Are Your Smarter Because You Search Online?
Have you ever thought that because you search online that you’re smarter than the next guy? According to a new study from UCLA, searching the Internet may help to stimulate and possibly improve brain functions.
Traditionally, taking part in activities like crossword puzzles have helped keep the mind sharp and preserve brain health and cognitive abilities. [...]
SEO Quick Tip: Cross Links
We’ve all heard that quality inbound links are one of the biggest influencer’s when it comes to search engine rankings, but don’t forget about quality cross links too. Treat your cross links the same way you would treat your inbound links and your website will get better rankings.
The easiest way to make sure that your [...]
SEO Quick Tip: Meta Description
Following up on my last SEO tip, SEO Quick Tip: Title Tags, today’s SEO quick tip deals with the meta description tag. The meta description tag is in the head section of every webpage and is a short description of the content on the page.
Second to the title tag, the meta description tag is the [...]
One Easy Way to Generate Traffic
Traffic for any website is usually a main goal, but a lot of people don’t know how to generate traffic. I hear it all the time in the office, “We need to get the word out.” Then weeks or months later, nothing has happened.
We’ve all heard that creating unique and compelling content is the best [...]
Where is Your Sitemap?
Sitemap pages are a great way to let the search engines know what content is on your website. But what kind of sitemap are you using?
You could use a regular page from your website, an HTML, PHP, ASP, or whatever type of page will work. These pages are great for users because they list all [...]
USA Today Speaks with Matt Cutts About Search Engine Optimization
Earlier this week, Jefferson Graham from USA Today sat down with Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team, to discuss search engine optimization. Matt gave some basic tips that can help any webmaster achieve better rankings on Google. Here are some of the highlights:
Use the keywords and phrases that people would search for your site [...]
Email Checklist
Seth Godin, author of “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable” and “All Marketers Are Liars” has compiled an email checklist that is definitely worth a read. Seth goes through a 36 point checklist just to make sure every email is perfect.
Here are a few of the ones that stood out to me:
13. Am [...]
SEO Quick Tip: Title Tag
It’s often been said that the title of your webpage is the most important tag on the page. The title tag is what shows up in the search results and basically either convinces a user to click on your link or keep reading to find another website.
You can quickly search for all of your title [...]
Re-branding a Website? Don’t Forget Your Re-directs
Creating a new website is always an exciting time for any company. A lot can go into a new website and one aspect that people often over look is the redirection of their old web pages.
Every web page on your site has a unique URL and it’s very easy to change the structure of your [...]