A new search engine tries to challenge Google. It doesn't rely on backlinks and it actually delivers good results. Could this be a real alternative to Google? How can you make sure that your website will be found in this search engine? What's the name of the new search engine? The name of the new search engine is Samuru.com. It was developed by Stremor, the company of Brandon Wirtz. Brandon Wirtz previously tested many different ways to game Google for fun and profit. As he worked on the 'dark side' of SEO, he knows which methods spammers use to manipulate the results. What is special about this new search engine? In contrast to other search engines, Samuru does not rely on backlinks to specify the relevance of a web page. The technology behind Samuru is called 'Liquid Helium': "It converts written content into mathematical values and algorithms for predictable analysis, extraction, and manipulation. Liquid Helium factors information about sentence and paragraph structure, word … [Read more...]
The Five Phases of Ranking Recovery: How to Get Your Rankings Back
By April 3, 2013Has your website been penalized by Google? No need to panic. Take control of your website success and get your rankings back by following the tips below. Most people go through the following five phases when their website has been penalized by Google: Denial: "Google hasn't penalized my website. This is just a temporary error in Google's algorithm. My website rankings will be back next week." Anger: "It's not fair. Google has no right to downrank my website. They are a monopolist. If I had the money, I'd sue them. I'm not the only one who used the spam tools. All of my competitors have used these tools, too. If my website gets penalized, they should be penalized, too." Bargaining: "If I hadn't used this particular spamming tool, all of this wouldn't have happened. If only I had done this or that then my website wouldn't have been penalized." Depression: "It doesn't make sense to optimize my web pages. Google will penalize them anyway. SEO is crap. It doesn't work. It's all just … [Read more...]
Web Design – Top Ten Ways To Identify A Quality Design And Development Firm
By April 2, 2013An effective website attracts customers to your business, generates sales leads and closes sales - multiplying your profits in the process. Professional web design firms must combine uniqueness and innovation in design with state-of the-art technology and maintenance support to create a powerful website that produces results. Before hiring a web designer, consider the following ten factors: 1. Effective Web Designers communicate well Experienced web-designers support multiple modes of communication for interacting with their clients. These include phone, email and live chat. Depending on your requirements, you can use the communication method that suits you best. 2. Website Design Budgets Should Focus on Results Effective web-design teams often combine the method of flat fees with hourly billing for software design and installation. It is never advisable to enter into open-ended billing relationships with Web designers until the maintenance phase of the project. 3. Smart Web … [Read more...]
Google’s Penguin Updates are Getting Stricter
By March 31, 2013A new study shows that Google's tolerance of spammy backlinks is decreasing: "The Portent analysis found strong evidence that Google is steadily lowering the bar for what it considers spam link profiles. [...] We found that the majority of websites — 36 out of 50 — have “clean” profiles with less than 10 percent of their links coming from questionable sources. [...] We discovered Google has been applying a stricter standard over time. In the initial Penguin update, the only sites we saw penalized had link profiles comprised of more than 80 percent manipulative links. Within two months, Google lowered the bar to 65 percent. Then in October 2012, the net got much wider. Google began automatically and manually penalizing sites with 50 percent manipulative links." Google has become much stricter when it comes to spammy backlinks. If you want to get high rankings on Google, you should make sure that your website doesn't contain spammy backlinks. The following backlink types … [Read more...]
Finding The Most Successful Keywords And Phrases In Keyword Marketing
By February 24, 2013There is money to be made in finding the right keywords to be used in your site, marketing and design. In the event you are not specific enough you can be certain the effort you put directly into your website won't be as effective as you would like. Making space for essentially the most successful keywords and phrases will be a primary thing to consider within your online niche market. Numerous ideas can be found which match a niche market. The trouble is for every good idea that's executed well there are dozens that are thrown together with very little focus on fine detail. One particular intriguing niche is gourmet pickles. These come in such unique flavors as lime or cinnamon. Keyword choices for this type of business will be crucial. It is easy to assume the majority of pickles that happen to be eaten come from regular supermarket shelves, yet there will usually be those who want an experience that's in some way better or even more unique than the classic crunch of a store … [Read more...]
How to Market with Articles
By February 17, 2013Article marketing has a lot of power to attract web traffic, turn that traffic into customers, and make several sales a day. You can use article marketing to sell any product on earth, from a house, to a car, to a computer to a software package, to a pen or paper, as long as you can earn a commission, article marketing is the perfect way to make sales. First you need to become an expert in the profitable niche. Insurance products require you to have deep knowledge about insurance, your article is the sales man and a poor article will not make a reader stay long and much less purchase anything from you. Start by perfecting your knowledge about those profitable niches and turn article marketing into a power house of money. Second, you need to write a long article. Small articles do not present the reader with much expertise, do not show you are a true expert, just another writer trying to sell them something. Longer articles possess more keyword count and keyword diversity. The ideal … [Read more...]
How to Do a Better Search Engine Optimization Than the Rest
By January 29, 2013The problem with search engine optimization is that almost all publishers and business owners online are trying it. This should not come as a surprise since search engine optimization SEO is considered as the key in doing well in the eyes of search engines. What this means is that in order to get ahead of the competition, then you must do your SEO much better. This is the only way for you to get ahead with the rest that also take search engine optimization seriously. Here are some suggestions on how you can out-do your competitors: 1. One important thing to do is to research the keywords well. And when you have identified the keywords for use in the content pages and the site, then its best that you should use the keywords on the right places. The right places include insertions of the keywords on the title tags, the Meta tags and the Alt for images. The links should be properly formatted as well. When using the keywords on the content, it should be kept in mind that there is a … [Read more...]
Basics of On-Page Search Engine Optimization
By January 19, 2013The purpose why website owners engage in search engine optimization or SEO is to have their websites on the top positions of Search Engine Results Pages, or SERPs. This can be done for specific keywords and is grouped into two categories: on-page and off-page optimization. The latter can be achieved by creating back links to the website. The link will help you increase your site reputation and is very crucial for landing in the first page in search results. But the basic element of optimization is the page itself. The on-page optimization is an integral part of search engine optimization because it is the one that describes the content of the website and emphasizes the main keyword you are targeting. It starts with the identification of keywords When it comes to SEO, the very first thing you need to do is to pick your keyword. You need to look for targeted words or phrases that are connected to your website or your business. By doing this, you will achieve high search volume. As a … [Read more...]
