How Choose Domain Names
April 1, 2009
How choose domain names? Do domain names play a part in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? The answer is YES. Your domain name is the starting point for your keywords. It is also your first golden anchored text link to your site. But all the good generic keyword domains have gone you say. If you choose a domain name with words together like “Freshfish.com”, Google and other search engines cannot read the two different words. If the domain is hyphenated e.g. “Fresh-Fish.com”, then they can.
This is good news for domain investors and businesses. Yes most of the good generic names have gone, but insert a hyphen and your path to page 1 domination is just starting. Many domainers think hyphenated domain names have little value, but I disagree. Many are domain snobs and will only use certain extensions too. A quick example: I Read more
6 Ways to get your Blog Ranked High on Google
August 20, 2008
Getting your blog ranked high on Google is a fantastic way to attract potential clients. Here’s how it’s done.
1. Select Your Keywords and Keyword Phrases
Choose the keywords and keyword phrases you want your blog post to rank high for on the Google search engine results page. For example, I want my blog post to rank high for the term, “blog ranked high on Google.” Currently there are approximately 286,000 pages using this term so I’ll have to do everything in my power to compete with these web pages to get my blog post on the first page of the Google results page for that term.
My keyword phrase also includes other keyword phrases like, “ranked high on Google” with about 310,000 competing pages and “high on Google” with over 71 million competing pages. Getting to the first page for these terms would be a bonus.
2. Use Your Keywords in Your Blog Title
Google pays very close attention to the words and phrases you use in your blog title. Notice how I used the term, “blog ranked high on Google” in the title of this article. It’s important to use your keyword phrase in your blog title if you want to rank high for that phrase on the Google results page. Read more