Duplicate Content Filter: What it is and how it works
Fri, 16 May 2008 05:02:19 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
Duplicate Content has become a huge topic of discussion lately, thanks to the new filters that search engines have implemented. This article will help you understand why you might be caught in the filter, and ways to avoid it. We’ll also show you how you can determine if your pages have duplicate content, and [...]


Dynamic URLs vs. Static URLs
Fri, 16 May 2008 05:01:28 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
The Issue at Hand Websites that utilize databases which can insert content into a webpage by way of a dynamic script like PHP or JavaScript are increasingly popular. This type of site is considered dynamic. Many websites choose dynamic content over static content. This is because if a website has thousands of products or pages, [...]


The Importance of Backlinks
Fri, 16 May 2008 05:01:04 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
If you’ve read anything about or studied Search Engine Optimization, you’ve come across the term “backlink” at least once. For those of you new to SEO, you may be wondering what a backlink is, and why they are important. Backlinks have become so important to the scope of Search Engine Optimization, that they have [...]


The Age of a Domain Name
Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:43 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
One of the many factors in Google’s search engine algorithm is the age of a domain name. In a small way, the age of a domain gives the appearance of longevity and therefore a higher relevancy score in Google. Driven by spam sites which pop up and die off quickly, the age of the [...]


Ranking in Country Specific Search Engines
Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:21 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
In the world of Search Engine Optimization, Location is important. Search engines like to bring relevant results to a user, not only in the area of keywords and sites that give the user exactly what they are looking for, but also in the correct language as well. It doesn’t do a lot of good [...]


Optimization, Over-Optimization or SEO Overkill?
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:28 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
The fight to top search engines’ results knows no limits – neither ethical, nor technical. There are often reports of sites that have been temporarily or permanently excluded from Google and the other search engines because of malpractice and using “black hat” SEO optimization techniques. The reaction of search engines is easy to understand – [...]


See Your Site With the Eyes of a Spider
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:01 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
Making efforts to optimize a site is great but what counts is how search engines see your efforts. While even the most careful optimization does not guarantee tops position in search results, if your site does not follow basic SEO truths, then it is more than certain that this site will not score well with [...]


Optimizing for Yahoo!
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:58:39 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
Back in the dawn of the Internet, Yahoo! was the most popular search engine. When Google arrived, its indisputably precise search results made it the preferred search engine. However, Google is not the only search engine and it is estimated that about 20-25% or searches are conducted on Yahoo! Another major player on the market [...]


Jumping Over the Google Sandbox
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:58:20 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
It’s never easy for newcomers to enter a market and there are barriers of different kinds. For newcomers to the world of search engines, the barrier is called a sandbox – your site stays there until it gets mature enough to be allowed to the Top Positions club. Although there is no direct confirmation of [...]


What is Robots.txt
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:57:36 +0000
Posted by: quanglv
Robots.txt It is great when search engines frequently visit your site and index your content but often there are cases when indexing parts of your online content is not what you want. For instance, if you have two versions of a page (one for viewing in the browser and one for printing), you’d rather have the [...]