SEO Category
Google Says Buh-Bye to Meta Keywords
Have You Heard? After years of speculation, it’s official: Google’s Matt Cutts stated that Google’s indexing formula ignores the ‘keywords’ meta tag. What does this mean? The meta keywords tag does nothing for your position on Google. However, they are still used by many other search engines and directories, so don’t be too hasty and [...]
Read moreAre Meta Tags Important?
A lot of web site owners hear the term “meta tag” at some point and aren’t really sure what it is. Then they start to panic and wonder if their web site designer included this. This topic can be rather extensive, so I will just cover some brief points. Firstly, there are many types of [...]
Read moreCreate a Homepage That Sells
Simple is good, but beware of oversimplifying. A homepage needs to be more than just one picture of your product with an “enter” link. Gone are the 1990′s. You need to design your homepage for 2 audiences – your visitors (humans) and the search engines (robots). Here are some tips: Include a brief yet specific [...]
Read moreQuick Tip: SEO for Firefox Add-on
What tools do you use to evaluate your sites SEO? Hopefully by now you know that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is important for increasing your site rank with search engines. When trying to increase your site ranking and boost your SEO it is important that you have a clear sense of your rankings so you [...]
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