Uncomplicated Online Marketing

Do Not Make These 10 Common SEO Mistakes

Posted on25. May, 2010 by tjswing.

The time has come to list the top 10 SEO mistakes committed by website owners worldwide. If you are not too happy about your website’s rankings on the search engines, then look through this list and make sure that the website is not committing any of these mistakes. I’ve decided to divide this article into [...]

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Small Businesses

Posted on03. May, 2010 by tjswing.

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9 Ways To Improve the SEO of Every Website You Design

Posted on10. Apr, 2010 by tjswing.

One of the biggest challenges that online businesses face today is maintaining relevance in the eyes of the search engines, especially Google. With Google controlling more than 90% of the search traffic in the US alone, it’s not surprising that the most important goal of any web-based marketing strategy is to be number one in [...]

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10 WordPress Traffic Builder Plugins That Work

Posted on10. Apr, 2010 by tjswing.

This article covers several useful WordPress traffic builder plugins. The most important aspect of owning a website is the amount of visitors you receive. I’m referring to your website’s traffic, which can be very hard to generate in the beginning stages. It’s essential that you track your website’s traffic to see where you’re at. Search Engine [...]

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The 8-Step SEO Strategy, Step 1: Define Your Target Audience and Their Needs

Posted on07. Apr, 2010 by tjswing.

Let me tell you a story. Early in my tenure at Yahoo we tried to get into the site dev process in the early stages in order to work SEO into the Product Recommendations Documents (PRD) before wireframing began.  But as a fairly new horizontal group not reporting into any of the products, this was [...]

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The State Of Search Engine Marketing 2010

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by tjswing.

It’s probably no surprise to anyone working as a search marketer, but the industry is chugging along at double-digit growth rates, even as budgets for other forms of marketing and advertising continue to be slashed. According to SEMPO’s sixth annual State of Search Engine Marketing Report, the North American search engine marketing industry will grow [...]

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A Step by Step 15 Minute SEO Audit of Your Website

Posted on11. Feb, 2010 by tjswing.

About seven months ago, I was asked by Wiley Publishing if I wanted to write a book about advanced SEO. Assuming they had accidentally contacted the wrong person, (You know Rand is spelled with an ‘R’ right?) I eventually accepted and found out they had indeed wanted me. Shortly after, I wrote a blog post [...]

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