Google Released it’s comprehensice SEO begginers guide today. I would recommend to everyone to at least donwload a free copy, read and undrestand it.
Here is what google says about this on their blog:
Webmasters often ask us at conferences or in the Webmaster Help Group, “What are some simple ways that I can improve my website’s [...]

We’ve received multiple (if thin) reports that Apple is working on a search engine of some sort.
At first glance, the rumors make sense. Apple’s Safari browser has 6-7% market share, and currently uses Google as the search engine for both the standard and iPhone/iPod versions (unlike other browsers, you don’t have a choice). They also [...]

Recently, during a live chat Q&A, Googlers Matt Cutts and Maile Ohye, among others, faced the burning questions of webmasters around the world. Together, they put to rest some fears and myths, and confirmed some speculations.

Below are the meatier results, with the straightest answers given first, followed by responses that were a bit on the [...]

The Primary objective of a business website is to attract potential buyers and convert them into paying customers. Relevant keywords allow you to fulfil this primary objective. They help you attract relevant traffic that want to buy the types of products you have to offer, however, the more relevant keywords that you rank well for, [...]

You have optimized your website for winning keywords, are mid-way with your link building campaign, and have been going absolutely crazy creating fresh SEO friendly content that pleases the users and search engines.
You are obviously very serious about your online business, and yet you cannot seem to cross the Rank # 12, Page 2 barrier [...]

Many webmasters / online marketers make a common mistake when they begin doing business onlíne. Often times, people do the processes necessary for their success - backwards. Rather than starting at the beginning and working forwards, they start at the end and work backwards. As a result, they waste more money and resources, often breaking [...]

Just ten years ago if you wanted to profit in a niche market it was typically an expensive and risky undertaking. First you had to do the research to see if the industry was big enough to support you. Then you would setup a shop of some sort, whether it was a storefront, mall kiosk, [...]

Yesterday, I receíved an email from someone who’d purchased one of my ebooks. Her question was one I’ve been asked several times before: “How many instances of keywords within the copy are enough?” That’s like asking, “How long is a piece of string?” There isn’t one answer.
Proponents of keyword density formulas will quickly spout [...]

I’ve been trying out Google’s Chrome browser. I like it. I really do.
I like Chrome mainly because it is fast. Faster than Firefox, anyway. However, I’ll be alternating between the two browsers, because Firefox has a plethora of useful plug-ins that Chrome lacks.
Like many Firefox converts, I haven’t looked at Internet Explorer for some time [...]

More options to refine based on current events!
Google’s spidering of the Internet appears to have picked up pace dramatically, as the company noted its related search suggestions will be much fresher for users of their search engine.
Algorithmic tweaks for faster information processing make the search result suggestions appearing at Google a more timely prospect.
The announcement [...]

There’s been a lot of hand wringing in the media over the weekend about Yahoo’s rejection of Microsoft’s takeover bid. Most of the coverage has focused on the (very serious) financial and people issues that Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang is now facing. But let’s turn some attention to Yahoo’s product line for a moment. How [...]

According to Microsoft Evangalist John Martin , the company is set to release a product called “Social Bookmarks ” this week. The product sounds a whole lot like del.icio.us, and will initially be deployed on MSDN and TechNet, so look for it to be mostly hardcore techie bookmarks for now. Features include bookmarking (presumably via [...]

Nielsen Online has announced its April 2008 search share data for the U.S. Let’s dive right into the numbers:
Google - 62% market share, up 35.4% year-over-year
Yahoo - 17.5% market share, down 3.4% year-over-year
MSN/Live Search - 9.7% market share, up 30% year-over-year
AOL - 4.3% market share, down 5.1% year-over-year
Ask - 2.1 % market share, up 35.8% [...]

Searchers represent a valuable commodity to search engines, and the keen-minded technologists behind the algorithms want to make search sites as useful as possible, no matter what the query.

SES Chicago: Soaring Through Universal Search

SES Chicago returns, and WebProNews is on hand to bring you reports and videos from the Windy City. Enjoy our coverage this [...]

Crafting a site involves people with different focuses and skill sets. Allowing them to run free instead of working together is a recipe for disaster.
SES Chicago returns, and WebProNews is on hand to bring you reports and videos from the Windy City. Enjoy our coverage this week.
United we profit, divided we watch someone else come [...]

Those much-revered top five placements on search engines for a given set of keywords only draws the viewer’s attention for seven seconds. Gord Hotchkiss sees this short attention span as a call to brands to keep doing their market research. The humorous Short Attention Span Theater of Comedy Central’s earlier days condensed comedy bits into [...]

WebProNews is in Las Vegas this week at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo. In the session “Search Engine Optimization: Best Practices”, the speakers focused on SEO tips for bloggers.

BlogWorld: SEO Tips For Bloggers

Vanessa Fox, formerly of Google, now with Zillow.com discussed what SEO really is. Vanessa said “From a search engine perspective the goal [...]

Optimizing your site for search engines can be challenging and time consuming. It’s a game where the rules are always changing and there is no shortage of outdated and just flat out bad advice readily available. So, what should you be doing? How should you be approaching the whole search engine optimization mess?
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