Another top class video from SeoMoz ….this is about using Twitter as a tool for SEO. Yes, you can see trends and predict good article titles and when to publish them. Also learn about the ‘Query Deserves Freshness’ factor in the Google algorithm.

The free trend tool mentioned in the video is Trendistic.

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Want higher “organic” Google search engine rankings? Here are some Google Search Engine Optimizations Tips: your effort needs to be split between “off page” and “on page”. NB: organic search engine optimization refers to the natural rankings that you see on left hand side of the Google Search results – as opposed to the paid [...]

Link order on a page – there has been a persistent rumour that the 1st link on a page is the MOST important. Straight from the horse’s mouth, Matt Cutts (Google):

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How does Google treat links from social media sites like Twitter and Facebook? Matt Cutts discusses this in the video below. This caught my ear: about how. edu and. gov links do not pass any more juice than some. com. So many folk are under the illusion that additional link weight is given by those [...]

Have you ever thought about targetting gmail in your Google Adwords campaigns?
This could be an interesting advertising opportunity for your marketing campaigns. Say, for example, someone creates an email about “slimming product” they are using. When the email is received by the friend or colleague, what adverts will Google display in Gmail? Yes slimming products [...]

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It is that time of year again: review of 2009, review of the last decade. Oh memories of this and that.
However, among all this drivel there is some good material; it just needs to be filtered out.
So here is my Xmas present to you! Check out:
The Top 50 SEO Posts of the Year [...]

Need some help to find profitable niches with search volumes and the appropriate keywords for natural search rankings or PPC advertising campaigns. Help is at hand with FREE Wordstream’s Niche Finder. Watch the video tutorial to learn how to use the tool.
What are keyword niches?
Keyword niches are groupings of tightly related keywords that can be [...]

So you know about the importance of external links into your site! You probably appreciate that links should be coming in from a diverse set of domains.
However, this video illustrates how links from a small number of authority sites is OK – IF they are linking to a variety of pages on your site. A [...]

Wouldn’t you like to know How Many One Way Links Needed to Get Google Page 1.
This video explains why it is NOT possible to guess – but does illustrate how to see your backlinks.

Off-page factors are the KEY – one major influence is the number of backlinks and there is a free way to get [...]

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Here is sample extract for “french property”:

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