Apr 21, 2010 Posted by Judith

The Facts About SEOing Your WordPress Site

I have discussions daily with site owners who are not happy with their natural or organic rankings. Nor are they happy (or could it be denial) about what I advise when comes to SEO and what they need to do to work towards improving their rankings. There are those that prefer to surmise that what I advise is a “Judith thing” when they can find information elsewhere that doesn’t require... read more

Jul 14, 2009 Posted by Judith

Give Google What it Wants!

Most folks I work with our obsessed with their rankings on Google. And I get that! What many don’t realize is that some of the best sites can be found on page 2-3 of Google. Why is that? Many reasons. One being many sites are not properly optimized or marketed. We all know that great Google rankings do not happen by osmosis. You have to work at them consistently, continually and for... read more

Feb 9, 2009 Posted by Judith

Google Database Dance

Many folks do not realize that Google has a bunch-o-databases that display variances in search results. What results you see depend on which data center the results are drawing from at that moment in time. And there are other variables such as having a Google account and being signed in or not that can determine what results get served up to you. For example, my sister who lives across the lake from me... read more

Oct 21, 2008 Posted by Judith

5 Web Site Traffic Tips

I was recently asked “If a new site owner wanted to know how to start increasing traffic to their site, what would be first 5 things you would advise them to do?” Hmmm… As far as I’m concerned it is tough to limit to 5 things because their are literally hundreds of things you can do. Let’s start with the the basics below as a new site starting point for increasing... read more

Oct 14, 2008 Posted by Judith

Where Are Thee with the Top Three?

When your site was in development your consultant should have worked with you to determine what the keyword phrases were that your target market would likely use to find a site such as yours. If they didn’t, you now know for a fact that your site is not in a position to have a chance to pull relevantly for your targeted keyword phrases. See, optimizing a site when working with those who really... read more

Sep 2, 2008 Posted by Judith

“They Said They Could Get Top 10 Positions for My Site!”

First, who is “they?” “They” are always popping up as the experts on advertising to zeppelins!  I never seem to be able to get an answer when I ask who ” they” is…  Second, “Top 10″ for what? Your specific keywords? Or, phrases “they” deemed “they” could accomplish that for you? Very important distinction folks! Those of... read more

Jul 31, 2008 Posted by Judith

Spiders, Crawlers and Bots Oh My!

Bots, Spiders, Crawlers are all nick-names for the little programs that are constantly scouring the Internet indexing every file they find. You can see which Bots have visited your Web site in your site’s stats. For example, Googlebot is Google’s little indexing program. These Bots are how search engines become aware of your site and new additions/pages so you can be listed accordingly.... read more

Jun 17, 2008 Posted by Judith

Guaranteed Top Ten Search Engine Rankings!

I spend quite a bit of time explaining how search engines work contrary to all the hype and noise out there. In the 13+ years I’ve been marketing online, getting ranked with search engines went from “something that just happened” to, as some have laughed at my recent description, “a science fair project.” Back in the day, sites created with the target market in mind by... read more

Apr 16, 2008 Posted by Judith

New Report and SEO

When building a new site, you have to think SEO (Search Engine Optimization) before you type a bit or byte of code and then continue SEO efforts through the entire development process. SEO should then be front and center moving forward after your launch for every change and addition you make to your new site. Even if you buy one of the Web Site Designs in my gallery, you should have a specific plan about... read more

Mar 4, 2008 Posted by Judith

Are We There Yet?

Why do so many still think that having an online business or Web site will provide instant results — with minimal effort too boot? Impatient site owners who have implemented little to none of the recommendations and suggestions that have been made that require their time, effort and in some cases expense, are those who complain most. I find that odd in that if you were to review my site, talk to ... read more