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Dumbed Down Writing Attracts Links

reitz — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:51:40 +0000

People typically won’t link a webpage because they most likely WON’T READ a college dissertation online. Dumb it down folks! Dumb your content down!
Why Your Harvard-Educated Writer Doesn’t Attract Links – Search Marketing News Blog – Search Engine Watch (SEW).

Content is content is content is content…

reitz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:31:05 +0000

How often do we run into people who have spent a considerable amount of money on their website to “look good” yet can’t be found on Google? It seems practically every day. Maybe it is that people simply don’t like to write or don’t want to write any more. People seem to have forgotten why people visit web pages in the first place! The last time I checked, a heavy amount of internet users are literate and read much more than the average non-internet user. So what has happened to the content? Where is there any written text on these new fangled web pages? If there are no words, how can Google find you?!?!? Google doesn’t have eyes and can’t directly “see” a photo. at least not yet. but this should be decades away… I think… People please write more information on your websites! Be creative and be found!

FRESHNESS officially means higher rankings…

reitz — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:29:30 +0000

Ok, all of us in the SEO community knew this since what, last Sept or so, that blogs were getting much higher rankings quickly then may fade back… what does this mean for websites with static non-changing content? It means they need to upgrade and FAST to Web 2.0 and get their blogging mode in full gear! Everyone needs a blog and further, you need to USE it!

How Google sees Duplicate Content

reitz — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:51:30 +0000

Latest news coming from Google Webmasters Blog regarding duplicate content. This all deals with scrapers or people stealing your content to monetize it. Interesting read. A bit technical for the average folk but this is something that comes up for people without original content.

“Is Content Still King?”

reitz — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:49:41 +0000

Google, the world’s wealthiest media company puts a great deal of importance on webpage content. The importance of good content is one of the keys to page ranking. Updating your content once a week or once a month is important to keep the page fresh. The more a search engine detects change in your website, the more it will consider it relevant and important hence, it will help the page to go up in the rankings. Spelling and grammar are also very important. With spell check andgrammar check available in the most basic systems there is really noexcuse for a poorly structured page. I can’t tell you how many times I have read articles, adds and webpage content with bad spelling and poor grammar that just puts me off. Regardless of how good the information is, if it is flawed by mistakes, it loses credibility. Paragraphs must be primarily brief meaning, 1 to 4 sentences. If areader sees along paragraph, they may be deterred from reading it.Lists with bullets or numbered can form a large part of the text. Sentence length should be kept to 10 or fewer words and medium to longsentences, if used, should be spread throughout the text. Buzz words ortechnical terms, although they may make you feel superior to your reader, may confuse and discourage the reader from reading on. Remember, you should write your content as if you were writing for a ten year old. Most important of all, contextual relevance must include your keywords as well as variations of them. Don’t ever lose sight of the quality of the content. This will keep your visitors coming back.