Link Building – Building Fresh Links to Pages with Established Trust Rank!

in Link Building by Jeffrey_Smith 17 Comments

It may not always seem like you against the world, when it comes to promoting your website, but on one level, it is simply a fact. So, how can you breathe new life into old pages and get the most wear from your content? The answer, aged pages and fresh links. Aged pages have passed Read More

Link Juice Travels Fast – Using Global Communication to Build Links!

in Link Building by Jeffrey_Smith 4 Comments

The world wide web is just that, world wide and more than anything, sometimes thinking local and acting global can be the key to unlocking hordes of authority links that you may not have even considered. Just like Google and Yahoo are a veritable global consortium, their vast networks and reach span from sea to Read More

When Push Comes to Shove

in SEO Consulting by Jeffrey_Smith 8 Comments

How much traffic and potential revenue are you losing each month to your online competition? It really doesn’t get any more simple than that. All idioms and clichés aside, when friendly competition escalates into an all out hostile takeover for a competitive keyword and push comes to shove in search engines, the winner boils down Read More

SEO Marketing – Why Writing Valuable “Web Page Content” is Worth it!

in SEO Marketing by Jeffrey_Smith 8 Comments

If you want your business to thrive online, then using search engines for advertising and marketing is mandatory for optimal visibility. The real question is how much can you afford to spend? and how cost-effective is the medium for producing traffic and conversion?

Survival in the SERPs – “Surveying, Scouting & Defense”

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 9 Comments

There is something about using distinct visual analogies to illustrate parallels between search engines (the jungle), traffic (information foragers), competition (predators) and survival in the algorithmic food chain. Just like a jungle, survival in the SERPs (search engine results pages) can be tricky. The uncertainty of search engine algorithms, the survival based impulses that by Read More

Small Business SEO – Internet Advertising and Promotion

in SEO Marketing, Small Business Marketing by Jeffrey_Smith 15 Comments

Do you have a small business that has to compete with larger corporations who are vying for prime market share on a daily basis? If you said no, then you may need to reconsider your niche. If you said yes, then search engine optimization (SEO) is something worth investigating.

The World Wild Web – Bagging Wild Keywords and The Thrill of the Hunt!

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

Nothing like the World Wild Web – Stalking your Prey and the Thrill of the Hunt… Just like a predator, the parallels between SEO, hunting keywords and hapless animals falling prey to the food chain while grazing wild in the safari are too common to be ignored. Despite the concept being a disturbing thought, the Read More

Competitive SEO Rates, Finding the Best SEO / SEM Pricing

in SEO Resources by Jeffrey_Smith 6 Comments

Does finding a qualified SEO company that offers competitive SEO rates have you up against the wall? With weeks of due diligence required in most instances, finding a reputable search engine optimization company is not always as easy as it seems. Then again, once you do and you have refined your search, are they realistically Read More

Are You a Search Engine VIP?

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 4 Comments

Want to rank like a Search Engine V.I.P? Then you need to dress up your content and link popularity to get your name on the (Top 10) list. Although quality, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. Search engines are algorithmic and only do as they are told to maintain the quality of Read More

3 Imperative Search Engine Ranking Factors

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 37 Comments

Never discount the power of titles, links or content for procuring a high ranking search engine position. More importantly, their numeric equivalents and ratios that impact search algorithms. For those unfamiliar with the fundamental building blocks of on page and off page SEO, each of the following components have a profound influence on how search Read More

Is MSN Live’s Style Sheet Search Broken?

in Mini-Blogs by Jeffrey_Smith

It appears that MSN Live Search was performing some routine maintenance and forgot to put up the be back in 15 minutes sign while it went streaking. I was just minding my own business and conducting a few searches between 7:30-8 PM CST on Thursday Feb 7th, and low and behold all I received was Read More