All Entries in the "Search Engine Optimization" Category
SEO for the Technically Challenged
Tweet Buffer What is SEO for the Technically Challenged? Do you feel you just don’t get SEO a/k/a search engine optimization? I’ve been there. I know exactly the way you feel. If you take a step back and forget that it’s supposed to be scary and technical, and just think of it as a style [...]
SEO & Cross-Links: Do You Use Them?
Tweet Buffer What Are Cross-Links? Cross-links are the links between posts within a blog or links between pages on a website. If you want an example of a really successful site that uses cross-linking, think Amazon. You look at one book, and they suggest others with links. Many blog themes have cross-links built in based [...]
How-To Review Your Favorite Blogs with Alexa
Tweet Buffer Show Your Favorite Bloggers You Care by Giving Them Reviews on Alexa Did you know you could give reviews on Alexa? I thought it was a pretty cool feature so I started giving reviews to fellow bloggers. I researched the Alexa website to see if the reviews affected the rankings but I didn’t [...]
Support-A-Thon: Submit Your Free #Backlinks
Tweet Buffer What’s a Support-A-Thon? Well that was my question when I originally read the headline on Yomar Lopez’s blog. I don’t know if he originally came up with the idea of the Support-A-Thon, but he definitely encourages us to take advantage of this marketing idea. A Support-A-Thon is a free link exchange where participants [...]
How My Alexa Rank Dropped 1,461,897 Points in 30 Days
Tweet Buffer What is Alexa Traffic Rank? According to Alexa’s website: “The traffic rank is based on three months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and data obtained from other, diverse traffic data sources, and is a combined measure of page views and users (reach). As a first step, Alexa [...]
SEO: Tags & Meta Tags
Tweet Buffer Why Do Tags & Meta Tags Matter? I remember when keyword tags were the big thing. One of the main components of SEO was plugging in the right keywords relating to your website and you were good to go. Then the unscrupulous spammers and black hat SEO progammers came in and ruined all [...]
So You Want to Link
Tweet Buffer When you hear the word “link” what comes to mind? I immediately think of a big chain with huge links and the saying a chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link. If you think about it, your website is very much the same way. As you read this post, you will [...]
SEO Keywords & How to Use Them in Your Post
Tweet Buffer Search Engine Optimization otherwise known as SEO. Just the mention of those three letters makes many bloggers and business owners break out into a cold sweat. SEO doesn’t have to be a daunting task to be successful. This post is an example. Keywords What are keywords? You choose a word or words that [...]
My Alexa Ranking Sucks Here’s What I’m Gonna Do About It!
Tweet Buffer Watch As My Alexa Ranking Improves I admit it, I’ve been bad. I’ve been so busy with social media, posting to different platforms I’ve completely ignored my Alexa ranking for my blog. So, my current project is to improve my Alexa ranking. This blog post is outlining the steps I’m taking based upon [...]
