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Verdict still not out on .XXX domain names and SEO

January 22, 2012

With the opening of any new Top Level Domain, specifically a generic TLD or gTLD, much anticipation and speculation arises as to how these new DOT-somethings will perform for Google SEO. What people are interested in is if the exact match SLD of a .xxx domain name will have strength in Google like .com, .net, [...]

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Domain Names, Link Building, and On-Site Optimization are equally valuable SEO tactics

January 21, 2012

A recent study involving many of the world’s top SEOs has revealed their perspective on which factors most heavily effect the Google SEO of a website. Much to my surprise, a domain name, the link building you do for a site, and the internal SEO of the site are all pretty much equally important at [...]

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Google Keyword Tool reports recent downward trends in search volume

January 21, 2012

If you are actively doing Google search engine optimization or are planning to do Google SEO, then the Google Keyword Tool should be a very familiar utility by now. If not, then let me introduce you to it. The Google Keyword Tool works very simple. Type in a keyword or phrase into the search field. [...]

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Google Plus struggles as a Social Media button so far

October 17, 2011

Of course, by now you’ve probably heard the buzz surrounding Google Plus, Google’s attempt at competing with Twitter and Facebook on the social media interaction sphere. Perhaps Google should have considered advancing their search engine algorithm instead. So, what’s the problem with Google Plus? Well, it’s very simple. Most people trust Google with their Gmail [...]

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Google continues to lose ground to Bing, Yahoo search alliance

October 6, 2011

Homepages are changing from Google.com to Bing.com every instant. ABC News just announced a huge alliance with Yahoo News coming soon. And Google? Well, they’re busy with something I guess. Maybe it’s Google + they’re working on because they have lost popularity now to not one but TWO social networks with Facebook and Twitter. Who [...]

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Google Webmaster Tools: Good or Bad?

April 6, 2011

As most of you already know, Google goes through the trouble of addressing SEO from a very “use Google” perspective. Matt Cutts has addressed Google search engine optimization publicly hundreds of times now, discussing the various things Google endorses in terms of SEO. One of the recommendations Google has is to “become a webmaster”, “submit [...]

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Google takes a few steps back as top SEO search engine

April 6, 2011

Google is unfortunately struggling as of late, giving ground to competitors such as Bing, Yahoo, and Baidu to gain ground on Google,which has been the search “Goliath” of the last 5 years. Interestingly enough, Google’s stock has also fallen considerably as of late. More and more people are using other search engines these days for [...]

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How to choose the proper Domain Name for SEO

September 23, 2010

Quite often, a web design or SEO lead will come my way regarding the beginnings and creation of a new business or website. My mouth waters for clients like these, not because I love naming people’s businesses (although I do), but because the slate is clean. The canvas is empty and the canvas has not [...]

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Beware of SEO Rookies: Do your homework!

August 12, 2010

People ask me all the time, “What can you do to prove that your SEO services work?” It’s a hard question to answer without breaking contract privacy. In other words, it’s not as easy as just naming off a domain name and a keyword. That’s one of the main reasons I went with this domain [...]

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How important is a Domain Name for SEO?

August 1, 2010

As domainers sit back and relax on hundreds of millions of dollars in domain names because of search engine traffic, it’s about time people are asking the question ‘Does a domain name really impact my Google Search Engine Optimization results?’ Before I jump out of my Herman Miller Aeron screaming, “H-E-Double Hockey Sticks — Yeah!” [...]

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