On April 24, Big Google unleashed a nuke in the form of an update they named Penguin. Although it has been a month since the update was unleashed, the effect is still felt as everyone tries to understand what exactly went on. The truth is, this update was the biggest I’ve ever seen from Google,… Read More »
Lately, Google has been doing some pretty massive changes that may seem unprecedented in its history. At least I have never observed them on such a scale. I’m sure many of you who own websites or blogs would agree that Google is extremely unpredictable and volatile, these days. In the last 6 months, we have… Read More »
Don’t you just love it when Google comes out with all these fancy names like Farmer and Panda for their updates? But jokes aside, these updates are like earthquakes in the internet world, and for many it was clearly disastrous. Just like earthquakes can level entire cities, you don’t want to become collateral damage when… Read More »
Everyone who owns a website knows the basic tricks and techniques of search engine optimisation. The most effective and well publicised seo tactic is of course based on exploiting the benefits of key search terms. Most of us are aware of how seo can be increased by spiking the content of website with an assortment… Read More »
Search Engine Optimization or SEO is vital for any website, if you want to get visitors from the search engines. SEO is neither complex nor simple, but does require at least a working knowledge in the basic principles. On-site or on-page SEO is often overlooked in favor of off-page SEO, but it is in fact… Read More »
Duplicate content is one of the banes of the Internet. And if you publish a blog or website, and your stuff is generally good, there’s a high likelihood, someone, somewhere, will copy the stuff you write and paste that up on their sites. First of all, let’s differentiate between duplicate content and syndicated content. Both… Read More »
One of the common problems faced by some webmasters is slow or non indexing by Google. As we know, Google is currently the top search engine in the world, and so if you have a website on whatever, the first thing you can do for it is to try to get it indexed and listed… Read More »
Today’s one of those rare times when I blog about SEO… Everyday, the Web is being added manifold by hundreds of thousands of new pages, or websites. How does a search engine keep up with the huge increases everyday? One of the most important things they look at, with regards to a website, is age.… Read More »
I like Craigslist. Posting ads on Craigslist is fun, and helps in boosting your link popularity and traffic. Craigslist has one of the highest Alexa rankings in the world; so if you want your site to get some exposure, posting a small ad can work wonders. I’ve heard that posting an ad on Craigslist helpes… Read More »
Being a webmaster (and this applies for bloggers too) can be a tough chore. No kidding. It takes lots of experience and SEO knowledge to constantly keep your site at the top of the SERPs, or to get them there. And it takes constant work. The craze for links and more links would not have… Read More »