Weekly news about the latest search engine changes, how to get high search engines rankings and tips and tricks for good web design and ethical search engine optimization.http://www.free-seo-news.com/http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html#ltimagegtSubelementOfLtchannelgt en-ussupport@nospampleaseAxandra.com (Axandra Customer Support)support@nospampleaseAxandra.com (Axandra Customer Support)http://www.free-seo-news.com/axandra-facts-rss.gifhttp://www.free-seo-news.com/Free weekly search engine optimization news8831 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:36 +0100 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:36 +0100 If you advertise your website on Google AdWords, chances are that you found out that you can spent a lot of money on AdWords without getting a lot in return. The reason why many people spend much more than they have to for their Google AdWords ads is that they use the wrong settings in their campaigns. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter407.htm#facts Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters continue to see breadcrumbs on Google's result pages. What are breadcrumbs, for which websites does Google display them and how can you get Google to display breadcrumbs for your own website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter406.htm#facts Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:36:36 +0100 Google has announced a major change in the way that they handle search results by including synonyms for some words that may be used in queries. How does this affect the position of your web pages in Google's search results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter405.htm#facts Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:36:36 +0100 How does Google rank tweets in the real-time results? The Google engineer who led Google's real-time search development shares some insights. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter404.htm#facts Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:36:36 +0100 How important are the long tail keywords in your search marketing campaign? Does it pay to invest your time in long tail keywords with little search volume? A new study has the answer. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter403.htm#facts Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:36 +0100 Last month, Google started to display real-time results on the search engine result pages. How are these results calculated and how can you get in these results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter402.htm#facts Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:36:36 +0100 Solve our holiday jigsaw puzzle online, get interesting 2009 statistics, learn about Google vs. Baidu and much more. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter401.htm#facts Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google's Matt Cutts recently suggested that the speed of a web page might become more important in Google's ranking algorithm. How will this affect your website and what can you do to improve the speed of your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter400.htm#facts Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google was granted a patent this month that explains how search engines can deal with duplicate content issues. Does your website hvae duplicate content problems? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter399.htm#facts Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google's new Caffeine index is going to be released soon. What do you have to expect from this update and how will it affect the position of your web pages in Google? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter398.htm#facts Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Bing recently published a document about link building. Although it focuses on how Bing deals with inbound links, it can also help you to get better links for Google, Yahoo and other search engines. The most important points of Bing's document can be found in this article. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter397.htm#facts Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google Images has indexed billions of images. If your image can be found for the right keyword, then you will get targeted visitors to your website. We have six tips that help you to get your images on Google's first results page. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter396.htm#facts Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Depending on the keywords for which you want to get high rankings, you have to employ different tactics. Keywords with less competition require different tactics than keywords with high competition. Two charts illustrate the importance and the effect of different optimization tactics. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter395.htm#facts Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Links from related websites are very important for the position of your own site in Google's search results. Unfortunately, it's rather difficult to convince other people to link to your site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter394.htm#facts Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Many websites on the Internet will link to your website if you pay them for the links. Is this a good method to increase the link popularity of your website or can you get in trouble if you use paid links? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter393.htm#facts Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters think that low quality links or links from spammy websites can have a negative effect on the ranking of their websites on Google. The problem with links from spammy websites is that it is very difficult to do something against them. Here's an official Google statement about bad links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter392.htm#facts Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're showing you how you can optimize the listings of your website on Google Maps. Good listings on Google Maps can result in many website visitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter391.htm#facts Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:36:36 +0100 To get high rankings on Google, it is not necessary to have everything that Google expects from a great website. You just have to be better than your competitors. If you have a website with optimized web pages, it is usually the quality of the links that make the difference. The tips in this article will help you to get better rankings than your competitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter390.htm#facts Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:36:36 +0100 You have probably seen the top 10 ranking guarantee that we give users of our website promotion tool IBP: we guarantee that your website will be found in the regular (unpaid) search results on Google for the keywords of your choice. Is it really possible to guarantee a top 10 position on Google? What's the catch? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter389.htm#facts Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:36:36 +0100 All major search engines use some kind of TrustRank to rank your web pages. How does this affect the position of your website in the search results and how can you improve the TrustRank of your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter388.htm#facts Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Reciprocal links are discussed controversially among search engine marketers. Some think that reciprocal links are great, others think that they are a waste of time, another group thinks that reciprocal links work to some degree. Is there a final answer? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter387.htm#facts Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:36 +0100 If you want to succeed on the Internet, it is extremely important that you choose the right keywords for both organic search engine optimization and pay per click marketing. If you choose the wrong keywords, you'll waste a lot of time and money. A new frekeyword suggestion tool helps you to find good keywords. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter386.htm#facts Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Does Google care about the position of a web page on your server? Does it make a difference if a web page is in the root directory of your website or in a sub directory? How does your URL structure influence the position of your web pages in Google's search results? What can you do to improve the position of your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter385.htm#facts Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're taking a look at the effect of human reviewers on Google's ranking algorithm. Google employs several thousand people who manually review the search results. Do they like your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter384.htm#facts Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:36:36 +0100 One of the main problems in Internet marketing is that it is often a "the winner takes it all" game. That means that the best website will get the deal and all other websites will get nothing, no matter how good they are. If you are just slightly better than your competitors, you will get many more sales. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter383.htm#facts Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Do Internet directory links still have value when it comes to search engine rankings? Can you increase the position of your website in Google's search results by submitting your site to Internet directories? A small case study has some answers. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter382.htm#facts Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, you'll find out why optimizing your website is like working with a fitness coach. Is your website fit enough to get page one listings on Google? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter381.htm#facts Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:36:36 +0100 The Yahoo/Microsoft deal will have a major impact on the search engine landscape and there definitely will be effects on your website rankings and the number of visitors that your website will get.. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter380.htm#facts Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google's AdWords system is a great way to get more website visitors. However, Google is also a business that needs to make money. That's why most people pay much more for their AdWords ads than they have to. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter379.htm#facts Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're taking a look at PageRank sculpting with the rel=nofollow attribute. Does it still work and can it help you to get better rankings on Google? What do you have to change on your own website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter378.htm#facts Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:36 +0100 If you want to get high rankings on Google, it is necessary that many other websites link to your website. This is something that most webmasters know. What many webmasters still don't know is that a website that has only a few inbound links can outrank a website that has many inbound links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter377.htm#facts Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:36:36 +0100 The titles that you use for your web pages are very important. Depending on the type of traffic that you want to attract, you should use different web page title types. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter376.htm#facts Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Getting listed on Google's first result page is great. It's not so great when you find out that you get a lot of visitors through your high search engine rankings but only a few customers. Search engine optimization is pointless if your website does not convert visitors into customers. You'll actually lose a lot of money if you don't take the time to optimize the conversion rate of your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter375.htm#facts Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're taking a look at the number of keywords for which you should optimize a single page of your site. It is possible to optimize a web page for a single keyword and get rankings for many keywords. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter374.htm#facts Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0100 If you choose the right keywords, then you will pay as little as possible for your ads and you will get more sales. This new tool helps you to quidkly create long tail keywords and keyword lists for Google AdWords. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter373.htm#facts Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're taking a look at a brand new keyword suggestion tool that uses a unique keyword database that no other tool on the Internet can offer you. Finding the best keywords for search engine optimization is crucial if you want to succeed with your website. That's why you should take a look at this tool. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter372.htm#facts Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Microsoft's Bing search engine has just become publicly available, allowing you to decide whether Microsoft's latest effort has the goods to take on Google. Bing promises to be a success and this article reveals everything you need to know about this new search engine. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter371.htm#facts Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters in an online webmaster forum observed an anomaly in Google's results that might indicate a new Google penalty. Which websites have been penalized and could this affect your own website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter370.htm#facts Tue, 26 May 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Are you living in a bad neighborhood? Your website could. Did you know that your web host probably hosts several websites on the same web server as yours? Some of these websites might belong to shady businesses. If they are major spammers, your website might be banned on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter369.htm#facts Tue, 19 May 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Trust is a major factor in Google's ranking algorithm. Some websites can get high rankings on Google for nearly any content they publish while other websites cannot get high rankings at all although they have optimized web page content. The reason why some websites do better than others is trust. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter368.htm#facts Tue, 12 May 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Wouldn't it be great if your website was listed twice in Google's top 10 results for your most important keywords? Although Google usually shows only one page from every site in the top results, it is possible to get two listings if you do the right things. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter367.htm#facts Tue, 05 May 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Link building is one of the hardest and one of the most important things that you have to do if you want to get high rankings on Google. As it takes so much time to get inbound links, it is very important to make sure that the links to your website contain the right keywords. Here are three things that you can do to optimize your existing links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter366.htm#facts Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Getting high quality links is crucial if you want high rankings on Google for competitive keywords. Links from old and reputable high authority sites work best. Unfortunately, it's often not easy to get links from high authority websites. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter365.htm#facts Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Should you use your keywords in the URLs of your web pages? Do search engines look at the keywords that are included in the addresses of your web pages and do these keywords have an effect on the rankings of your website? Google and Yahoo made some statements about it. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter364.htm#facts Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:36:36 +0100 During the last weeks, Google changed three things on the result pages that are visible to all Google users. The changes are good for searchers but they might be bad for your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter363.htm#facts Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Search engine optimization is not difficult if you understand the basic concepts. If you know what to do, your website will get the best possible rankings on Google and other important search engines. This article will help you to better understand SEO or to explain SEO to your clients. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter362.htm#facts Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google recently filed a patent application that deals with the keywords that Google finds on your web pages. How does Google find the keywords on your website and how do they rank your website? What can you do to get better rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter361.htm#facts Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google's sandbox is a filter that Google's search quality team created to fight spam in the search results. This Google filter is still alive and it might be the reason why your website is not listed as high as it could. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter360.htm#facts Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Optimizing web pages for search engines is often the same as optimizing web pages for web surfers. This week, we're taking a look at nine factors that can improve the usability of your website as well as your search engine rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter359.htm#facts Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Targeting several keywords on your website is crucial if you want to get high rankings on Google. The more keywords that are related to a special topic can be found on your website, the more likely it is that Google will find your website relevant to that topic. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter358.htm#facts Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Some years ago, it was enough to get many inbound links to get high rankings on Google. This has changed. As Google and other search engines continually improve the way they rank web pages, getting the right links is crucial if you want to be listed on the first search result page. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter357.htm#facts Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google recently wrote in one of its official blogs that it is possible for spammers to take advantage of your website without ever setting a virtual foot in your server. Spammers can do this by abusing open redirects. What can you do to avoid this? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter356.htm#facts Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Old websites have a big advantage over new websites. Websites that were around several years ago had far fewer competitors and it was much easier for them to get high rankings in that environment. How can you compete with these websites? Here are three tips. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter355.htm#facts Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Many people who start a website think that it is possible to get high rankings on Google within a few days. Unfortunately, this is not possible. Competition on the Internet is fierce and there are several factors that influence how long it takes until Google lists your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter354.htm#facts Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Link exchange requests have a very bad reputation. The reason for that is that many people send mass link exchange requests that are nothing more than spam. However, if you want to get links from authority sites, you have to send link exchange requests. The secret of successful requests is to write link exchange messages that aren't spam. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter353.htm#facts Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're telling you why link building is like losing weight and how this will help you to get better rankings on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter352.htm#facts Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:36:36 +0100 Google's robot decides whether your website will get high positions in the search results or not. Give Google's robot what it needs and your website will get better rankings on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter351.htm#facts Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:36:36 +0100 The new year 2009 might be a tough year for many businesses but if you do it correctly, it can be a very successful year for you. Use our 5 step checklist to find out if your website succeeds in the new year. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter350.htm#facts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:36:36 +0100 What is the dollar value of a top ranking in Google? How can you increase your rankings? What has changed? This and many tips and tricks can be found in our 2008 summary. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter349.htm#facts Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're bringing you our Christmas puzzle instead of the main article. Can you find the hidden message? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter348.htm#facts Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Does Google use the bounce rate of a web page to specify the position of that page in the search results? What does this mean for your website rankings and what can you do to get a better bounce rate? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter347.htm#facts Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:36:36 +0100 In an online webmaster forum, a webmaster described the link experiment that he did with his websites. He tried to find out how linking to the home page affected his rankings. Can too many links to the home page of your website have a negative effect on your rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter346.htm#facts Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Has your website lost its rankings in Google? Did your rankings drop or did your website vanish completely from Google? Many things can cause a ranking drop. This article explains what you can do to get your rankings back. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter345.htm#facts Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Two weeks ago, Google released a so-called search engine optimization starter guide for webmasters. While the Google document does not tell you how your website can be listed on Google's first result page it will tell you what you shouldn't do if you want Google to index your web pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter344.htm#facts Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:36:36 +0100 About three weeks ago, Microsoft was granted a new patent with the name Web Spam Classification Using Query Dependent Data. Although this patent application was filed by Microsoft, all major search engines probably use similar methods to classify web pages. Do search engines think that your website is spam? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter343.htm#facts Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Do links to other websites have a positive or a negative effect on their Google rankings of your website? Are there right and wrong links? Google has published an official statement. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter342.htm#facts Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:36:36 +0100 If you want your website to be indexed by search engines, it is important that your site has a good link architecture. Here are five tips that will help you to improve your link architecture as well as your search engine rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter341.htm#facts Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:36:36 +0100 The words that are used to link to your website improve your search engine rankings for these words on Google. But how long should the link text be? Which words will be considered? Is there an optimal length for text links? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter340.htm#facts Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:36:36 +0100 This month, the Google Webmaster blog published an article in which Google's Maile Ohye officially explained what it takes to get high rankings in Google's search result pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter339.htm#facts Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Many people will do anything do get on Google's first result page. That's why some webmasters regularly come up with new spam methods to get on Google's first result page. Here are two new methods that people use to get high rankings on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter338.htm#facts Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Search engine optimization is not about getting as much traffic as possible. It's about getting the right kind of website traffic. Sometimes, less traffic can be better. This week, we're showing you that your sales can increase if your website gets less traffic. If you optimize your web pages correctly, you can multiply your revenue without working more. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter337.htm#facts Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Many of the methods that promise high search engine rankings are basically spam. Google doesn't like spam at all and if Google finds out that your website contains spam elements, your website will be penalized. Will Google forgive you if you remove the spam from your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter336.htm#facts Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Many people still don't know what it takes to convince Google that your website is more relevant than the millions of other websites on the Internet. There are four simple rules that will help you to get your website on Google's first result page. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter335.htm#facts Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:36:36 +0100 If you're selling products and services that are related to a special area, it is crucial that your website gets found by the right people. One of the easiest ways to get found by people that live in your area is to optimize your web page titles. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter334.htm#facts Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Suppose that you have a great website with great content. Your web pages are perfectly optimized for visitors and search engines and you have found many related websites that could link to your site. How do you convince these websites that they should link to your website? Here are five tips that will help you to convince other webmasters. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter333.htm#facts Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google added the Google Suggest feature that had been available in beta for a long time to its main page. This might sound like a small change but it can have a big effect on the traffic that you get from Google. In addition, Google has released its own web browser today. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter332.htm#facts Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters don't get high rankings on Google and other search engines just because Google's indexing robot has difficulty to index their web pages. Read this article to find out how you can get Google to index your web pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter331.htm#facts Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:36:36 +0100 The number one position on Google is something that most webmasters try to achive. Unfortunately, many webmasters don't take the time to plan to find the best keywords for optimization. This can lead to problems with pay per click and with organic search engine optimization. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter330.htm#facts Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Good link texts can give your website a boost in Google's search results. Unfortunately, many webmasters still don't take advantage of the full potential of optimized link texts. This article explains how you can make the most out of your links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter329.htm#facts Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:36:36 +0100 A month ago, Google announced that they had improved the way it indexes Flash files. Has something changed in Google's search results in the meantime? Is this change good news for you if you have a Flash site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter328.htm#facts Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:36:36 +0100 A new search engine has been started by former Google employees. Could this be the next Google killer? How will this affect Google and your rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter327.htm#facts Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:36:36 +0100 This week, we're taking a look at a new ranking patent that has been granted to Yahoo. This patent can help you to better understand how to get higher rankings on Yahoo and Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter326.htm#facts Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Do you want to get customers from outside the United States? Is your business located in Europe or another part of the world? There are a few things to consider if your website is aimed at people outside the United States. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter325.htm#facts Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Link building is one of the most important search engine optimization steps. Without good inbound links, your website cannot get high rankings. These four easy steps will help you to link your website with some of the best sites on the Internet. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter324.htm#facts Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Most webmasters face this problem sooner or later. The rankings of your website on Google have dropped and you don't know why this happened. Read this article to find out why this could happen to your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter323.htm#facts Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Google uses the click through rate to rank the paid search results. The more clicks an ad gets, the higher it will be ranked in the search results. Does Google also use this method for the regular search results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter322.htm#facts Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters want quick and easy solutions to their problems. Most people want to get high rankings in Google and they want these rankings now. Here are the most popular quick fix solutions. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter321.htm#facts Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:36:36 +0100 More and more websites get Sitelinks in Google's search results. What are they, how can they help your website and how can you influence which links Google will use for your Sitelinks? What can you do if Google displays the wrong links? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter320.htm#facts Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Does your domain name prevent your website from getting high rankings? This week, we're taking a look at the ranking problems that many webmasters experienced with .info domains. Is there a ranking filter for .info domains? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter319.htm#facts Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Although there is no such thing as a general duplicate content penalty it is difficult to get high rankings for a web page which contents can also be found on other web pages. What do search engines do with duplicate content and how can you avoid problems with duplicate content? All you need to know can be found in this article. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter318.htm#facts Tue, 27 May 2008 15:36:36 +0100 People not involved in website optimization often have difficulty to understand search engine optimization and the different methods that are involved. If you have to explain the basic SEO concepts to your boss, the following list will help you. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter317.htm#facts Tue, 20 May 2008 15:36:36 +0100 During the last weeks, people in online forums observed some strange Google result changes. Rumor has it that there is a new -60 penalty. Which websites are penalized? How can you avoid getting penalized? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter316.htm#facts Tue, 13 May 2008 15:36:36 +0100 High rankings on Google can make the difference between an extremely successful online business and a total failure. The position of your website in Google's search results can make or break your business. But how much exactly is a top ranking on Google worth? What can a top ranking on Google do for your business? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter315.htm#facts Tue, 06 May 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Do search engines care about the usability of your web pages? Does it make a difference whether your web pages are easy to navigate or not? A recent patent application from Yahoo indicates that search engines might take a look at your web page design. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter314.htm#facts Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0100 A new patent application with the name "Ranking Domains Using Domain Maturity" shows how search engines could determine the quality of a web page by its age. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter313.htm#facts Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0100 A new study about the click behavior of web searchers has been released this month. What do people click and what does this mean for your website rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter312.htm#facts Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters in a discussion forum have noticed changes in Google's search results. Do we have to expect a larger ranking algorithm update? How will this influence the ranking of your web pages in Google's search results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter311.htm#facts Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Are you sure that your website visitors understand the text on your web pages? If your web pages are difficult to understand, you might not earn as much as you could with your website. There is a simple test that enables you to check the readability of your web pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter310.htm#facts Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Is your website nowhere to be seen in Google? It might be that Google doesn't like your website because it looks like spam. Check this list to find out whether your website might look like spam or not. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter309.htm#facts Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:36:36 +0100 If you find that your per click prices are going through the roof while your conversions are going down you should check your AdWords strategy. These tips will help you to save a weak campaign. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter308.htm#facts Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters wonder how they can make Google display additional Sitelinks for their websites. What exactly are Sitelinks, how can you get them and are they worth the effort? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter307.htm#facts Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Google's new patent application on near duplicate content describes a new method how Google tries to keep its users from finding redundant content in the result pages. How does this affect your web pages? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter306.htm#facts Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Yahoo recently published a patent applications that gives some insight on how Yahoo finds and evaluates keyword phrases on web pages. How does this affect the position of your web pages in the search results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter305.htm#facts Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:36:36 +0100 We released the brand new version of our popular SEO software tool IBP. The new version IBP 10 has everything that you need to get top 10 rankings on Google, Yahoo and other search engines. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter304.htm#facts Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:36:36 +0100 The internal link structure of your site allows you to spread the link power of your home page to the individual pages of your site. The right structure can help you to increase your search engine rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter303.htm#facts Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Three weeks ago, we informed you about Google's new position 6 penalty. At this time, it was unclear why Google assigned this penalty to some websites. It seems that Google doesn't use this penalty anymore. Why did this happen? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter302.htm#facts Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Search engine optimization methods are divided in two categories: black hat SEO and white hat SEO. Recent developments indicate that websites that use black-hat methods will be in trouble soon. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter301.htm#facts Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters involved in rather shady search engine optimization methods invented a new form of cloaking. That new method has been called mosaic cloaking and it is an attempt to make cloaking less detectable. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter300.htm#facts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:36:36 +0100 A discussion in an online webmaster forum indicates that Google might have invented a new ranking penalty for websites that rank well for popular search terms. Is your website affected by this penalty? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter299.htm#facts Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters recently found an anomaly in Google's ranking results. Has Google changed its algorithm to artificially increase the ranking of new pages? This article has the details. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter298.htm#facts Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:36:36 +0100 We published many articles in 2007 that will help you to get more out of your website. The categorized articles in this issue help you to increase the rankings on your website on Google and other major search engines. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter297.htm#facts Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:36:36 +0100 Instead of our regular weekly articles, news and facts, we decided to publish a Christmas crossword puzzle about search engine optimization this week. Have fun! :-) http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter296.htm#facts Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Having high rankings on search engines is a great thing. However, it's also important that your web pages are displayed with an attractive description in the search results. If the description is not appealing to web surfers then they might not click the link. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter295.htm#facts Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Yahoo announced that they now support the X-Robots-Tag in the HTTP header. This new tag allows you to influence how Google and Yahoo index your website pages. Has it an effect on your search engine rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter294.htm#facts Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:36:36 +0100 In a recent blog post, Google's anti-spam engineer Matt Cutts wrote about cloaking. The blog post makes several things clear. You put your website at risk if you use cloaking. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter293.htm#facts Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:36:36 +0100 It seems that Google is currently experimenting with new robots.txt commands. If your robots.txt file accidentally contains one of the new commands, it might be that your robots.txt file tells Google to go away. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter292.htm#facts Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Pay per click marketing can be a good addition to organic search engine optimization. However, if you do it wrong, pay per click will cost you a fortune without bringing results. If you do it right, AdWords ads will help you to make more money. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter291.htm#facts Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:36:36 +0100 This is a common problem. Your web designer has created a beautiful page with nice graphics, great content and great Flash animations. Unfortunately, it seems that search engines won't list your website no matter what you do. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter290.htm#facts Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Have your rankings dropped recently? Before you do anything, you should try to find out what has caused your ranking drop. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter289.htm#facts Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:36:36 +0100 A while back there was quite a bit of scare mongering going around the SEO industry about how reciprocal links were dead. No, reciprocal links are not dead and now I have the proof. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter288.htm#facts Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0100 How long does it take exactly until search engines list a new site in the top 10 rankings? This test has the answers. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter287.htm#facts Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Are you sure that your website is free of hidden text? There are many ways to create hidden text unintentionally. Google might penalize your website for something you did not intend to do. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter286.htm#facts Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0100 It's easier to get high rankings on Google with older websites than it is with new websites. Why is this so and what can you do to get high rankings on Google if you have a brand new website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter285.htm#facts Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If you want to get high rankings on search engines then you have to consider many different factors. There is one factor that is more important than any other ranking factors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter284.htm#facts Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0100 It's important that you get the right kind of links if you want to get high rankings on Google. If you have 20 good incoming links then you'll get better rankings than with 100 bad incoming links. So what makes a good incoming link? There are several points that can make a link better than other links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter283.htm#facts Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Even if you have high search engine rankings, people still might not buy from you. The reason for that is that your website might not be trustworthy. Of course, you need a professional web design to create trust. However, there are a few other things that are necessary to convince your website visitors that they should do business with you. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter282.htm#facts Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If you have a new website then it takes some time until Google visits your web pages. Even if you submit your website to Google via their regular submission form, it usually takes weeks until Google visits your site. There are some things you can do so that Google indexes your web page within 48 hours and not within weeks. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter281.htm#facts Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Inbound links are one of the most important factors that Google uses to calculate the position of a website in the search results. Some years ago, it was enough to get a lot of inbound links to top Google's search results. Nowadays, it's not that easy. Google has started to detect unnatural linking patterns. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter280.htm#facts Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Although most professional search engine optimizers agree that the green PageRank display has little to do with the actual performance of a website in Google and other search engines, many webmasters still focus on websites with a high PageRank when it comes to link building and website promotion. The PageRank a website can be faked easily. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter279.htm#facts Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If you target international markets then it's important to know which search engines are used by European web surfers. Google has a large market share in the US. Astonishingly, Google's market share seems to be even bigger in Europe. Here are the numbers from Germany, France and the UK. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter278.htm#facts Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:36:36 +0100 High search engine rankings are important if you want to get more customers and more sales. Is it important to be listed on the first result page or is it enough to be listed in the top 30 results? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter277.htm#facts Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Google recently filed a patent application with the title "Detecting and rejecting annoying documents". Should you check your web pages? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter276.htm#facts Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Keyword stuffing is one of the oldest spamming techniques on the Internet. Many webmasters still use that technique although most search engines can detect it nowadays. Last week, Google's anti-spam engineer Matt Cutts made fun of a website that used keyword stuffing. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter275.htm#facts Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Not all of your competitors might have good business ethics. If someone wants to harm your online business, he might sabotage your website rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter274.htm#facts Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmaster use a new search engine optimization practice to get high rankings on Google. They hotlink images from other web servers to get on Google's first results page. Will this method also work for your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter273.htm#facts Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:36:36 +0100 There's a lot of rumor about one-way links, reciprocal links and three-way links on the Internet. Which of these links will work best for your business and which links do you need to get higher search engine rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter272.htm#facts Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters are unsure whether they should advertise their website with SEO (search engine optimization) or PPC (pay per click advertising). Actually, most commercial websites work best if you use both SEO and PPC. The exact mix depends on your goals. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter271.htm#facts Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters overlook an important part of search engine optimization: if you over optimize your web pages, chances are that your website rankings might drop because your site has been designed for search engines and not for websurfers. Read this article to learn how to avoid over-optimization. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter270.htm#facts Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:36:36 +0100 The New York Times has recently published an article about Amit Singhal. Amit Singhal is in charge of Google's ranking algorithm. The interview reveals some interesting facts about Google's ranking algorithm. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter269.htm#facts Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google's Matt Cutts had a Q and A on the SearchMarketingExpo in Seattle. Here's a summary of the most important statements. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter268.htm#facts Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:36:36 +0100 No matter how good your company is, some people will always write something negative about your site, even if you tried your best to help them. What can you do if web pages with negative comments appear on the first result page for your company name? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter267.htm#facts Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Actually, the rel=nofollow attribute should prevent search engines from following special links. Some webmasters might have found out that nofollow links will help your search engine rankings though. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter266.htm#facts Tue, 29 May 2007 15:36:36 +0100 The German company Sistrix analyzed the web page elements of top ranked pages in Google to find out which elements lead to high Google rankings. They analyzed 10,000 random keywords, and for every keyword, they analyzed the top 100 Google search results. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter265.htm#facts Tue, 22 May 2007 15:36:36 +0100 A recent thread in a webmaster forum indicated that some search engine spammers might exploit the new XML sitemaps files. Has your sitemaps file been abused by spammers? Can using a sitemaps file harm your rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter264.htm#facts Tue, 15 May 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Google filed two new ranking patents in April: Document Scoring Based on Traffic Associated with a Document and Document Scoring Based on Query Analysis. What do these new patents reveal about Google's ranking algorithm? How can they help you? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter263.htm#facts Tue, 08 May 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Semantic indexing is getting more and more important to search engines. What exactly is semantic indexing and how does it influence your search engine rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter262.htm#facts Tue, 01 May 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters use hidden or paid links to increase the link popularity of their websites. Google's anti-spam engineer Matt Cutts recently commented on these links. Can you get in trouble? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter261.htm#facts Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Ask.com has joined the team so that now all four major search engines support the Sitemap protocol. In addition, the search engines now can automatically detect your Sitemaps file. What does this mean for your web site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter260.htm#facts Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:36:36 +0100 There is a new change in Google's ranking algorithm. It looks as if more pages are added to Google's supplemental results and that Google might re-rank the results based on new quality criteria. How can your web site benefit from the new algorithm? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter259.htm#facts Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:36:36 +0100 You probably know Google's informal company motto "Don't be evil". Google is a very successful company that knows a lot about its advertisers and users. In addition, Google has a market share that would allow them do certain things. Read this article to learn what Google could do if they were evil. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter258.htm#facts Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Until now, Google has primarily sold pay-per-click (PPC) ads, so-called AdWords ads: advertisers pay when someone on Google or a Google partner site clicks on the ad. Google is testing a new advertising system that allows businesses to advertise on a cost per action basis. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter257.htm#facts Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Duplicate content, false use of the robots.txt file and Google bowling can be the reason if your web site rankings on Google dropped. This article will help you to find a solution. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter256.htm#facts Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Co-citation, too many pages at once and over-optimization and cause problems with your Google rankings. Read this article to learn how to avoid these problems. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter255.htm#facts Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Yahoo announced support for a new meta tag called "NOYDIR". The new tag will complement the "NOODP" meta tag that is already supported by all major search engines. Read this article to learn how to use the new tag on your web pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter254.htm#facts Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If you use the wrong search engine optimization techniques then Google won't list your web site. Read this article to learn how to avoid getting caught be Google's spam filters. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter253.htm#facts Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If your web site gets caught by one of Google's spam filters, it will be very difficult to get high Google rankings. Did you check your web site against these three link filters? Read on to learn more. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter252.htm#facts Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If your web site gets caught by one of Google's spam filters, it will be very difficult to get high Google rankings. In this article series, we'll take a look a the 15 most common Google spam filters and we'll tell you how you can get around them. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter251.htm#facts Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:36:36 +0100 If you want to have a successful web site and if you want to get high rankings on search engines then your web site must have the right factors. Here are the top 5 factors for successful web sites in 2007. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter250.htm#facts Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Google bombs have become a problem for Google. The official Google webmaster blog recently had a statement about Google bombs and how Google deals with them. How does this new algorithm affect your Google rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter249.htm#facts Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Matt Cutts has just revealed Google's latest ranking plans for 2007. Read this article to learn how your web site will be affected by these plans. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter248.htm#facts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Matt Cutts is the poster boy of Google and the search engine optimization (SEO) community. Thousands of webmasters follow every single word on this blog. Rumor has it that he is going to leave Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter247.htm#facts Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters reported that Google's spider started to index their external CSS files. What are CSS files, why does Google index them and how can this affect your rankings on Google and other search engines? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter246.htm#facts Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:36:36 +0100 Duplicate content is a problem that worries many webmasters. Rumor has it that duplicate content can hurt your Google rankings and that web pages that copy your web site content can harm your rankings. Read this article to learn what Google has to say about duplicate content. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter245.htm#facts Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:36:36 +0100 May you enjoy family, frends and lots of laughter now and throughout the New Year! http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter244.htm#facts Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:36:36 +0100 If you need information about Google's ranking algorithm and if you want to know how to get high rankings on Google, then our newsletter archive offers valuable information for you. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter243.htm#facts Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:36:36 +0100 The head of Google's anti-spam team Matt Cutts publicly reviewed some web sites at the 2006 PubCon in Las Vegas. Some statements in these public reviews might help you to improve your rankings on Google and Yahoo. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter242.htm#facts Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:36:36 +0100 If you optimize your pages for keywords that your potential customers use a lot, but your competitors haven't thought of, you win. Click here to learn how to find these keywords. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter241.htm#facts Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Finding the right keywords is an important step that you should take seriously if you want to be successful with your web site. New SEO tools help you to find the best keywords for your site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter240.htm#facts Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft agreed to support the Sitemap 0.9 protocol. How can this new standard help you to improve the ranking of your web site in search engines? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter239.htm#facts Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Linking to other web sites can hurt your rankings if you link to the wrong web sites. A Google official has recently commented on bad neighborhood links and how they affect your web site rankings on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter238.htm#facts Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Dynamically created web pages often cause problems with search engines. If your web pages are dynamically created, it's likely that many search engines have difficulty to index them. Google has a new way to deal with these pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter237.htm#facts Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters in online forums have discovered a new Google filter that Google uses to downrank web sites in its result pages. Has this filter been applied to your web site? How can you avoid that Google applies that filter to your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter236.htm#facts Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google's Sandbox and Google's TrustRank are often discussed in webmaster forums. How do these factors influence your web site rankings on Google and what can you do to get out of the sandbox or to get a high TrustRank? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter235.htm#facts Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Click distance is another factor that shows how important it is that search engines can find and parse your web pages quickly and easily. Read this article to learn more about click distance and its influence on your search engine rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter234.htm#facts Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google has updated the PageRank display in its toolbar again. How does this change affect your web site and your rankings on Google? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter233.htm#facts Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Is your web site still not listed on search engines although you submitted it weeks ago? There are several reasons why search engines might ignore your web pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter232.htm#facts Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google uses two indexes for its search results. The normal index and the supplemental results index. This article explains how to find out how many of your pages are listed in Google's supplemental results. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter231.htm#facts Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google recently started to include a set of links below some results to pages within the site. These new additional links are called Sitelinks. Read this article to learn how these links might affect your web site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter230.htm#facts Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Webmasters are always looking for ways to get inbound links from authority web sites. For improving search engine rankings, an incoming link from an authority site is worth more than an incoming link from an average site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter229.htm#facts Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google's Matt Cutts has released a number of videos in which he talks about the way Google works. What can you learn from these videos? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter228.htm#facts Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters focus on getting more traffic to their web sites. While getting visitors is very important, there is one thing that is more important than getting as many visitors as possible. Read on to learn what it is. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter227.htm#facts Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Earlier this month, AOL released sensitive search data detailing 20 million searches preformed by 658,000 subscribers.While the AOL data obviously raises privacy concerns, it can contain useful information for search engine marketers. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter226.htm#facts Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Do you know which search terms people use on search engines to find your web site? Do you know which search engines send you the most visitors? Do you know how many of these visitors purchase something on your web site? You can get the answer to these questions quickly and easily. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter225.htm#facts Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google and MSN will often use the text that the ODP uses to describe your web site in their own search results. Unfortunately, the descriptions in the Open Directory Project are often outdated and they don't reflect the current status of a web site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter224.htm#facts Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:36:36 +0100 The contents of a web page are important for the search engine rankings of a web page. Inbound links are even more important if you want to get high rankings on Google, Yahoo and MSN. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter223.htm#facts Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:36:36 +0100 The search marketing company Fortune Interactive conducted a study in which they wanted to find out what factors influence web site rankings on the three major search engines. Read on to get the results. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter222.htm#facts Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Internet directories have become very popular because they are an easy way to get inbound links to your web site. There's an easy way to submit your web site quickly to as many Internet directories as possible. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter221.htm#facts Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:36:36 +0100 While most webmasters are aware that incoming links are important to the success of a web site, many site owners don't know that outgoing links also have an impact on their web sites. Learn how outgoing links influence search engines and web site visitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter220.htm#facts Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Flash movies are a great way to add multimedia elements to a web site. Unfortunately, Flash cannot be indexed by most search engines. For that reason, it is very difficult to get high search engine rankings for Flash sites. This article explains how to get top rankings on Google with Flash sites. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter219.htm#facts Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:36:36 +0100 A web page with 50 inbound links can have better rankings than a web page with 500 inbound links. If other pages rank higher than your web pages, then you have to analyze the linking structure of these pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter218.htm#facts Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:36:36 +0100 This new SEO software tool offers everything you need for web page optimization and inbound link optimization. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter217.htm#facts Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Most businesses have realized that search engine optimization (SEO) is important if you want to succeed on the Internet. If you miss the mark, search engine optimization can cost a lot of time and money without getting results. If you do it right, SEO will improve your business. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter216.htm#facts Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google is using a new bot for their AdWords advertising system that automatically spiders and analyzes the content of advertising landing pages. What does this mean to your organic search engine rankings? What does this mean to your PPC ads and your organic search engine rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter215.htm#facts Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:36:36 +0100 There's a lot of speculation about the information that Google has about domain names. What does Google know about your domain name and what do they not know? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter214.htm#facts Tue, 30 May 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters are still obsessed with the green PageRank bar in Google's toolbar. Matt Cutts is a Google engineer who knows exactly how the Google ranking algorithm works. He confirmed that PageRank is not the only important factor for Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter213.htm#facts Tue, 23 May 2006 15:36:36 +0100 The effect of co-citation is often overlooked by search engine optimizers. The other web sites to which your link partners link can influence your search engine rankings. Read on to learn more about this important topic. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter212.htm#facts Tue, 16 May 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Yahoo has file a new patent with the name "Link based spam detection". It's another attempt from Yahoo to improve the relevancy of their search results by detecting links from link farms and other shady link sources. Read on to find out how this affects your web site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter211.htm#facts Tue, 09 May 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google has extended the penalty notification experiment that was started last year. Google's Webspam team now works with the Google Sitemaps team to alert some (but not all) site owners of penalties for their site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter210.htm#facts Tue, 02 May 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google's Matt Cutts revealed interesting information about Mediabot and how it could influence your Google rankings. If you do it wrong, your web site can get it trouble on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter209.htm#facts Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Are your search engine rankings still yours? Other people might hijack your search engine rankings and they might steal your web site visitors. The worst thing is that you might not even notice it. This article explains how you can protect your web site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter208.htm#facts Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google has recently acquired an advanced text search algorithm that has been invented by University of New South Wales PhD student Ori Allon. Will this change the way Google ranks web sites? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter207.htm#facts Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Every few months, webmaster forums discuss if search engines penalize duplicate content. Can duplicate content affect your search engine rankings? What can you do about that? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter206.htm#facts Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:36:36 +0100 There's a new trick that some webmasters use to get high rankings on Google. Just like the trick we mentioned in a previous issue of our newsletter, this new technique exploits security holes of other web sites. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter205.htm#facts Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Hiding content and links in CSS code that is not visible to human web surfers has become popular among webmasters who want to trick search engines. Should use use this for your web site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter204.htm#facts Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google's latest update Big Daddy continues to cause problems for some webmasters. Many webmasters have reported that all of their web pages except for their index page have been moved to Google's supplemental index. What can you do to solve this problem? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter203.htm#facts Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:36:36 +0100 At the recent Wharton Technology Conference in Philadelphia representatives from Google, Yahoo and MSN Search discussed the future of search technologies. The big search engine companies have different ideas on how search engines will change over the next few years. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter202.htm#facts Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters face the problem that their good web site rankings have been dropped or that their web pages have not been listed at all. If your web site rankings have been dropped, you can do the following to get your web site back to the result list. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter201.htm#facts Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:36:36 +0100 There are many rumors about the best way to get listed on Google. Every now and then, a new secret trick pop ups that promises that your web site will get top Google rankings quickly and easily. What can Google's hypertext matching analysis help you to get better rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter200.htm#facts Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Having high rankings on search engines is pointless if these rankings don't convert to sales. It's better to have high rankings for 10 keywords that convert to sales than high rankings for 100 keywords that only bring you visitors. For that reason, it is important to find the keywords that work best for your business. By focusing on these keywords, you can greatly increase your revenue. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter199.htm#facts Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:36:36 +0100 The Stanford University compiled a list of 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site. These guidelines are based on three years of research and on several studies about that topic. What does this mean to your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter198.htm#facts Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google has announced a major update that will affect the ranking of web pages in Google's index. In contrast to the usual algorithm updates, this update will be much bigger because it changes the way Google works behind the scenes. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter197.htm#facts Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Online press releases have become a popular because some webmasters think that they can increase the search engine rankings of their web sites with them. Do online press releases really help your search engine rankings? How can you benefit from these services? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter196.htm#facts Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0100 A new study that was recently published in the journal "Behaviour and Information Technology" shows how important it is to make a good first impression with your web site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter195.htm#facts Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Google recently released an official explanation of how they rank results their newsletter for Librarians. In this document, Google engineer Matt Cutts explains how Google decides what result goes at the top of the list. Here are the most important facts from the document. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter194.htm#facts Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Within the SEO realm, there are a number of high-profile "reciprocal link short sellers". Many of the most vocal have been doing it for several years, using their "expert" status and industry influence to disparage the practice of reciprocal linking, calling it ineffective, immoral, and worse. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter193.htm#facts Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:36:36 +0100 Holiday shoppers in the United States had spent $25 billion online during one week ending 16 December and electronics and clothing items were their favourites. This represents a 25 per cent increase over the same period in 2004. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter192.htm#facts Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:36:36 +0100 We published a number of articles that help you to get your web site to the top of Google's search results in 2005. Our 2005 archive is full of tips and tricks that help you to get better search engine rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter191.htm#facts Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has incorporated a new factor to its Quality Score. If you're advertising on Google AdWords, this new factor might influence the position of your ads and the minimum price you have to pay for your bids. What do you have to do to make the best out of the situation? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter190.htm#facts Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google's founders are not satisfied with the quality of Google's search results. This article explains why this is so and what you can do to survive future ranking algorithm updates on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter189.htm#facts Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Cloaking obviously works. Should you use it for your website and what should you do to get high rankings on Google, Yahoo and other important search engines? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter188.htm#facts Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google added new features to its Sitemaps service. After verifying that you are really the webmaster of a site, you can access some statistics about the information Google has about your site. This kind of information can help you to spot possible reasons when Google doesn't index your site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter187.htm#facts Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Yesterday, Google released a new web tracking service with the name Google Analytics. Google claims that the service is free. Is Google Analytics worth its real price? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter186.htm#facts Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google's ranking algorithm update Jagger has rearranged the result pages on Google. How can you benefit from Google's new ranking algorithm? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter185.htm#facts Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google's upcoming service Google Base (see news below) shows a clear trend: search engines try to make their search results and ads as targeted as possible. What can you do to benefit from this trend? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter184.htm#facts Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google is currently updating its ranking algorithm. What can you do to benefit from the new ranking algorithm? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter183.htm#facts Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Much has happened to search engine optimization in the last years. It has become much more difficult to get high rankings for a website. However, it's still possible to get your website at the top of the list if you do the right things. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter182.htm#facts Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt and Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy announced a distribution partnership.Google also filed a new patent. What does this mean for search? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter181.htm#facts Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:36:36 +0100 A recently conducted study examined the links users followed on the search engine results page. What does this mean to you and how can you benefit from it? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter180.htm#facts Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters have discovered a new trick to get inbound links from authority websites. At the moment, it seems to be possible to improve your Google rankings with that trick. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter179.htm#facts Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Being one of the main software engineers on Google, Matt Cutts knows best about Google indexing and quality control issues. Find out what he thinks about buying links. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter177.htm#facts Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:36:36 +0100 There's a new theory that Google might also consider the grammar and spelling mistakes on your web pages. What does this mean to your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter176.htm#facts Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:36:36 +0100 We have received more than 293 suggestions for an open SEO analysis. This week, we're taking a closer look at one of the suggested pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter175.htm#facts Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:36:36 +0100 On a recent search engine conference, Tim Mayer from Yahoo, Matt Cutts from Google and Kaushal Kurapti from Ask Jeeves revealed information on how these three search engines analyze links to determine the ranking of web pages in a public discussion. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter174.htm#facts Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters also use the Keyword Effectiveness Index (KEI) to determine the value of their keywords. Does it really make sense to choose keywords that way and is KEI something you should use for your keywords? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter173.htm#facts Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Although many articles have been written about finding the best keywords for SEO, many webmasters still target the wrong keywords. Choosing the right keywords is a crucial step in every search engine optimization campaign. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter172.htm#facts Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Which search engines are the most important for search engine optimization (SEO). New research numbers can give you the answer. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter171.htm#facts Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters are unsure if too many links can hurt their website rankings. Others think that links to a brand-new site might be a spam indicator. How many links are good for a website? Should you wait before getting links to your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter170.htm#facts Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Has your website been dropped from Google and you don't know why? There are a number of factors that can get your website banned on Google. In this article, we'll tell you why your website can be banned from Google and what you can do to get listed on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter169.htm#facts Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:36:36 +0100 MSN Search and other major search engines have recently changes their algorithms. What do you have to do now to get high rankings? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter168.htm#facts Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:36:36 +0100 The Open Directory Project (ODP or DMOZ.org) has recently received a lot of negative press. Is the ODP still as important as it was? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter167.htm#facts Tue, 05 Jul 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Many webmasters are unsure what they have to do to keep their websites at the top of the list. There are two factors that influence the rankings of your web pages. What is the perfect balance between them? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter166.htm#facts Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google pays people from all over the world $10 - $20 per hour to check Google search results every day. What does this mean to your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter165.htm#facts Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, Google released its new Google Sitemaps service. Despite the name, Google Sitemaps is not a tool that creates sitemaps for your website. Google Sitemaps is another way to submit your web pages to Google. How can your website benefit from this service? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter164.htm#facts Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:36:36 +0100 As you might have noticed, Google wasn't displaying the PageRank information from 27 May to 30 May. The PageRank bar in the Google toolbar was grayed out for every web page. Many webmasters speculated that Google might have discontinued the PageRank information. Is the green PageRank bar really that important? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter163.htm#facts Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Much has been said about Google collecting personal information from web surfers. What exactly does Google know about you if you use their services? In this article, we present a list of things that Google knows about you. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter162.htm#facts Tue, 31 May 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Poorly configured firewalls can block search engine spiders. If you use the wrong configuration, Google, Yahoo, MSN Search and others might not index your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter161.htm#facts Tue, 24 May 2005 15:36:36 +0100 We summarize the most important parts of the patent specification in this issue so that you have a quick overview about how Google might rank your website according to this patent. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter160.htm#facts Tue, 17 May 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Last week, we informed you that Google tracks user behavior to determine the ranking of websites. Find out how Google tracks user behavior in this article. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter159.htm#facts Tue, 10 May 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has recently filed a patent that details many points that Google uses to rank web pages. This article series discusses Google ranking secrets that have been revealed in that report. This time: how search results and user data can affect your rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter158.htm#facts Tue, 03 May 2005 15:36:36 +0100 A new software program helps webmasters to get high rankings on major search engines. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter157.htm#facts Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has recently filed a patent that details many points that Google uses to rank web pages. This article series discusses Google ranking secrets that have been revealed in that report. This time: how links to your website and their changes can affect your rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter156.htm#facts Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has recently filed a patent that details many points that Google uses to rank web pages. This article series discusses Google ranking secrets that have been revealed in that report. This time: how your domain name can affect your rankings. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter155.htm#facts Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has recently filed a patent that details many points that Google uses to rank web pages. This article series discusses Google ranking secrets that have been revealed in that report. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter154.htm#facts Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters have observed significant ranking changes in Google's search engine result pages. It seems that Google has tweaked its algorithm again or that it is still fine-tuning the way it ranks web pages for its next algorithm update. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter153.htm#facts Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:36:36 +0100 If your website is not listed in Google although Googlebot regularly visits your website, this article can help you. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter152.htm#facts Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:36:36 +0100 When you choose a web hosting company, you don't expect that they are going to change your web pages. You also don't expect that they change your web pages for their own benefit. Unfortunately, that's exactly what some web hosts seem to do. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter151.htm#facts Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:36:36 +0100 A recent study revealed that a minority of searchers exclusively use only one of the top three search engines Google, Yahoo and MSN Search. What does this mean to your site? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter150.htm#facts Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:36:36 +0100 You can lose a lot of money with pay per click ads if you don't do it right. This article explains how to succeed with pay per click ads. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter149.htm#facts Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:36:36 +0100 If your website has good rankings on Yahoo, MSN and other search engines but not on Google, it's likely that your website has been put into Google's sandbox. What can you do to get out of it? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter148.htm#facts Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Latent semantic indexing (LSI) seems to be important in Google's new ranking algorithm. This article tells you how to deal with this. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter147.htm#facts Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Rumor has it that reciprocal links are not as effective as one way links. Some people in online discussion forums claim that one way links from a website to another site work far better than reciprocal links. Is this true and what do you have to do about this? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter146.htm#facts Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Thumbshots are thumbnail screenshots of web pages that allow you to visualize websites before web surfers click on the link. If you use thumbshots on your link pages, web surfers know what they get before they click on a link. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter145.htm#facts Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Yahoo and MSN have made significant gains against Google. They can send a considerable amount of targeted visitors to your website. This article helps you to benefit from this search engines trend. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter144.htm#facts Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Click fraud is becoming a major problem for online advertisers. If you advertise your website on pay per click search engines such as Overture or Google AdWords, chances are that you pay way too much for your clicks. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter143.htm#facts Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Interviews with the people behind the scenes give great insight in how things work. The following interviews reveal interesting things about how Google works. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter142.htm#facts Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Some webmasters wonder whether they should use .htm or .html as the file extension for their web pages. Which file ending is better for search engine optimization purposes? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter141.htm#facts Tue, 04 Jan 2005 15:36:36 +0100 Google has just released a special search form for its AdWords ads. The search form allows you to quickly find out the position of an AdWords ad. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter140.htm#facts Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:36:36 +0100 Learn how to lower your advertising costs while increasing your profit with optimized Google AdWords campaigns. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter139.htm#facts Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:36:36 +0100 Google Labs have just released the beta version of a new Google tool: Google Suggest. This article explains all you need to know about Google Suggest. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter138.htm#facts Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:05:58 +0100 Last week, two statements about Google PageRank started a new discussion about this topic. Is Google PageRank just for entertainment purposes or is it for real? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter137.htm#facts Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:26:24 +0100 All you need to know to get your website into Yahoo's search engine results. Learn how Yahoo's spider works and why it is important to be listed in Yahoo. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter136.htm#facts Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:52:27 +0100 Although these little orange RSS images look very inconspicuous, they can help you to improve the link popularity of your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter135.htm#facts Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Some days ago, Microsoft launched a beta version of their long awaited new search engine. The new MSN Search doesn't rely on Inktomi technology anymore. It's a new search engine that has been built from ground up. What is special about the new search engine? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter134.htm#facts Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Many text link broker websites have appeared on the Internet. These websites allow you to rent links from other websites on a monthly basis. Is this something you should consider for your website? What can you expect from these text links? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter133.htm#facts Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Recently, a new technique of faking the PageRank number of a website has become popular. For example, a rather dubious adult website managed to get a PageRank of 10. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter132.htm#facts Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:00:00 +0100 The cost for pay per click advertising is on the rise. The average click price will jump to US$0.47 in the near future. Do you get what you're paying for? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter131.htm#facts Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Google Desktop Search is a program that runs on your Windows computer. It allows you to search your hard disk for files. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter130.htm#facts Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Rumor has it that Google tries to fight artificial link manipulation with its latest update. What can you do to get better rankings on Google? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter129.htm#facts Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Many webmasters have noticed that there are now two different Google spiders that index their web pages. At least one of them is performing a complete site scan. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter128.htm#facts Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Many webmasters overlook a very important aspect of website promotion: the validity of the HTML code. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter127.htm#facts Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Last week, Amazon officially launched its search engine A9.com. A9 is the first search engine with strong personalization features. It looks as if A9 has the potential to become a major search engine. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter126.htm#facts Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Internet directories are often overlooked by webmasters because many of them deliver only little traffic. However, link directories offer many benefits to webmasters that are interested in getting more visitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter125.htm#facts Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:00:00 +0100 How does your website compare to your competitors? Does your website has more incoming links? How much traffic do your competitors get? The new version 3.0 of the freeware tool Link Popularity Check helps you to get the answers quickly and easily. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter124.htm#facts Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:00:00 +0100 You probably know Google's link command. It's a special search query that allows you to find websites that link to another website. There's a better way to find all pages that point to your website on Google. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter123.htm#facts Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Block-level link analysis is Microsoft attempt to deal with the faults in PageRank and HITS (Hyperlink Induced Topic Search). What does this mean to your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter122.htm#facts Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Webmasters often delete link exchange requests. Do the following things to make sure that webmasters reply to your link exchange email message.. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter121.htm#facts Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0100 When people have finally decided to purchase your product, you must make sure that your order page doesn't drive them away. If your order page isn't easy to use, all other website promotion efforts will be in vain. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter120.htm#facts Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0100 People aren't necessarily interested in your product or in your company. You must convince your website visitors with good sales copy. Click here to learn how to write effective sales copy. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter119.htm#facts Tue, 3 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0100 On the World Wide Web, you cannot speak face to face with your customer so you have to establish credibility in other ways. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter118.htm#facts Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Even if you have hundreds of visitors per day, web surfers still might not purchase something on your website. Why do visitors sometimes don't convert into sales? We'll show you several reasons that can prevent surfers from buying on your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter117.htm#facts Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Open source search engines try to compete with the big players in the search engine market. Who are these open source search engines and what can they do for you? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter116.htm#facts Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 ARELIS is a top rated software program that helps you to build a powerful business network quickly and easily. You'll benefit from highly targeted free traffic to your website, new business contacts, a higher link popularity, higher search engine rankings and more sales. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter115.htm#facts Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 How to automatically get an email message from your website when Google visits your pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter114.htm#facts Sat, 3 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 You've probably seen many "404 not found" pages when surfing the web. A "404 not found" page is the page that comes up when someone tries to access a web page that doesn't exist. Learn how to keep customer on your website with custom 404 not found pages. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter113.htm#facts Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0100 It's important that your website has a professional design and it's also important that your website looks great so that your customers have trust and confidence in your company. However, before adding bells and whistles to your website, make sure that it serves the basics. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter112.htm#facts Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Many webmasters are crazy about Google PageRank. But is it really that important to your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter111.htm#facts Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0100 You've probably seen them on the web and you've probably received many spam email messages from them: services that promise you to submit your website to thousands of search engines and that tell you that your website will get high search engine rankings if you just submit your website often enough. Does this really work? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter110.htm#facts Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0100 With the domination of Google and Yahoo on the search engine market, words like "link popularity", "link prominence" and "link reputation" have become buzzwords in the search engine marketing industry. Many webmasters try to get as many links to their website as possible and some companies even offer "1000 links to your website within minutes". But is link popularity really so important as many people want us to believe? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter109.htm#facts Tue, 25 May 2004 16:00:00 +0100 There are submission services (and spam email messages) that promise to submit your website to 50,000 search engines. Some website promotion tools also claim that they can submit your website to thousands of search engines. Be very careful when you see such an offer. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter108.htm#facts Tue, 18 May 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Are you sure that search engines understand your website? Search engines see your web pages with different eyes than web surfers. A web page that looks great to the human eye can be totally meaningless to search engines. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter107.htm#facts Tue, 11 May 2004 16:00:00 +0100 All you need to know about Google's IPO. Quotes, facts and background information. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter106.htm#facts Tue, 4 May 2004 16:00:00 +0100 It's essential to know which search engines and directories work together. If you want to plan an effective search engine optimization strategy, you must know which search engines cooperate and who gets the search results from whom. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter105.htm#facts Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Exchanging links with other sites is a promising way to increase your Google PageRank and to draw visitors to your site. Good incoming links have a positive effect on your search engine rankings and they also bring targeted visitors to your website. But how many potential link partners are there, and what is a realistic goal for your linking campaigns? How many link partners should you have? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter104.htm#facts Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0100 The title of a web page is one of the most important elements. Good web page titles can remarkably increase the effectiveness of your website. If you use the right titles, your website can get more targeted visitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter103.htm#facts Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0100 During the last few weeks, a Yahoo employee gave many tips that may help you to improve the ranking of your website on the new Yahoo search engine. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter102.htm#facts Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:00:00 +0100 A real nuisance for search engines are webmasters that try to deceive them to obtain high rankings (called "spamming"). What can you do if you discover other websites getting better search engine rankings than you because they use one of these spam techniques? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter101.htm#facts Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:00:00 +0100 One hundred articles full of website promotion and search engine optimization tips for your website success. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter100.htm#facts Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Yahoo started a new paid inclusion program: Site Match. Does this program work for your site or is it better not to use Site Match for your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter99.htm#facts Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:00:00 +0100 Many webmasters face the problem that they don't know for which search engine they should optimize their websites. Of course, Google is the most important search engine for most webmasters. But which other search engines are also important for your website success? This article provides the answers. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter98.htm#facts Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:00:00 +0100 Two weeks ago we told you about Jim who didn't make profit with his Internet business because he used the wrong keywords. We gave you a list of popular keyword search engines that help you to find the right keywords for your website. This time we'd like to inform you about more unknown ways to find the right keywords for your site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter97.htm#facts Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:00:00 +0100 What does the new Yahoo search engine mean to your website? Yahoo's search engine spider is capturing the full text of web pages, up to a 500,000 characters limit. The new Yahoo search also supports many file types, including HTML, PDF, and Microsoft Office documents. Find out how to optimize your website for high rankings on the new Yahoo. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter96.htm#facts Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 +0100 You might lose lots of customers because your website is not targeting the right keywords. Read this article to find out how to find the right keywords for your website that will bring more customers to your site. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter95.htm#facts Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:00:00 +0100 A new anti-spam federal law has been adopted by the United States. The CAN-SPAM ACT of 2003 has taken effect on Jan 1. The CAN-SPAM ACT provides definitions and appropriate penalties for misleading commercial email communications. Some webmasters fear that it might not be legal anymore to contact potential link partners by email. This article explains what you have to do to be compliant. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter94.htm#facts Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:00:00 +0100 Things you can do to improve the effectiveness of your linking campaign. How to get high link popularity for your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter93.htm#facts Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:00:00 +0100 This new software program can help you to quickly achieve high link popularity for your website. A serious website promotion tool with an ethical approach to website promotion can help you to get lasting results. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter92.htm#facts Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:00:00 +0100 How will search engines rank your website in the future? This article tries to find answers based on patents that have been issued to the search engine companies. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter91.htm#facts Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:00:00 +0100 Which search engines have been the most innovative search engines in 2003. Read this article to find out who'll be leading the search engine market. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter90.htm#facts Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 +0100 Search engines and directories interrelate with other search engines, for instance, they share their database contents to cover more web pages. In addition, the search engines partner with pay per click search engines to supplement their revenue. It's essential to know which search engines and directories work together. If you want to plan an effective search engine optimization strategy, you must know which search engines cooperate and who gets results from whom. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter89.htm#facts Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:00:00 +0100 Some webmasters are unsure whether they should add link pages to their website, and some don't know which factors are important to determine if they should link to a certain site or not. Here are some tips about why your website should have a link directory and what makes a site worth linking to. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter85.htm#facts Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:00:00 +0100 More than just a search engine submission software tool. This new website promotion tool helps you with all aspects of search engine submission. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter77.htm#facts Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Some experienced webmasters gave link popularity building tools a bad reputation in the past. They argued that these tools would artificially inflate the link popularity score of websites in order to deceive search engines. This may have been true for the first generation of these tools but then a new tool entered the market, promising to be the first serious reciprocal links management tool. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter76.htm#facts Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Flash movies are a popular way to make websites more compelling. They are useful if you want to impress your website visitors or if you offer web design services. Unfortunately, if you use Flash movies, or if you even design your complete website based on the Flash technology, your odds of getting listed in the search engines are greatly reduced. Read this article to find out how to rank well with Flash movies. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter75.htm#facts Sun, 07 Dec 2003 08:00:00 +0100 If the HTML code of your website is not valid for search engines, it's very difficult to obtain high search engine rankings. Read this article to find out whether the code of your website is search engine ready. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter74.htm#facts Sun, 30 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Which page on your website is the most important page? The product page? The contact page? Or the order page? Whatever it is, the sitemap page is among the most important pages on your website. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter73.htm#facts Sun, 23 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Articles can help you to improve the link popularity of your website. High link popularity will result in better search engine rankings and more website visitors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter72.htm#facts Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Many search engines now offer web browser toolbars so that you can instantly use their search engines whenever you have your browser window open. The search engine toolbars search the World Wide Web but they also offer additional useful features, for example there are pop-up window blockers, dictionary and stock quote lookup tools, translation features and much more. This article gives a complete overview of major search engine toolbars. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter71.htm#facts Sun, 09 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Many businesses recognize that search engines can bring volumes of highly targeted prospects to their website, typically at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing. Unfortunately, these same companies often overlook the most important part of their search engine marketing campaigns, which is keyphrase selection and evaluation. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter70.htm#facts Sun, 02 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Nutch aims to provide a transparent alternative to commercial web search engines on an open source basis. Its idea is that only open source search results can be fully trusted to be without bias. http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter69.htm#facts Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Maybe you've considered using pay per click (PPC) search engines to promote your website on the Internet. PPC search engines are search engines that allow you to bid for a special position on their result pages. You pay a certain amount for every click your listing receives. But will this really work for your website? http://www.free-seo-news.com/newsletter68.htm#facts Sun, 19 Oct 2003 08:00:00 +0100 A high search engine ranking is not enough. Many webmasters have the problem that their visitors don't buy something on their site even if the way the visitors reached the site indicates that they're interested in the products. This article explains how to turn visitors into customers. http://www.free-seo-news.com/more-effective.htm#facts Sun, 12 Oct 2003 08:00:00 +0100 lthough the robots.txt file is a very important file if you want to have a good ranking on search engines, many Web sites don't offer this file. If your Web site doesn't have a robots.txt file yet, read on to learn how to create one. If you already have a robots.txt file, read our tips to make sure that it doesn't contain errors. http://www.free-seo-news.com/all-about-robots-txt.htm#facts Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Link popularity has become an important factor in the ranking algorithms of most search engines. If many quality Web sites link to your site, you'll have a good position in the search engines. There are a number of ways to improve the link popularity of your Web site. Here's our top 10 list on how to improve your link popularity. http://www.free-seo-news.com/ways-to-link-popularity.htm#facts Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Find out how links to your website can help your website to get more customers and more sales. http://www.free-seo-news.com/link-popularity.htm#facts Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:00:00 +0100 Many webmasters have the problem that their Web site is not listed in search engines at all. There can be a variety of reasons that your Web site doesn't show up on search engines.This article shows you 19 reasons why your website might not be listed in search engines. http://www.free-seo-news.com/search-engine-ranking.htm#facts Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:00:00 +0100