It happens to the best of us. You work on an SEO campaign with a few carefully chosen keywords for months. But when you finally get to the top of the search engine results…nothing. The traffic you expected doesn’t come in or, even worse, neither does the money. You start to wonder, “What went wrong? Is it that people don’t like the search snippet? Are they finding what they want on the website?”

It’s perhaps the most frustrating thing that can happen to an SEO. But it’s also something you can often avoid completely with a little planning. In this post I’m going to talk about a technique I like for using pay-per-click first to test out my SEO game plan. This way the next time you make it to the top of the search rankings, the traffic and money will start pouring in! Read the rest of this entry »

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This is a post I wanted to do a while ago, but I didn’t find the time. It’s about the infamous nofollow attribute. As most of you know, I’m not particularly a fan of the nofollow tag. In this post I’m going to talk about why it is used and, I say this part sadly, why I am going to use it as well. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s been a while since I’ve had time to post here as I am extremely busy with RankSense. In selling an SEO software suite I answer a lot of technical questions, but, oddly enough, I feel I have become much better at explaining what SEO actually is. As SEO has become more mainstream, and more people are curious about what exactly it means, I think it’s important to find ways to explain SEO in simple terms. That’s exactly what I want to do in this post: simple SEO in terms of goals, strategies, and tactics. Read the rest of this entry »

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There are many blogs about SEO. Many of them have done, and continue to do, a great job with traditional ideas. Unfortunately, knowing and doing what everybody else does is not a competitive advantage.

This blog is different. It’s about learning the most advanced SEO techniques, led by one of the industry’s up and coming SEO thinkers. Here you will find advanced search engine marketing tips and techniques that give you an edge over your competitors. The ideas are totally original: a fusion of Hamlet Batista’s own experience, research and careful experimentation, along with his readers’ questions, ideas, and thought-provoking input. Come along for the ride and explore, participate and push the limits of today’s SEO.
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