Search Engine Optimization
How to Remove a Web Page From Google
Editor’s Note: Bill Hartzer is a contributor to Practical eCommerce and manager of search engine optimization and social media ... 0 Comments | Read More »
SEO: Link Bait Can Increase Rankings
Link bait is the practice of creating useful or compelling content that will lure links naturally to a website. It’s fun, it’s ... 1 Comment | Read More »
SEO Report Card: Juggle.com "Not a Traditional eCommerce Site"
I'm proud to say that this is my first report card as a vice president of Covario. The company I founded in 1995, Netconcepts, ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Google's AdWords Tool Helps with Both Pay-per-click and SEO
Keyword research is one of the pillars of both natural and paid search campaigns. By following the keyword choices used by cons... 0 Comments | Read More »
Ask an Expert: How to Get Better Search Rankings for Major Keywords
"Ask an Expert" is an occasional feature where we ask ecommerce experts questions from online merchants. For this installment, ... 3 Comments | Read More »
SEO: Understanding Google Webmaster Tools
Editor's Note: Google has a profound impact on most ecommerce businesses. These businesses rely on Google for organic search tr... 1 Comment | Read More »
Chart of the Week: Top Five Web Browsers for January 2010
The top five web browsers in the world, as of January 2010, are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. Intern... 0 Comments | Read More »
Ask An Expert: How to Redirect URLs Without Losing Link Juice
"Ask an Expert" is an occasional feature where we ask ecommerce experts questions from online merchants. For this installment, ... 3 Comments | Read More »
Stalking Competitors’ SEO Tactics
Despite my contention that Internet marketers need to stop obsessing about rankings, an examination of the SEO tactics of compe... 7 Comments | Read More »
Google Expands Personalized Search
Google’s announcement in December that it would be expanding personalized search to include users not signed in to Google certa... 4 Comments | Read More »
SEO: Remember LinkedIn for Inbound Links
Editor’s Note: Bill Hartzer is a contributor to Practical eCommerce and manager of search engine optimization and social media ... 6 Comments | Read More »
SEO Report Card: BabyGiftIdea.com
For this month, I am reviewing BabyGiftIdea.com, at co-owner Pat Laws' request. Pat and her husband bought the business from th... 4 Comments | Read More »
SEO: Capture More Search Traffic with Rich Snippets
The difference between a snippet and a rich snippet is the difference between just showing up at a party and showing up in styl... 0 Comments | Read More »
Search Engines, Indexing and Copyright Law
In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, intended to extend intellectual property ... 1 Comment | Read More »
SEO: Link-building Opportunities
Link building is an ever-changing landscape. This is because the search engines make changes to their algorithms to thwart arti... 7 Comments | Read More »
SEO: Forgotten Content Can Damage Search Performance
Sometimes a site’s own past dampens its bright SEO future. The forgotten designs, old campaigns, and abandoned domains that acc... 0 Comments | Read More »
SEO Report Card: WisconsinMade.com Needs Quick Tweaks for the Holidays
As we enter into the holiday shopping season, it's all hands on deck for merchants selling gift baskets. The Wisconsin speciali... 3 Comments | Read More »
SEO Report Card: Moodswingsonthenet.com Offers Retro Fashion, Retro SEO
Our "SEO Report Card" for this month is Moodswingsonthenet.com. The CEO of Moodswings, Elizabeth Bighorse, requested this revi... 3 Comments | Read More »
SEO: There Is No Duplicate Content Penalty
There is a long held belief that search engines – namely Google – penalize websites that duplicate content or produce material ... 16 Comments | Read More »
Search Engine Rankings: Google Continues Dominance
Google continued to dominate the U.S. search market in September, according to comScore, the Internet tracking firm. Google si... 0 Comments | Read More »
