Monthly Archives: December 2008

SEO 101: Use Your HEAD (Tags, that is…) Part I – The TITLE

We have entered the part of this series on search engine optimization where you need to have some basic knowledge of how web pages are built. I’m not foolish enough to expect that you will become an über scripter (meaning … Continue reading

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Holiday Wishes

This past year has been full of trials, tribulations, challenges, adventures, losses and victories. Like so much of life, it has been a mixed bag, which leaves me with a choice: As this year draws to a close, do I … Continue reading

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SEO 101: Weaving Your Keywords Into Your Website

By now you’re probably sick to the teeth with background information. You want to “get your hands dirty” and start applying all this search engine optimization theory in your website. Fear not! If it’s dirt you want, it’s dirt you’re … Continue reading

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SEO 101: Text Trumps for Search Engine Optimization

My last three posts on search engine optimization have dealt with gathering information about your customers or clients, their wants, needs and surfing habits. To help you understand why I keep emphasizing text, text and more text, let’s take a … Continue reading

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SEO 101: Making Web Analytics Work For You

The past two articles have talked about what you can do to figure out your customers’ needs based on your own knowledge and expertise. But there is another very important way that you can discover what your customers want: analyze … Continue reading

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SEO 101: Finding Your Keywords and Phrases

Identifying the best key words and phrases for your website is a huge part of search engine optimization, and another area that is grossly misunderstood. If you’ve done the homework assignment given at the end of my last post, you … Continue reading

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