Google has announced that it has made it easier for webmasters to submit a Sitemap. Sitemap submission will not require webmasters to say what kind of file type they are submitting because Google says it will determine that type of data. The Google Webmaster Central Blog details the Sitemap files it supports: XML Sitemap files [...]
Google has launched a Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide that goes beyond its Webmaster Help Group. Google says its new starter guide cover about a dozen areas that webmasters might want to consider optimizing. The Webmaster Central Blog provides more details. “We felt that these areas (like improving title and description meta tags, URL structure, [...]
If you use video on your Web site or blog you should optimize for search engines just as you do for textual content. One of the ways to optimize video is to create a customized video player widget for your Web site or blog audience. The key to video search optimization is video sharing. Create [...]
On Google’s Webmaster Help Center page there are plenty of tips for turning your site into a Google- friendly site. With Google grabbing 61.9 percent of the search market for July 2008, according to comScore, optimizing your site to rank well in Google results is key to any Web sites success. Some of the advice [...]
SEO Consult, a UK search engine optimization company has introduced two new SEO tools. The “Keyword Density Checker” and the “What Google Sees’” tools are free and can be found on the SEO Consult Web site. Measured as a percentage, the “Keyword Density Checker” scans a webpage and calculates the number of times a keyword [...]
I have been working with Wordpress for a very long time and I must say I have never had a single problem with it. It’s a powerful and semantic publishing platform with a focus on web standards, which appeals to me as a webdesigner. While using Wordpress as a platform for various websites (including this blog) I have found many ways to make it SEO friendly and more visible in search engine rankings. So I decided to put together this Wordpress SEO Checklist containing numerous plugins and techniques I use when optimizing Wordpress powered websites. [...]
