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simpleseotips · 6 months

@ModRod Thanks for sharing the link for Reel SEO. Some really interesting information there. @ext3cy Cheers for the positive comment. It's a nice and simple tactic which presents great link building opportunities for companies, specifically those with established YouTube channels.

zoomsixx · 6 months

Sounds like you might be best looking for an alternative shopping cart to be honest. If you have unique products for sale on your site it is vital that you can optimize each one in a unique manner. Noindexing really wouldn't be the way to go in my opinion should you have duplicate (or almost duplicate) content on your site. Use canonical urls instead should you have. This article will get you started: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/02/specify-your-canonical.html

However, I would be looking for an alternative cart if the current one is not giving you enough control when it comes to SEO.

simpleseotips · 7 months

Thanks for the feedback. Are there specific tips which you feel are out of date or wrong that you wanted to discuss?

As for the regurgitation comment I would think that there would be significant overlap between existing tips which experienced SEO enthusiasts would be aware of when detailing a 101 list. However, these tips were put together based on my experience within SEO and those which I have seen to work in the past and presently also.

The overall list is for beginners and those at an intermediate level but in some cases there might be a couple of tips which are not firmly on the radar of more knowledgeable SEOs that could be useful.

I'll probably hold off on writing the "What is SEO" post ;) and certainly welcome suggestions from you as to topical articles you would be interested in.

steers82 · 7 months

I am absolutely appalled that you have submitted my profile to the spammers subreddit.

I have been a member of the SEO subreddit for nearly a month and share information from a range of different sources, I contribute regularly to other posts and comments on my own, and I had the courtesy to contact the moderators of the subreddit to make sure it was ok for me to submit posts related to material which I had personally written.

It is very unusual for someone to be deemed a "spammer" just because they submit information that they source from a small number of reputable sources. However, as I have never seen you contribute anything within the SEO subreddit in my time on Reddit I find it ironic that you complain that "four SEO website" sources I have contributed from is not acceptable to your standards!

Maybe you would like to contribute your own information rather than being dismissive of those who take time to share with you.

simpleseotips · 7 months

Way out of date? hmmm... lets have a look at that then:

If you don't choose a geotargeting option within webmaster tools then this is how Google will look to define the websites core geographical target market for you: "If an international domain (.com, .org, .eu, etc) has been used, we'll rely on several signals, including IP address, location information on the page, links to the page, and any relevant information from Google Places. If you change hosting provider for a country domain, there should be no impact. If you change the hosting provider of an international domain to a provider in another country, we recommend using Webmaster Tools to tell us which country your site should be associated with." The above is from a Google Webmaster Tools Support page http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=62399

It's a signal and a current one. Just because Webmaster Tools is here doesn't mean it's become redundant.

Just because DMOZ has been around for about 13 years doesn't make the advice to submit to it out of date. It's still the most trusted directories out their which offer very high inner page PR. It's free to submit a link and takes two minutes. This tip is a simple one to follow which everyone should do for the time invested versus value of link.
Just don't understand how you can suggest that including keywords on your web pages is out of date? The "balanced" statement is advice to tell people not to go stuffing the hell out of their pages with terms they are targeting.

simpleseotips · 7 months

I'm familiar with this article and a key takeaway from it is: "Ultimately, as with many SEO issues, you and I have to decide what we agree with and what we don’t. Google isn’t specifically saying domain registration length doesn’t matter, just that it’s not all that important in the Big Picture."

simpleseotips · 7 months

SEO is always going to split people when it comes to their opinions as to what works and what doesn't. I completely respect that but the point you are stating is "plain wrong" has a lot of reasoning behind its inclusion.

A patent filed in 2005 by Google (see section 0099) http://www.webmasterwoman.com/historical-data/patent-description.html highlighted that

"Certain signals may be used to distinguish between illegitimate and legitimate domains. For example, domains can be renewed up to a period of 10 years. Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for more than a year. Therefore, the date when a domain expires in the future can be used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a domain and, thus, the documents associated therewith."

According to this statement in the patent, domains that expire in 10 years are more valuable and legitimate than domains that will expire in less than a year.

The actual difference that this factor can make within overall SEO campaigns is generally accepted as something which doesn't offer strong benefits. But, very small improvements in the signals you send to Google might be enough to move you one place further in front of your competitors.

simpleseotips · 7 months

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alien-blue-reddit-client/id370144106?mt=8 is a link to the iPhone app... it's very slick.

As for sharing. I'm not sure I know what you mean. As this post has been shared here already by me there is no need to share it again on Reddit. Just submit unique content which you feel would be of value or interest to the Reddit community when you come across it on the web.

You just need to find the most appropriate subreddit such as this one (for SEO) and then click the "submit a link" button on the right. After you click the button it should be obvious what to do next.

simpleseotips · 7 months

It's no big deal but have a good read through the FAQs to understand the specifics of Reddit. Two profiles is one too many. This gives a good overview of what Karma is: http://www.reddit.com/help/faq#WhatisthatnumbernexttousernamesAndwhatiskarma

simpleseotips · 7 months

As the one who submitted the link I can confidently state I have no relationship with either profile (rawtor or winsmatt). I submit content regularly within this subreddit which is well received by the community. Not sure what their game is but I'd rather it not be played on my posts!

simpleseotips · 7 months

I completely agree about Labs. There was a lot of value in some of the beta products in there. Although I can completely respect Google for deciding to kill off products which don't provide ROI it is a bit of a shame to see the company taking a decision which highlights it has a much greater focus on revenue than innovation.

simpleseotips · 7 months

For a decent overview of Google+ Search you can check out: http://searchengineland.com/up-close-with-google-search-93508

zschuessler · 7 months

Thanks for linking this. Small scale experiment but it's certainly a very interesting read.

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