Jan 12th 10 Posted by Judith

Wrap Your Head Around Great Organic Search Engine Rankings

So many gurus, packages, quick fixes — what is one to believe? Believe that getting great rankings are within your reach if you are willing to earn them. There is no secret formula; nothing you really cannot do yourself. But first you have to wrap your head around what it takes to get great organic rankings. Who doesn’t want to be in the top 5, 10, top page for organic (free) listings? ... read more

Aug 12th 09 Posted by Judith

How are We Supposed to Get One-Way Inbound Links!?

I bet you’ve thought about this yourself! If link exchanges are risky then how do actually get people to link to you? When asked this question, my response is “it’s all about the content”. Have content worth linking to and the links will happen. Simple, right? Wrong! While that’s the short and sweet of it, there are many other considerations that you need to be aware of,... read more

Aug 11th 09 Posted by Judith

Another Reason to Use Firefox: SEO Blogger WordPress Plugin!

One of the most talked about topics around The IStudio is SEO. That’s why I write about search engine optimization so often. I get questions, track what folks are asking and if I can help, offer tips or even a neato plugins, resources or applications to make the issue less confusing and a bit easier if possible. I’ve used FireFox for years — actually I make a concentrated effort to use... read more

Jul 8th 09 Posted by Judith

WordPress How To: PageRank Sculpting

While WordPress is inherently more SEO friendly, SEO in regard to “PageRank Sculpting” comes up daily around here. For the most part the folks who ask me have heard about PageRank Sculpting, don’t know what it is and want to know how to do it. First, what is PageRank Sculpting? PageRank Sculpting is what was called Dynamic Linking back in the day. The gist is that you are trying to... read more

Jul 7th 09 Posted by Judith

Are You an SEO Schmoe?

What’s an SEO Schmoe? There are two types: Those who sell SEO services and really don’t have a clue or complicate things beyond the necessary to ensure their job security. Those who don’t know just enough about SEO to avoid being taken advantage of by the Schmoes mentioned above. Yes, there are reliable folks out there who do a great job with SEO. They make sure they benchmark their... read more