Website Silo Architecture: SEO Siloing Simplified

January 20, 2012 – 6:27 pm

To draw on a visual analogy, most websites are like the image of mixed fruit below (which makes it difficult for a search engine to determine the topicality or relevance of the website (or more importantly the page) when trying to determine what to rank that page for or why.

Mixed Fruit

Most Websites Are Structured Like The Image Above

Website silo architecture is the process of implementing a structure whereby each topic is housed in it’s own mini-site within the site and the internal linking pushes ranking factor back up to the primary / topic page otherwise dubbed the “silo landing page”.

While SEO is simpler than most so called “experts” imply, it’s like the difference between a short order cook and a chef, they both cook food and often use the same ingredients, but it’s how they use them that matters. Continue reading “Website Silo Architecture: SEO Siloing Simplified” »

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3 SEO Tools to Crush Your Competition

January 10, 2012 – 3:36 pm

Our friends at Themezoom/Network Empire have an exclusive, limited-time offer allowing you to access exclusive tools like the Krakken, The Last Keyword Tool and Domain Web Studio (DWS) at a significant savings off normally published prices.

3 SEO Tools

3 SEO Tools To Crush Your Competitors

Whether you are an agency (who has clients), an affiliate (looking to leverage your assets for maximum ROI) or a small business owner (trying to carve you own slice of  a market), these tools represent the pinnacle of market research, SEO implementation and syndication, allowing you to create an unfair advantage over your competition. Continue reading “3 SEO Tools to Crush Your Competition” »

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SEO Ultimate WordPress SEO Plugin Version 7.2.1 Released

December 31, 2011 – 6:37 pm

SEO Ultimate (the free WordPress SEO plugin from SEO Design Solutions) has seen 4 new releases in the last few weeks. Here’s the scoop on the latest features:

Take WordPress and Rankings to a Higher Level with SEO Ultimate.

Global Link Mask Admin Interface

The Link Mask Generator module, which first came out almost exactly a year ago, has been overhauled with a brand new administration interface that lets you create link masks that apply globally across your entire WordPress-powered website. Continue reading “SEO Ultimate WordPress SEO Plugin Version 7.2.1 Released” »

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Coming Soon: The WP Ultimate Theme Framework for WordPress

December 19, 2011 – 8:06 am

After one year of toiling away in the labs, we are preparing for the launch of The WP Ultimate Theme (a powerful, flexible and dynamic premium SEO framework for WordPress) designed to work in tandem with SEO Ultimate (our WordPress SEO plugin).

The WP Ultimate Theme: So Powerful, It Should Have Its Own Cape!

Our objective is simple, to provide users with fine-grained control over multiple on page settings (such as nearly instantaneous site architecture injection, custom navigation options, multiple layout and theme choices, breadcrumbs, internal links, widgets, typography controls and more) for the optimal WordPress SEO framework.

Rather than spill the beans now, I will be posting sneak previews of the features as well as preparing some unique use-case examples of how to leverage the power of WP and SEO Ultimate in tandem.

If you know us by now, you know that SEO Design Solutions is not about shallow or flimsy SEO tactics or tools; everything we do is cutting-edge and is founded on years of battle tested tactics that dominate search engines and produce real-world results by their very design.

WP Ultimate is no different – there simply isn’t anything like it as a WordPress framework (more on that later) and this is not to knock the competition.

Stay tuned for videos, strategies and more from our upcoming product launch (which will change the way you think about SEO Themes for WordPress once and for all).

The countdown for the launch is scheduled for  1-2-2012

Until the next post…

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Infographic: How Profitable is Google?

November 28, 2011 – 7:23 pm

Here are a few tantalizing tidbits of trivia for visual types who enjoy contrast and comparison courtesy of BusinessMba.org called Google: Behind the Numbers.

Aside from the glaring monetization prowess of “The Digital Juggernaut” known as Google, just remember “your clicks equate to revenue”.

Let’s take a peek behind the numbers from Google’s 2010 profits to answer any questions about how profitable search as a viable business model is.

Google Behind The Numbers
From: BusinessMBA.org Continue reading “Infographic: How Profitable is Google?” »

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Where Is The SEO Backlink Sweet Spot?

November 27, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Is there such a thing in SEO as the off-page inbound link sweet spot? Meaning, finding the tipping-point for inbound links per URL, per keyword…

Where is the SEO Backlink Tipping Point?

Based on our heuristic testing, absolutely!  Just like wine, links get stronger with age – if they are supported by (a) sufficient internal links within the site linking out or (b) have deep links from other websites augmenting them.

If properly augmented, then those pages become hub pages (pages with trust and ranking factor) which can rank additional spokes (pages) on the wheel via links. Continue reading “Where Is The SEO Backlink Sweet Spot?” »

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Gain Access to Michael Campbell’s Dynamic Media Vault!

November 16, 2011 – 10:04 am

It’s rare that I endorse anything or anyone, but there has been someone from the affiliate marketing space who has always delivered mind-shattering, truthful, no-frills advice on internet marketing time and time again. That person is Michael Campbell and today’s topic is his exclusive Dynamic Media Vault!

Michael Campbell's Vault

Gain Access to the Vault!

For a brief history lesson, Michael Campbell is a man who has been silently slaying markets online since 1988 and is either innovating evergreen methods (from revenge of the mininet) which now applies to social media and web 2.0 properties (whereas previously it applied to how to create your own network of sites to dominate search engines) or raking in 6 to 7 figures yearly from their application.

In either case, the information provided inside “The Vault” is nothing less than battle tested methods and strategies that you can use to monetize websites, CPA offers and conversion tactics, such as his free report / whitepaper on 9 proven templates, their ideal ad and content placement and which positions earned the highest click through rates using heat maps and statistical test data conducted over a 6 month sample set for the data. Continue reading “Gain Access to Michael Campbell’s Dynamic Media Vault!” »

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Should You Obfuscate Your Backlinks?

November 7, 2011 – 8:10 am

Aside from enjoying using the word “obfuscate” in a sentence, the meaning is clear for SEO when considering link building. Obfuscating links for the purpose of optimization simply means adding variety and switching things up (with your links) to avoid a pattern.

Should You Obfuscate Your Links?

In this context, the pattern is anchor text obviousness (linking to a page with the same anchor text with minimal variation). Failure to add variety to inbound or internal anchor text (links) can lead to over optimization as a result of link velocity and how people link from the web. Link Building, Anchor Text Diversity, Obfscate Inbound Links, Obfuscate Internal Links

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Which Links Pass the Most Weight in Search Engines?

November 4, 2011 – 3:43 am

Link weight and link-flow are the most critical on page elements after you (1) map out which keywords you’re targeting (2) mirror the relevance hierarchy through the site architecture through the respective pillars (landing pages) and supporting articles and (3) initiate the citation process via internal linking and off page inbound links.

On Page Link-Flow and Link Weight

Which Links Pass the Most Link-Flow and Link Weight?

However, before you initiate any type of off page SEO (building inbound links); make sure that you aren’t building your internal links by relying on minimal navigational links alone.

If you fail to map out your on page elements, it’s the equivalent of trying to fill a leaky bucket full of water to no avail. No matter how much water you pour into it, the bigger the puddle on the floor. In essence, the container becomes null (regardless of the volume being poured into it). Continue reading “Which Links Pass the Most Weight in Search Engines?” »

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Is SEO a Moving Target?

November 2, 2011 – 2:06 am

Is SEO a moving target or are you simply shooting blanks in the dark? It’s no surprise that for those of you trying to get your site ranked that you’ve discovered that SEO is “subject to change” and often on a daily or weekly basis.

SEO-Moving-Target

Ready, Aim, Fire!

From Florida updates to Panda maulings, despite the ups and downs, certain metrics remain intact.

As a webmaster, these evergreen metrics are the focal point to remain relevant amidst the rise and fall of questionable flavor of the month SEO methodologies before they get leaked, peak and go the way of overused and abused SEO tactics like keyword stuffing and other dated practices from our fabled list of 10 SEO techniques to avoid. Continue reading “Is SEO a Moving Target?” »

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