Google is deploying “universal search” – a comprehensive search result that provides semantic results from multiple content sources. Given that a Google search will produce relevant Web pages, blogs, photos, videos, audio clips and other media types when a user types in a search term, can you really optimize for semantic search?
In a word, yes. [...]

I’ve written about the importance of comments when it comes to blogging. As a blogger, you’ll be known by the comments you leave and receive. Comments, after all, are a great way to get important user feedback from your readership. Unfortunately, rogue blog comments on a blog can also be a source of frustration for [...]

Although many people are now turning to blogs for information and opinions, blogging has been around for about ten years. If you blog, you know that one of the benefits of blogging is the RSS feed that alerts your readers to a new post. Depending upon your niche, you and your readers may benefit from [...]

When it comes to blogging, blog post titles have a lot to do with how your blog is seen (and ranked) by the search engines. If all things were equal, clever titles would entice readers, but search engines neither look at blog posts equally, nor are they particularly clever. As hard as it might be, [...]

Ok, so you’re sold on the value of writing a blog for your business, but you don’t know the first thing about blog writing. Fair enough. If you’re observant, you can pick up many good tactics as you develop your blogging skills. Pay attention to what other bloggers are doing, and blog writing will become [...]

If your blog is focused on you and your business, chances are good that your customers aren’t as interested in it as you think they are. The trick to successful corporate blogging is to see your blog as your customers see it. Your customers will appreciate valuable blog content. They won’t spend a whole lot [...]

What is the difference between a search engine and an RSS feed? Search engines and RSS feeds are two different tools work together - like a set of gears - to drive different parts of your marketing strategy. A solid approach uses both search engine visibility and RSS marketing to get visitors to a site [...]

Business blogging takes time, effort and occasionally, a thick skin. One of the most valuable aspects of business blogging is its ability to put you in direct contact with your customers. Just remember that your customers also want to be in contact with you, too.
A great way to encourage that kind of customer communication is [...]

If you’re new to business blogging and blog optimization, try developing a limited set of keywords that you can use frequently in your posts. General keywords won’t produce a satisfying search engine result. You’ll need to find descriptive keywords that lead your readers directly to your blog. It’s much better to reach a small [...]