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Posts on search engine optimization (SEO) from the Search Engine Panel blog in Toronto, Canada. Information on Toronto search engine optimization (SEO). Keyword research, link building, website development, and programming code optimization.

In the course of researching and reviewing a variety websites online, I have come across some that follow good SEO practices, but seem to overlook the same basic SEO elements. I bring to your attention one of them.
The TITLE Attribute
Although most search engine optimizers will remember to use the ALT attribute for their images, they [...]

When it comes to link building initiatives, it is important to look beyond the sheer volume of inbound links to your website. Getting hundreds of incoming links from low quality sites is decidedly not as beneficial as a handful of links from high authority sites.
As would be expected, most of these “high authority” websites are [...]

Search engine optimization was made just a little easier last week with the inception of “Content Analysis” features in Google’s Webmaster Tools. The Content Analysis page can be found under the Diagnostic section, and builds upon the previously available reports of any crawling and indexing issues discovered by the GoogleBot spider.
Content Analysis information consists of [...]

Every SEO knows to avoid using Flash to build websites like it’s the plague, but there are times when a client’s needs will call for Flash elements. Graphic designers and especially animators absolutely love Flash because it’s generally easy to use and works across multiple platforms and browsers. Unfortunately, spiders will simply ignore any animation [...]

The majority of websites today have not undergone SEO, and the few that have were optimized after their inceptions. This is normally the case since the world of SEO is relatively new, but should avoided if you’re looking to start a new website.
The planning stages of creating a website is a great opportunity to address [...]