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16 Nov Posted by Carissa in SEO FAQ's | Comments

Do I need to optimize for both the singular and plural version of my keywords?

No you do not need to optimize for both the singular and plural version of your keywords, nor do you need to include both in your meta tags or in your page content. Keep in mind that people generally use the plural version of words when performing search queries so you will likely opt to include the plural version ...

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11 Nov Posted by Carissa in SEO FAQ's, Understanding SEO | Comments

What SEO Blogs do you recommend for someone who is new to SEO?

The SEO industry can change and does change so fast that it is important to stay up to date with new trends, and to use trustworthy sources to help keep you informed. We would suggest that you start by following: SEO Book – www.seobook.com/blog Matt Cutts (Google Associate) – www.mattcutts.com/blog Search Engine Land – www.searchengineland.com/blog Search Engine Roundtable ...

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09 Nov Posted by Carissa in Content, SEO FAQ's | Comments

Will duplicate content harm my site rankings?

Unless your duplicate content is in direct violation with a copyright, duplicate content will do little harm to your website in terms of rankings. With that said however, it also provides no real benefit, other than providing information to your visitor. Search Engines only credit the first website it crawls and indexes with the authorship of the ...

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04 Nov Posted by Carissa in SEO FAQ's, Technical Advice | Comments

How do I submit my site to Google, Bing and Yahoo?

In earlier years it was necessary to submit your websites to the major Search Engines. However today Search Engines are able to find and index your web pages on their own if you create a link to them through an existing page, create a blog post or submit your XML Sitemap through your Google or ...

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02 Nov Posted by Carissa in Keywords, SEO FAQ's | Comments

How do you determine keyword density for a phrase? What density should I aim for?

You can calculate keyword density using the formula: [Keyword/ Total Number of Words * 100%] For example, the keyword density of the word “dogs” mentioned 5 times in 100 words of text is [5/100*100] = 5%. Sometimes you have a long tail keyword phrase such as “adopt abandoned dogs” and it can be tricky knowing ...

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31 Oct Posted by Carissa in Content, SEO FAQ's | Comments

How much text should I put on my web pages? Is 1000 words per page too much?

Generally you only need to worry if your web pages have too little or no text at all. There are far too many websites that contain little to no text. Since search engines are text driven (they can only read text) so having little or no text on your site becomes a huge problem. If you do ...

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