Recently we started noticing double indented listings when searching Google. A two indented listings i s a none indented search result for a domain followed by two indented search results related to the same domain.
For example if you search “fadisemaan.com” you will notice that a 3 listings will show up in in the search result page.
In the war of inbound outbound links between Search Engine and black hat SEO many facts get twisted or covered . Every day black hat link sellers guarantee you how safe they are but are they ?
One of the practices widely used to build up influence on Twitter is using third party software to systematically add a large number of social connections each day, then breaking those connections with anyone who doesn’t reciprocate. Such a practice allows people to grow their list of followers fast and automatically without any close monitoring.
Some social media companies sell the dream of building an influential account for someone in few weeks without contributing any real content by using the above techniques for monitory compensation.
The question that comes to my mind is, when you are building these lists automatically and when you can build them that fast, are you monitoring whether you are adding real people or just hoaxes? [Read more…]
Recently, I was lectured by an old school SEO expert on the subject of using meta tags. He insisted on the importance of the use of meta tag keywords for search engine optimization.
However, every article I have read, every discussion I have had with other experts and every test I have done in my custon SEO practice shows that meta tag keywords are simply not relevant anymore, at least for Google. The optimization tools that I use also confirm the same results.
Should you use your keywords in the URLs of your web pages? Do search engines look at the keywords that are included in the addresses of your web pages and do these keywords have an effect on the website SEO rankings ?
Google’s Matt Cutts recently posted a video about keywords in the URL of a web page. He said that keywords in the URL do help a little bit. [Read more…]
All good webmasters know what it takes to get better search engine rankings. You have to optimize your web pages and you have to get good inbound links (an inbound link is a link that points to your website or web page using specific text and does not have a link back. For example I am using this SEO Toronto link to point to Solution416 without them linking back to this blog).
If you want to get high quality links, you have to invest time and effort. You have to work continually on your links and your web page content. These two elements will allow you to outperform your competition in the search engines.
Sometime in the distant past, it was enough to get any and as many inbound links as possible to get high rankings on Google. The source of the links didn’t matter, only the number was important.
Today, that is no longer the case. Getting the right links is essential to getting listed on the first page of search engine results.
Normal, acceptable links that will increase your Google rankings
Natural links are links that are related to your website content. For example, if you have a website about Search engine optimization, a totally unrelated link from an acrylic painting website would look odd. The links that point to your website should be from related websites and from sources that would “normally” link to you. For example, it would seem normal for a blog that is dedicated to alternative therapy to link to your massage therapy website. The more related the link, the higher is the rank you will get.
1. Do not always link to the same page.
Most links go to the home page of a website. Overusing the home page link has two drawbacks:
1. Surfers who follow a link expect to be taken immediately to the relevant information. If they do not get what they need instantly, and have to navigate to it after landing on your home page, they will leave your website.
Targeting several keywords on your website is crucial to get high rankings on Google. The more keywords that are related to a particular topic that can be found on your website, the more likely it is that Google will find your website relevant to that topic.
If you choose black hat SEO, search engines will treat you as a spammer. If you choose ethical SEO, your website will get higher rankings.
Here are our recommendations for a better SEO:
Remove keyword repetition
Some inexperienced web designers gather all the keywords that they want to optimize for and place them on every page of the website. Their title tags and meta tags become extremely long.
Unfortunately for them, Google truncates the title and ignores anything after 10 keywords. They consider keyword stuffing spam, which puts the entire website at risk of being penalized and dumped into the sandbox. (You really do not want to be put in Google sandbox.)
Check if your web pages contain long keywords lists. If they do, remove them from all your pages. [Read more…]
Google’s sandbox is a filter that Google created years ago to fight spam. If you have a new website or if you made major changes on your website, then Google’s sandbox filter might be the reason why your website’s rankings have dropped.
How can I find out if my website is in the sandbox?
If the following criteria apply to your website, it is likely it is in Google’s sandbox:
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