Archive for May, 2009
May 31st, 2009
There is much talk about Search Engine Optimization and there are many tips out there about how best to optimize websites. The search engines (Google, Yahoo, Wolfram Alpha, Microsoft Live etc.) do not publicise their search and ranking algorithms however there is general consensus out there as to what best practice for SEO constitutes. Below are the first four of essential SEO steps which all are simple to implement on a Website and should be considered the bare minimum of SEO:
Fresh, Relevant and Original Content
Probably the most important and effective of all SEO activities is the most basic; Updating your website and providing original and new content on your website is the single best thing that can be done for SEO. Too many people believe that Read the rest of this entry »
Incoming search terms for this article:
Related posts
Tags: 
May 29th, 2009
Microsoft Bing, the replacement of the Microsoft Live Search (which was the 
replacement for MSN Search) goes live on 3rd June 2009 (at www.bing.com.au in Australia). Microsoft Bing was codenamed Kumo in development and, according to Microsoft offers a better search experience (when will Microsoft finally settle on a single name for their search?). According to Microsoft here are a few of the features of Bing:
Making Search Easier
Almost any search engine can provide basic results, but with Bing, we’ve improved many aspects of the search experience.
- Home page. Because you may not always know about the range of content a search engine can find for you, the Bing home page includes a beautiful new image daily, information hotspots embedded in that image, and clear links for starting your searches for video, news, shopping, travel, images or maps.
- Autosuggest. Bing examines what you are typing in the search box and will automatically Read the rest of this entry »
Incoming search terms for this article:
Related posts
May 29th, 2009
Almost everyone is affected with email spam. Spam detectors / email filters have improved substantially over the past few years but unfortunately the skills of the spammers have also improved. It is not just businesses involved in the fight against spammers but also governments; The Australian government, for example, is taking spamming and the negative consequences very seriously.
What? Spam isn’t exclusive to Email?
Beyond email there is another very relevant form of spamming; comment and trackback spamming. This form of spamming affects the millions of blogs on the Internet. Most blog posts are open for comments. This means that people are able to comment on the content of the post (look below this post and post a comment if you so wish). Whether using Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, TypePad, Blogger or Read the rest of this entry »
Related posts
May 28th, 2009
Website Objectives are the cornerstone of effective SEO. There is no point in performing random SEO activities (or any other website changes) without knowing where you want to be in regards to your website. Below is a walkthrough of website objectives and acting on these objectives from an SEO perspective (from previous posts you have probably figured by now that I am a strong believer in objective setting).
What are Website Objectives?
Objectives are about defining what you want to achieve from something. In relation to a Website the objectives Read the rest of this entry »
Incoming search terms for this article:
Related posts
May 28th, 2009
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is about getting visits to a website from organic search results right? Yes….and no; SEO is also about the quality of visits to a website. Whilst the primary objective of SEO is to get visits, the secondary objective (and often equal in relevance and importance as the primary objective) is ensuring that the visits are of a certain quality. The quality element may usually be measured in terms of the percentage of visits from which a sale is made, or an enquiry is lodged Read the rest of this entry »