Tag Archives: SEO

Universal Search / Universal Search Indicators and the Future of SEO

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

With the onset of Universal Search, Search engine technology is constantly evolving as search engine companies deploy, purchase and implement new technologies into the world of search.  Universal Search has changed the landscape of many online businesses as an entire industry around search engine optimization (SEO).  Understanding how search engines work and using tactics and strategies to provide companies an advantage in their online presence … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Marketing, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Beginners Guide to Link Building – Part 3

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Link building is critical for ranking well in the major search engines.  Building quality backlinks to a site is critical to driving organic traffic from search engines.  In the Beginners Guide to LInk Building – Part 1, I examined why links are important to a website.  In the Beginners Guide to Link Building – Part 2, I talked about reciprocal link building and how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Building, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SEO is Dead! (Well Almost)

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

SEO is dead.  That’s a sentiment that I’ve read on many forums, across many blogs, and in a few magazine articles.  Is SEO dead?  Not in the least, but the strategies of SEO are changing, and the environment across the digital landscape is definitely evolving. As search engines migrate to more localized content, customized searches and smarter ranking algorithms, ranking well for some keywords will … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Internet Marketing, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Targeted Niche Development with Strategic SEO and Small Sites

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Selecting an online niche to dominate is one of the more difficult tasks associated with making money online.  Since many profitable niches are occupied and already dominated by sites with thousands of indexed pages and backlinks, the effort required for SEO and link building would be enormous.  This is not to say that that niche development is not possible. There are still many opportunities to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Internet Marketing, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Number 4 out of 62,100,000 in Google in a Single Week

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Yes, it is true.  In just one week, 7 days – I’ve managed to have an article rank #4 out of 62,100,000 (yes that is 62 million)!  Using basic search engine optimization techniques I’ve achieved this awesome search ranking – 4 out of 62,100,000.  Doing this in one week is a joke right?  If I had read this claim on a blog or on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Beginners Guide to Link Building – Part 1

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Link building is critical for ranking well in the major search engines.  I read many beginners asking how to start building links or the best way to start link building for a particular niche. No beginners guide to link building would be complete without an understanding of why links are important.  Simply put, a link is like a vote.  Every link that points to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Building, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Paid Links – Links that Google Can’t Detect

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Paid links.  We’ve all read the warnings that we should not partake in the practice of buying and selling links.  Google frowns upon paid links, and as clearly stated in the Google Webmaster Guidelines ”Don’t participate in link schemes designed to increase your site’s ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or ‘bad neighborhoods’ on the web, as your own ranking may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Building, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Using Video to Improve Search Ranking

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Video is big one the Internet.  There’s no denying it.  Sites such as Youtube and Google Video are showing amazing growth and have an amazing following.  How does one exploit video siets for search engine optimization (SEO) and use video to improve search ranking? The popularity of video sites has established these sites as authority sites causing them to dominate the search engines results pages … Continue reading →

Posted in SEO / SEM | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Link Building: Anchor Text & SEO Value

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

SEOs know the value of link building as one of the fundamental aspects for increasing a websites ranking on search engine results pages (SERPs).  Rather than concentrating on link building strategies, I’ve decided to take a little different approach with this article, and talk about the SEO value in the anchor text used as part of link building. Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is a blogger, novice SEO, geek … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Building, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Backlinks: Introduction to Backlinks & Link Building Strategies

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

Backlinks are the backbone of search engine optimization, directly contributing to how well a site will rank within a search engine index.  Also referred to as one-way links or inbound links, backlinks are links on one website that point back to another website. Because backlinks originate on a website over which a webmaster has no control, they are considered “off site” elements for search engine … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Building, SEO / SEM | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments