service of one master: Google. And how does Google work, you ask? Follow the link. Speaking of which…
Here are some thoughts on usability optimizing for the new Firefox 3 address bar. It may seem a bit frivolous to worry about optimizing for the Firefox 3 address bar, however I tend to look at everything and try and at least understand it, and know how to leverage it. So this is my take on the new Firefox 3 history address bar. (more…)
I’ll Google it. This is the immediate response any of us have if we want to find out some information about something, anything. Has Google gone too far? How does Google work? (more…)
It happens all the time. Web based businesses will get solicited by SEO companies who will guarantee that their web site will rank #1 on Google and other search engines. As any self respecting SEO firm will tell you, there is absolutely no way to guarantee a ranking that high on Google. Only Google themselves can, without fail, determine where your website stands in rank.
