Category: SEO

Bold Text in Content Good For SEO

Posted by on Jul.19, 2011, under SEO (1) Comment

So if you are wondering if Bold text in the content is good for SEO then you are going to be happy to find out the answer is yes.  This is just another little tool of the trade that helps search engines know what text is most important and you as the owner of the website is trying to make stand out.  It is not like you are gaming the system.  You just are telling the search engines, “Hey, this page is related to these keywords!”.  Text that is bold can help the user skim to most important parts of the page!

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Why Alt Text Is Important For Images – SEO

Posted by on Jul.19, 2011, under SEO No Comments

Alt text is very important when it comes to SEO.  The main reason is because search engines cannot read images.  If you put alt text then major search engines know exactly what is on your page and this will help you with ranking by making your webpage more optimized.  So that is why alt text is very important when it comes to SEO.

Major Don’ts

  1. Keyword stuff alt text
  2. Write long paragraphs

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301 Redirect non www to www with htaccess file

Posted by on Jul.13, 2011, under Basics, SEO (1) Comment

Add this line of code to your .htaccess file.  

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
If you do not have a .htaccess file save a normal notepad file names .htaccess and upload it to your root directory.

*** This will only work on a Linux server. If you are running a windows based server you must make changes to your web.config file.***

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How to add a nofollow link for SEO purposes

Posted by on Jul.11, 2011, under SEO No Comments

EXAMPLE

<a href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">

 

Well the first question is what is a nofollow link?

A nofollow link tells major search engines that you the website owner, does not value this link credible but still put it as a source for users.  Search engine spiders will follow through the link but no SEO value/Credibility will be passed through the link.

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