Search Engine Optimization generally refers to all technical and non-technical measures to improve an organizations' visibility in search engine results.
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How to structure the multi-layered(?) blog of a startup
So, this is likely more of an "information architecture" sort of a question... but I admit, in the last 20years of internet revolution, I've been on the frontier of pretty much every new wave... ...
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Anyone have any evidence that keyword URLs (with and without redirects) drive traffic?
I am launching a web application in the Fall for parent teacher conference scheduling. I have some real customers already using a version of the product, I'm ready with a Coming Soon page, have a ...
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Article writing service?
Anybody has recommendations for good article writing services for SEO purposes? Especially the one that actually writes for real people and not just churn out the article out of a random word ...
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Automated article submission to tech sites?
I'm looking to start increasing exposure to my website and I am looking to do so thru a series of small but quality articles that I plan to be publishing on a "few times per week" basis.
There are a ...
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How do I find out what keyword a competitor is using?
By knowing a competitor's website URL, is there a way to find out for what keywords they are focussing their SEO efforts on (either organic search or adwords) and what ranking they have for those ...
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How should a small business providing local services do link building to get ranked high in the search engines?
Assuming an appropriate amount of on-page optimization has been done, and a sites structure is good, how does a small local business acquire links without resorting to purchasing them?
The numerous ...
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Top Position on Google search results overtaken by download sites
A couple of months back I launched Data Moving Tool, an application to Extract, Transform and Load data to and from any data source (database, flat files, etc).
In an effort to boost my online ...
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Approach to online marketing
What online marketing strategy do you use if you run site that sells services? Where do you start?
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Increase traffic from other search engines
I took a look at my Google analytics report under Top Traffic Sources:
(direct) ((none)) 29.16%
google (organic) 25.59%
yahoo (organic) 5.48%
facebook.com (referral) ...
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How to look for foreign customers via E-conmmerce?
I am now developing foreign market on bussiness of paper packaging products, like folding boxes, blister cards, brochures etc. You can refer to our website link text. Maybe a litter simple, i will ...
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Yahoo! Directory
Does anyone still use Yahoo! Directory? Why would anyone be willing to spend $299 just because the company that is soul-searching itself tells them to?
I have nearly 9K links in Yahoo! and none came ...
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Dealing with online complaints
The company I am working for has some complaints on the first page of Google. They have asked me to attempt to bump these off since they are untrue. I realize this is not an easy task. I was ...
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Does domain registration length have any effect on SEO?
I was recently playing around with the Website Grader at websitegrader.com and read this:
Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason ...
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What are some common mistakes made when trying to implement SEO?
I'm no expert in this area, and I've heard that search engines can be very unforgiving when you try to change or restructure things in certain ways. What should I definitely NOT do? Are there certain ...
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How much do you worry about keywords when blogging?
I'm relatively new to blogging - only been doing it for a few months. The common advice is to make your posts keyword rich for high search engine ranking. But I don't normally worry too much about ...
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What's the difference between others linking to you and a backlink?
I've been reading up about SEO that emphasizes the importance of backlinks. It appears that I can find out the backlinks by doing a google search using the syntax link:www.mysite.com
My question is, ...
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Mini-Site to attract Investors?
I have an idea about a web application type of website. I am wondering if I should make a mini site and allow users to sign up and get information about whats coming up. I can use the numbers of sign ...
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Adwords: cost of keyword per country? [closed]
Is there a way to determine the cost for a keyword by keyword and country?
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Knowing what PPC keywords your competitors are using
I was checking out www.keywordcompetitor.com and they claim they can tell you what keywords your competitors are using in their PPC campaigns and organic listings. They can also monitor every move ...
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Company or Product name for domain? Which one for sells and SEO?
I will register all six names (.com, .net, .org) for both my company and my product. At the present, all six will reddirect to ONE of them, but I am not sure which domain should be my main, where I ...
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What are your top 3 - 5 SEO tips? [closed]
We're working on improving our website. We're using WordPress with the "All in One SEO Pack" plugin. But I have very limited knowledge on this topic. I'm interested in hearing what your top SEO tips ...
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit
Does anyone use the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit?
I found this article from Scott Gu and it looks pretty good.
Before I spend my time on it I want to know if its worth it.
Thanks
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Can I work on my SEO and have my web site “invisible”?
Here is a kind of confusing :) web site/SEO newbie question. I was looking for answer everywhere, but it is hard to find the one I was looking for.
The question:
Since my product is still not ready ...
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Invest in best possible SEO rather than using AdWords?
From stratup MicroISV perspective, the way I look at the possibilities for advertising, it's much better, as a long-term strategy, to invest and work on the best SEO possible for your web site rather ...
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How to find and evaluate the most popular blogs to promote your business
I would like to find bloggers who speak to my target market, and who might mention my business and therefore drive name recognition and search engine optimization for my website. Any suggestions on ...
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Best way to structure URLs for SEO?
I am creating a service that help users connect with local vendors in a certain niche.
Each vendor currently has a URL in the form:
http://example.com/vendor/<id>/<vendor-name-slug>
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Is there a similar QA site out there for SEO? [closed]
Is there a similar QA site out there for SEO?
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Looking for SEO testing tool
We have updated our web app so that there will be unique SEO entries(page title, meta keywords, meta description etc) for every page. I am looking for a SEO testing tool that will automatically go ...
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I need ideas, your thoughts would be great!
So I have this domain called bargainstomper.com and I have been thinking all weekend about how to monetise the site. I came up with various ideas, like tech reviews leading to amazon affil links, ...
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Blog woes: I don't host it and it's subdomained, but should I host it and be subfoldered?
I'm a web developer who is one half of a start up. Part of our business is designing, building, and hosting websites for clients. Past experience has shown me that webapp maintenance can, at times, be ...
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SEO priorities for Startups?
We are in the process of building a website for an online start up offering live entertainment to those organising events. What should be our onpage/website SEO priorities for driving traffic?(except ...
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What do you think about Seo Suites? Are they worth it and are there free alternatives to cover all the aspects?
This is my first question here so I take the opportunity to say hi to all of you!
I'm a mac user and a Seo student :)
At the moment I'm using several tools to check my progress on a particular ...
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SEO question: Starting a new blog. Will I be “punished” for syndicating select post from my other blog?
For the last year I have been running a blog called Lean Startups Blog. I want to take it to another level by inviting guest posters and possibly inviting some of my friends to co-run it with me. I ...
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What's a reasonable rate for an SEO consultant?
I am looking to hire an SEO consultant to help us with keyword research and building backlinks.
What are the reasonable rates (hourly, monthly) for a good SEO consultant?
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SEO questions for URLs [closed]
I have couple of questions regarding SEO for URLs
Does hyphen vs. underscrore in the urls affect SEO?
e.g. www.mysite.com/my-first-post vs. www.mysite.com/my_first_post
Does capital letter vs. ...
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SEO dilemma while setting up blog
I have a website which is a web application. I am going to add a blog(wordpress installation). From SEO point of view is it better to have "http://blog.mysite.com" or
"http://www.mysite.com/blog" ?
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Where can I find a good SEO/SEM as a partner?
my partner and I are looking for a 3rd business partner who can run our Marketing (SEO/SEM). Is there a good resource out there that can find these sort of people? Any pitfalls to watch out for?
This ...
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Which web design Agency to help design a product website / launch?
We got a product and during the launch we need a good, well designed website with product features etc.
Now we wrote all the features and prepared some scenarios for product showcase, videos, ...
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What is best website for SMB for SEO? WordPress or static site?
I have come across a question by a local business. When it comes to SEO, is there a difference between a website built on WordPress and one using any other means (static pages, website templates, ...
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to create blog/forum under a separate site or build under current site
inspired by hubspot, we're dedicated to creating more remarkable content. we think it can be engaging and relevant for our customers. we feel mass-customized apparel is an area that doesn't have that ...
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SEO Supercharger - Fact or Fiction?
I've been getting a pitch from a company called Blackwood Productions about some SEO services that are supposed to greatly increase my organic traffic. Without going into all of the specifics, does ...
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Is 163 backlinks alot?
I am launching a online business but when I type in the "keyword" I'd like to conquer the number 39,000,000 comes up in results. But when I go to google and do a link ...
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What is the best free seo rank checker tool? [closed]
I am looking for a tool that can monitor my website rankings on search engines like Google, Yahoo bing etc ..
Is there any such tool around that is free ?
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SEO: Where can I get reliable information about building my website presence and reputation? [closed]
Every web site owner wants more traffic. There's an overwhelming amount of information out there about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Some is legitimate, some outdated, much is based on rumor and ...
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Community Manager - marketer, product person, support? And where does Social Networking fit in the mix?
I'm frequently involved in debates about the skillset that best embodies a successful online community manager.
How do you define their responsibility and what experiences are most valuable therein?
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B-to-B landing pages and conversions
Within the online marketing space, a standard rule I have heard about landing pages is to limit choice. Ideally you have one page, with your sales pitch and they can either take your desired action ...
