Learning SEO Along The Way. The Dinosaur Bones.

I was asked not that long ago if what I know about blogging and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) comes from some software program or a guru's coaching session. My answer was no.

It's not that I didn't buy books, because I did, or didn't get some form of coaching, because I did (indirectly).

What I did learn and continue to learn is by nuggets... this is what I told the questioner, and I'm sticking to my answer, damnit.

Especially after what I stumbled across earlier today. ...CONTINUE READING =>

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Article Directories Are Powerful Tools In The Link Wheel

Let's continue our discussion about the Link Wheel and see how article sites like Squidoo, HubPages, and e-zine fit into the scheme, shall we?

We should now know the difference a reciprocal link and a backlink:

• Reciprocal links are two way links that appear to be exchanges
• Backlinks are one way links that give acknowledgment  from one site to another

We now know that backlinks make better sense than reciprocal links and are seen as valuable in Google's eyes. ...CONTINUE READING =>

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Greasing The Link Wheel With Dofollow

Last time we were sitting around the pickle barrel and talking about how backlinks make the Link Wheel spin.

True backlinks do more than offer navigation for readers to find your content. Backlinks are the backbone of your SEO campaign. Remember that they serve as a way for search engines to not only find your site, but to check for relevancy and possibly pass authority to your content.

If a site about dog training collars that has a Page Rank(PR) of 5 contains a link to an article about ergonomic controls for dog training collars with a PR 0f 3, the article will share some of the Google juice given to the PR 5 site.

Google love gets passed as if it was a Love -In during the late 1960's. ...CONTINUE READING =>

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