Archive for October, 2009

35 Online Video Tips from WebProNews

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

WeProNews gives up 35 tips to Improve your online video performance including

1. Encode video files with good metadata like titles, dates, authors, descriptions and keywords.
2. Offer multiple formats (e.g. mov, mpeg, mp4, flv).
3. Include keywords (and the word “video”) in the filename.
4. On the page, follow general SEO principles for optimizing (title, meta, H1, etc. tags and URLs).
5. Include contextually related links to articles and other videos on the page.

Keyword Meta Tag – Officially Dead

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Google and Bing have not supported the keyword meta tag for some time now but we’ve always mentioned that Yahoo! does so why not use it. At SMX East this week, Yahoo! stated that they have not been supporting the keyword meta tag for for several months now.

Mike MacDonald of WebProNews discusses the keyword tag, Facebook Marketing and duplicte content on related sites in the following video.

Why Not Optimize for Bing?

Friday, October 9th, 2009

If your optimization campaign for Google hasn’t left you weary to the bone, why not try optimizing for Bing as well. SEOBOOK’s post on optimizing for Bing has some great tips on optimizing for the #2 search engine.

Aaron Wall’s Top 3 Tips

  1. Get Your On-Page SEO Right
  2. Get Quality Inbound Links
  3. Domain Age – Older is Better

If you are a search engine maniac like me and cannot read enough material, you can always go to the source itself. Yes, Bing actually tells you what you need to do to rank well on their search engine.

Location Extensions in Google Adwords

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Google Adwords is allowing you to add location extensions to your ads. Have a look at the before and after to see what I mean.

Before I Added the Location

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After I Added the Location Extension

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Notice that the address now appears.

Please note: The address only appears if  you are advertising in the area
of your location. For example: If I search for SEO training in Toronto, the address would not appear in the ad since the location of the business is in Oakville.

How to Add Your Location in Adwords

  1. Go to Your Ad Groups Screen
  2. Click on Settings
  3. Click on Show Relevant Addresses With Your Ads

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From this drop down, you can either add your address manually or you can connect your Adwords Ad Group to your Google Local Business settings.

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Adding the location extension adds a little bit of credibility to your ads and as we all know, every little bit helps in the conversion process and that will decrease your cost per click.

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