I expect to read that headline tomorrow, but in the meantime Google did recently buy DoubleClick, emboldening their advertising empire further. To add to Google’s dominance in online advertising, Yahoo! has agreed to try serving Google ads next to Yahoo! search results. I never thought I’d say this, but thank goodness for Microsoft. [...]

Neil Patel has outlined some simple steps for optimizing your site/blog for searche engines. His advice includes:

URL structure (blogname.com/post_title)
Page titles (Post Title)
Meta descriptions
Headings
Alt tags on images and links
Sitemap
301 Redirect for http://domain.com to http://www.domain.com
Link out
Ping

Good steps to start you off on the right foot for SEO.

Depending on your chosen field, becoming known as an expert varies in degree of difficulty.  However, in most cases, your expert status depends on:
Your Own View of YourselfIn other words, the words you use to describe yourself are often taken at face value.  If you think you are an expert on your topic, say it!
Google’s [...]

We all realize paying close attention to our site’s keyword density is important.  Site owners need to make sure their topic’s most often used keywords are related to the items people search for repeatedly.  Workboxers, a 9rules blog, has realized it can be more lucrative, and easier, to focus on driving up the keyword density [...]