SEO Project #1 - Social Bookmarking To Build Traffic and Links - Update #9

13 May 2008

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I spent the day bookmarking articles on my project site. This is something I have neglected to do until now. In the future, I plan to bookmark my articles as I add them to my site.
This post isn’t intended to give you all the benefits of social bookmarking. […]


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SEO Project #1 - Links For Sale - Paid Links For Your Site - Update #8

12 May 2008

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Most SEO experts will tell you, on site optimization is important, but it is only a small part in determining how your site ranks.  90 - 95% of your rankings are determined by off page factors such as backlinks and anchor text.
I’ve been building backlinks to my project site by networking […]


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SEO Project #1 - Not All Content is King - Am I Giving My Visitors What They Are Searching For? Update #7

11 May 2008

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I’m on day 7 of this SEO project. SEO work is tough for me. I’m the guy that wanted it done yesterday and doesn’t mind working 20 hours a day to make it happen. I don’t want results tomorrow. I want them now!
SEO doesn’t work that way. […]


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SEO Project #1 - Networking With Niche Product Owners - Update #6

10 May 2008

The PPC traffic I have been sending to my blog has given me a good idea of which products for my niche convert the best.   There is one product I have been promoting that has really good conversions.  I sent an email to the product owner and asked for an interview that I could include […]


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SEO Project #1 - Building BackLinks - Update #6

09 May 2008

I spent a few hours today using Fast Blog Finder to find blogs related to my project site. I was able to find several posts that I felt I could add to the discussion. I left comments with anchor text that targeted my keywords and linked back to my project site. In […]


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Yahoo Directory Submission - Update #4

09 May 2008

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Google - It wasn’t a good week for my Google rankings. I’ve given back the gains I made last week. With this weeks adjustment, my net rankings increase / decrease for Google since my Yahoo Directory submission are flat.
Yahoo - Yahoo has been a real disappointment. If any […]


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SEO Project #1 - Getting a Free Link from a PR9 Domain - Update #5

08 May 2008

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This post lists one of the reasons I decided not to disclose the domain on my project site. You could describe this method as gray hat at best.
When looking at some of the other sites competing for my keywords and ranking very well I might add, I noticed […]


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SEO Project #1 - www vs. non-www - Canonicalization - How Does Google See Your Site? - Update #4

07 May 2008

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I’m four days into taking daily action to getting my project site to rank. I’ve been learning quite a bit and have found a way to improve my project site each day. Today, I learned about can-on-i-cal-i-za-tion.
First, let me say that “canonicalization” isn’t a word I would attempt to […]


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SEO Project #1 - Don’t Use Underscores In Your File Names - Use Hyphens - Update #3

06 May 2008

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I made a mistake when I named the files for my site. For the previous examples, I’ve been using a site about plasma televisions, so lets just stick with that.
If the keyword I was targeting was “plasma televisions” then I would name the page “plasma_televisions.html”. Here is the problem. […]


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SEO Project #1 - Page Titles Should Include More Than Your Keywords - Update #2

05 May 2008

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I spent some time reviewing my project site today and was concerned about my page titles. I’m wondering if they are a bit overcooked. Since I am not disclosing the name of my site for reasons noted in my previous post, lets just say my site is about electronics […]


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