Archive for December, 2007

How Does a Blogroll Harm Your Blog?

A blogroll is an integral part of every blog. In fact, when a blogroll isn’t present, it’s like a blog isn’t complete. Did you know, however, that SEO-wise, your blog roll might do your domain harm? As of this point in time, unless you’re fresh on the scene (wherein which, I would recommend reading through […]

How Outbound Links Help In SEO

This is the last half of a two-part discussion regarding links. This time, I’m discussing One of the most common advices I come across in many web master forums is to link to other web sites. In short, to include outbound links in web pages. One might not really understand it at face value. After […]

The 411 on Inbound Links

I’ve been mentioning backlinks quite often in many articles and I’m sure the experts need no more explanation. Every time I go to web master forums, however, I’m greeted with questions about linking so I thought it best if we tackle the basics of linking. First up — inbound links. The most widely known information […]

What Are the Value of Expired Domains?

Expired domains might be nothing but expired domains to some people but you can benefit from expired domains if you’re able to find a keeper. Many expired domains were left to die because they were never marketable in the first place and the ex-owners didn’t do well in marketing their domains. However, there are those […]

Does Linking to Spam Sites Hurt Your Rankings?

We already know links FROM spammy sites are a no-no but how about link TO spammy sites? I don’t actually consider this a major factor in the rankings game. Say, for example, you sold a link to a porn site in your web site and the buyer had paid 3 years worth of link space […]

Does the Age of Site Matter in SEO?

Many have asked if the age of their web sites matter in their rankings in the SERPs. Needless to be said — yes, it does matter. As of this reading, why don’t you search for a highly-competitive keyword and look at the results. If you might notice, all the results on the first page would […]