Google Business View Brings a Virtual Boost to Rankings

You will have heard about Google’s mightily impressive Street View product that allows you to walk around many streets ‘virtually’. The system uses a series of panoramic 3D images to create the illusion of ‘being there’, and being able to look around and investigate a place. The exciting news is that this same technique can […]

The Importance of Anchor Text in Back-links

The importance of anchor text with respect to a linking strategy cannot be overstated. Back-links are a huge part of the search engine algorithm. When initiating a linking campaign, it is vital that external sites link using the appropriate keywords and terms in the anchor text. Almost always, linking candidates will use the company name as anchor […]

Absolute Links vs. Relative Links – SEO Value

The debate between absolute links and relative links continues to live on in the SEO world. The individual significance of each has been contested, but it is widely regarded that absolute links provide better SEO value on the whole than relative links. Many believe that absolute links have less potential for getting messed up when search engines […]

Importance of Company Branding Within Your SEO

When looking at your overall SEO strategy, it is becoming ever more important to incorporate both SEO and branding into the mix. The problem is that they do not seem to quite fit together. On one hand, SEO deals with the placement of important keywords and phrases. On the other side, branding deals with company company brand […]

Strategic Use of Images in Search Engine Optimization

When assessing page structure and layout, there is a subtle, yet strategic way to use images in an SEO-friendly manner (beyond ALT tags) that improves your search rank while allowing you to integrate the necessary marketing message(s). Confused? Let’s look at an example: Suppose you operate a travel site and you want to optimize a given page for […]

Google now discounts all reciprocal links

For a long time, reciprocal links have remained at the forefront of most inbound linking strategies. This is going to have to change. Google now discounts all reciprocal links. The algorithm has been altered to identify the exchange of links by two parties for the purpose of increasing their number of inbound links. The concept of reciprocal […]

Google Plus Local and Map Listings To Beef Up Your Online Presence

In the fight for customers, enquiries and online exposure, every opportunity should be seized. But there is one area of online promotion that is neglected by many companies as they search for the magic seo bullet. A Google business listing Local page set up correctly for your business, can bring page one rankings in no time […]