Posts Tagged ‘Search Engine Optimization’

The title “for dummies” is my attempt at self-deprecating humor because I had a lot to learn when I first started and if I can do it I know you can too. This may sound surprising but SEO experts find that getting links from other websites is just as important (if not more) as on page factors such as actual content.

Imagine that, inbound links more powerful or meaningful than actual content. What this means is that the links pointing TO your website from others may be more important than the text on your actual site. As crazy as this might sound, here is the rationale behind it.

In Google’s eyes (they are the largest search engine so we will use them for this example) inbound links are as valuable, if not more so, than content due to the meaning behind the inbound link. The inbound link serves as a “vote of confidence” or “validation” that the content on the page is valuable.

So valuable in fact, that another website chose to link to it and offer it as a reference in their content. This is very strong in the search engines eyes and can move your site up many spots just due to this factor alone.

If you don’t have very many backlinks to your website you may want to get more. The more you have the better so start getting as many as you can. Here are some fast ways to get some inbound links to your site.

• Article marketing.
• Guest blogging.
• Writing and submitting press releases.
• Podcasting.
• Submitting Videos to video sites.
• Commenting on other blogs
• Blog directories
• Link directories
• Interviews on other sites
• Setting up an affiliate program

This can boost your rankings in the search engines and increase your visitors fast. By getting more web traffic, you will earn bigger affiliate checks without having to change anything on your page (other than what you are currently testing) and it won’t cost you anything but your time.

Jeff and team are testing an updated version of the Traffic Getting SEO Plugin for Wordpress. This is an excellent tool and one I highly recommend you use. It fully optimizes your Wordpress blog for the search engines so you don’t have to worry about SEO (search engine optimization). The trade off is Jeff can advertise his and affiliate products to you in the back end of Wordpress. In my opinion, it is a trade off well worth it. Click here to get it for FREE.

The Lab has also assembled a list of Quick Start Guides of different categories. We will be reviewing these individually at a later date so keep checking back.

Finally is a section on Getting traffic from Pay Per Click advertising with Google. Jeff solicited input from Guru’s Perry Belcher, Frank Kern, and Trey Smith. Each have made millions with PPC and their advise is rock solid. Most of this information is already reviewed in here but if we find anything new we will post it.

Recommended Resource: Traffic Getting SEO Plugin

How to Install Wordpress Plugins – Part 1

Wordpress plugins extend the functionality of your Wordpress blog. They are easy to install and make adding new functionality very simple.

The best series of plugins that I have found is from Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab. This download guides you through the install process and recommends a list of plugins that will maximize your blog for SEO (search engine optimization). You can get it free here.

Recommended Resource: Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab

How to Install Wordpress Plugins – Part 2

This is the second in the series of videos on how to install a Wordpress plugin.

Wordpress plugins extend the functionality of your Wordpress blog. They are easy to install and make adding new functionality very simple.

The best series of plugins that I have found is from Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab. This download guides you through the install process and recommends a list of plugins that will maximize your blog for SEO (search engine optimization). You can get it free here.

Recommended Resource: Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab

How to Install or Change a Wordpress Theme

One of the cool features about using Wordpress for your website is how easy it is to use. You can literally change the look and feel of all the pages of your site in minutes no matter how many pages you have. Plus the SEO (search engine optimization) benefits built in.

I mentioned the OZH Admin Drop Down Menu plugin but I forgot to mention the free statistics plugin that I use. It is called Cystats. Just type that into the search box and hit enter and you should be able to locate it.

Try out different themes until you find the one that works the best for you. Now that you know how easy it is to change them find a free theme that will work shouldn’t be a problem.

Recommended Resource: Wordpress Themes