Recently came across this interview with Kevin Carr with www.intlnewsmedia.com, the parent company of a multi-faceted online media outlet. Keeping SEO in mind, he discusses online media, press release distribution (including how to become a trusted news media source by the search engines), and the size of the firms his company targets in three different segments. The segment on press releses and articles also discusses effective use and the necessity of blogs. http://www.seoradio.com/20060725-kevin-carr-international-news-media.html  Read More →

Google’s recent algorithm update, now being referred to as the ‘Panda’ update, was aimed at clearing irrelevant pages from the SERP’s which includes content farms such as low quality article directories, so is this the end of article marketing for SEO purposes? Why was article marketing effective for SEO? For those not in the know, article marketing was used by many an SEO expert and online marketing agency to create relevant, keyword rich content off-site so they could link back to their main site using targeted keywords thereby allowing... 

As more and more companies feature blogs on their websites, I get a steady stream of questions about what exactly should go on a company blog.  While I typically will post any SEO Articles and SEO Press Releases that I’ve written for the client on their blog, there are still plenty of uses for a blog that can be both beneficial and entertaining for both customers and the company themselves. You Too Can Be Ann Landers No matter what your business is, there are people that are going to seek advice on what they should do in regards to your business. ... 

A recurring issue that I’ve run into recently when dealing with SEO Articles written by somebody other than myself, is length.  The problem isn’t so much that the articles aren’t long enough, but that they’re too long.  You wouldn’t think that having an article with lots of information that lead to it being longer would be a problem, but then you tend to forget that the websites that accept these articles typically only accept SEO Articles up to a certain length.  Here’s a few pointers for those considering writing their... 

Increasingly I find myself writing both press releases and articles for various clients, and with that comes the increasing number of times that I am compelled to explain the difference between an article and a press release. In light of this I’ve set out to explain, both simply and in detail, the differences between the two to avoid any confusion in the future. Let’s begin. Articles The simplest way to think of an article is to pick up a copy of Newsweek and read an article talking about what to look for when house shopping. If that analogy... 

In my never-ending quest to soak up the never-dormant volcano of information flowing about SEO and SEO copywriting, I came across this article from Matt Cutts. It’s a few months old, but still has good info: “SEO Advice: writing useful articles that readers will love.” One of the best parts of the article is his paragraph on “niches”. it’s a short read, so, you don’t have to take much time. Karon Thackston offers her take on what Cutts had to say in her article “The Purpose and Practice...