| SubmitYourArticle has come out with a duplicate content preventer of sorts called Article Leverage.
I have no proof that this thing works but thought this was too cool and possibly helpful not to pass it on. |
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Have you tried it? Let us know by leaving a comment!
If you are into backlinks (and you should be) this is a pretty cool tool - the Class Backlink Analyzer
I tried it on our site and it shows some insightful stuff about the links we have and the quality of them.
| Matt McGee with the Small Business SEM blog provides some great tips (once again great for newbies and a good review for you SEO gurus out there) on how to do the basics of SEO in one hour. |
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In his post entitled “How to SEO your site in less than 60 minutes” you will find some obvious basics and not-so-obvious quick tips on SEO.
Most of the checks are very quick, but NOT doing them can cost you a lifetime of being relegated to the 8th page on Google.
Make sure to check out the comments as well.
Seriously…they (and by they I mean Matt Cutts) want to know what you think of the webmaster guidelines and how to improve them.
Check out Matt Cutt’s post and the comments
On that note, if you have not read the Google Webmaster Guidelines, Do so! If you have not read them in the last 3 days, do so now. Believe it or not, Google actually does want to help you, if you are a legit site with a legit purpose. They want good sites to rank high.
So how do you rank high on Google? As you hopefully already know, there is no secret. But Google actually gives a pretty good idea on the webmaster tools section. Read up on it. I can only imagine if you follow their “rules” and suggestions, it just might actually work!
Now that you know what NOT to do with SEO, make sure to check out the DO list at SearchEngineLand
There are some more great tips!
Matt McGee recently posted on SearchEngineLand about SEO “Don’ts”: 20 Fatal Mistakes You Must Avoid To Succeed.
While nothing on this list will be shocking to the SEO experts out there, this list is a great learning tool for the newbies and a good reminder that the experts should review from time to time.
The list continues in the comments so be sure to read all the way down.
Some of my favorites from both the post and comments:
Don’t wait too long to implement SEO - As many of you know I am big on action! All the research and ideas in the world are useless if you end up with a to-do list 8 pages long and have not even taken the first step toward implementing them. Research and tweaking is an ongoing thing, not something you cram for and then act on.
Don’t waste your time submitting your URL to search engines - it is just that…wasted time.
Don’t ignore usability - great, you are #1 on Google…now what? Make sure these active people CONVERT too!
Don’t obsess over Google PageRank - I confess…I am GUILTY of this one. Ten Hail Googles is my punishment.
Don’t put 10s of words/phrases into the meta keyword and description. I’ve this sooooo many times and of course the feedback was awful.
Are your titles too keywordilicious?
That is one of the questions asked by Jennifer Slegg, an SEM consultant in this post
Her post is a very interesting look at the rules and, as she calls them “thou shalt nots” of Search Engine Optimization.
There is not much I can say that she does not cover so go check it out
Earlier this month, SEOMOZ released version 2 of Search Engine Ranking Factors.
37 leaders in the world of SEO, such as Danny Sullivan, Jeremy Schoemaker, and Aaron Wall, gave their opinions and insight on the most important factors in Search Engine Optimization.
The full article and results can be found here
Top Positive Factors included:
Keyword Use in the Title Tag, Global Link Popularity of the Site, and Anchor Text of the Inbound Links .
Top Negative Factors were:
An Inaccessible Server, Similar/Duplicate Content, and Low Quality External Links
Each factor is given a ranking by each of the panelists and ranked accordingly.
This article is a MUST READ!
SEO’Brien recently made an interesting post about MSN’s soon to be patented search algorithm.
According to the post, the algorithm “filter[s] the organic results to remove any duplicate listings (two domains pointing to the same website).”
This seems to make things awfully interesting. What do you think?
Read the full post and comments here and what they are saying on ABestWeb here.
Are you linking to bad sites that are ruining your SEO efforts?
The Bad Neighborhood Checker allows you to check your URL to see if you are linking to to “bad” sites that may hurt you with the search engines.
It is very easy to use and super quick, so check it out.
| Rand at SEOMoz definitely wins the award so far this year for funniest and most informative post at the same time.
“The Illustrated Guide to Duplicate Content in the Search Engines” outlines how search engines (namely Google) seek out and find duplicate content, penalize you for it, and result in you dropping out of hte rankings or into the supplemental rankings. Search engines, especially the GoogleBot (illustrated by Rand on the right) are only getting better and sniffing out duplicate content and the effects of it have never been more severe..and costly. Check our Rand’s post for some fun and helpful information! |
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Avangate put together a great list of free directories for submitting your site to. All of them are human-edited SEO friendly general directories, where you can submit your website. These directories are ordered by Google PageRank and listed with links to the “Add/Suggest a Site” pages.
They can be found here.
If you are into trading links, this free tool is a good one!
It will allow you to check if your link partners are linking back, as well as more advanced features such as creating link pages, disabling broken links, etc.
There are paid tools like this one, but this will definitely do the trick, especially if you are just starting out.
Check it out here
Sorry we are a little late this week, but I hope it is worth the wait.
If you have been wanting to do an XML sitemap for your site, for submission to Google Site Maps or to add to your feeds on Feedburner or MyYahoo, or for whatever reason, this tool is so far the easiest and best tool around.
XML-Sitemaps.com pretty much makes it a snap to create a full XML file for your site to submit to wherever you wish!
It can also help you create an HTML sitemap, check for broken links, and more.
For more information about sitemaps and their value with SEO, we suggest visiting Google’s Webmaster Tools.
So, check them out…
| So far, SEOBOOK may just be the most informative, accurate, and easiest to navigate SEO site I have seen. |
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According to the site:
SEO Book.com is a leading SEO blog by Aaron Wall covering the search space. It offers marketing tips, search analysis, and whatever random rants come to mind.
The first version of my popular SEO Book came out in December of 2003. I have propably revised it about 50 times since then.
The site has so much information, you literally have to be careful not to overwhelm yourself.
What more can I say? Check it out.
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