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Why We Don’t Use Non Human Edited Directories

April 26, 2011

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Why We Don’t Use Non Human Edited Directories

Using directories to build backlinks to your website was once a very useful website link building practice. If you are not a student of the website marketing community you might still think it is a vital useful tool. Just go to any SEO or webmaster forum and you will see dozens of threads about free directories and submission tools.

Many of us have known for some time that backlinks from directories have been devalued by the search engines for some time now. But like anything questionable in this industry it is best to get Google’s opinion on any subject.The best source of acceptable practices is Google webmaster guidelines.

These guidelines are an SEO bible of sorts. The guidelines offer a very clear picture of what is good website behavior. Until recently, Google only recommended two directories and they are both human edited directories. This should have been a hint that Google no longer values these mostly useless links.

However, in early 2008 Google did recommend the free DMOZ directory and the paid Yahoo directory. This was because they were human edited and appeared to be spam proof. That has changed with Google removing its reference to these directories in late 2008. For us this is a very clear indication that Google does not value directory links.

I have been trying to explain on forums for about a year that Google has devalued directory links. I have meet with fierce resistance until this recent development. It is somewhat amazing how people get certain web based marketing techniques ingrained in their marketing efforts and have a difficult time giving them up. There have been multiple video’s produced by Google representatives on this subject.

What it all boils down to is this. Almost all of the easy links building methods have become obsolete. The reality is that link building has become a much more difficult and time consuming task. This is why we are such a big proponent of creating great content that is worthy of linking too and the use of ethical link building practices.

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Content Is Not The King Of SEO

January 20, 2011

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Content Is Not The King Of SEO

I have started and have been engaging in several forum threads (conversations) about the topic Content Is Not The King Of SEO. I knew that it would be controversial as it goes against a common SEO myth that content is the king of SEO. It is important but not the king.

And it has elicited some rather rude comments about my lack of SEO knowledge since everyone knows content is important to SEO. But this guy knows otherwise.

So I often ask what Google patent application did that come from or maybe I simply ask what’s your references for this belief. But no one has stood up and provided any references to support their contentions.

I have gone to great lengths to explain my views in a variety of ways like this:

Let’s say that you were going to optimize a web page for Chicago Chimney Sweep. You will want to include these three words in the Page Title and Page Description. You would also want this phrase to appear in your domain name if possible. You would also want it to appear in the header tag and the ALT tag. You definitely would want it to appear as a phrase in the content area. Finally, you would want this phrase to be in the anchor text of your Do Follow backlinks.

Now, that’s good old sound SEO right?

So I ask, where does quality content impact SEO?

But that still didn’t work for some who insisted that I am wrong. So I decided to read Google’s SEO Starter Guide to see what it had to say and this is what I found.

“Offer quality content and services

Creating compelling and useful content will likely influence your website more than any of the other

factors discussed here. Users know good content when they see it and will likely want to direct other

users to it. This could be through blog posts, social media services, email, forums, or other means.

Organic or word-of-mouth buzz is what helps build your site’s reputation with both users and Google,

and it rarely comes without quality content.”

So as I read this excerpt from Google’s SEO Starter Guide Quality content does have an indirect SEO benefit. If you have content worthy of linking too and if people can find your site they just might want to provide you with a useful Do Follow backlink.

Wow, that’s sounds more a mentally challenged third cousin than the king of SEO.

What I am presenting here is reality based SEO. And that often goes against the grain of these Google myths. It often eliciting some both vulgar and what I would consider ridiculous statements. Yesterday, someone claimed that they had been “doing SEO” for 8 to 10 years. At that point I knew some kind of put down was coming. But it just pointed that I was wrong. Basically, I was wrong because they knew better, after all he’d been around…Ya Know!

So I asked if had had any Google patent application references that might support his claim. And I was sincere, if he could support his position I was OK with that. Well, Mr. 8 to 10 year SEO’er could not support his position but he had seen enough to know that I was wrong.

This kind of exchange always seems to occurs when I attempt to dispel these myths which is sad. This is just one of many myths and deceptions that circulate around the internet. Even if they can’t defend there position they know that I am wrong… Wow!

Don’t get me wrong quality content is extremely important especially if it is designed to elicit a buying decision. It just has little to do with SEO. Just look at the search results and you will understand my point as there are lots of sites ranking well with lousy content.

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Slow Loading Pages – Are They Costing You Business?

January 9, 2011

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Slow Loading Pages – Are They Costing You Business?

This post first appeared on this site back in 2008 but it is still valid today.

Does your website load quickly? Many a potential customer will never reach your website because of slow loading pages. We have all experienced this. You do your Google search and you see what looks like a promising website. You then click onto that link and wait and wait some more. Then you simply give up and try another site. That business just lost money.

A slow loading website will drive potential visitors away long before your website ever opens. You have about two seconds to accomplish this. I call it the Google effect. Web surfers are so used to Google providing search results instantly. They then expect this quickness from all websites all the time.

The problem isn’t limited to small business websites that may have been home built. They actually often load very quickly because they don’t have many people visiting at the same time or they are not loaded with a lot of graphics. Retail e-commerce sites are notoriously slow loading for a variety of reasons. There are literally Billions of dollars lost annually due to slow loading pages. This problem may require a bit of website redesign to resolve or it may not.

A general rule of thumb is that you have about two seconds maybe three for your site to open. If it takes any longer your potential visitors leave quickly to try another option. The more web savvy your visitor the quicker they leave. Imagine if your website is slow loading for a cable connection, and then imagine how slow the process is for DSL, dial-up service, or for someone using a notebook and using a Wi-Fi connection.

Update: 04/25/2009 – When I wrote this story when I knew that I had very slow loading pages. My website developed at the time swore it was WordPress that was the problem. My current developer said the my web host, 1 and 1, that was the problem as they have really slow servers. I switched to Host Gator and the difference was amazing almost like a night and day difference.

The moral of this story is, don’t loose your visitor before they actually see your website.

Update 01/07/2010: Slow loading pages may eventually start to affect your websites ranking in the Google search results. In 2010 Google added page speed as part of it algorithm. It is a minor change but it is worth noting.

For Google it is a matter of saving money. Slow loading pages cost it hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

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When The Big Dogs Of SEO Have Problems

January 5, 2011

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Before I get into today’s post I want to recognize and welcome our visitors from the Arizona communities of Safford, Thatcher, and Wilcox. I also wanted you to know that you are here because I have specifically targeted you and your businesses need to rank well in the Google Places search results.I hope that you find this information useful. And if you need Google Places SEO services that you will consider Tucson SEO Solutions.

When The Big Dogs Of SEO Have Problems

I follow many of the name SEO’ers in the industry on Twitter. From this group, I have noticed some interesting tweets lately. Not long ago I noticed Aaron Wall, of SEOBook, an industry leader making note about ranking concerns.

I’ve known about his woes as he has been the one of the big dogs when it comes to the search for SEO. It has been this way ever since I got into SEO. I cut my SEO baby teeth on his blog and I greatly appreciate all that he has done.

Then I saw this tweet aaronwall aaron wall blog post suggestion: “when I was making money I didn’t have the time of day 4 u. now my site is penalized & I need $50k of free consulting” I thought wow even Aaron is have problems with this new Google Places Search format and he’s not alone.

In this screen shot you can see what the Google SERP’s are looking like from Tucson.

Now where is his site to be found in the first 5 positions. You have to go all the way down to the 9 position. But he is not alone here as another industry giant SEOmoz is ranking 10th. If this is happening in Tucson for local ip based searches it is likely happening everywhere. This has got to really be difficult on these businesses and many others.

While I understand their pain, it also is a positive for the leading local websites in most markets as far as I can tell. Tucson SEO Solutions is currently ranking 4th for the search for SEO from the Tucson area. And as I have indicated previously, this has positively impacted traffic to our website. Our numbers are definitely increasing. The good thing is that only one company listed ahead of us actually sells SEO services and we are the first local listing.

The reason is very simple as only about 20 – 40 % of those looking for SEO in Tucson will ever actually search for SEO Tucson or Tucson SEO. We are now able to pick up this previously missed opportunities from those that merely enter SEO in to the Google search box from Tucson. This is happens just about everywhere and it is negatively impacting national companies on a local level.

Have you checked to see how this is impacting your website? Local sites now have an advantage over national sites that they have never had before. As I have been saying for a while now if you are a local leader in your markets you may be experiencing similar results. This is creating more opportunities for local leaders in the Google search results.

It also makes being in the top three in your markets more important than ever. If you are not ranking well locally then please do give me a call, as local is all that we have ever done.

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Google Talks About Some Search Trends

December 23, 2010

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Google Talks About Some Search Trends

Today I came across this video mentioned on Twitter. It is a discussion between Matt Cutts of Google and Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land. It mainly refers to a recent post by Danny that covered the impact of Twitter and Facebook on your rankings.

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Local SEO – Seven Reasons To Consider Tucson SEO For Google Places Needs

December 7, 2010

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Local SEO – Seven Reasons To Consider Tucson SEO For Google Places Needs

Here is a video that I recently completed to provide support that we may be the best option for Google Places SEO in Arizona.

Here is the videos script.

Hell-o I am Urban the owner of Tucson SEO Solutions The purpose of this video to reach the local small business community and to present a case for considering Tucson SEO Solutions as your Google Places SEO requirements.

Since Google doesn’t allow you to use the words Google Places or SEO in its listings we must rely on the organics Google results to make our point.

I have always asked why would someone hire an SEO company that doesn’t rank well for the service that they wish to sell to you. Our job after all is to get your website or Places listing ranking well.

And if they can’t rank their website well for the service that they are selling how to you expect that they ever get your site and business listing ranking well?

This logic will become apparent as I show you 7 reasons why you should be discussing your Places SEO needs with Tucson SEO Solutions.

Reason Number 1 Is displayed in This screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Tucson. Tucson is my hometown and my primary market. It also has over a million individuals living in the city and surrounding areas. And it supports thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently ranks Number 1, 2, and 3 Plus our Merchants Circle listing rank 4 and 5.

Reason Number 2 Is displayed in screen shot displays the search results for Google Places SEO Phoenix. Phoenix is the 5^th largest city in the US. It is also the home to 10’s of thousands of small businesses in the city and surrounding areas. Tucson SEO currently ranks number both number 1 and 2.

Reason Number 3 Is displayed in screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Mesa. It is part of the Phoenix metroplex and is the 40th largest city in the US. It is also the home to thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently ranks number 1, 2, and 3.

Reason Number 4 Is displayed in this screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Glendale. It is part of the Phoenix metroplex and is the 72 largest city in the US. It is also the home to thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently ranks number 1, 2, and 3.

Reason Number 5 Is displayed in screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Chandler. It is also part of the Phoenix metroplex and is the 77 largest city in the US. It is also the home to thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently ranks number 1, 2, and 3.

Reason Number 6 Is displayed in screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Scottsdale. It is also part of the Phoenix metroplex and is the 80th largest city in the US. It is also the home to thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently ranks number 1, 2, and 3.

Reason Number 7 is displayed in screen shot which displays the search results for Google Places SEO Arizona. It is also the home to 10’s of thousands of small businesses. Tucson SEO currently rank both number 1 and 2.

What I have pointed out here today is that actions speak louder than words. At Tucson SEO Solutions we not only talk the talk but we walk the walk.

Tucson SEO Solutions doesn’t sell SEO packages we only provide real time solutions for your website traffic needs. As part of These Solutions we offer DIY or do it yourself options or we can do it for you and completely managing all aspects for your local organic and Places listing needs.

If you are serious about ranking well in the new Google Places Search environment then please do contact us at 520-505-6024 again that’s 520-505-6024.

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Another Chapter My Video Marketing Adventure V2

August 30, 2010

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Another Chapter My Video Marketing

Adventure V2

This is part of a multi-part series that chronicles my adventures with video marketing. I have decided to write these posts as a way to motivate you if you are considering using video marketing to promote your business.

It has been, an still is, an interesting adventure. I have been blessed to have a business partner that has supported me and provided the tools needed to prosper at video marketing. The rest has been all about desire, the desire to learn and excel. I had already laid the groundwork for video marketing. As part of my link building efforts I had already established hundreds if not thousands of social profiles.

Now, it was time to optimize these sites by uploading useful content in the form of video’s. This is part of what I like to call Scratch My Back Marketing. This requires adding quality content to website that provide user generated content. I provide quality content and the sites useful backlinks, marketing channels, and exposure.

I had been satisfied to merely use these sites to build backlinks through blog posts. It was my form of article marketing. This is a huge part of my Scratch My Back Marketing strategy. This method has proven to be extremely effective. But I was underutilizing these sites as I didn’t provide videos as well.

Well, that has definitely changed. These videos are also way cool on a person level as well. I grew up in small town rural and extremely mountainous western Pennsylvania in the 60’s. Our local YMCA had a disc jockey club. I became a member and was soon on the air doing a one hour Saturday morning radio show. Now, I’m back in front of a microphone and I’m really having fun again.

As part of my marketing adventure I am still using blog posting. I provide a transcripts of my latest video, Why Isn’t Your Website Ranking # 1?. I end the posts by linking to the video on YouTube. This provides more views, more friends, and more backlinks all of which can improve my presence and rankings on YouTube and in the Google organic results. I also pick up some useful links as well.

As a side fact, that I just discovered, I found out that YouTube is the second most used search engine in the US. Yes, YouTube is also a search engine, in this case, a video search engine.

To promote these videos I will use every website at my disposal from my large database of social media sites. This latest video will be the first in a series of videos that focus on providing non cost local SEO training.

While I have been promoting these videos on a wide range of video and social sites I have managed to use these sites to Crush The Competition for several keyword phrases. These phrases appear in my blog post and video titles. This has worked so well that I have ranked for ever position on the first page of Google for keyword phrases like Local Arizona SEO Solutions.

Yes, that going 10 for 10! This videos highlights how I accomplished this feat. This actually almost became a bit absurd as I eventually held the first 19 positions for this search. Now, that’s what I call crushing the competition. Not only that but my business is the only one that shows in the Google Places maps listing.

My latest video that posted six days ago now has 68 views. It started out averaging 5 views a day. It then went to 9 and it is now up to 11 views a day. Yes, these are very low numbers but not in the markets that I compete in. This is really something in keep in mind…. More on this point in the next post.

Too be continued…

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