Mayday! Mayday! Avoid These 5 Common SEO Blunders

Bad SEO is worse than no SEO at all. A few critical mistakes can torpedo your whole effort. That said, we're happy you've shown a sudden interest in your search…

Don’t Be Evil – Why black hat SEO techniques never pay off

What better way for an SEO company to stay in the good graces of Google than by following the search leader’s own quasi-motto: Don’t Be Evil. That means no keyword…

Go for the Bronze! Increase Traffic by Targeting Lower Tier Keywords

With the Olympics in full swing, it’s easy to become obsessed with medal counts and write off anything below Gold as a bitter disappointment for our most heralded athletes. Even…

Google Is Fickle: Search Algorithm Changes & How to Adapt

Have you seen your Google rankings fluctuate recently and wondered why? Maybe you were one of the 12% of websites impacted by Google’s Panda Update in February 2011. And what…

Move Over Google – The World According to BING

In the realm of search engine optimization, Google is frequently referenced: the Google algorithm, the Google Panda update, your Google rankings, etc.; but in the realm of search engine optimization,…

Can Google +1 Improve Your Rankings?

Yes—for certain—eventually. As far back as December 2010, both Google and BING introduced features that use social media signals, like information from Facebook and Twitter, to influence search results and…

Is SEO your new TV Commercial?

Times are changing...with DVRs, Hulu and Netflix, who watches live TV? With iPods and mp3 players, who listens to radio? With iPads, Tablets and Smartphones, who reads news in print? Eyeballs…

Upcoming search ranking factors for 2011

Search changed A LOT in 2010. But last year is so last year. Time to look ahead to search ranking factors that will gain the most value in 2011. As …

Free Phone Analytics: Do you know how many calls are coming from your website?

Google Analytics will tell you almost anything you want to know about website traffic. Want to know how many visits came from the keyword search, ‘giant purple elephants’? Check your…

The importance of website content for SEO

With everyone coveting clean minimalist design, many companies are forgetting the importance of actual text on a website. Having keyword-rich content on your site is integral to increasing website rankings…

Google Algorithm Changes – more accurately indexing long tail keywords

SEO developers are always on the defensive when it comes to Google algorithm changes. Keyword diversity and quality backlink development usually ensures consistent rankings increases but occasionally, a major algorithm…

What types of Backlinks do you need?

What is a Backlink? We get this question all the time. More specific questions about backlinks include: ‘How many backlinks do I need?’, ‘What types of backlinks should be developed for…