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The SEO Quick-Fix Illusion
One of the major misconceptions about search engine optimisation, (SEO), is that it's a quick fix that SEO professionals can simply add onto your finished website after the fact, to help you get the best rankings.
Google Adwords – Targeted Internet Marketing
A Google Adwords campaign is widely considered one of the most effective targeted marketing opportunities that exists today on the internet. It takes advantage of Google's ability to display a relevant ad alongside the search engine results that appear when a user searches for a specific term, or contextually depending on the content of the site on which it will advertise your product.
Search Engine Marketing – Measurable Results
One of the greatest benefits of internet marketing lies in the fact that it's one of the marketing strategies that's more measurable than most. Making use of search engine marketing services lets you immediately determine the number of conversions you've achieved, whether into online leads or sales, as well as how much revenue your online marketing has generated, and the overall return on investment.
Search Engine Optimisation Is Google Optimisation
Although the industry is called search engine optimisation (SEO), the truth of the matter is that most websites, especially in South Africa, want and need to optimise for Google.
Keyword Research
In March 2008 the 28th most popular search term, according to the New York Times, was “drugs”. Considering the way many people approach keyword research, one might think this made March a good month to be a drug dealer. If only keyword research were as simple as that.
Keyword Density
One of the most controversial search engine optimisation topics, keyword density refers to the percentage of your written content that is made up of the keywords you're using to target your online market via the search engines.
Importance of Keyword Research in Optimising Your Website and Getting Business
Keyword research is the art of finding the keywords your potential customers are using on the search engines, then determining how to incorporate those keywords into your marketing strategy.
Is Content King?
The importance of content, good, quality content, on your website is second-to-none in terms of link-building and optimisation for organic searches.
Content Writing As Writing
The net abounds with all manner of useful hints, tips and tricks aimed at producing content writing that will successfully market your website or blog.
SEO vs PPC
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Pay Per Click (PPC) have become the two most prominent forms of web marketing today.
White Hat Vs Black Hat - (The Light and Dark Sides of SEO)
In keeping with the sci-fi geekery of most of us involved in the IT or Internet industry, SEO's tend to be Star Wars fans.
SEO Wars IV: - A New Hope
Despite the proliferation of Black Hat techniques in the SEO community, there is a shining beacon, a last bastion of hope in which we can all take refuge... Search engines hate Black Hat.
SEO Wars III: Revenge on the Search - Black Hats War on the Search Engines
SEO wars are not really between practitioners of Black Hat and White Hat SEO. Both groups aim, simply, to help their clients by getting them as close to the top of search engine listings as they can. Other than occasionally commenting on the other groups tactics, White Hat and Black Hat practitioners pay little attention to one another.
SEO Wars II: Attack of the Clones - Website Content Scraping And Duplicate Content
In SEO circles it is commonly believed that content is king. This is largely true. Relevant content attracts search engines, and well-written content maintains healthy site traffic. But the Dark Side seeps into every aspect of SEO, seeking to unsettle the balance.
SEO: Human Optimisation And The SEO Case Study For Injection Moulding
SEO, or search engine optimisation, has become almost a paradox of terminology. While SEO is aimed at websites that comply with search engine guidelines, these guidelines seem to be entirely against building websites with search engines in mind.