Search Engine Optimization

In the last 10 years, Blogging has literally become a full time business for some.   Some people do it for a living, and some just for a hobby.  I don't know the statistics, but it is probably safe to say there are several thousand, if not hundreds of thousands of blogs on the internet.  This post isn't necessarily about blog related websites.  It is more for blogs that are embeded within a website, such as this one.  So, can a blog actually help your SEO efforts?  Let's look a little closer.

There is a lot of information out there when it comes to Search Engine Optimization.  The hard part is knowing what to do, and more importantly, what NOT to do.  Search Engine Optimization, can be a long, daunting, and repetitive task.  SEO is  like most things in life, to be successful at it, requires some hard work.  The last thing you want to happen, is see all your efforts go to waste because of some tempting, time saving piece of software, that will do some of these processes for you, automatically.  The topic of automation, is one I see bei

I was updating our website tonight, adding some video content, and looking at our feedburner feed statistics.  I couldn't help but notice this strange, alien like image staring me in the face.  I kept thinking to myself, where have I seen this before?  Then it came to me.  It was the picture of a Blackberry Messenger barcode on my computer screen.  I thought to myself, does Google want me to add them as a contact?  Is this a way of getting my feedburner statistics directly to my Blackberry?  Why would they be showing this on my computer screen? 

Not that long ago my wife and I bought a beautiful century old home. As first time home owners we needed lots of stuff for our landscaping chores such as a rake,  a shovel, hose and other goodies. I went online to compare brands and prices for a grass trimmer. During my Google search I noticed one of the largest chain of hardware stores advertising in Google's paid search. My first reaction was: Why would they do that? They spend millions on their advertising through print, radio and television. Then it became clear to me.

A familiar topic that we write about around here and on popular article and blogging sites is the shift that we are seeing in how Google handles search engine optimization. Their algorithms are highly guarded secrets but we believe that Google is changing how they view websites today and tomorrow.