PageRank was everything having to do with anything having to do with SEO not so long ago, and a lot of people still haven’t gotten over it. Yes, it was important. At one time, PageRank was a determining factor that could boost a website into prominence or trash it entirely. PageRank was the one thing…
We live in a world and age where things are slowly shifting towards mobile optimization and responsive design. With more and more Internet users going mobile, the number of people who choose to access the internet through smart phones, tablets or other mobile devices is on the rise. As a matter of fact, some estimates…
If you are familiar with the basic concepts of search engine optimization, then the term “backlinks” won’t be a new thing for you. Your website’s position in the search engine results depends on the number of QUALITY backlinks you build for your site (notice that I am stressing the word quality because I mean it)….
While junk web directories have the potential for being bad for search engine optimization, there are also high quality web directories that offer a great deal of value, for directory users and website owners alike. Unique Perspective A web directory can offer a unique perspective of an industry or a city or town. In the…
Web directories are not all made equal. While Google has sometimes tended to bad-mouth directories, the truth is that a quality web directory can be an excellent resource for visitors looking for information and solutions to their personal or business problems. For businesses, a good business listing can be a trusted friend, providing targeted traffic…
There is a lot of misinformation on the Internet. Much of it originates with unethical people on the fringe of the SEO industry, and repeated by clueless individuals who don’t know any better. Internet forums and tweets are not the best sources for reliable information about search engine optimization or web directories. As a result,…
Google may have taken its PageRank away from us, but you can be sure that it’s still in use internally. PageRank, or something similar, is still being used to determine the importance of your site, as compared to that of your competitors in whatever search terms are in use. For the foreseeable future at least,…
I came across a video on YouTube that purports to be an objectionable analysis of the Best of the Web (BOTW) Directory. It’s a compelling video. After all, how can you not trust someone with a British accent? Is it true, though? Is BOTW selling links? Although the video goes on for quite some time,…
The Internet is full of websites that are trying to rank well on Google’s search result. What is the main requirement for a site to be listed on the first page of Google’s search results? It is your content. Without content, your website is nothing. Without content, there is nothing to be indexed by search…
Many, and perhaps even most web directories out there will offer a placement for your website in whatever category you choose to submit your site to. These are junk directories. Once you submit your placement request to a reputable and well organized directory, the editor evaluating your submission will determine whether your website should be…
Web Directories, as we all know, are repositories of information related to websites, and such websites normally get two distinct kinds of visitors, beyond their own management staff: The first category of the people is normally professionals who want to make use of the web directories to promote their websites. Now, these are the lot…
Relevancy is a big issue on the internet, especially for web directories. When looking for more information, first stop is usually Google or Bing rather than a business web directory. How can web directories remain relevant, given the fact that the number of web sites on the Internet is ever expanding, and people are more…
The idea behind the Google PageRank algorithm came about at Stanford University in 1996 via an academic paper authored by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. When Google launched, this was the first major tool that was used to determine the quality of a web page and in part the web site that the page resided…
Web directories can be useful for far more than just pure SEO purposes. This is an often overlooked reality that is well worth considering when choosing whether to add a business to web directories in general and in particular web directories specifically. Qualified Visitors vs. Casual Visitors Casual visitors to a web site will usually…
To be honest, every website needs a place to showcase and make it known. Without this, you are not headed anywhere on the big world of Internet. Web Directories have been around since the days when the WWW came up and even today, some of these web directories are still sought after. When considering web…
Online communities often develop a bad reputation, and in many cases they’re richly deserved. From the bovine idiocy of YouTube comment threads to the cruel and coordinated personal attacks orchestrated by the members of such forums as 4chan, the Internet can be a writhing, depressing pit of negativity that makes one despair for the human…
When it comes to web directories it is a good idea to judge them based on what they have to offer your business or personal interests rather than on any of the metrics linked to search engine optimization (SEO). Avoid Over Emphasis on Site Metrics There are many types of metrics associated with SEO. These…