Alex Harvey, Author at Search Engine People https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/author/alexharvey Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:22:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/search-engine-people-favicon-2026-66x66.png Alex Harvey, Author at Search Engine People https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/author/alexharvey 32 32 Technical Vocabulary, Jargon, Acronyms & Client Communication https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/tech-jargon.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/tech-jargon.html#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=27761 Java - An American slang word referring to the Indonesian island famous for its coffee - also used as the name for a programming language With a large array of technical jargon and acronyms used at digital agencies, words such as URL, SERP and TLD are known by most but it's important to remember that [...]

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/tech-jargon.html/feed 1 When To Use A Subdomain Or A Subdirectory For Your Blog https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/blog-subdomain-subdirectory.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/blog-subdomain-subdirectory.html#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:35:18 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=20114 My personal preference on subdomains vs. subdirectories is that I usually go with the convenience of subdirectories for most of my content

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/blog-subdomain-subdirectory.html/feed 3 3 On-Site Elements You Should Still Pay Attention To https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/3-onsite-seo-elements.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/3-onsite-seo-elements.html#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:34:51 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=19706 It's easy to get caught up in link building tactics and strategies. But overlooking these onsite elements can result in your entire link building work being fruitless. 1. Robots.txt Web masters can give search engine spiders instructions from the robots.txt file located on the root of the domain. However, you can also use the meta [...]

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/3-onsite-seo-elements.html/feed 1 How To Implement rel="canonical" HTTP Headers Using The .htaccess File https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/how-to-implement-relcanonical-http-headers-using-the-htaccess-file.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/how-to-implement-relcanonical-http-headers-using-the-htaccess-file.html#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:01:16 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=18374 In a previous post I outlined how to implement rel=canonical HTTP headers using ASP.NET C#, ASP VBScript and PHP. However, there is a much simpler way to do this via the .htaccess file. Before we get into the code, lets recap on why you might want to use, and in what situations you could use [...]

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/how-to-implement-relcanonical-http-headers-using-the-htaccess-file.html/feed 1 4 SEO Steps To Follow When Changing URLs https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/howto-change-urls.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/howto-change-urls.html#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:31:33 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=18060 When you want to or need to change your URL's there are some basic steps you can take to prevent search engine damage.

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/howto-change-urls.html/feed 5 How To Implement rel=”canonical” HTTP Headers https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/hwoto-canonical-headers.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/hwoto-canonical-headers.html#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:33:00 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=16978 How to send Google recognized canonical headers in 3 scripting languages.

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/hwoto-canonical-headers.html/feed 1 Magento SEO: 5 Tips To Optimize Magento E-Commerce Sites For SEO https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/magento-seo.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/magento-seo.html#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:21:00 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=16194 Easy to sell with, harder to optimize for, Magento SEO none the less is possible. 5 actionable steps towards better rankings.

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]]> https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/magento-seo.html/feed 2 Optimising Video For Search Engines https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/optimise-video-google.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/optimise-video-google.html#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 17:25:00 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/?p=15110 Video can be a very effective content delivery system ... as long as you get found.

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