Tag: seo
Best SEO eBook – The Dao of SEO
Buy the book now on www.dao-of-seo-ebook.com The Dao of SEO, by Toronto SEO professional Ken Sproul, is a quick-read search engine optimization book (also in ebook form for quick download) ideal for self-study or staff training. The book provides a guiding philosophy for effective SEO and plenty of easy to apply tips to improve your organic search engine rankings. Book Review “The Dao of SEO — leave it to Ken Sproul to come up with an analogy that explains this ancient – well, ancient in Web years – mystery wrapped in an enigma hidden by a riddle better than any other explanation I’ve seen. Ken brings his unique perspective as a Westerner who has studied Chinese culture and history. He has applied Daoist principles to the very ethereal concept of SEO by explaining, in simple terms, that which is by its very nature almost impossible to explain (or comprehend, for that matter), yet is nevertheless a source of much angst and many sleepless nights for those of us who have sought to understand and unravel the mysteries. Ken has developed a way of thinking about SEO that allows it to be approached, and practiced like a fine martial art. When an individual masters the basics, builds upon that solid foundation, keeps focused, disciplined, humble, and balanced, then one can hone in on the skills to understand their opponent, find his weakness, and strike at precisely the right time, in the right place, with a decisive and focused burst of energy that will bring victory. I’ve …
SEO – Search Engine Optimization
Info Level: Intermediate Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: March 12, 2010 Length of Class: 60 Minutes Tracks Web Marketing Prerequisites Proficiency Creating Websites Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to design their websites so that they achieve higher Google Page Rank. Topics Covered Why Google Matters What is SEO Sitemaps Backlinks Page Speed Internal Links Google Web Master Tools Class Notes Introduction SEO — Search Engine Optimization — Means building your website so that Google’s robots can understand it easier Good SEO translates to free advertising on Google Only Google really matters… Yearly traffic for EliTheComputerGuy.com = Google 18475, Yahoo 321, Bing 287 What you should have Analytics Google Webmaster tools Local Business Center About content Create Content that regular people like Write as much TEXT as possible Google does not understand Flash/Pictures/Videos XML Site Maps Tell robots what is important on your site Can be created by hand, using a script, or automatically Backlinks One way links to your site from other sites The more prominent the site the more significant the backlink is Page Speed The speed which your pages load will be counted towards Page Rank soon. Internal Links Do not use relative links Page titles matter WordPress is allows you to do SEO automatically and easily Resources Google Web Master Tools Google Business Local XML-Sitemaps.com — Automatically Creates Sitemaps Google Web Master Channel
News Search SEO
Background and FAQs for publishers interested in Google News Search.