Note: This is a series of weekly articles designed for the novice to learn step-by-step how to improve their position on the search engines. Each step takes approximately 15 minutes, and are all easy to implement. If you, the reader, takes each step one by one each week, you'll soon be getting better search engine [...]
If you take a journey, you have to know where you are before you can plan how to get to the end point. Search engine optimization is the same thing. Before you can optimize your site, you have to know where you stand first.
Learning search engine optimization in big chunks can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. Instead, we're posting a weekly micro-bite of steps you can take each week with approximately 15 minutes of time. These are Tom's Simple SEO steps, which you can implement to get your search engine performance improved.
Using QR codes to market your business work well for bringing offline users to the online world easily. But you have to take some precautions when you use them, and not make the mistakes we list here.
Sometimes you don't want to spend the money on paid keyword research, or you just want to do some simple research. There are several free tools available for you to use. This isn't an exhaustive list, as there are others. But it will get you started.
Google continues to enhance their toolset to give those of us who are professionals in the SEO and Web world, more data. Feed me data! They recently launched a new version of the Webmaster Tools which gives you more data from the back end, which complements Google Analytics. Google Analytics is great at [...]
When you've built a brand new Web site, or even added new pages to your existing Web site, it's easy to get impatient and want Google and the other search engines to find you now! Unfortunately, there's no quick road to getting indexed. It can take two, three or four weeks or more for new [...]
You can get your business listed on Google's map or local business listing in five easy steps. It's important to claim your business listing and correct any misinformation. These steps will help you show up higher on the map if you're already there.
If you're a professional who wants to network on Facebook, how do you separate your personal information from people you don't want to see it? Learn how to create lists and give them permissions so you can have your professional and personal lives at the same time on Facebook.
It's easy to learn how to set up hosted WordPress so that it's secure from hackers and spammers. Learn which plugins will help you with your SEO efforts as well.
