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How To Get Blacklisted By The Search Engines: Black Hat SEO Techniques

Black Hat SEO is a real problem as more and more SEO companies are set up every day. Just as a reminder, Black Hat SEO is to be opposed to White Hat SEO. Black Hat search engine optimization can be defined as the practice of using unethical techniques to make your search rankings go up. Read 'How To Get Blacklisted By The Search Engines: Black Hat SEO Techniques'.

Link Trading Myths Uncovered

Google has just sent the Search Marketing world into a frenzy of hair pulling and nail biting. Its latest shake up of its algorithm has put paid to unrestrained link swapping. It had gone overboard like Meta tag stuffing before it. Even before this latest revision, all signs indicate that the Search Engines were beginning to devalue reciprocal links and forum signatures in their SERP's. Read 'Link Trading Myths Uncovered'.

SEO in a BOX

Are profitable, top search ranks possible without the help of an experienced search engine optimization company? Can a software package or online miracle site touting testimonials and grandeur guarantees of success elevate your online presence enough to really increase sales? Is there a working alternative for smaller businesses and sites that can't budget pro SEO right now? Read 'SEO in a BOX'.

Hear That Knocking, That's SEO With Business At Your Door

When we need something, increasingly, we search for it on the Internet. Being on a "short list" of high-ranking search results is imperative in this day and age--the higher the better. Top rankings give you the chance of having prospective customers knock on your virtual door, knowledgeable about your offerings and eager to buy before you ever say a single word to them. Read 'Hear That Knocking, That's SEO With Business At Your Door'.

The Dark Side of SEO - Detecting Black Hat Marketing Techniques

You're site has been running in a hosted environment for several months now. Traffic is trickling in at a slow pace, your Google PageRank is 0, and your monthly bills are starting to mount. You are about to give up all hope when you happen upon a professional SEO service promising you top-10 rankings. You hesitate and wonder if it's too good to be true. Read 'The Dark Side of SEO - Detecting Black Hat Marketing Techniques'.

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Titles and Headlines: It's Not a Newspaper

Titles are some of the most vital parts of your site, especially if it consists of a series of articles. Yet they're also some of the most ignored elements of all web pages, and more difficult than you'd think to do correctly. You have to realise that you're not writing headlines - it's more interactive than that. Read 'Titles and Headlines: It's Not a Newspaper'.

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Are You Targeting The Wrong Keywords?

Like it or not, the keywords and phrases you select to describe your site within your META tags and body text can make or break your listings in the search engines. It's a sad fact that most companies are targeting the wrong keywords and losing traffic as a result. Even sites that have excellent rankings will not benefit if those rankings are for unsuitable keywords. Read 'Are You Targeting The Wrong Keywords?'.

Professional Keyword Research Strategies

Keyword research is an integral part of any SEM initiative, whether it may be PPC or SEO, so it's important to do it right. Its also important to do it right from the start, Google spiders (the bots that indexes web pages) can takes up to months before they cycle to your site, so if you target the wrong keywords initially, it could take months to fix. Read 'Professional Keyword Research Strategies'.

Why Are Long Tail Keywords So Important?

Long tail keywords is a term you will often come across in SEO circles, and basically refers to the less popular keywords that get fewer searches per month in the search engines, but are easier to rank highly for, because there are far fewer sites competing for that term. Read 'Why Are Long Tail Keywords So Important?'.