SEO 10 years ago, how easy life was back in the old days…
Why was it easy, well, there weren’t so many rules, there wasn’t even close to the amount of competition, and more importantly, there were a lot fewer people who even knew what search engine optimization was. It was an exciting time when people with little to no money could setup a site and have a viable business, without the typical barriers to entry that business entrepreneurship normally brings with it. Let’s take a look at some of the techniques used back then to see how much the game has changed…
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August 26, 2007
A look back at SEO 10 years ago…
August 20, 2007
Importance of URL and page naming in SEO
Most people with basic SEO knowledge know that it is imperative that you put target keywords/phrases in the title tag, but many disregard the importance of page naming in search engine optimization, and even more don’t realize the importance of buying a domain with keywords in it.
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August 14, 2007
Why you should use Flash and images sparingly
If you are worried at all about receiving natural traffic from search engines, you want to make sure your site is as ‘Search Engine Friendly’ as possible. With that being the case, search engines do not inherently see images and Flash. While engines may look at the ALT text in images and may read Flash files and get some text and links from them, they provide little benefit and wreak havoc on the organic rankings of a site.
Is there a happy medium between SEO and Aesthetics?
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August 9, 2007
Blog Setup – SEO Fundamentals
I figured I would make a quick post while finishing the setup of this blog to detail some basic SEO fundamentals that everyone should follow no matter what type of site they are marketing: