Keeping up with the SEO world
So how do you keep up with the ever-evolving world of search engine optimization? Personally, I try to keep up with the forums, blogs and newsletters that I like best. So here is a list of my favorite places to [...]
MSNdude vs. Googleguy – Round One
One of the most entertaining SEO forum threads I have ever read is over at WebmasterWorld right now. It is actually two threads (one is a continuation of another). It is in the Microsoft Search forum, and both MSNdude (a [...]
MSN Search beta is still – well – beta
The big news event of the day is that there is no big news event. The much anticipated launch of MSN search is not happening as expected. Instead, the preview has been upgraded and moved to https://beta.search.msn.com. Basically, it now [...]
MSN to launch new search engine on 11/11
According to several news articles, including Reuters, Microsoft Corp. will launch on Thursday its long-promised Internet search engine. Hang on to your SEO horses, the competition is coming! Start placing your eggs into one of each basket, and worry less [...]
List of PPC search engines
I do not generally discuss PPC issues very much, because although it is related to SEO, it is not a direct form of optimization. Still, it is an important part of SEM and website promotion. In addition, if your good [...]
Ideas for obtaining .edu backlinks
There is an interesting thread over at SEO Chat regarding ideas for acquiring backlinks from .edu domains. As you are probably aware, links from schools and universities are difficult to obtain and valuable if you do (in terms of the [...]
Backlink checking tool that includes MSN beta
Plenty of tools out there, such as Marketleap, run a quick check across multiple search engines and report the number of backlinks to a page for each. A new one, however, also includes the number of backlinks reported by the [...]
SEO related bookmarklets can save some time
Bookmarklets or favlets are small snippets of JavaScript embedded in a Bookmark URL that extend the capabilities of your web browser. There are quite a few that are SEO related that may be useful to you in your search engine [...]
Google Sandbox – Does it exist and what is it?
On every SEO forum, you will find discussions and arguments about the theory of a Google sandbox. In its most basic form, the sandbox is a term used to describe the inability of new sites to rank well in the [...]
Find your position in Google SERPs when set to 100
Thanks to RonPK over at WebMasterWorld for this very nice little script. If you have your search results set to 100 (for example) in Google, it can be difficult to figure out exactly where a site ranks when it is [...]
