Last Minute SEO Christmas List
Date: 2002-10-31 Source: Search Engine Guide
If your company hasn’t already made plans to make the most of this years predicted, recording breaking Internet growth, then it may be too late. Most of your competitors have already implemented some kind of search engine strategy and are one step ahead. So what can you do? [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Secrets Revealed
Date: 2002-10-24 Source: Search Engine Optimization Support Forums
...or not! In the strangest thread I've ever seen on an SEO forum roudy claims that the ranking algorithm of Google is identified. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Yahoo/Google Changes
Date: 2002-10-24 Source: Search Engine Guide
There are many implications to these changes - all for the better, in my opinion. Google has proven that having relevant search results can make you queen of the prom. Perhaps Yahoo hopes to be king? [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Avoiding the Tunnel Vision of Search Engine Optimizationpop
Date: 2002-10-23 Source: Search Engine Guide
For too long, search engine optimizers have spent all of their time and resources tweaking and manipulating coding and links in order to secure the most prominent rankings possible. And, while increased rankings also means increased visitors - you need to take a step back and evaluate your role within the success of the site you are working on. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Anatomy of a #1 Search Resultpop
Date: 2002-10-22 Source: Search Engine Guide
Why do non-optimized pages so often seem to score well in search engines? I suggest it's because the pages just happen to be relevant, and the search engines are getting mighty good at doing their job. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search engines part I: Tips and tricks
Date: 2002-10-09 Source: globetechnology.com
A few tricks, and the burgeoning field of search engine optimization (SEO), can make a major difference in how your site is ranked, its visibility, and consequently how much traffic it receives. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search Engine XYZ ignores Robots.txt!
Date: 2002-09-24 Source: Search Engine Optimization Support Forums
I know robots.txt is pretty basic stuff, but there seems to have been an increase in the number of search engine such and such ignored my robots.txt statements swarming across the internet. Here's a quick refresher! [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
SEO Action Cost Benefit Concept
Date: 2002-09-18 Source: Search Engine Optimization Support Forums 09/18/20
Some of the best SEOs prefer to keep a low profile. With the imminent release of the next version of PageRank Explained, top SEO Paul Hammond brought up an interesting point that can be applied beyond just Google. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
HTML Validation: The Final Step in Search Engine Optimization
Date: 2002-09-09 Source: Search Engine Guide
The practiced process of search engine optimization holds a different definition to each within the field. Growing in importance however, is what should be seen as the final step in any search engine optimization campaign. That final process is the validation of HTML code to the W3C standards. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Update Window of Opportunity
Date: 2002-09-06 Source: Search Engine Guide
To have your website included in the Google database, or have your site's updates reflected in the database as soon as possible, you need to do some planning and preparing so that you can catch Googlebot at the correct position in the cycle. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Newbie Optimizers - Don't do this
Date: 2002-09-05 Source: Search Engine Optimization Support Forums
Here's a list of things that are very high risk and that you probably should think fifty times before doing - particularly if you're new to seo. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
An Observation from a Frustrated SEOpop
Date: 2002-08-29 Source: Search Engine Guide
If you play by the rules, you won't get banned. If you break the rules and get banned... then too bad for you. Stop making up excuses for why Google is bad and take a look in your own mirror. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
SEO Strategies: Avoid Jumping the Gun
Date: 2002-08-19 Source: Search Engine Guide
While optimization will help a web site no matter when it is introduced, the most beneficial approach is to keep it in mind throughout all stages of web site development, as well as to be aware of key points in site production. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Helping Jane
Date: 2002-08-16 Source: Search Engine Guide
Personally I would like to see more interaction between user/searcher groups, search engine developers, cognitive engineers and search engine optimizers. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search Engine Optimization As It Relates to Larger Web Sites
Date: 2002-08-12 Source: Search Engine Guide
In order to secure a well-optimized status for any web site, large or small, you must first use your site's strengths as an advantage. Executing your optimization with these strengths in mind will bring great rewards in the form of traffic. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Using Layers as an SEO Technique
Date: 2002-07-25 Source: Search Engine Guide
You can do all sorts of things with layers that will fool the search engines, as they simply aren't sophisticated enough to understand it all -- yet. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Dropped from AltaVista, Little Google Traffic, Links for Top Ranking
Date: 2002-07-19 Source: Search Engine Guide
Questions on what to do if your site has been dropped from AltaVista, on why you may get few visitors from Google even though you have a top ranking in it, and how many links your web site needs to attract in order to get a top ranking in the search engines. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
