Web Dev SEO
Learn about the search engine optimization techniques web developers need to know to create a good experience for users and search engines.
Spam for the Search Engines and a Smile for Matt Cutts
I wanted to call the post “Website Scraper, Trackback Spammer and Cloaking Bundle” at first, but then thought that the current one is a bit...
Google Services Bugs and Usability Issues That Spoil My Holiday Spirit – Part I
It’s the end of the year and I have a little gift for Google for the year 2008. It’s a summary of issues and bugs...
About URL Tracking Parameters and Duplicate Content Issues
How do you deal with links that have tracking parameters in the URL for referrer measurement for analytical reasons or in case of a partner...
How to Add Content to Wikipedia the “White Hat” Way?
I gave tips to people about editing Wikipedia or getting missing content into Wikipedia over and over again, via email, blog comments etc. So I...
Practical Guide to Website Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
When it comes to analyzing the performance of your website, there is a seemingly endless (well, at least a few hundred) list of factors to...
How To Find Wikipedia Links
Although all external Wikipedia links are using the nofollow attribute since January of this year, links from the encyclopedia are still important because of other...
Ranking Factors Simplified Quick Reference
Just for the sake of it did I create a simplified version of the much more detailed search engine ranking factors 2007 document, which was...
Google’s “Claim Your Content”?
End of last week did Google acquire a large amount of domains around the phrases: “Claim Your Content”, “Claim My Content” and “Claim Our Content” CLAIMYOURCONTENT...
Server Issues Can Affect Search Engine Rankings
Server Issues Can Affect Search Engine Rankings I was recently helping someone troubleshoot some server and SEO problems and it struck me that I should...
How to Select a Web Site Host
How to Select a Web Site Host So, you know how to create HTML files (web pages) and want to start a website. You have...
Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites
Choosing Domain Names for Professional Sites A professional or business site is one where the primary purpose of the site is to facilitate business transactions....
Web Hosting : Windows vs Linux
Web Hosting : Windows vs Linux The Basics of Linux & Windows : Linux (and its close relation Unix) and Windows 2000 (and its close...