Archive for the ‘Search Engine Optimization’ Category
Dec
9th
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (4)
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SEO For Your Blog
If you applied all the techniques mentioned in the Part1, Part 2, and Part 3, your blog will become a SEO friendly blog. However, you still need to verify that the images in your blog posts are SEO oriented and the HTML codes used in your blog are validated. This verification will positively effect your blog’s search engine rankings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dec
8th
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (2)
Platinum SEO Plugin
If you already read The 5 Basic Steps of SEO For Your Blog Part 1 and Part 2, you probably understand the importance of tagging, permalink structure, using the correct html tags for your post headings and titles. This time I will introduce you the Platinum SEO Plugin. The plugin offers all the features of All In One Seo Plugin plus more. Platinum SEO not only automates SEO for WordPress blogs, but also provides an onsite SEO solution.
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Dec
5th
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (8)
SEO for blogs
In The 5 Basic Steps of SEO Part 1 we took a look at the importance of tagging and permalink structure for making a SEO friendly blog. Now let me tell you about one simple Search Engine Optimization tip that if you take the ten minutes necessary to learn and make it a habit, will improve your posts rank significantly in search engines like Google and Yahoo.
Apply This HTML Code Tip For Better Blog Headings:
When you write articles for your blog I bet you use Bold (B) to highlight your headings. Actually there is a special HTML code which you can use to highlight your headings in a way search engines like to see. These are called heading tags and work like below:
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Dec
3rd
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (10)
skyrocket your traffic
If there is one thing common in top bloggers is that their blogs are well ranked for some specific keywords in main search engines Google and Yahoo. It does not make sense at all to compete with them at those keywords. However, you can still apply some basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques to skyrocket incoming traffic to your blog. Here are the 5 easy and applicable basic steps of SEO for your blog:
Permalink Structure:
This is one of the most important factors on SEO for blogs. I have recently updated my WP blog’s permalink structure as below, and organic traffic growth was remarkable:
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Nov
13th
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (6)
Traffic from search engines is very important for bloggers. For professional bloggers it is like bread and butter. You need to master on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that your blog rank better in search engines. Luckily the biggest search engine Google has released Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide where you can find serious information about SEO.
Google’s SEO Starter Guide (PDF format) is 22 pages long, and focuses on below topics: Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct
30th
By Mert Erkal in Search Engine Optimization | Comments (6)
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a popular term in the Internet marketing world. SEO creates massive source of traffic for blogs and websites. If the major search engines, like Google and Yahoo, accept that your website provides a good answer to a specific keyword phrase that people regularly search for, then your site will receive tons of free traffic.
You can clearly understand from above why some people spend serious amount of their time on SEO. Most of the popular blogs derive a very large portion of their traffic just from ranking well in Google for some very specific keywords. This, in other words, can be translated into thousands of dollars in revenue.
The Long Tail
These days I have seen quite a lot of bloggers who are trying to dominate popular search phrases to pull traffic to their blogs. Frankly speaking, most bloggers will never dominate popular search phrases. Top five blogs dominated those keywords already. Thus, you should not expect your blog to rank on the first page of search engine results for those specific keywords.
Yet, the game is not over for the small and mid-sized bloggers. Thanks to a concept called the Long Tail, we can still drive good traffic from search engines without dominating the top keywords. You can manually do this with HitTail. Please read How To Track Your Keywords with HitTail for more details.
SEO Elite - Traffic Monster
Having said above, there is one magic software where you can still compete against top bloggers for some specific keywords without spending your valuable time. It is called SEO Elite.
If there is one software you should invest money for the sake of ranking well for specific keywords related to your niche, it is definitely SEO Elite
With SEO Elite you can view your competitor’s linking strategy which includes the ability to see the page your link is located on, the Google and Alexa ranking of their website, the total number of times a keyword appears on specified pages etc.
If you are new to SEO concept, you are so lucky! This software also teaches you how to optimize your website for search engines which in turn creates 100% free targeted traffic to your website. Well, what more can i expect from a SEO software?
In addition to above, it teaches you how to create your website pages for top ranking by using keyword density which is how many times your keywords should be repeated on your pages, keyword prominence which explains where your keywords should be placed etc.
Even though SEO Elite is a little expensive and sold at $167, I am glad that I invested my money on it.
Frankly speaking it took one whole week for me to decide buying SEO Elite. I checked with my trusted friends in the Internet Marketing business before I bought the software.
I have seen the positive benefits a few weeks later. It seems like a miracle that I am getting tons of free traffic from the search engines with SEO Elite. However, I must also tell you that you need to spend sometime on SEO Elite everyday. Do not expect miracles from the software. It is helpful when you regularly use it in conjunction with your daily blogging.
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Oct
10th
By Mert Erkal in Affiliate, Blog, Making Money Online, Marketing PR, Search Engine Optimization, Small Business, Social Networking, WordPress, copyblogger | Comments (4)
The new Bloghology Blogging Community, or Social Network, is another important extension of Bloghology. However, it is significantly more interactive, to reflect the community nature of blogging and the softer web 2.0 style of marketing. It functions and looks similar in many ways, to today’s popular social networking sites. The Bloghology Community Platform is unique in that it provides additional features and functions which are special to bloggers and blogging related issues.
We launched it a few weeks ago. It is still at BETA stage. We started with a hundred BETA testers. After having received so many positive feedback from them, we decided to open our doors to more bloggers. You are also invited to join Bloghology Community.
Up to now, the users were able to add friends, send message, update their profiles. We will add chat and classified ads functions by the end of this weekend. Our members will be able to chat with their friends/contacts/partners, and develop better relationships.
The “Classified Ads” will allow you to post classified listings. Categories created (like “Sponsorship Opportunities”, “Jobs”, “Personals”, etc.) and you can post relevant listings. You will also be able to search for other listings via a “browse marketplace” area. The good thing is each users’ listings will appear on their profile. No need to spend your time at forums like Digital Points to find sponsors/advertisers for your blog!
Join Bloghology Community, and feel free to invite your friends/colleagues/partners. You can do so by clicking on the TOP header”Invite” and you will be taken to the form where you can add your friends details.
I hope you will like these new features. We look forward to have your feedback. Please go to “Help” menu, and then click on “Contact Us” and submit your thoughts.
I will also appreciate if you can post about Bloghology, and help us spread the word.
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Oct
9th
By Mert Erkal in Blog, Making Money Online, Marketing PR, Relaxation, Search Engine Optimization, Small Business, Social Networking, WordPress, copyblogger | Comments (2)
Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in my life. I gave my first ever public speech on a blogging related topic at Cebit Bilisim Eurasia exhibition. It was titled “10 Ways of Making Money Online with Blogs” You can check the presentation at SlideShare. Unfortunately it is only in Turkish now. I will later translate it into English too.
I also make a very nice video interview with Sekit Can Gokalp, Turkey country manager of Mixxt.You can watch the interview at OkumaSitesi.com
All in all it was a very exciting event for me. I am planning of joining more events like this in the future.
One side note; Bloghology social networking site for bloggers are growing. We requested from our current beta testers to invite their friends. If you want to become a member of this selective community, please sign up my weekly blog tips newsletter.
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