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Google Webmaster Guidelines You May Be Overlooking

By John Metzler (c) 2006

Most webmasters have visited Google's Webmaster Help Center.  Many of the suggestions are obvious: Don't use frames; Don't employ cloaking techniques or scripts designed to trick search engines; Create a search engine-friendly site map; Get incoming links from other quality web sites. But us webmasters can be a cocky bunch and will let our own pre-conceived notions get the better of us sometimes.

Podcasting Expert

Leesa Barnes is a Podcasting Expert. She has a real knack for clearly explaining techy nerdy stuff in plain English. She recently did a teleclass entitled How Coaches Can Use a Podcast to Attract New Clients but actually it is relevant to a much wider group of people and talks about blogging and search engine optimisiation too.  It is available to listen to for free for a couple of days only (until 26th May 06) so don't hang around! 

Click here to find out how to use podcasting to build your business

I am so going to use this stuff - I'd be crazy not to. Check Leesa's Blog, Podonomics too...
 

Another frustrated website owner...

Sorry things have been so quiet lately, I've been on a course; after 13 years using NLP, I've finally gotten around to doing my Practitioner's Certificate. I'm doing it with PPD Learning who I thought were a newish company. Ha! Going through my old notes, I discovered...

More on Google Page Rank

Following the post about Google Page Rank, I've had a couple of emails asking how I know what my page rank is?  Before I explain, please accept my apologies - I can't believe I forgot to tell you that bit!

Now for the answer... what you need is the full size Google Toolbar. This is something that will sit at the top of your browser page along with the toolbars you currently have displayed.

Keyword Analysis: Looking For Low-Hanging Fruit

By Damon G. Zahariades (c) 2006 - WebBusinessToday.com

Getting traffïc from the search engines for competitive keywords is a tough battle. And it's getting tougher.

This article will help you continue to drive traffïc from Google, Yahoo and MSN while avoiding the sandbox where the bullies hang out.

There's always someone with a biggër budget and largër staff trying to bump your site from the top ten slots on the search engine results pages (SERPs). In fact, some keywords are so competitive that search engine optimizers (SEOs) resort to tactics that range from mildly scandalous to downright brutal.

Keyword Optimization

This article by Matt Jackson dropped into my Inbox this morning. It's supposed to be about NEW keyword optimization rules, but I can't see anything new in there. All the same, if you want to discover more about how SEO and keywords work, you should read this article. If you don't have time right now, then bookmark this page!

The Advance Of Algorithms - New Keyword Optimization Rules
By Matt Jackson - WebWiseWords.com

Maintaining and marketing a website can be a difficult task especially for those who are inexperienced or who have very little experience. SEO rules are constantly changing and even then, many SEO professionals disagree on the actual specifics required to optimize a website. This is in no small part due to the search engines themselves.