Major Update to SEO Ultimate, Version 7.6.2 is Now Available

in WordPress SEO by Jeffrey_Smith

Today we’re releasing a major update for SEO Ultimate (7.6.2) and despite the minor numeric version change vs. a jump to say version 7.7,  our new lead developer Aleksandar rewrote vast swaths of the core code (as many of the older features were written way back in the in PHP 4 days and needed to Read More

Introducing The SEO Design Framework for WordPress

in WordPress SEO by Jeffrey_Smith

Finally, after years of coding, tweaking, testing and perfecting, we are pleased to introduce the SEO Design Framework. Rome was not built in a day and neither was this framework. But what makes it unique is that we created it as a solution for people who have better things to do than struggle with code Read More

Beta Testers Wanted for SEO Ultimate 7.6.2

in SEO by Jeffrey_Smith 6 Comments

Great news! As you know (due to the silence on the blog) we’ve had our heads down coding, but we haven’t forgotten about SEO Ultimate and have a new release (SEO Ultimate 7.6.2) that we need your help testing before we push it live. Two major things are happening this week. 1) We find a Read More

Internal Link Structures Still Matter

in SEO by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

When it comes to SEO and search engines, the cache is king. One of the most simple metrics of measuring the wealth and authority of a web property is how many pages are indexed and whether or not preferred landing pages are established. Structuring Your Link Hierarchy However, before visitors can arrive, search engines need Read More

Why Website Authority Matters

in Mini-Blogs by Jeffrey_Smith 2 Comments

Rome was not built in a day, neither was a top ranking using SEO. Each keyword has a threshold that search engines and the competition have set, finding it and surpassing that mark is the true objective of search engine optimization. Just like climbing Mount Everest (conquering a competitive keyword), takes planning, preparation and execution. Read More

20 Timeless SEO Tips to Defuse Search Animals

in SEO Tips by Jeffrey_Smith

Today’s post from the past covers 20 SEO techniques you either forgot or never knew about, including proven insights for producing viable, repeatable results. It’s ok bobo, we’ve got your back! With search engine animals and algorithms being more difficult to impress, creating websites that holistically reinforce themselves both internally from website silo architecture and Read More

SEO Tools: Looking Back to Move Forward!

in SEO Tools by Jeffrey_Smith 3 Comments

Sometimes, especially with SEO tools, you’ve got to go back to move forward. I recently stumbled accross this old video of myself and my good friend Matt Da Cruz from 3 years ago discussing the future of some of the sickest SEO tools ever released for public consumption. This was the precursor to some of the Read More

Are Internal Links More Important than Backlinks?

in SEO Basics by Jeffrey_Smith 7 Comments

Do internal links pass more referential integrity for the topic of your pages and where they fit in to your website’s architecture to search engines than links from other websites? Let’s investigate in today’s post. Why Internal Links Matter More than Backlinks To start with a mental image and analogy, think of internal links like Read More

Duplicate Content, What is it and How to Avoid it!

in SEO Resources by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

You’ve heard of duplicate content, but how do you know if you are creating it or how to stop it from penalizing your website? If you have a WordPress site, then it’s a simple fix, but for the sake of elaboration, let’s delve deeper into how search engines work and reveal what duplicate content really Read More

Is Your SEO Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

in Mini-Blogs by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

Before you jump in to any  SEO technique, you’ll need to understand two things (1) it’s immediate and extended purpose and (2) it’s history. Like everything, there are cycles, and if you come on too strong at the wrong time (i.e. hit the turbo button when you should have taken a deferred and metered pace), Read More

WordPress SEO Tips to Avoid Search Engine Penalties

in WordPress SEO by Jeffrey_Smith 7 Comments

It’s no secret that WordPress is one of the most popular, easy-to-implement content management systems online. But just because it’s easy doesn’t mean that the out-of-the-box WordPress settings are ideal for optimal on page SEO. In fact, there’s nothing farther from the truth. How to Block Bots for Optimal SEO In this post, we cover Read More

SEO Ultimate WordPress Plugin Surpasses 1 Million Downloads

in WordPress SEO by Jeffrey_Smith 2 Comments

Today our team rejoiced as SEO Ultimate (the Swiss-army-knife of SEO Plugins) surpassed the 1 Million download benchmark from WordPress.org. SEO Ultimate Reaches 1,000,000 Downloads As critical milestones go, this represents a crucial turning point for our firm as we move away from the SEO service model into an SEO software business model allowing us Read More