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Avoid Temptation When Doing Keyword Research

To be successful on the web, you must provide solutions to the problems your visitors have. Keyword research is the key to figuring out what those problems are. Whether you are pursuing search engine optimization or even PPC, understanding what your p... Read >

The Competing Column in Wordtracker and SEO

If you are going to make it big on the web with search engine optimization, you have to do keyword research. Wordtracker is a fairly popular tool with many webmasters. Wordtracker is a site/program that allows you to do keyword research for just about... Read >

PPC – The Desire for An Exact Bid Amount

If you run PPC campaigns, you are undoubtedly aware of the changes made over at Yahoo to the old Overture platform. Range bid pricing is in. Gee, I wonder where they got the idea. Pay-per-click marketing tends to be a love it or hate it platform. On ... Read >

Percolating and SEO – The Long Term Approach

Time is against you when trying to optimize a site, particularly if you have a brand new domain and site. Letting a site percolate is sometimes a good strategy to undertake. If you work on the net, you probably drink coffee. For those of you who don't... Read >

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Working in SEO

If you are considering working in the field of search engine optimization, you need to know what you are getting into. Here is an attempted humorous take on some of the advantages and disadvantages of starting your own optimization business. Trying to... Read >

Keyword Research for Seasonal Site SEO

Keyword research is one of the necessary steps that must be undertaken as part of a search engine optimization plan. That being said, you have to be careful when doing it for a seasonal site. A seasonal site is simply one that is dialed into a particu... Read >

SEO for the Seasonal Site

There are many business areas that are seasonal in nature in the brick and mortar world. The same is true for the web, which can make optimizing the site a bit tricky. Certain businesses are inherently seasonal in nature. The classic example would be a... Read >

The Problem of Lots of Visitors and Few Sales

If you have had a site up for any time at all, you know it is a challenge getting people to visit it. Once you get them, nothing is more aggravating than not getting sales. It can be complex and difficult to run a web business. You have to get your si... Read >

A Lazy Way To Find Article Ideas

If you write articles to promote sites, you can run into writer's block in a big way. It can get so bad that you can't even come up with any ideas for articles. I will be the first to admit it. I am lazy. When I start working on an article campaign fo... Read >

Article Byline Linking Strategy

Many people that write articles to promote their site just throw together any old author byline without giving it much thought. With the byline, a little strategy can go a long way. Just so we are clear, the byline is the section of the article where ... Read >

Keyword Research vs Hope

Admit it. When you first decided to start a for-profit site online, you expected to make tons of money quickly. If you didn't, we need to discuss the concept of keyword research vs hope. There is a time tested way to start a business. Simplifying the ... Read >

Marketing a New Site with No Money

The online world is primarily the world of small businesses. Most start sites with little or no money to spend on marketing. Fortunately, there is a free way to generate traffic to your site. "Learn the free way to make $99,000 in 2 minutes." "Stuff e... Read >

Slacking on the Quality of Your Articles

There are numerous ways to go about generating traffic on the web. Writing articles is a method that has two benefits, but only if you keep the quality of your work at a high level. Writing articles is a great way to promote your site for a couple of ... Read >

Evaluating Product Lines for Your Site

If you have a product oriented site, you obviously need products. There is an interesting way you can use keyword research to help you evaluate the products that are going to sell. Assume I decide to open up a fashion site. Now that my friends have st... Read >

Using SEO Keyword Phrases in Your Articles

If you are attempting to obtain search engine rankings for your site by publishing articles, you are making a smart choice. There is, however, one big issue you need to watch out for. If you are reading this, you probably already know what search engi... Read >