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Basic Google Functions

Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Rick Maggio

This video outlines the basic functions that you can use in your SEO efforts. Very basic and something you need to know.

Cuil Launched, or Did It?

Posted on July 28th, 2008 by Rick Maggio

According to Google Trends, the world apparently cares the the new search engine, Cuil, launched today. I had a few spare minutes today and took it for test drive.
Initially, two things came to mind. First, since Cuil was started by a pack of angry former Google employees, they might just know what they’re doing. After [...]

Matt Cutts – SEO Basics

Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Rick Maggio

This video is a year old but the message is great. It’s an interview with Matt Cutts where he talks about SEO strategies for small business and local search. For those of you who don’t know, Matt Cutts works for Google and has become the ‘voice’ of Google on many SEO issues.

How to Write a Meta Description for SEO

Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Rick Maggio

Granted, the influence that the meta description tag has on organic rankings is questionable. While the description tag is thought to have some effect, it’s not likely that it has a large effect. So why post about writing good descriptions? Simple, click-though rates.
To begin, lets see how the meta description is used by the [...]

How to Write a Title Tag with SEO in Mind

Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Rick Maggio

One of single most important on-page factors in SEO is the title tag. To start, the title tag is an HTML tag that should exist and be unique on every web page. This tag is so important in SEO because it serves as the main title of the document. The search engines expect this document [...]

 
 
 

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