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SEO Tips - Questions and Answers on Search Engine Optimization

In both our free webinar on the Top Ten Free SEO Tools / Google Rank as well as our paid SEO training, we receive many interesting and informative questions from students on how to get to the top of Google. Questions range from the TITLE tag to what is the META KEYWORDS tag, to how to build links and more. We post our questions and answers in this forum for the community to see. You can read the question below or submit an SEO question by email.

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SEO Tips by Topic - Questions, Answered

• Where do you put company names in TITLE tags for SEO?
• Are 'home page' links more valuable than subpage links for search optimization?
• For SEO, should you 'nofollow' all outbound links?
• Which is better for SEO: a subdomain or a subdirectory?
• How do you use robots.txt for SEO and AdWords purposes?
• For SEO purposes, what is a 'preferred domain?'
• How do you force Google to reindex new website content?
• How do you syndicate press releases for search engine optimization?
• Are blogs good for SEO, and why?
• How do you write SEO-friendly content?
• Is article spinning good for SEO, what about the penguin update and article spinning?
• What is 'repurposing content' for SEO purposes?
• How do your force Google to reindex your content for SEO purposes?
• What is content or article spinning? Is it bad for SEO after the penguin update?
• For press release SEO, how can a small business do it effectively?
• What is press release SEO and best practices for search engine optimization?
• How do you install WordPress for SEO purposes?
• Which tag is better for SEO, the <b> or <strong> tags?
• Can you pay for SEO traffic? What about paying for links?
• Should a blog be hosted on your domain, or on a subdomain?
• What are the best keywords for search engine optimization?
• How does Google+ Personal help SEO?
• Are Yahoo directory and business directory links valuable for SEO?
• How do you build links from high profile sites?
• How does image ALT work for search engine optimization?
• What is a META ROBOTS tag?
• Character limit for the TITLE tag for SEO purposes, is?
• Best practices for SEO of images and ALT attributes?
• What is a geographic landing page for SEO purposes?
• Can you use brand names for SEO?
• Where do you put your SEO keywords in the TITLE tag?
• How many meta keywords can you have for SEO?
• Is WIX seo friendly, what is your review of WIX.com?
• How do you optimize images for SEO?
• Does the NOFOLLOW attribute hurt Press Releases for SEO?
• Can acronyms be SEO keywords?
• How do you use 'competition' data in Google AdWords?
• Do plurals matter for SEO keywords?
• Does Google read javascript, or mouseovers for SEO purposes?
• Does Google read javascript for SEO?
• For search engine optimization, does keyword order matter?
• What is a breadcrumb trail for SEO?
• If other sites don't link to your site, how can Google find it?
• SEO landing pages, vs. home pages, what is the relationship?
• What are branded, long tail, and short tail keywords?
• What is CPC in the Google keywords tool, and how do you use it for SEO?
• Is Google+ important for search engine optimization (SEO)?
• Best CMS for SEO? Any thoughts?
• Is one site better for SEO, or many cross-linked domains?
• What is duplicate content and how does it impact SEO?
• Do domains and cross-linked sites help SEO?
• What does 'indexed' mean in terms of Google search and SEO?
• Image SEO ~ Best practices, are what, Jason?
• How fast can you do SEO?
• What does 'nofollow' or 'no follow' mean in an A HREF / link?
• Is Google+ more important than Facebook? Why?
• What is 'reputation management' and SEO?
• Is Micxrosoft Frontpage SEO friendly?
• For your average small biz, how much time to devote to SEO?
• What are the best rank checking tools for SEO?
• What does 'not provided' mean in Google Analytics? Really?
• What is press release SEO? Syndication?
• Can you make SEO a part of Web design, in advance?
• Is Joomla SEO friendly? What about Joomla and SEO?
• How much time does SEO take for your average small business?
• What is 'authority marketing?'
• Best practices for SEO-friendly webdesign? And the winner is...?
• Local SEO, best practices for a non-local business?
• Top three techniques for link building and SEO, are... ?
• Best paid SEO tools, do you have an opinion vs. free SEO Tools?
• What is 'negative SEO?'
• What is 'mobile SEO?'
• Best practices to ask for inbound links?
• For SEO< how do you increase Google's indexing?
• Do keyword rich URL's help or hurt SEO?
• Where do you place your keywords for SEO?
• Do blog comments help for SEO link building?
• What is link sculpting or internal linking for search engine optimization?
• Top trends in 2013 for SEO? What are they?
• What is local SEO, and can you register all your business addresses?
• Do ALT attributes for images matter for SEO?
• No. 1 tip for SEO... is?
• Can you stuff keywords in your footer paragraph?
• Is WordPress the best CMS system for SEO?
• How much time should a small business devote to SEO?
• What is an SEO friendly site redesign?
• How many keywords should a page target for SEO?
• Top Ten Tips for SEO? What are they?
• Are high volume, or high value, keywords better for SEO?
• Can you SEO optimize a corporate subsite?
• What is SEO-friendly web design?
• In Google Analytics, where do they put the Organic Search Keywords?
• Do iFrames help or hurt SEO, namely link bait issues?
• Do domain names influence SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?
• Does site navigation impact search engine optimization?
• Where Can I Find AdWords Coupons or AdWords Vouchers?
• What are the best SEO plugins? For instance best SEO plugins for WordPress?
• Best SEO Optimization Tips: Tips and tricks to SEO optimize a Website
• Duplicate content and SEO, how can you prevent a Google penalty?
• For e-commerce sites, do multiple domains help or hurt SEO?
• When setting up PRLOG.org why do you have to use an official email?
• Does having a Twitter feed on your home page help SEO?
• Why does the site: command tell you about Google and SEO?
• Does Google recognize misspellings for search engine optimization (SEO)?
• How much time per week should you devote to SEO?
• Is Adobe PDF SEO friendly, or how do you SEO Adobe PDF's?
• How do you get your pic on a Google search?
• What is 'Google Instant' and does it impact SEO?
• How long does it take to get to the top of Google / SEO?
• What on page SEO factors are the most important, in rank order?
• What is a high (low) bounce rate and does it matter?
• What is Google suggest, suggested keywords, and is it useful for SEO?
• Why do some sites rank higher on Google / SEO searches?
• Why does Google Webmaster Tools indexed pages not agree with the site: command in Google?
• How do I get Google to index ALL my web pages?
• Google+ Local says 'pending,' so how do I fix that?
• Is the keywords meta tag obsolete? What is it, and does the meta keywords tag matter for SEO?
• What SEO plug'ins are the best for WordPress websites?
• Does Yoast work for WordPress SEO, or is Yoast enough for effective SEO? Your review?
• Should I have multiple Google+ accounts for dissimilar companies?
• How do you get more inbound links and link juice for SEO?
• What is a good keyword density? And what is your review of SEMRush?
• Does purchased content count as duplicate content vs. SEO?
• What is a custom 404 page and does it help for SEO purposes?
• What is local SEO, and how does local SEO differ from regular SEO?
• How do you add Google+ to your website for SEO?
• How do 'branded searches' work for SEO?
• Where do you place your keywords for best SEO?
• How do you get Google to index your blog?
• Google Analytics Not Provided Not Set, What does this mean?
• What is local SEO, and how does local SEO differ from regular SEO?
• Does SEO work for international websites?
• Can you do international SEO for a local manufacturer website?
• What is a short vs. long tail search term?
• How is mobile SEO different from normal SEO?
• Is writing for SEO a different style than 'normal' English?
• Are META KEYWORDS used or ignored by Google for SEO?
• Do word order and keyword phrases matter for SEO?
• Does Google understand close synonyms like house vs. home for SEO purposes?
• Why does YELP do so well on Google / SEO?
• How do you use competitor's keywords for SEO?
• How is localization affecting Google's SEO results?
• Does it help to have keywords in a domain?
• How do you choose keywords for a blog post?
• How often should you change your SEO keywords?
• What is the difference between a short tail and a long tail keyword for SEO?
• Can you hide text from Google for SEO? e.g., white font on white ground?
• Google reindexing my site - how do I force Google to index my website?
• Where is the 'Google SEO Guide?'
• Should you have multiple images with ALT attributes per page for SEO?
• Does the META KEYWORD tag hurt SEO?
• In the Google Keyword tool, what do quotation marks vs. brackets mean?
• How can you SEO an e-commerce website?
• META DESCRIPTION vs. META KEWYORDS tag - what is the difference, in terms of SEO?
• Is MySpace still relevant for social media marketing?
• What is natural link building and why should you do that for SEO purposes?
• Does the Open Director Project (ODP / DMOZ) help SEO?
• Link sculpting, what is it? Does it help or hurt SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?
• For blog SEO, should your outbound links be 'nofollow'?
• Do social media profile links help SEO link building, or not?
• How do you get links from high PageRank websites for search engine optimization?

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