Statistics say that on average a full 80% of people who come into contact with your content online never read anything more than the headline. That means only 20% of people will ever read beyond your headline, if you're average. And keep in mind that half of the people out there are below average … Read more about Two Free Resources For Awesome Headlines That Increase Traffic
How to Save Money and Avoid SEO Scams
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a huge business today. People understand that Google and the other search engines are huge sources of traffic. Ranking prominently for the right keywords can bring in tons of revenue for your business. Because SEO is such a huge business there are some … Read more about How to Save Money and Avoid SEO Scams
Search Gets More Social With Google +1 Button
Last week Google took a big step along the path of blurring the line between search and social media by rolling out the Google +1 Button for web pages. Big News This is huge news because their +1 recommendations will influence results that everyone sees when they search with Google. With Google … Read more about Search Gets More Social With Google +1 Button
Why Focusing on Only 4 Things Leads to Great SEO
With 80% or more of all internet traffic starting with search engines these days it makes sense that search engine optimization is very important. In order for your website to be found by folks it must rank well for search terms (i.e. keywords) that are related to what your organization does and who … Read more about Why Focusing on Only 4 Things Leads to Great SEO
Pushbutton SEO for WordPress Drupal and Joomla with Scribe
Search Engine Optimization is a must for any website that wants traffic. The thing is, SEO can be a bit complicated to pull off, especially if you're not so technically inclined. Fortunately Scribe makes optimizing your website easy. SEO is Complex In order to master SEO you first have to … Read more about Pushbutton SEO for WordPress Drupal and Joomla with Scribe
Choosing the Best WordPress Permalink Structure
One of the strengths of WordPress is that it does very well in the search engines right out of the box. And then there are a ton of things you can do to give and extra boost to that natural SEO strength that WordPress has by default. One of the easiest things to do is change the default WordPress … Read more about Choosing the Best WordPress Permalink Structure
Content Delivery Networks – Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore
A Content Delivery Network, or CDN, is a powerful way to dramatically improve the performance of your website while still keeping costs manageable. Not too long ago CDNs were only practical for really big websites that were getting massive amounts of traffic. But the technical and price barriers … Read more about Content Delivery Networks – Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore
Search Engine Marketing vs. SEO – Why You Need to Know the Difference
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a hot topic and is being marketed heavily to small businesses right now. And because SEO consulting is such a big need for small businesses the field is attracting all kind of people hawking SEO services. (By the way, social media consulting is … Read more about Search Engine Marketing vs. SEO – Why You Need to Know the Difference
Traffic and Money
There are two types of people who tend to know how to drive traffic on the internet. And the top players in both categories know how to drive massive traffic. Interestingly enough historically there hasn't been much of any crossover between the two groups. In fact, the two groups tend to look on … Read more about Traffic and Money
1 Simple Tip to Improve Readability and SEO at the Same Time
One of the questions I get asked a lot is, "Are you an SEO Expert?" When I talk with the asker a bit, usually what they want to know is, "Can you help my site get ranked higher in the search engines?" You bet I can do that. Did you know there is something you can do that will not only help … Read more about 1 Simple Tip to Improve Readability and SEO at the Same Time
Consider Carefully What Name You Use to Comment
Lorell VanFossen has a great post up over at the Blog Herald asking the question What Do You Put in the Name of a Comment Form? It is something to consider carefully. As Lorelle points out you have three basic choices of what to enter in that field when you leave a comment. You can type in … Read more about Consider Carefully What Name You Use to Comment
SEO Charlatans
SEO There are some folks out there who really know to make web sites what we call search engine friendly. These experts in Search Engine Optimization (what the web world calls SEO) can analyze a web site, make some basic changes in the structure and wording, and see that site get much more … Read more about SEO Charlatans
