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Google's Search-Based Keyword Tool (Beta)

Google’s Search-Based Keyword Tool (Beta)

One of the primary objectives of maintaining an online presence is to generate traffic that lead to sales from new and existing customers. Chances are that they use search engines somewhere in their buying process, which is why search engine optimization is an important aspect that should be considered during web development. Google has recently [...]

Top Searches for 2008

Top Searches for 2008

There is still a month left in 2008, but some of the top search engines including Yahoo and Ask have published the most frequent search queries on their respective search engines for 2008. Google has not yet published its true top queries, but its most popular product searches are available.

Yahoo’s Top Searches
1. Britney Spears
2. WWE
3. [...]

Are You Banned or Deindexed?

Are You Banned or Deindexed?

Getting your domain banned and complete website deindexed is by far the worse penalty that a search engine can impose on your website. Such an occurrence instantly drops search traffic to zero, and drags down leads and revenues along with it. A banned website effectively does not exist in the eyes of search engines, [...]

Adaptive & Versatile Paid Search Strategies

Adaptive & Versatile Paid Search Strategies

Many long hours can go into the research, development, and implementation of a paid search campaign, but for a pay per click strategy to stay successful, it must be both versatile and adaptive. Change is an inevitable circumstance when it comes to the Internet, and as search marketers we need to embrace it with an [...]

High Response Time Warnings

High Response Time Warnings

Google Webmaster Tools is a wonderful little resource with tools and information for webmasters regarding crawling and indexing of their websites. One nice feature about Webmaster Tools is its message center, that acts as a mini inbox with messages about websites that you have verified with Google. Verification can be accomplished through uploading a specifically [...]