Sound Advice On SEO

How to promote your website

“You’ve been handed the keys to your brand new website, and are ready to tell the world. But how exactly are you going to promote your website, and will it cost the earth? Consider these seven good ol’ fashioned tips.

Rev up the Search Engines

“If search engines can’t find you, neither can your customers.”

Blasting the Myth of the Fold

Wherein it is proven that website users do, in fact, scroll...

43 Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid

A great comprehensive list of common web design mistakes… it covers both functional and strategic mistakes, and is a good read for anyone with, or considering, a website.

5 Reasons Why Blogs Fail

Like the title says, 5 reasons why blogs fail… the key seems to be write often and write well.

10 High-Profit Redesign Priorities

From Jakob Nielsen, a list of 10 priorities that should be considered during every redesign.

Little Known Link Building Secret

Though the article is focused on blogs, this simple technique will work for building links on any site… be friendly.

2007 Web Predictions

An interesting group of web predictions for the coming year, from read/write.

Selecting a Solid Business Domain Name

Selecting a Solid Business Domain Name makes some interesting points about choosing your business domain name (though with an admittedly odd example).

21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch

These 21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch are mostly applicable to any website. You’re sure to find a few things you can do to increase the success of your website, whether it’s just launching or already established.

Top 10 domain name tips

10 things to consider when choosing your domain name.

Tracking Your Buzz

So you’ve launched a blog, but is anyone talking about it? Tracking Your Buzz provides a wealth of options for tracking site traffic, specific mentions around the web, and more.

101 Ways to Build Link Popularity in 2006

The article gets a little tongue-in-cheek towards the end, but 101 Ways to Build Link Popularity in 2006 offers just that… a ton of great suggestions for developing quality links to your site in order to improve your search engine rankings.

What You Should Know Before You Redo Your Website

IT Business Net features an extensive article, What You Should Know Before You Redo Your Website, that’s stuffed with great information on getting the most out of every phase of your web project.

5 Steps to Pay Per Click Advertising That Works

So you’ve decided to shell out your hard-earned money for paid SEO?  Then it had better work.

A Domain By Any Other Name...

...is not the same. CNNMoney posts a great article on choosing, and getting, a domain name that works.

How Much Blog?

Webreference.com asks How Much Blog?, and then answers the question in an interesting article on what’s required of a successful business blog.

The Power of Natural SEO

Mike Cherim explains how to achieve SEO results without all the trickery, through The Power of Natural SEO.

Do Keywords in Post Titles Really Matter?

From Copyblogger… Do Keywords in Post Titles Really Matter? Nearly every article on their website is worth a read.

5 Myths in SEO

Yet another list of 5… this time, 5 Myths in SEO.

Why Business Blogs Are Important

A great article from The Undersigned on why business blogs are important.

7 Ways To Promote Your Website

Just like the title promises, this article delivers 7 powerful ways to promote your website.

An Argument for Small Business Blogging

The guys at Particletree crunch some numbers and end up with a rock solid argument for small business blogging.

The Domain Name Game

Choosing your first domain name? Then step up and play the Domain Name Game. Note: I chose 28MEDIA before reading this article!

Can You Find Me Now? Good.

Simple, effective and inexpensive methods for higher search engine placement from Mark Bixby.

SEO Refresher Course

On the topic of Search Engine Optimization, recommended reading from Duct Tape Marketing.

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