There are millions of people using the internet each day. If you are a website owner these people should be your main priority. Millions of searches are done on Google and other search engines every second. Are you sure they can find your website? Is it coming up in their search results?
You can purchase an SEO consulting service from search engine optimizers. Though most of them have their own website they don't need to. You can check forums such as forums.digitalpoint.com to receive SEO consulting services from well-educated people who are knowledgeable in SEO.
Forums are probably the best way to go in this economy. An SEO consulting service can be expensive. If money isn't an issue for you, good. Though expensive, you are getting a service that will eventually pay for itself and be well worth it in the end (if done right).
To be absolutely sure you're going to the right person and not wasting your money, try asking for a quote. I know of a few that offer free quotes. To find them just Google "SEO Consulting Service".
I would recommend you stay away from a company called Beanstalk. They charge $250 an hour for consulting, $250 an hour plus another $100 an hour if the job requires traveling and $50 per question that you have about the services.
The following are just a few of the advantages of SEO:
* Increase your website traffic.
* Search Engine friendly site will place you higher on results pages.
* Expand the reach of your online audience.
* Receive measurable results that you can manage.
SEO is necessary if you own a website so get your consultation as soon as possible. Good luck!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
mma pound for pound
You might be wondering why "mma pound for pound" is being mentioned in an SEO blog. Well, it is the key phrase for the new SEO contest by PromoJunkie.
The prizes are still the same, as well as the rules.
If you want to enter and read more about the contest, visit PJ's official SEO contest page.
The prizes are still the same, as well as the rules.
If you want to enter and read more about the contest, visit PJ's official SEO contest page.
Oes Tsetnoc Winners
The top 3 in the Oes Tsetnoc are as follows:
First Place: Handsome
Second Place: Hellas
Third Place: Phreakaholic
Handsome won $1,000 via PayPal, Hellas won $300 via PayPal and Phreakaholic won $200 via PayPal.
The final update was at 12:00am GMT-7 12-15-2009 and from the given results, PromoJunkie declared the winner(s).
Congratz to all winners and contestants!
First Place: Handsome
Second Place: Hellas
Third Place: Phreakaholic
Handsome won $1,000 via PayPal, Hellas won $300 via PayPal and Phreakaholic won $200 via PayPal.
The final update was at 12:00am GMT-7 12-15-2009 and from the given results, PromoJunkie declared the winner(s).
Congratz to all winners and contestants!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Bulk Directory Submissions
I've seen a lot of people asking the same question over and over again; "Will I get banned for submitting my site to thousands of directories?". The answer is simple - YES, but no... It really depends on how you go about doing this.
If you submit your site to thousands of directories at once, or in a short amount of time, there is a really good chance you will get banned by the search engines. You can avoid this by submitting to a maximum of two or three hundred directories each month.
Bulk directory submissions, per day, can be a problem but they're usually not. Let's say you submit your site to one thousand directories per day. Chances are the majority of those directory owners will not be online to accept submissions at the same time. Let's be generous and say half of your submissions are accepted. That's five hundred directory submissions per day. Now let's be realistic and say half of those directories are not even active, or as active as others. That's two hundred fifty directory submissions per day.
This isn't too bad. Chances of Google picking up all of those submissions in a day are incredibly slim.
This will prevent you from getting banned from Google and other search engines for bulk directory submissions, which some robots may mistake for spamming.
If you submit your site to thousands of directories at once, or in a short amount of time, there is a really good chance you will get banned by the search engines. You can avoid this by submitting to a maximum of two or three hundred directories each month.
Bulk directory submissions, per day, can be a problem but they're usually not. Let's say you submit your site to one thousand directories per day. Chances are the majority of those directory owners will not be online to accept submissions at the same time. Let's be generous and say half of your submissions are accepted. That's five hundred directory submissions per day. Now let's be realistic and say half of those directories are not even active, or as active as others. That's two hundred fifty directory submissions per day.
This isn't too bad. Chances of Google picking up all of those submissions in a day are incredibly slim.
This will prevent you from getting banned from Google and other search engines for bulk directory submissions, which some robots may mistake for spamming.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Page Rank Update
I see this all the time. People asking for a PR update. Back in the day Google used to update their databases every three months. It's changed a little bit in the past two or so years and they now update their databases whenever they feel like it.
If you were hoping for an update it probably isn't going to happen anytime soon. The last update was at the end of October so the earliest PR update would probably be at the end of January or the beginning of February, IF they actually follow the guidelines that they laid out themselves.
It also seems like they're doing things a little differently these days and updating PR based on a different algorithm. I have thousands upon thousands of backlinks going to all of my sites, yet they either have PR1 or no PR at all.
We'll see how they next update goes and when it happens. Hopefully soon.
If you were hoping for an update it probably isn't going to happen anytime soon. The last update was at the end of October so the earliest PR update would probably be at the end of January or the beginning of February, IF they actually follow the guidelines that they laid out themselves.
It also seems like they're doing things a little differently these days and updating PR based on a different algorithm. I have thousands upon thousands of backlinks going to all of my sites, yet they either have PR1 or no PR at all.
We'll see how they next update goes and when it happens. Hopefully soon.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
SEO Services
If you are thinking about purchasing SEO, make sure you read this entire post to know what you should receive from SEO companies.
The first thing these companies should look at is your website's content and the overall structure of your website. You should be given a detailed review on your website content and structure so you know what you're doing wrong and what needs to be improved. They should tell you about errors on your page, broken links, etc.
They should also tell you how to build and manage your online marketing campaigns. Yes, this falls under SEO and they need to help you better your campaigns to reach the correct audience and get the most for your money.
Keyword research is a huge part of SEO and they should always tell you which keywords to use and which keywords not to use. If you own abc.com and your main keyword is "abc.com" you will fail. They should tell you that no one will be searching any search engines specifically for "abc.com" and that you should be optimizing your site for the keyword "abc" instead.
SEO training is not a must but there are a number of SEO companies who offer SEO training with every SEO service package bought. You should look for these companies as it will help you do your own SEO later on with other sites and you don't need to keep paying for these services.
When to hire an SEO specialist? Right away! If you just built a new website or you're thinking about creating a website, do your research on SEO companies now. The earlier you get it done, the better.
Before you purchase any SEO services from anyone, make sure you do your research and ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If the company is not open to questions, stray away from the questions, change the subject or just flat out refuses to give you an answer to any of your questions, chances are they don't know what they're doing.
Make sure you ask the company for previous experience, what type of methods they use (white hat, black hat, grey hat, etc.), how long to wait till you see results, etc.
Just remember to do your research first as SEO services are expensive and no one wants to lose that kind of cash.
The first thing these companies should look at is your website's content and the overall structure of your website. You should be given a detailed review on your website content and structure so you know what you're doing wrong and what needs to be improved. They should tell you about errors on your page, broken links, etc.
They should also tell you how to build and manage your online marketing campaigns. Yes, this falls under SEO and they need to help you better your campaigns to reach the correct audience and get the most for your money.
Keyword research is a huge part of SEO and they should always tell you which keywords to use and which keywords not to use. If you own abc.com and your main keyword is "abc.com" you will fail. They should tell you that no one will be searching any search engines specifically for "abc.com" and that you should be optimizing your site for the keyword "abc" instead.
SEO training is not a must but there are a number of SEO companies who offer SEO training with every SEO service package bought. You should look for these companies as it will help you do your own SEO later on with other sites and you don't need to keep paying for these services.
When to hire an SEO specialist? Right away! If you just built a new website or you're thinking about creating a website, do your research on SEO companies now. The earlier you get it done, the better.
Before you purchase any SEO services from anyone, make sure you do your research and ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If the company is not open to questions, stray away from the questions, change the subject or just flat out refuses to give you an answer to any of your questions, chances are they don't know what they're doing.
Make sure you ask the company for previous experience, what type of methods they use (white hat, black hat, grey hat, etc.), how long to wait till you see results, etc.
Just remember to do your research first as SEO services are expensive and no one wants to lose that kind of cash.
Purchasing SEO
There are hundreds of SEO companies out there who sell their SEO techniques to help improve your rankings in the search engines. They can be expensive but most of all they can be risky. If you are thinking of purchasing SEO services from anyone or any company, do your research first.
Go to SEO forums or forums like digitalpoint to see what others have to say about certain SEO services and companies. Also, using Google is pretty wise. You might find something there that you cannot find anywhere else.
Don't go with any cheap services if you do decide to purchase some SEO assistance. The bigger companies and more reputable companies may charge a lot more but they have the reputation and customers to back up their services.
One company to definitely avoid is sayseodesign.com. They have been known to scam A LOT of people. See the following thread for yourself: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=854797
Good luck on finding the right SEO company for you and your site!
Go to SEO forums or forums like digitalpoint to see what others have to say about certain SEO services and companies. Also, using Google is pretty wise. You might find something there that you cannot find anywhere else.
Don't go with any cheap services if you do decide to purchase some SEO assistance. The bigger companies and more reputable companies may charge a lot more but they have the reputation and customers to back up their services.
One company to definitely avoid is sayseodesign.com. They have been known to scam A LOT of people. See the following thread for yourself: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=854797
Good luck on finding the right SEO company for you and your site!
In The OES TSETNOC Lead
The people who are in the top three now are the same people who have been there since the beginning of the OES TSETNOC. It's kind of getting on my nerves that they don't drop in the SERPs at all when everyone else's rank continually fluctuates.
Congratulations to them though...
I've been looking at this wrong the whole time. I'm not doing anything wrong, they're doing everything right, and they've been at this a lot longer than I have.
Their domains have more months and years on it than mine does and that makes a big difference. I know I mentioned selling this blog just the other day but I'm going to keep it so I have an aged domain for the next OES TSETNOC.
If you're like me and you can't seem to pass the site's in the top three, or even the top ten, don't lose faith.
Anything can happen...
Congratulations to them though...
I've been looking at this wrong the whole time. I'm not doing anything wrong, they're doing everything right, and they've been at this a lot longer than I have.
Their domains have more months and years on it than mine does and that makes a big difference. I know I mentioned selling this blog just the other day but I'm going to keep it so I have an aged domain for the next OES TSETNOC.
If you're like me and you can't seem to pass the site's in the top three, or even the top ten, don't lose faith.
Anything can happen...
Saturday, December 5, 2009
iWebTool banned Oes Tsetnoc!
So I was checking my backlinks on iWebTool (just for fun of course. their tools are entirely inaccurate) and I noticed it said no backlinks. This immediately set off an alarm in me so I checked to see if this blog was banned in Google. Like an idiot, I used iWebTool. They said Oes Tsetnoc was banned from Google!
I checked Google myself though and noticed that it was still appearing in the search results. Good for me. I was thinking someone reported this blog, thinking we use black hat methods since we write about it often.
It's good and relieving to know that we're safe though, at least for the moment. Hopefully, iWebTool will get their shit together or I'll find better tools to help me out.
I checked Google myself though and noticed that it was still appearing in the search results. Good for me. I was thinking someone reported this blog, thinking we use black hat methods since we write about it often.
It's good and relieving to know that we're safe though, at least for the moment. Hopefully, iWebTool will get their shit together or I'll find better tools to help me out.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Grey Hat Methods
You've probably heard of white hat methods in the world of SEO, maybe even black hat methods. Have you ever heard of grey hat methods?
Before I even try to explain what a grey hat method is, let me explain to you what a white hat method and a black hat method is.
A white hat method is a method that you use to optimize your site for the search engines. White hat methods are the best methods around. Why? Because they are the most legitimate methods around and you are guaranteed to NOT get banned by any search engines if you stick to them.
A black hat method is the polar opposite of a white hat method. If caught using these methods, you can and will be banned from the search engines and whatever other sites or programs you're trying to fool.
With the explanations above, using your common sense, I'm sure you know what a grey hat method is. No? Well I was going to explain it anyway.
A grey hat method is a cross between a white hat method and a black hat method. If you're careful enough, you won't get caught or banned but there is always a risk. Grey hat methods are usually not too frowned upon. There is little risk because all you're really doing is giving white hat methods little tweaks.
If you're running AdSense on your website, I recommend just sticking to white hat methods. Using black hat methods, or even grey hat methods, will not only get your site banned from the search engines, you could also lose your AdSense account.
I know you probably think that it doesn't really matter, there are other programs just like AdSense out there, but you're wrong. Those other sites don't offer you revenue potential as big as AdSense does.
Use these types of methods with caution.
Before I even try to explain what a grey hat method is, let me explain to you what a white hat method and a black hat method is.
A white hat method is a method that you use to optimize your site for the search engines. White hat methods are the best methods around. Why? Because they are the most legitimate methods around and you are guaranteed to NOT get banned by any search engines if you stick to them.
A black hat method is the polar opposite of a white hat method. If caught using these methods, you can and will be banned from the search engines and whatever other sites or programs you're trying to fool.
With the explanations above, using your common sense, I'm sure you know what a grey hat method is. No? Well I was going to explain it anyway.
A grey hat method is a cross between a white hat method and a black hat method. If you're careful enough, you won't get caught or banned but there is always a risk. Grey hat methods are usually not too frowned upon. There is little risk because all you're really doing is giving white hat methods little tweaks.
If you're running AdSense on your website, I recommend just sticking to white hat methods. Using black hat methods, or even grey hat methods, will not only get your site banned from the search engines, you could also lose your AdSense account.
I know you probably think that it doesn't really matter, there are other programs just like AdSense out there, but you're wrong. Those other sites don't offer you revenue potential as big as AdSense does.
Use these types of methods with caution.
Oes Tsetnoc to SEO Blog
As you can probably tell, I've changed the site up a little bit. I asked some people for advice with this blog and one tip that stood out to me was to create posts that are at least 300 words long. With this SEO blog running solely as an Oes Tsetnoc blog, I couldn't achieve that.
It's hard enough putting together a 50-word article on the Oes Tsetnoc, it'd be excruciating to have to put together a 300-word post for this blog.
So what I've done is made this into just another SEO blog. I periodically update all of you on SEO related things and share some SEO tips and tricks.
It has been really easy maintaining this blog now. Don't worry though, I'll still be writing about the Oes Tsetnoc.
It's hard enough putting together a 50-word article on the Oes Tsetnoc, it'd be excruciating to have to put together a 300-word post for this blog.
So what I've done is made this into just another SEO blog. I periodically update all of you on SEO related things and share some SEO tips and tricks.
It has been really easy maintaining this blog now. Don't worry though, I'll still be writing about the Oes Tsetnoc.
Common SEO Mistakes
A common mistake that webmasters often make is they underestimate themselves. Do not underestimate yourself. Even if you are number 10 in SERPS or number 100. Things can always pick up. Remember that SEO takes time.
Another thing not to do is believe everything you see on the internet. You can use as many search terms as you want to look for SEO strategies but different things works for different people. Of course there are the basic SEO tricks that work for everyone, just basic SEO, but other things that people try with their websites that work for them may not work for you. So keep trying things with your website until you find something that works for you.
Just because you find something that works for you, do not be stupid and cancel out all other techniques. You will exhaust your current one eventually.
The number thing to avoid when it comes to SEO is: Avoid all black hat methods! Sure, you will see short term benefits but it will cost you a lifetime ban. It's not worth it.
Another thing not to do is believe everything you see on the internet. You can use as many search terms as you want to look for SEO strategies but different things works for different people. Of course there are the basic SEO tricks that work for everyone, just basic SEO, but other things that people try with their websites that work for them may not work for you. So keep trying things with your website until you find something that works for you.
Just because you find something that works for you, do not be stupid and cancel out all other techniques. You will exhaust your current one eventually.
The number thing to avoid when it comes to SEO is: Avoid all black hat methods! Sure, you will see short term benefits but it will cost you a lifetime ban. It's not worth it.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Spamdex the Oes Tsetnoc?
Spamdexing is also known as black hat SEO. It's something that no one should do, but a lot of webmasters do it to make their search engine rank higher.
Spamdexing consists of submitting your links to link farms, spinning your articles and keyword stuffing, among other things.
So I ask, should I spamdex this Oes Tsetnoc blog? I know there's a high risk in getting banned from the search engines altogether, but there is only a couple of weeks left in the Oes Tsetnoc and the chances of me getting caught in such a short amount of time are slim. (Unless a contestant who sees me as competition rats me out...)
Chances are I won't resort to such tactics but I'll say this, if I got caught and placed in the Oes Tsetnoc, it would be worth the ban.
Spamdexing consists of submitting your links to link farms, spinning your articles and keyword stuffing, among other things.
So I ask, should I spamdex this Oes Tsetnoc blog? I know there's a high risk in getting banned from the search engines altogether, but there is only a couple of weeks left in the Oes Tsetnoc and the chances of me getting caught in such a short amount of time are slim. (Unless a contestant who sees me as competition rats me out...)
Chances are I won't resort to such tactics but I'll say this, if I got caught and placed in the Oes Tsetnoc, it would be worth the ban.
Oes Tsetnoc Mission: Impossible
The Oes Tsetnoc is coming to an end in less than two weeks from now. I have yet to crack the top ten in the last two months. I'm one hundred percent sure that I will not be cracking it in the next two weeks.
It'll be fun maintaining the site in the meantime, even afterwards. I'm enjoying writing about SEO. If I don't keep continuing to update this blog on a regular basis, I'll be selling it.
I think this Oes Tsetnoc blog has great potential to become a great site and I don't want to put it to waste.
If you're interested in purchasing this blog, send me an email with an offer to jerlene@blackdonnellys.info
For now, I think I'll be writing regularly on here. I just need to figure out my new keywords since my previous ones have not worked out so well for me.
My Oes Tsetnoc mission has officially become impossible to accomplish.
It'll be fun maintaining the site in the meantime, even afterwards. I'm enjoying writing about SEO. If I don't keep continuing to update this blog on a regular basis, I'll be selling it.
I think this Oes Tsetnoc blog has great potential to become a great site and I don't want to put it to waste.
If you're interested in purchasing this blog, send me an email with an offer to jerlene@blackdonnellys.info
For now, I think I'll be writing regularly on here. I just need to figure out my new keywords since my previous ones have not worked out so well for me.
My Oes Tsetnoc mission has officially become impossible to accomplish.
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