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Effective SEO Content Marketing Strategy

Google SEO, SEO Fringe, Small Business SEO

SEO still matters. In a world of paid advertising, many people believe that SEO isn’t worth the effort, but the fact is that SEO is still a hugely important part of marketing plans. SEO, short for search engine optimization, as described by Lyfe Marketing, is “the...

How To Bury Or Push Down Negative Google Search Results

Google SEO, Small Business SEO

When you are trying to bury and push down a negative Google result, branding basics just won’t cut it. You need to give your campaign a little extra juice when attempting to bury a well-optimized negative search result with a lot of domain authority. This post...

10 WordPress SEO Questions That Took Me 10 Years To Answer!

SEO 101, Small Business SEO, Wordpress

Looking to implement WordPress for your website or blog? Let columnist Trond Lyngbø give you the run-down on the SEO implications with these frequently asked questions. Trond Lyngbø on February 12, 2015 at 10:10 am MORE WordPress SEO tips Of the many different content...

5 Ways an SEO Site Audit Can Improve Your Website’s Rankings and Profits

Niagara SEO, SEO 101

How is your website doing? Are you ranking well? Is the site healthy? Oh, sure, you check your analytics, but are you really using the data productively? Consider this: eMarketer shared an EConsultancy and Lynchpin study that reported less than half of website...

Why Has Google Penalized My Site?

Google SEO, Niagara SEO, Small Business SEO

Google is continually tweaking and revising the way it indexes content. While it does publish clues about its algorithm updates, it rarely comes clean about all of its reasons for changes. Fixing things can be tough. To get you off on the right track, here’s the part...

What are some common SEO Mistakes to avoid?

Google SEO, Niagara SEO, SEO 101

That is a great question and is probably the most common question that I get asked by friends, family and clients. First off, search engine optimization isn’t brain surgery or quantum mechanics, it’s hundreds of little details that align to make a bigger picture. ...

Matt Cutts Talks SEO for Google: 9 Things You Should Expect This Summer

Google SEO, Niagara SEO, SEO 101, Small Business SEO

The latest Google Webmaster video features Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts talking about what webmasters can expect to see in the next few months in terms of SEO for Google, particularly changes combating black hat web spam from many different angles in a variety of...

Black Hat SEO Techniques to Avoid

SEO 101, Wordpress

Background and Definitions Black hat and white hat are terms derived from Western movie convention where the good guy would wear a white hat that contrasted with the bad guy’s black hat. However, there are instances where this doesn’t apply, such as...

Google Reveals Plans to Put the Breaks on Negative SEO

Google SEO, Niagara SEO, SEO 101, Small Business SEO

The search engine is reportedly taking additional steps to control unwarranted SEO practices. Google is reportedly set to take steps to control unwanted, or negative SEO. The search giant is expected to unveil a new feature that will facilitate the reporting of...

Exact-Match Domains to Improve SEO and Traffic

SEO Fringe

Exact-match domains are names that exactly match a specific search query. For over fifteen years, domain name investors (often called “domainers”), have been using these names to generate revenue in a variety of ways. Initially, investors focused on monetizing the...