Syracuse Web Design, Website Development, Hosting, Offsite Data BackupArchive for January, 2011
Using Q&A Sites for SEO
Question and answer websites, where users can ask questions that are then answered by other users, are extremely popular ways to get information, opinions and advice from other internet users around the world. They can also be excellent for SEO purposes.
Read moreThe Five Second Rule for Websites
When a new visitor lands on your website, you have very little time to convince them to stay. There are a lot of websites out there, many of them very similar to yours, probably more than a few that are better. If you want someone to spend time on your website, you need to convince [...]
Read moreUsing Google Adwords: Keyword Tool
If your going to use SEO on your website, you need to know what keywords are, and how to use them. And then, you need to know where to find them. Sure, you could spend hours thinking up every possible combination of keywords possible for your chosen topic, and then research them all individually, but [...]
Read moreAre You Writing Blog Posts or Promotional Content? Does it Matter?
When I think of a blog post, I think of an exchange of information. “I know something, and I want to share it with you.”
Read moreMaking the Most of Your Crawl Budget
Search engines don’t index every page of your site every time they crawl through your pages, unless you have a very small site. The size of your crawl budget is determined by the quality of your site. For Google, PageRank has the most significant effect, followed by the amount of organic search traffic.
Read moreContent Management Systems: Moving Beyond WordPress
Content management systems allow site owners to build a website without extensive technological know-how. They feature easy to use themes, basic dashboards with comprehensive site controls, and the ability to create a full website without needing to know HTML or any programming.
Read moreSocial Media Sites Your Business Should Be Using (But Probably Is Not)
Most business owners are looking to increase their social media presence in 2011. If you’re already using Twitter and Facebook, though, where else can you go to build a meaningful web presence?
Read moreSEO Predictions for 2011
Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year means that every tech and SEO blog is writing down their predictions for what will happen in the next twelve months. One of the most interesting things about these posts is how much they can vary, with everyone having their own ideas for what SEO has [...]
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