Aaron Wall announced in his “Above the Fold” newsletter yesterday the launch of a new SEO tool for Firefox. He also posted about SEO for Firefox on his SEOBook blog, generating a TON of feedback.

Says Aaron, “This tool was designed to add more data to Google and Yahoo! to make it easier to evaluate the value and competitive nature of a market.”

The tool allows you to perform various SEO research functions as you search Google or Yahoo - which is very different than the toolbar and right click Read the rest of this entry »

You might be asking yourself, “How Do I Sell My Product or Service Online?”

The simply stated, and often confused answer is “Know Your Web Site Traffic”
Deceiving is for the pornography business on the internet and for attracting gambling addicts. That’s what made annoying pop ups so popular Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve noticed that most SEO articles focus on what to do after you launch your site.

Those that do deal with preparing your site for launch usually discuss on-site SEO like keyword research and meta tags. What tends to be neglected is the advantage that you can gain by getting your site indexed before you launch. With a little planning and Read the rest of this entry »

Search engine submission is easy but overly complicated and over dramatized by many web masters.

If you are a businessman looking to get a little added exposure to your pre-exsisting web site you do not necessarily need to enlist in the services of an ‘internet guru’ who will claim to get your site listed on 5,000 search engines and directories.

Simply look at the statistical breakdown:

Google at 36.4%
Yahoo! at 30.6%�
MSN at 16.5%
AOL at 8.9%
Jeeves at 5.5%

Google, Yahoo, and MSN account for nearly 80% of all searches on the Read the rest of this entry »

So you wanna roll with the big guns?

Do you want your web site exposed to millions by getting listed on only one internet directory?

Let me introduce you, my friend, to DMOZ. But don’t rush to DMOZ without reading this article first. Because you will likely never get listed if you are novice to what DMOZ is and how to get listed. Mathematical geniuses from Harvard have complained they Read the rest of this entry »

Why Does It Take So Long To Get Listed On DMOZ?

Because your whining.

Just kidding, but seriously. At the time I am writing this, the back end of DMOZ, The Open Directory Project, has approximately 59,000 human editors. That is, volunteers just like you and me who dictate which web sites are added and Read the rest of this entry »