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    I recently wrote a post in SEO QandA titled "Tales of a Tag Cloud" where I ask what does your tag cloud say about you. This generated a great question from Pam Dent who asked "I have been confused about tag clouds. Am I correct in understanding that they are a visual way to see the tags that ...

  Tales of a Tag Cloud   What does your tag cloud say about you? Does it describe your business and specialty? Does it speak to your passions and interests? Is it focused and razor sharp or is it broad and full of off topic subject matter?  More importantly does it speak to your target market and...

  Richard Smith of AMM recently asked in a blog post comment about On-Page SEO. I hope this helps answer some of your basic questions Richard. On-page SEO is the most basic SEO technique you can apply to your website. One of the nice things about on-page SEO is that it can make an immediate impac...

Shaken, never stirred please.   There is no question that link building is essential to any Internet marketing plan. The foundation of building a natural link profile is to develop a web presence that not only looks professional but provides answers or solutions that make it attractive to link to...

Serena Brown of Taylor-Brown Real Estate recently asked "Can you do a blog post on different SEO Terms"?   I think first and foremost we need to define SEO and understand the differences between SEO and SEM.   SEO - Search Engine Optimization is a process that first starts with how a website is d...

  I think one of the biggest fears many business owners have in creating a blog is writing. In most cases they haven’t written anything since they graduated and lack confidence. I can see the fear in their eyes and then comments like “I don’t know what to say” or “why would anyone care“and my old...

What is delicious? The simplest answer is del.icio.us is a social book-marking site. It allows you to bookmarks websites or pages, share them, find popular pages, or explore other users’ bookmarks. Don’t be concerned you can make your bookmarks private if you wish but that would take out the soci...

  Every one of your competitors would love to land the number one spot on Google for their respective keywords. There is no magic elixir or silver bullet that will take you there overnight. With a dedicated, daily effort and time top results are achievable for most search engine terms. While cont...

  Would you hand a new prospect who is selling a multi-million dollar property a mangled coffee stained business card? Would you show up to your first appointment in beach attire and flip flops? Would you invite this client to your website if it was not professional looking, had broken links, or ...

  It takes time, thoughtfulness and effort to make a great comment on a blog. Anytime someone leaves an interesting comment on my website I always take a few moments to make a few click through to their blog or profile to find out more. I also think another nice touch can be to send a thank you e...