Tag Archives: link building

August SEO Update: Google’s Movin’ Like a Freight Train

Google’s been moving like a freight train lately and this month is no exception, making major changes in both locally and nationally. In this video I’ll discuss the changes Google made to their local search, the new link building guidelines Google released, and what Google and Bing are doing about child pornography.

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DIY SEO #18: Choosing Your Target Keywords For Link Building

DIY SEO #18: Choosing Your Target Keywords For Link Building

Update: 11/04/2014: Enough has changed in the practice of link building since this series was original written that the content is no longer accurate or usable.  We may update the section on link building in the future, but for now, we’ve decided to simply take down this content. [End Update] Now that you know everything […]

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DIY SEO #16: How Link Building Works

DIY SEO #16: How Link Building Works

Link building is a integral part of any SEO project.  There are always keywords your site isn’t ranking well enough for and there are always competitors gunning for you for the keywords for which you are ranking well.  A good link building campaign is the solution to both those problems.  So, how does it work? What are […]

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Google’s Matt Cutts Says Nothing Special About Dmoz

Google’s Matt Cutts Says Nothing Special About Dmoz

How important is it to get listed in Dmoz (Open Directory Project)?  Some see it as the Holy Grail and others have waved it off like a typewriter or the iPhone 3.  What does Google say? Nearly since the beginning of SEO there have been certain things that were on the “must do” check list. […]

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DIY SEO #15: Becoming More Competitive

DIY SEO #15: Becoming More Competitive

You have completed the optimization of your website and should soon be reaping the benefits with higher rankings and more traffic, but we’re not quite done yet.  More than likely, when you were doing your keyword competition research you found out there were keywords your website was not going to be able to compete for […]

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Mastering Link Architecture to get Great Rankings

Mastering Link Architecture to get Great Rankings

Linking is an essential part of SEO.  While we often focus on external link building, internal linking is also very important.  John over at TentBlogger wrote a helpful article yesterday about how being strategic with your internal linking can both be beneficial for your visitors and have a big impact on your search rankings. John’s […]

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Whoever Wants to Become Great in the Search Engines Must Become a Servant

Whoever Wants to Become Great in the Search Engines Must Become a Servant

“Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant.” – Matthew 20:26 We’ve all probably sat through (or given) several sermons based on this verse.  It is a paradigm shift from most of the world who thinks that to become great you must obtain the power to control others.  However, did you know […]

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