SEO Tools
Twitter has come a long way in such a short space of time. Why one program becomes a huge success compared to others, who knows, however, what we do know is that Twitter, it's followers and Apps developers have contributed largely to it's success.
There are literally 100's of worthy Twitter applications and we have only named a dozen here and in no particular order.
Tweetwasters - As the name suggests, it shows you how much time you have wasted / invested in Twitter.
Twittervision - A visual look of tweets around the world.
Twitter Search - See what's happening right now.
Tweetscan - Tweet for a particular subject or heading for example: SEO, Golf, Dancing etc. A great way to focus on a particular group of Twitters.
Mr Tweet - Mr. Tweet looks through your extended network to assist you in building effective relationships on Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Wikipedia, Backlinks (or back-links (UK)) are incoming links to a website or web page. In the search engine optimization (SEO) world, the number of backlinks is one indication of the popularity or importance of that website or page.
In basic link terminology, a backlink is any link received by a web node (web page, directory, website, or top level domain) from another web node (Björneborn and Ingwersen, 2004). Backlinks are also known as incoming links, inbound links, inlinks, and inward links.
Although Search Engines may not place as much weight on the relevance of backlinks as they once did, does not mean that you shouldn't ask for them. On the contrary, attempt to receive backlinks from high ranking and specific websites that compliment your website or niche area.
For example, if you own a landscaping / Gardening business and website, attempt to receive backlinks from highly sought after gardening experts, leading landscaping suppliers or even consider the major golf courses. Why the Golf Courses, I hear the masses screaming ? Simply because the greens of a golf course require expert gardening techniques, care and maintenance, so it follows that the search engines recognise or shold recognise this fact and reward you accordingly. In the event that they don't, so what, you still have a backlink from St. Andrews Golf Course Royal Melbourne Golf Club or The Golf Club
Hosting Impact has a free Backlink Checking Tool that enables you to ascertain who is linking to your website. Once you have this information, you can then create links to them, should you so desire.
http://www.hostingimpact.com/free_tools_backlink_checker.htm
We trust you have found this post of benefit and more importantly receive good use from the Backlink Checking Tool.
Hosting Impact has a range of other Free Quality SEO Tools available and you can access them here
http://www.hostingimpact.com/free_tools.htm
Until Net Time...
Happy Blogging
SEO Steve
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Writing code is one thing, however, writing good code is the best way to ensure your web pages look the same within the browsers. To assist you in this instance, ensure that you use a "validator". What is a "Validator" ? Good Question, we will break that down in upcoming blogs and post.
Validation is or should be an important aspect for all concerned, however it is a must for anybody who only uses a WYSIWYG HTML editor.
There are a number of good validators around, both for download and for use online, however, there are free online validators at W3C.org. W3C set the HTML standards so you would like to believe that their validators would provide you with the right answers.
Please click on the folowing links to check your webpages, blogs and feeds.
HTML Validator http://validator.w3.org/detailed.html
CSS Validator http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
Find Broken Links http://validator.w3.org/checklink
RSS Validator http://validator.w3.org/feed
We trust that you find them of benefit and should you require additional information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us in due course.
Until Net Time ...
Happy Blogging
SEO Steve
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Keyword research is without doubt, one of the most important aspects of a website and yet, a large percentage of "Web Masters" / "Website Owners" do not or can not grasp this concept. In our humble opinion, little or no keyword research is like jumping out of a plane, without a properly packed and certified parachute. You just wouldn't do it.
You know your business better than anyboby else and We can think of no place better to start from. Build a list of your products or services most relevant keywords. Lost for inspiration, then take a look at your sales brochures and refine your keywors even further. Ask your family and friends and your customers, what they type into the search engines when looking for xyz item. Take a quick peek at your competitors website or stay for as long as you want. Either way, dissect their site and find out why they are placed higher than yours. Quick hint though, they have probably conducted extensive keyword research.
Please feel free to utilise Hosting Impact's keyword suggestion tool. This keyword suggestion tool is easy to use, simply enter the keyword you would like to find similar keywords for and then press "GO".
In addition to the above, you may also want to consider the following:
Include variations of your keywords
spelling mistakes, i.e: accomodation, acommodation etc...
keyword phrases (eg Port Stephens weekend accommodation)
single and plural versions of each word where possible (eg use port stephens hotel and port stephens hotels)
common abbreviations
and our personal favourite:
Geographical location...well dur you are thinking, however, how many times do customers phone up and say they want to be number 1 for the word accommodation, which will not do them an once of good especially when you consider that there is approximately 127 000 000 search results. However, if they included their geographical location, "port stephens accommodation" then there is only 680 000 search results. Much better don't you think.
That is our thought, for what it is worth, but above all else, research, research and research and use freely available seo tools to assist you in your endeavours.
Until Next Time ...
Happy Blogging
SEO Steve
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