August 3rd, 2008
One of the toughest and often ambiguous aspects of SEO/SEM (Search Engine Optimisation / Marketing) is the selection of search keyword targets. Though a “no-brainer” method may be a pipe dream, I am convinced a definable methodology is possible.
Over the past few weeks I have been exploring a definable system of defining SEO keyword selection [...]
July 22nd, 2008
In a recent post I mentioned on how the infamous .info domain was gaining a little respectability and rising above the image of the “spammer’s domain”. This week, I am thinking all hope is lost.
The .info domain is administered by Afilias. They recently submitted a proposal to ICANN (the global domain registry) to enable them [...]
July 15th, 2008
One of the most important methods attaining greater visibility in search results for your website is to generate incoming links from other, similar sites. But being linked to from the wrong sites can be detrimental.
There is certainly a logic in search engine thinking: if site A links to site B, then site B is seen [...]
July 6th, 2008
As I move my professional focus from picking up all manner of bits and pieces when there’s no-one else to do it, and into the highly focused and targeted tasks involved in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), one of the most frequently raised questions seems to be: Why do SEO?
In some circles, SEO has something of [...]
June 2nd, 2008
Long the domain of spammers, scrapers and splogs, the .info domain has suffered at the hands of less reputable websites. But is that on the change?
Surfers take the domain less seriously, and there has been much talk about the search engines thinking similarly, de-ranking .info domains when returning search results on the premise that [...]
November 28th, 2007
We all love new visitors to our blogs, and the search engines are a key weapon in flagging down passing readers. But how do you get yourself noticed amongst all the others vying for search engine prominence?
There is the one element, above all, you must consider in order to become more visible on the search [...]