Entries for the ‘General SEO Tips’ Category

Long Tail Keywords and SEO

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
What are Long Tail Keywords and How do they relate to SEO? A lot of webmasters are under the impression that you pick a set of keywords you want to optimize for, optimize the page for them, and your done. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Real SEO is a ever changing process that needs [...]

301 Redirect in .htaccess

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
301 Redirects using .htaccess plays an important role both in keeping your site clean and organized as well as a solid SEO practice. 301 redirects are not as complicated as they may seem. First lets go over why you might want to use one. 1. Sites should redirect all URLs associated with [...]

Is URL Length a Ranking Factor in SEO?

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Is the length of a URL a ranking factor when it comes to good SEO? Short answer, NO Yet, be careful, because in my opinion URL structure does matter. Proper structure reduces the total number of characters so they are by default, shorter. URL length defiantly affects usability, that’s for sure and usability is something search engines [...]