Keyword Research for Organic SEO

So you have decided to venture out into the world of SEO. The first thing you will need to do is determine the direction of your campaign in relation to the key phrases you are choosing to target. This article will focus on how to find keywords for your organic...

Increase Your Visibility in Local Search

This morning I came across a great article by Sujan Patel at Search Engine Journal called “5 Quick Ways to Optimize for Local Search”. I highly recommend reading this article! The following is a summary of the main points with an added Canadian perspective...

Banned from Yahoo? Just Pay to Get Back In

According to a thread at the Search Engine Watch forums it is possible to get back into Yahoo Search after being banned by paying for reinclusion using Yahoo Search Submit. This news was released by a forum participant who noted that after being banned by Yahoo Search...

Damaging a Competitor’s Ranking is Possible

A June 28th article by Forbes magazine called “The Saboteurs of Search” discusses “negative SEO” which is best described as purposely disrupting competitor rankings. The article has caused waves in the SEO industry as marketers debate the...

How to Properly Redirect Domains

I just finished adding a new tutorial to StepForth’s web marketing knowledgebase based on redirecting domains in two different ways that are both search engine friendly and completely ethical: THE NEW ONE: Redirecting http://www.yourolddomain.com to...