Archive for August, 2010

  • Where to put your keywords on your website

    Where should you put keywords on your website for good SEO?

    Search Engines read text therefore keywords are very important when optimising your website and you need to make sure that you page is relevant and relates to your chosen terms. Click on the following link for advice on choosing the right keywords. Where to put...

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  • Domain Names - Keyword Rich or Brand Names

    Why choose a keyword rich domain name for your website?

    Branded domain name or keyword-rich URL – which is better? When you are looking at the search results – the websites which rank higher nearly always have a mention of the keyword in the URL. A branded domain is one which is based on the...

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  • SEO For Firefox Plugins

    Useful SEO Plug Ins and Tools of The SEO Trade

    When I am at work and at home I prefer using Firefox as my browser rather than Internet Explorer, the reasons being Firefox has lots of very useful SEO Plug-ins and add-ons which are extensions to your browser that enhance functionality. I have included a...

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  • Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta Update

    Update of Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta launched

    Mozilla Firefox has launched an update of their Firefox 4 Beta meaning that they are moving even closer to taking on the likes of Internet Explorer. This I am very pleased about because I use Mozilla Firefox every day, in my opinion Firefox is a...

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  • What is Internet Marketing?

    What is Internet Marketing?

    Internet marketing means selling and marketing your products or services online. Some people also call internet marketing, web marketing, online marketing or e-marketing. Internet marketing includes SEO and also encompasses marketing done via direct mail – ie newsletters or promotions sent over email. If you...

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  • Why is Effective Keyword Research Important for SEO

    Why is effective keyword research important?

    If you choose the wrong keywords for your website SEO campaign, then the search engines will struggle to rank you and your customers will be unable to find you. You’ll be wasting money trying to rank for ineffective keywords. Therefore the first step of a...

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  • DIY SEO - How do you do SEO?

    How do you do SEO? DIY SEO

    Search engine optimisation is not the dark arts, or rocket science, all it takes to ensure your website is optimised correctly is a bit of hard work, perseverance and patience. SEO is not a secret – if you carry out some research online you will...

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  • What is SEO - Definitions of SEO from Sam's SEO Blog

    Definitions of SEO? What is SEO?

    SEO is an acronym for “Search Engine optimisation.” SEO means wanting to achieve better visibility in the search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing in order for business or people with websites wanting to build their success online. There are many different definitions of...

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  • PageRank - Google's Search Algorithm

    What is Google’s Search Algorithm?

    To answer this questions we need to define – what is an algorithm? Wikipedia states that in maths or computer science an algorithm is an effective method for solving a problem expressed as a finite sequence of instructions. Put simply – an algorithm is set...

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    Welcome to Sam’s SEO Blog

    Hi, my name is Samantha Woolstencroft – I am an SEO Manager working at STEAK in Melbourne, Australia. Watch this space for regular updates and Search Engine Optimisation advice. Please note that the blogs on my website are my own views (Samantha Woolstencroft’s opinions) and...

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