Tag Archives: SEO

5 SEO Myths to Keep in Mind While Blogging

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Who’s responsible for the SEO of your blog?  If you have just started blogging, chances are you are, just like every other novice blogger. Basic SEO isn’t difficult but it is time consuming and in order to have success you have to put in the necessary time to rank well.  It is just like any other skill.  The more you practice, the better you become … Continue reading →

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The Social Internet – Yes, It Influences on SEO

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Everyone is jumping on the social media bandwagon and it is affecting the SEO. Gone are the days of when relevant link building, interesting content and basic website optimization were key to ranking well.  Here to stay are the days when user experience and the social Internet plays a vital role for relevancy. With more and more users embracing the social networks such as FaceBook … Continue reading →

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Corner Brook Classifieds Beta Testing

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Corner Brook Classifieds, a new website that I’ve been working on for a few weekends is now in beta testing.  It’s a free classifieds ad site for the area in which I live and hopefully it will become a major part of the community. Yes, I do realize that the online classified ad niche is pretty saturated and dominated by a few larger players (i.e. Kijiji, Craig’s … Continue reading →

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Relevant Anchor Tags and Link Building

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

In response to a reader asking for more information on relevant anchor tags, I’ve developed this small blog post on one of the basic components of search engine optimization (SEO).  Relevant anchor tags are an important aspect of SEO and when used effectively as part of a systematic link building campaign, they can boost the traffic for a website by bringing organic search traffic from … Continue reading →

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Free PR4 Links Available

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

I’ve blogged in the past about providing free PR5 links for link building.  A few readers were skeptical but did provide me with a link as requested and obtained a quality, free backlink to their websites.  People were hesitant to provide me with a link from their website but those that did obtained the Free PR5 link to their site. I’ve just discovered another website that can … Continue reading →

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SEO Pointers for Beginners

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an extremely powerful tool for any Internet and website marketing strategy and it will directly impact the amount of traffic that flows to your website from targeted searches performed in the major search engines. Many will refer to this type of traffic as “natural” or “organic” traffic in that it is website traffic that is not attracted through direct advertising. … Continue reading →

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Site Redesign, Impacts on SEO and Revenue

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

After completing a major redesign of Macular Degeneration Support Canada this evening and resolving most of the issues of 404 pages with 301 Redirects, it is now a matter of time before determining how this site redesign will impact SEO and revenue.  Careful planning went into the entire site redesign, to ensure that the transition went smoothly. The site redesign presented an opportunity to analyze site … Continue reading →

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Links from High PR Domains, The Value of Inner Page Links

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Free High PR Links from Inner Pages of Authority Sites are some of the most sought links.  Links from authority sites implies a strong trust from those sites and can provide a major boost for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes.  Links from authority sites can provide a strong ranking in SERPS. There has been an ongoing debate over obtaining backlinks on High PR domains at … Continue reading →

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DoFollow Blogs – How Effective Are the Links?

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

How effective are links obtained on blogs that allow DoFollow comments?  I’ve been asking myself that more and more as I’ve experimented with various link building techniques, including leaving relevant comments on DoFollow blogs. As with many others, I started using DoFollow comments on blogs to build some links to several sites that I run.  I have started one link building campaign over the last … Continue reading →

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Duplicate Content will Destroy SEO

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Duplicate content will destroy SEO efforts for a website.  The importance of having unique content has been emphasized throughout the SEO community.  Developing effective, keyword rich content that is unique and will rank well within the search engines can be time consuming and expensive. The size of the internet and the ease to copy content makes it easy for individuals to “steal” content and pass … Continue reading →

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