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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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01 Nov Posted by Carissa in Content | Comments

How to choose the right keywords for your website

A lot of website owners looking to perform basic search engine optimization on their website start with creating a “Keyword List”. These keywords are then incorporated into the website’s content. But how do you create a targeted keyword list that will help you achieve your website goals? Any proper keyword selection process should examine 4 key ...

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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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25 Oct Posted by Carissa in SEO Web Design | Comments

SEO Web Design That Earns High Sales Potential

Not all Web Design companies or SEO companies offer the same quality of work. There are many business owners who have hired a Web Design firm or a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Company and simply did not get the results they were expecting. Instead of seeing an increase in online traffic or sales they experienced ...

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20 Oct Posted by Carissa in SEO Industry Insight | Comments

Click Through Rates in Google and Bing

Websites strive to achieve top rankings because the top spots always get the most clicks and visitors. This may seem obvious but the difference between Position 1 and Position 10 is quite astounding: “A change in rank from 10 to 1 [in Bing] will generate approximately 1650% more traffic and associated sales.” (Slingshot SEO) But ...

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18 Oct Posted by Carissa in Google, Mobile Search | Comments

Help Local Customers Find You with Google Places

When was the last time you searched online for a business in your neighborhood? If you are like the majority of Internet users about 20% of your online searches are localized. From a business perspective, it is important to be found for these localized searches. People are looking for products and services in close proximity. ...

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17 Oct Posted by Carissa in SEO Industry Insight | Comments

How will you allocate your 2012 marketing budget?

Search Engine Journal recently posted an article titled 5 Key Factors to account for when planning 2012 marketing budgets. The results were generated from last month’s BIA/Kelsey DMS’11 Conference in Denver which focused on exploring the opportunities for small businesses in digital and online media. Needless to say we aren’t surprised by the results: Small ...

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11 Oct Posted by Carissa in Business, Understanding SEO | Comments

7 Undeniable Signs that Your Website Can Benefit from SEO

Have you been thinking about search engine optimization services (SEO) but not yet convinced that your website could benefit from it? What follows are 7 telling signs that your website can benefit from search engine optimization services: Concern: You Can’t Find Your Website on Google The most commonly cited concern that website owners have is ...

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04 Oct Posted by Carissa in Business | Comments

Can SEO Help More Than Just Your Sales Department?

The largest selling point or benefit of SEO services is that it helps bring high traffic levels to the sales funnel and ultimately produces new customers – keeping the sales department very happy. But this is not where it stops. There are many other benefits of SEO services that can be felt in various other ...

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