I probably should not be shocked, but as more and more people are becoming more confident about having their own sites, as a web designer and developer, the questions the things they say are a bit alarming. I fear they are not getting the information they need. Often I refer them to Joost de Valk’s
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What Is The Best Way To Display Posts On Your Front Page For SEO?
I recently submitted my blog to BlogDistributor to try them out. After waiting for the site to be reviewed, I got back a noticed saying to resubmit when I fix the issue of the fact my articles do not all display full posts and only display excerpts from the front page. The reasoning behind the
[Continue Reading...]Comments Are Important!
I respect Michael Gray, but I cannot agree with his post Why Everyone Should Turn Off Blog Comments. Now, I do keep my post dates and it is a choice. I do not put it in my permalinks. Google will still index your site and tell when your post has been last updated. Yes, you
[Continue Reading...]7 Things To Think About When Applying SEO To Your Blog
The views on search engine optimization (SEO) has been one of the things that has changed in the past few years. A lot of bloggers sit down, type a post, and publish it without even applying any keywords. In fact, there are some that even apply SEO without even knowing it. However, it is usually
[Continue Reading...]Are You Tagging Properly?
It has become alarming to see some great sites tagging excessively, so I thought I would cover this issue without pinpointing anyone in particular. It is important to not put so many tags in your posts. Like keywords, the density should be low. For sites that contain a lot of posts that talk about the
[Continue Reading...]Guest Post: Applying SEO To The Title Tag
[This is a guest post by Philip Golobish. Philip Golobish is a professional SEO consultant for Slingshot SEO, an Indianapolis, Indiana. When he’s not sweet talking Googlebot, Phil can be found headbanging at the local music show.] According to a 2009 SEOmoz poll of SEO professionals, “keyword use anywhere in the title tag,” is one
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