google: One Way To Get Rid Of Your SEO Competition: Report Them
- 11/13/12 08:35 AM
One very effective way of getting your site to "Google page one" is to eliminate the people who are above you. I actively report my competition to Google as SPAM. Not because I'm a jerk and I don't like competition, but because my competition- a lot of them- are spammers. There is a mortgage company here in Phoenix that I was competing with for a while- with my domain AZWM.com. The spammers are actually a mortgage bank in Mesa, AZ and when it comes to SEO, this is what they did: 1. Offered to buy domains from everyone that was getting … (22 comments)
google: Some SEO Advice: I Love Pickled Mackerel and Peanut Butter
- 10/20/12 05:34 AM
I see this a lot on ActiveRain blogs and-- embarassingly enough-- on people's actual business pages. If you are somebody that thinks "SEO" means repeating keywords (keyword stuffing) and/or putting those keywords in bold, please let me try and talk you out of it. Before I continue though, allow me tell you about my favorite food combination. I love pickled mackerel and peanut butter. I really like the combination of the salty fish mixed with peanut butter. That's why I love pickled mackerel and peanut butter. It's just so delicious, I don't know how to put it into words...but I will: I … (11 comments)
google: Warning: Google Doesn't Like Your Footer Links
- 09/10/12 05:27 AM
While doing some research for a new client yesterday, I came across something that I see all of the time-- footer links-- but this time it was just a tiny bit more insidious than usual. Check out the spammy SEO links at the bottom of this page. Again, this is an attorney we are talking about. When it comes to reputation, that's all an attorney has. So, you hire somebody to market your law firm, real estate company, or anything-- and then they stick all kinds of spammy links to their website on the bottom of your site? How much did they … (23 comments)
google: Online Reputation Management: An ActiveRain Case Study
- 08/08/12 01:30 AM
Yesterday, I wrote that linking to your site and keyword stuffing fall short in Google, when comparing those SEO...um..."techniques" to simply being a good internet citizen. (Netizen) My article pointed out that the most important thing for SEO is to be an honest person, write honest content, and let Google know exactly who you are, using your Google+ profile. Well, today, I can actually prove what I wrote yesterday is true and valid. (So if you were one of the 600 people that read the post, but did not comment because you thought it was ridiculous, here is your second chance!) … (21 comments)
google: Sometimes the Best SEO is "No SEO": 6 Tips You Can Use Right Now
- 08/07/12 08:09 AM
I've written before about the importance of Google+ and tying your Google profile with ActiveRain, your own website, and really-- anywhere that you blog. I recently realized something about optimizing websites for Google and the affects were so amazing, that I hesistate to even share... But I will. It turns out, I'm not as good with SEO as I thought. Oh don't get me wrong- I'm good. :-) But a lot of what I've done has to do with the way I've built trust with Google over time. If you Hire an SEO person, Make Sure He or She has … (40 comments)
google: Wordpress and Active Rain SEO, Part II
- 07/05/12 10:45 AM
Hello everyone. In my last post about Wordpress SEO, I promised a second video. It took me a lot longer to do than I thought, because I am in the middle of a big project and lost an employee. I got a little behind. Here we go though, with part II. This video is 14 minutes long. I tend to ramble on and I am sorry for that. I just purchased a new video editor recently and I just don't have time to learn it. I know: excuses, excuses. Anyway, I hope you find this video useful. If you do, … (9 comments)
google: Every Single AR Post in Google, With Your Face in the Results!
- 06/08/12 07:15 AM
This post is no longer relevant, because ActiveRain made it much easier. If you want your face to appear in the Google search results- just edit your ActiveRain profile and add a link to your Google+ page. That's it. No need to read or watch the video.
That's right folks. Imagine somebody searching for a realtor, and all of those boring results come up, but one of your ActiveRain posts shows up-- oh, I don't know-- in the 6th position... But! It has your face. The searchers eyes are drawn right to it. I'm going to make it really simple … (197 comments)
google: Get Your Pretty Face To Appear In Google Search Results
- 06/07/12 03:00 AM
Well, the mortgage market being what it is in Phoenix, I have found that I am more valuable to the world putting my SEO stuff to work. My thing has always been mortgages and real estate SEO. But with the real estate market being what it is in Arizona, I have put originating Arizona VA loans on the back burner. I now do SEO full time-- more than full time-- for a couple of professional firms. [EDIT: Sunday, June 10, 2012: If you search for this post in Google now, you can see it in action.]
So I'm going to be … (93 comments)
google: If You Are Not On Facebook, You Must Literally Be Dead
- 03/30/11 03:42 AM
Okay. Not really. But I freaked out a little bit a few hours ago. When I was in high school, I had a sweetheart named Michele...my belle...son des mots qui vont tres bien ensamble...tre bien ensemble. (The Beatles fans know what I'm talking about! Sing it like Paul: tray bee-in on-sahmb...) Did I just lose everyone? Definitely not a sign of a good writer. But I digress... I was just sitting here thinking, "I wonder what happened to Michele? She must be a famous commercial artist by now." (She had a full ride to one of the best art & design schools … (14 comments)
google: You Want Number One In Google? Get Involved.
- 03/10/11 08:07 AM
Warning: I am about to go on a rant about Google. I think you should read this if you are interested in SEO, but I just drank a whole lot of coffee and I type about 60 WPM. But if you are Google-obsessed, as I am, you will want to read this. I've been obsessed with Google since it's very first days. No kidding.
I remember the exact day and moment that I found out about Google! It was like asking me where I was when I heard that Kennedy was shot, except I'm too young to remember Kennedy. It was … (28 comments)
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About Michael George
Michael George earned two bachelors degrees at Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI. One in Political Science and one in Management Information Systems. Michael George consults with professionals on their search engine marketing (SEM) efforts.
One very effective way of getting your site to "Google page one" is to eliminate the people who are above you. I actively report my competition to Google as SPAM.
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