October 27, 2012 – 3:54 pm
Keywords are the cornerstone of any online conversation. Metrics such as user engagement, conversion and search engine optimization all rely on critical keywords and their convergence to convey relevancy and intent to your audience. The question is, how do you know which keywords are worth using and which are better to ignore? Watch the video [...]
Rather than overreact to rankings alone and scream the sky is falling, for the past 15 months we have been quietly testing new strategies that can withstand the likes of Panda (a quality control classifier) and Penguin (a thematic link sniffing filter) that demotes websites with excessive inbound anchor text i.e. “unnatural” link signals. Keep [...]
February 20, 2012 – 6:02 pm
Searching for quick competitor research methods to determine if a keyword is a worthy target for an SEO campaign? Watch this video and learn how to use your competitors to qualify which phrases are worthwhile using SEM Rush and other useful SEO tools. Stay tuned for more SEO tips and tactics from SEO Design Solutions [...]
Competitive keywords crumble from implementing superb site architecture reinforced by a combination of theme-relevant content, strategic secondary navigation and contextual links. Backlinks are only partially responsible for slaying competitive coveted keywords,so before one link is built, make sure your on page SEO is rock-solid with these priceless SEO techniques. -Jeffrey
Earlier this month, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with the Themezoom Revolution (Russell Wright, Sue Bell and Matt DaCruz) during the planning of one of the most sophisticated SEO tools the web has ever witnessed at the ThemeZoom secret labs. This video on Website Silo Architecture is a by product of that [...]
January 2, 2011 – 2:40 pm
Below is a sneak peak of the keyword decisions screen for Domain Web Studio 2.5 prior to the DWS 3.0 update. For the past few weeks I’ve been working with Matt “The Mad Scientist” Da Cruz as he meticulously fine-tuned the SEO metrics and custom parameters built into the “rules engine” for this update. SEO’s [...]
August 27, 2010 – 1:51 am
Watch over my shoulder as I perform a live site review touching on topics such as shingle analysis, visual page segmentation, link flow, server side includes, keyword prominence, keyword proximity, link flow and more – in this 10 minute walk-through behind the eyes of an SEO optimizing a website for optimal performance in Google. Shameless [...]
August 23, 2010 – 7:07 pm
Use these 5 SEO tips for competitor research and analysis to reveal niche markets or affiliate market opportunities by triangulating keyword search volume for domains ranked in the top 3 results for keywords with proven commercial intent. Rather than rely on one tool alone, this method uses SEMRush, Compete and Alexa in tandem with related [...]
There is nothing worse than targeting the wrong keywords using SEO, only to determine that the phrase you rank #1 for was a waste of time. Of the various species of keywords such as (1) educational (2) commercial (3) tangential or (4) targeted, if they lack commercial intent or rather conversion value, then use these [...]
I believe as an SEO, we often have the tendency to get “to caught up” chasing search engine algorithms and phantoms in an attempt to reverse-engineer ripples and effects rather than quantifying the causes that created them. This is why today, I would like to share something simply brilliant by turning back the clock to [...]
Searching for low-tech SEO tips and tactics to identify (1) companies that occupy lucrative keywords (2) what percentage of traffic those keyword represent and (3) other keywords they have optimized as well? Then watch the SEO video below for these easy and informative tips. -Jeffrey
Earlier, I wrote a post on SEO Tips for using SEO Ultimate’s Title Rewriter functionality, but was cut short on time. Instead of revisiting the topic in written format, I opted to create a video instead. The video summarizes a few of the tactics you can easily implement to enhance your WordPress installation using a [...]
February 10, 2010 – 2:26 pm
Keyword research is the most critical stage in the SEO process, so here are 3 “low-tech” / free keyword research solutions that you can use to find lucrative alternative keywords and modifiers that exist under the radar of of most typical keyword research tools. -Jeffrey
February 3, 2010 – 12:51 am
Which is more beneficial for business, SEO or Web 2.0 Internet Marketing? First, the distinction; SEO is all about making your own web property more visible based on keywords and key phrases a potential consumer may use to find offers, products or services. On the contrary, web 2.0 is based on the premise of using [...]
February 1, 2010 – 1:51 am
Have you ever wanted to assess, discover or reveal your competitors most coveted SEO metrics? What if you could reveal the infrastructure behind their site architecture, traffic levels per keyword, how many pages they have dedicated to a keyword or how many inbound or internal links they are using to support their keyword(s) rankings. Watch [...]
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October 20, 2009 – 6:59 pm
This SEO video discusses the importance of understanding the reason why selecting the right keywords is important; and why matching their expectation is critical for conversion. Keywords are the bridge between consumers and businesses. By paying attention to the conversation of commerce, intent can be polarized, optimized and monetized by observing the base level of [...]
August 18, 2009 – 12:19 pm
There are two primary methods used in SEO and link building to produce rankings for competitive keywords using internal and external links. Internal links are links occurring from one page in a website to another “typically from the body area” contextually using keyword-rich text. However, links within primary and secondary navigation also carry weight for [...]
August 14, 2009 – 5:21 pm
Market analysis is a necessary step for anyone considering SEO. You need to know (1) who the major players in a given industry are (2) what strategies they have at their disposal (3) what percentage of traffic they receive from specific keywords as well as (4) if they have other related keywords rising to the [...]
SEO Design Solutions is pleased to introduce the SEO Impact Video Series. SEO Impact is a progressive array of videos about search engine optimization metrics, tactics, techniques and strategies to increase search engine rankings. Albeit the fact that this is the first video of the series, it is rather basic (on purpose) and designed for [...]
