A Google bomb is when a group of people attempt to cause a target web page to become the #1 search result for a chosen search phrase. Every good Search Engine Optimization specialist tries to make his web pages become the #1 search result for the relevant search terms. A Google bomb is different, because it is usually a group of people trying to make a web page the #1 search result for an irrelevant or abusive search phrase. The leftist loons used a Google bomb to cause President Bush Read More

A scraper site is a website that displays no original or usable information. This site is usually automated and its content automatically updated by bots crawling all over the web. All the content showed in a scraper site is taken without permission from other open-content websites and their webmasters. Unlike search engines, a scraper site does not direct a visitor to the original site where the content came from. Scraper sites do not respect copyright and repost content without including the original authors’ name and information. In fact, the main Read More

Google is an incredibly large corporation that has at least a dozen different departments to contact. Therefore, contacting them is not as simple as picking up the phone and calling. For the most part, contacting Google requires sending an e-mail to which they’ll reply. While they do have a phone number, it isn’t specific to each department; therefore, it could take some time to get patched through. Contacting Google by Department Google has a central contact us page at http://www.google.com/contact/. This page has links that pertain to contact information for Read More

Page Rank, or PR, is a number assigned by Google which represents to relative importance of a web page. The PR for a web page can vary between 0 and 10. PR is assigned to individual web pages, not to web sites. In other words, it is Page Rank, not Site Rank. A higher PR number will help you to score better in your SERPS, which will bring more visitors to your web page. PR is calculated using a complex secret formula which seems to be under constant change. In Read More

The best way to choose keywords for your site is to think about what prospective customers would type in if they were looking for your product or service. Sometimes our creativity needs a little boost. The Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool, Wordtracker, and the Google AdWords Keyword Tool can be that boost. These tools will help you to discover which search terms web surfers are really using. Wordtracker Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool Google AdWords Keyword Tool The Digital Point Keyword Suggestion Tool is a front-end which combines both the Read More

Alexa is a subsidiary of Amazon.com which ranks web sites based upon actual user traffic to those sites. User traffic is monitored using the The Alexa Toolbar. Users voluntarily download and install the Alex Toolbar because includes a Popup Manager and Google Search, and also displays Site Info, Alexa Traffic Rank, and Related Links. Hudson Scripting provides an Alexa Ranking tool which will display the Alexa Traffic Rank of many web sites simultaneously. Understanding Alexa Traffic Ranks In Alexa Traffic Ranks, a lower number is better. The number 1 site Read More

Within the SEO community, some optimization tactics are considered Black Hat SEO. These are tactics which are not considered to be good or fair by search engine operators, search engine optimizers, or web site visitors. There is no generally accepted definition for black hat SEO. What may be considered appropriate by one webmaster may not be considered appropriate by another webmaster. In addition to personal differences, guidelines for appropriate conduct vary across web site categories. What might be considered acceptable for a web site in the gambling industry may not Read More

One method for getting high-quality links is to write quality articles and submit them to other web sites for publication.Each article should include a link back to your web site. These links are better than links from link pages, because there tend to be very few outbound links on the article page. Write a brief article on some topic related to the topic of your web site. Do not write an article about your web site, but write an article that would be interesting to people who would also be Read More

“Anchor text” is a term used in SEO science to describe the viewable term(s) in a hyperlink. Anchor text is used to create clean, easy-to-read links in a webpage without displaying raw information. While anchor text can be used as a word, phrase, or URL, the URL is generally omitted in a hyperlink that is using anchor text. Anchor text is most often used for SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, because search engines rate webpages higher in search results based on their relevant anchor text links. However, anchor text is Read More

With the rise of the Internet, search engines have become a way of life for millions of computer users worldwide. Search engines allow computer users to find information and websites that have relevant answers to their questions by using keywords and meta data to match consumers with their interests. Although nearly everyone uses search engines on a daily basis, not that many people know how search engines work. In this article, we will explore types of search engines and how they operate. What is a Search Engine A search engine is an Read More