Search Engines Articles

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Jo Han Mok @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 3:35 PM

A lot of web pages will find an SEO sitemap useful in improving their performance. SEO stands for "Search Engine Optimization", the process that aims to create or revise Internet sites so that it can be better found by search engines. The objective of SEO campaigns is to have websites appear in the top listing or first results page of search engines. Internet search engines, such as Google and A9, maintain a very large database of Web pages and available files. To do this, they... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Jo Han Mok @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 2:50 PM

Businesses that want to sell something in the market need 2 things. The first is the product to be sold which has to be made then distributed to places like the grocery, the mall or the supermarket. The second is marketing which is the vehicle to carry that message across to the consumer so that people are aware of its existence then it is purchased. The age of the internet has given people the opportunity to make money via the web. There are a lot of websites that offer a person the chan... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Shawn Hickman @ Tuesday, 7th August 2007 @ 12:10 AM

Your small business needs an appealing and professional website but that is just the beginning. If no one visits your website and -- more importantly -- if it does not bring in new customers and allows you to sell more to your current customers, then your site is not effective. What do you need to improve your online marketing efforts? The first step is to decide on a primary goal for your website. Is it to directly sell products or services through e-commerce? Or is the goal to capture l... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Greg Aldrich @ Tuesday, 31st July 2007 @ 2:53 PM

Metasearch is a great way to search several search engines at once. It's effectively a way of querying the indexes of dozens of search engines. If you want to search Google, Yahoo, Live and Ask at the same time, then metasearch is the only viable option. However, not all searches are alike. There are terms you can use to get make your searches on a metasearch engine even more efficient. This means you will get better results. One way to do this is with search operators. Here's a guide ... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Obinna Heche @ Saturday, 28th July 2007 @ 10:02 AM

Once upon a time all someone had to do to be successful online was build a website and get it listed on a search engine. However, so many people are starting online businesses that the traditional way of advertising is often not the best way to really get your name out there. Luckily the advertising companies are working hard to keep up with the rush of online businesses so there are still plenty of things an aspiring Internet businessperson can do to build their business online. Join Di... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Ajeet Khurana @ Tuesday, 22nd May 2007 @ 11:11 PM

Practitioners of the esoteric science and art of search engine optimization will often make it all sound like a combination of rocket science and brain surgery. But, the fact is that principles of search engine optimization, also referred to as SEO for short, are quite simple. The basic idea is to get search engines to understand your site and to like it. This will lead to your site ranking high in the result pages that search engines dish out in response to a query. Here is the basic low... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Darren Dunner @ Thursday, 1st March 2007 @ 11:01 PM

The basic target of Search Engine Optimization is to improve Search Engine rankings for specific targeted keywords. SEO is not just making use of Meta tags, search engine submissions and directory submissions. You have to make sure to target the rankings of specific keywords so as to attract more traffic to your website. Lets understand the importance of Search Engine rankings with the help of an example. Just imagine you have a website related to weight loss product. You are ranked 122n... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Glen Hopkins @ Thursday, 1st March 2007 @ 10:46 PM

If you want to thrive in your online business, take advantage of the information superhighway or the Internet via the search engines. You can do this in two ways: by getting your site ranked for free on the left side of the results pages or by placing a paid ad for your site on the right side of the results pages. My suggestion is to create both. Free 'organic' traffic is traffic that comes to your website as a result of individuals searching various keywords related to a... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Wycliffe Williams @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 6:29 PM

Some people spend thousands of dollars, and expend months of effort to increase their page rank. Could questionable search engine optimization techniques lead to URL penalization? Absolutely yes! Artificially boosting your ranking at the search engines is really a poor strategy. Remember, with search engine optimization, there are no short cuts. If you do employ shortcuts, ask yourself these questions? Will your strategy make it easier for those seeking your website content? What is your ... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Jeffrey Houdyschell @ Tuesday, 13th February 2007 @ 11:25 PM

Google recently announced a new technology. The Google Custom Search Engine, allows anyone to build his or her very own custom search engine. Below is part of the official announcement made by Google. "We want to make it easy for anyone to create a search engine about all of their favorite topics, without needing a Ph.D.," said Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience. "Everyone - businesses, organizations, moms, dads, teenagers, and teachers... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Sarah Reiter @ Thursday, 1st February 2007 @ 1:24 PM

Whether you are new to Internet marketing or a seasoned website developer, knowing how to effectively utilize linking campaigns, website submission, and unique content will have the greatest impact on the success of your website regardless of its purpose. You are probably already aware of these marketing tools but are not sure how to use them to your sites best advantage. In order to help you determine the most effective way to capitalize on each of these online merchandising utilities for inc... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By Chris Elliott @ Thursday, 18th January 2007 @ 6:37 AM

So you have a ranking in a search engine but it's not quite what you expected, right? Well there are a few tips for ranking higher and I'm going to share those with you today so listen up. Rank Booster #1 Increase Your Reciprocal Links This is a time tested approach and it works in both Directories such as Yahoo! and also in Spider Search Engines such as Google. What you do is setup a link trading directory and make categories just like a mini Yahoo! except you h... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Tuesday, 9th January 2007 @ 11:23 AM

One of the biggest hurdles online marketers face is web site promotion. There are literally countless ways to promote online; some are good while others are a complete waste of time. What works? Well there are several good strategies to get your message out to your niche. Each strategy will produce different results for various niches. Contests or Sweepstakes Holding a contest or sweepstakes is a proven way to promote your web site. You can announce your site to hundreds of web ... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Tuesday, 9th January 2007 @ 11:22 AM

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a foreign field to a lot of people. Rarely does a day go by when I don't get asked a few questions on the subject. So I've decided to post this FAQ article in the hopes that it will help people understand the basics, and make them a little more comfortable with the whole domain. Q: Why are search engines important to me? A: 85% of all website traffic is driven by search engines. The only online activity more popular than search is email... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 1:57 PM

If there's one thing that Google loves, it's content. Done right, a content rich website is almost guaranteed to rank highly. But how to get that content? You can write it yourself, but that takes a lot of time. You can pay an SEO copywriter to write it for you, but that takes a lot of money. If only there was another option... What if you could get your content for free? And not just a little bit of content; a lot! What if you could get an almost unlimited supply of keyword ric... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 8:31 AM

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is big business. If you rely on search engines to bring visitors to your business website, you need to rely on more than luck. Your business will lag far short of its potential unless your site is optimized and re-optimized for search engine results. What is search engine optimization? SEO is optimizing your website for search engines, acquiring inbound links, and monitoring your traffic and referring links to use them optimally. SEO is also stud... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 8:30 AM

In efforts to increase sales and profitability, more and more companies are turning to online marketing initiatives specifically, search engine optimization. Search Engine Optimization or (SEO) is the art and science of blending technical and marketing skills together into a finely tuned website that is both search engine-friendly, ranks well for specific keywords and phrases, and is tailored to your audience from a buyer and seller perspective. According to a recent U.S. study, only 20% ... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 8:29 AM

Once your site is up and running, the best method for getting immediate traffic is pay-per-click search engine marketing. Although you have to be patient, you should also be focusing on search engine optimization as a long term strategy. Search Engine Optimization SEO Search engine optimization, or seo as it is better known, is the definitive long term Internet marketing strategy. So, what is it? Seo simply refers to taking steps to make sure your site appears high in non-paid sear... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 8:29 AM

When setting up your website for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) on Google there are several factors you need to look at in order to obtain a high rank on their search engine. Of course your content and meta tags must be inline with positive density percentages and reciprocal links. Google then takes your website and performs a mathematic equation and places a numeric value on your website depending on one of the most important features, reciprocal or back links. A back link and reciproc... more...

Internet » Tools and Resources » Search Engines | By John Pawlett @ Friday, 5th January 2007 @ 8:22 AM

I recently had the opportunity to ask questions of some Google staffers. There were some questions I felt I needed to get verification on, so when I had the opportunity via a conference call I took it. In this article I highlight some of the points made during the call so you know what Google thinks. You know its bad when you take time from your holidays to come into work to attend a conference call. But that's what I did a few weeks ago. You see I had to because I was going t... more...