Here Today Gone Tomorrow Directories Pay the Price for Paid Links

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

As it appears penalties are being handed out in the SERPs like a bad episode wrestling, except in this case the only script is the one removing directories from the Google index. A few days ago I had a post about the fluctuations in the SERPs hitting an all time twilight zone like frequency, sites Read More

Search Engine Positioning The Right Way to Climb the Ladder

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Optimization Myths by Jeffrey_Smith 10 Comments

Search engine positioning through SEO is imperative for gaining online visibility and website traffic. Call it ego gratification from the individual optimizing the site or simply human nature for individuals, businesses, or blogger’s to aspire to carve their name in the digital totem pole and claim their place as the hands down king or queen Read More

Website Positioning and the Ebb and Tide of Search Engines

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 3 Comments

I noticed the strangest occurrences today in the SERPS (search engine result pages). It all started last night about 7PM or so, just checking a few rankings, my favorite keyword in fact and I noticed a flip-flop affect on Google, every time you would refresh a new listing would juggle to the listings under the Read More

Go from Zero to Hero with Seo Web Design

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization, SEO Consulting by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

The difference between zero and hero online can boil down to if your website is optimized properly for the terms most searched in your industry. With 70 % of the spoils going to the #1 position in the top 10 for any given keyword, stating that “rank matters” is truly an understatement. With the competition Read More

Is the Page Rank Update Really Under Way?

in Mini-Blogs, Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 2 Comments

So it’s that time of the year again when Google updates the Toolbar Page Rank (the little green bar with a rating system of 1-10 for each page). This phenomenon is known in the SEO community as the TBPR Export or Toolbar Page Rank Export. Despite the fact if you’re for or against the validity Read More

Link Love Link Juice and Link Building use Protection or you May get Banned

in Articles, Link Building, Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith

Link building is a great way to increase your website popularity and establish your piece of the digital landscape in the SERP’s (search engines results pages). But you need to be aware of the risks of linking to off-topic or websites that are strictly thinking of linking in terms of sheer numbers (quantity vs. quality). Read More

How to Develop Authority and Improve Search Engine Placement

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 24 Comments

For those of you concerned with achieving higher rankings for your website, there is one well known SEO secret utilized in industries around the globe for improving search engine placement and recognition of your content. You can observe this strategy applied in various industries ranging from fortune 500 companies, non profit organizations, and social media Read More

Website Design SEO and Usability

in Mini-Blogs, Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith

Just like a triangle, a trifecta exists for Seo Web Design that applies to layout, presentation and content that shape the user experience from the moment a viewer reaches your website. Things as miniscule as loading time, the font selection, and the color palette determine the overall stickiness factor of your website for humans. Websites’ Read More

Search Engine Optimization

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization, SEO Consulting by Jeffrey_Smith

Out with the Old and In with the New! I know many of us can be stubborn when considering jumping on the band wagon to any new fad, trend or trumped up service. Although discretion may on the conservative side of valor, holding out until the unfeasible occurs (nothing) is not necessarily mandatory either. As Read More

Link Building & Deep Links using the LPP Ratio

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization, SEO Resources by Jeffrey_Smith 20 Comments

I am working on a link building theory / formula called the LPP Ratio(the links per page ratio), if I can find enough substance in the results, than I will feel more comfortable touting it as a legitimate term (essentially, it’s just a component to the algorithm used by various search engines to determine website Read More

Website Optimization Services

in Articles, Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 1 Comment

Website optimization is more than just a passing fad, it is the new fulcrum that determines if an online business ranks or tanks in today’s hyper-competitive online environment. Gone are the days when a few adjustments to meta tags and submitting a website through the add url tool were considered website optimization. Now with more Read More

Semantic Optimization of Keywords for Organic SEO

in Search Engine Optimization by Jeffrey_Smith 41 Comments

What does the word Optimization mean to you? Although personally, we may have differing opinions about what the term infers, knowing exactly what it means to search engines is essential for improving your organic website placement. I have referenced this tip before in our search engine optimization strategy of the week, but it was something Read More