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Ask the Experts: What SEO To Require From My Developer?

Q: I just hired a developer for my small-budget site development project. Is there a Top 10 list of things I should insist on SEO-wise to be built into the site? A: As we all know by now, SEO consists of several different endeavors: Technical SEO: ensuring a search-friendly and social-friendly site from a structural/technical [...]

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Ask the Experts: Recovering from Google’s Panda Update

Q: I have an ecommerce site containing a useful library of product information that the manufacturer allows me to use on my site.  My site was hammered in Google’s Panda update, and I think it was because of this “duplicate” content.  What should I do now?  I don’t want to remove this library because it [...]

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Ask the Experts: How Can I Get Video Thumbnails in Google? [updated]

More and more sites are featuring video. Here’s how to increase your chances of getting video thumbnails within your site’s Google search listings…

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Ask the Experts: Should I Link Out to Other Sites?

Q: Hi! I’m very confused about outbound links. I was told by a SEO firm that outbound links were A Bad Thing as they canceled out your inbound links. But it seems this is not the case. A: Outbound links are not A Bad Thing and they don’t cancel out your inbound links.  In fact, [...]

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Google Ranks: Does Freshness Matter?

SEO experts weigh in on the questions: Does Google care if I update my site frequently? Will doing so improve my ranks?

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Ask the Experts: Will my iWeb Site have Search Engine Ranking Problems?

iWeb has some flaws when it comes to SEO. Here, we suggest workarounds.

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Ask the Experts: Will an International Server Location affect My Google Ranks?

Google does its best to match the website location with its intended audience. Find out what factors into the decision…

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Ask the Experts: Is Etsy Lowering my Google Ranks?

SEO Experts weigh in on the controversy over Etsy adding text at the front of the crafter’s HTML Title…

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Ask the Experts: How Do I Optimize for the Long Tail of Search?

Rather than selecting a short list of 10 or so keywords, some sites work better with a large number of target keywords…

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Ask the Experts: How Can I Improve my Google Listing Title & Description?

Two possible explanations for bad-looking Google listings, and our advice for solving the problem…

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