It looks like Live Search has added a VERY nifty feature for skiers and snowboarders that allows you to view the local conditions at resorts via Instant Answers integration into their organic SERPS. Check out a search for whistler, it shows a onebox like result that shows the status, new snow, base depth, surface condition, [...]
Miguel Salcido
You would be surprised to find out how many businesses have not yet claimed their Google Local account. But you would be even more surprised if you realized how weak local search algos are at this point in the game. The search engines still have a difficult time providing good local search results. They still [...]
If you are like me and are on a budget but want to distinguish your self in the online community then you need a custom logo for your site. But most of us do not have the access to a graphic designer, nor the time to learn Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design programs. Have no [...]
OK people, this is one of THE best SEO tools out there. The fact that this tool is absolutely FREE is completely amazing to me. I have been using this tool for the past year and it has been a savior many times over. What’s interesting is that I notice they have a little text [...]
Happy New Year to all! I look forward to a great ’08! Now down to business. Canonicalization, wow that is a big word! Even the most savvy SEO guru will have trouble pronouncing it. But that’s OK, as long as they know what it is and how to fix it. Because almost every site that [...]
You wouldn’t water down your cocktail would you? Well then stop diluting the strength of your keywords! When I say diluting your keywords I am referring to tactics like keyword stuffing. For instance, a title tag that includes five of your keywords in it will dilute the strength of any one of those keywords. Instead, [...]
Comparison Shopping Engines, or CSE for short, are THE best way to sell products online. Other than organic SEO, CSE data feeds have been the most successful campaigns for e-commerce merchants. If you sell anything online then you can utilize the CSE to sell more products. Some examples of comparison shopping engines are Shopzilla, NexTag, [...]
Custom 404 pages are probably still one of the most overlooked things by both SEO firms an in-house SEO teams. The problem is that not enough people are educated on the 404 and why you need to have a customized one for your visitors. The 404 error message, or Not Found, is an HTTP standard [...]
