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Hi every one I know that Flash is the worst thing i can do for SEO. I told my client that but i still want to do the most i can to get him in the Search engens Any ideas what i can do

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Many directory owners are building multiple related directories. Some search algorithms such as Google Hilltop will likely automatically filter out some of the relevancy score from a second directory if it is easily identifiable as being related to the first directory and some directories have recently been removed from Google’s …

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Hello all, please hlp me to know about google analytics!!!! In what way it help for seo pupils???? how we get account in it!!!!!!

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What would be the difference if you use a robots.txt file or the Robot MataTag <META name="robots" Content="Index,Follow"> Can you use both?

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I have been advised that there are tools that one can use to find your ranking on google. Has anyone here used such tools and could you recommend any?

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If I create and submit a sitemap index, does that mean I don't have to submit each individual sitemap to Google as well?

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I know these are not on schedule.. but when do you think is the next update... has not been one for quite some time...

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[B]Over 6 months & still no google![/B] The site is [in profile] & after nearly 6 months it's still not coming up in google... I have pleanty of incoming links from relevent sites. I submited a sitemap but the mesage i can read in my sitemap member area is: _______________________________ …

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Hi I was searching your form and came a cross a post that showed this code to set up 301 Redirect Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^tomorrownextweek\.com [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.tomorrownextweek.com/$1 [L,R=301] Note I changed the web site to mine. The problem I'm having is I'm getting a 500 …

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Google banned me yesterday because of stupid redirect that puts by my CEO. any expert technical can have look at my site to see any more problems I may have? Thanks so much. I just think my site is clean.

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Hello everyone, anybody knows what repeated keywords, what I understand is you not allowed to repeated 100% the same words in keywords or title ...but how about this: ' usa foods,usa coffee,usa fast food,usa ....whatever ' this is repeated keywords or not? or have to be like this: 'usa foods,coffee,fast …

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Hi, I had tried my level best to make my website rank high in google serach engine for keyword web designer . but not able top achieve it. as my website is listed in msn on 23 number for web designer india. but not in google can any hbody help …

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I have some questions that I though I knew the answers to, but I guess not. I submitted a site to google's Add URL and I done the site maps and I only have 1 good page indexed out of the site. Plus Google tells me "In order to show …

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Hi, Is anyone have an idea on "Redirected Links"? Is SE's count that as an effective link? Help me please!!! :confused:

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I'm pulling my hair with this one. I noticed my site in question has be cached by google, and with the analysis I made, my keyword prominence and density is better than the site on top of me. Why is that?? I'm ranked 12 or 13 and my SEO studio …

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Hi ... I need to submit 2 domains to the search engines. Based on previous experience and proved results can someone tell me good and affordable websites where i can do submission... Thanks to all!!

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How much is too much?? Is there a limit on how many times a work appears in content, alt tags, title, etc. I know that density and prominence is most important here, but what does the occuence of a site in any way make your site fall short of rank?? …

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For the past few weeks, the alexa rankings are stable. Is there any update going on their side. Please any one, help :cry: :!:

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hi,to all I am new to adsence :evil: , ok ,i don"t have personal web site ...can i give my friend web adrs..mean domain name

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Hi there, In the past I have changed hosts many times because of problems, as we all know all hosting companies are not perfect! This is my problem: A. [URL]http://xuzo.com[/URL] Hosted on siteground.com Indexed by Google with a PR5 B. [URL]http://www.xuzo.com[/URL] Hosted on hostgator.com Indexed by Google with a PR6 …

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Though most largest search engines do not 'spider' the keyword Meta Tags on your page, and in some cases ignore these completely, the use of Meta Tags on your page still serves an important purpose. There are literally hundreds, even thousands of smaller search engines scattered all across the Internet. …

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Does it even mean anything these days to be html validated from validator.w3.org ? Take a site like ebay which has a very high pagerank and all the errors reported by the validator. Makes me wonder if it matters at all any more...

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Matt Cutts recently confirmed what many of us have been saying all along: .edu and .gov links are worth no more then any other link. Just watch his videos and see. [url]http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2006/08/03/a-google-myth-busted/[/url]

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guys, i noticed my site from MSN that it was cached last august 20. what does it mean by cached?:eek:

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Hi, I did some SEO on one of the site, which made the URL seem a bit lengthy due to the key-words conversion. i.e. [B]87 characters[/B] including the [url]http://www[/url]. Is this too long and could give the search engines (Google, Yahoo, and MSN) a second look at my site and …

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will googlebot notice the links on other peoples websites that are banners coming into my website because i know that the more links coming in can help the google PR

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Hi I've been using Google Adwords for a few days, and while I'm making sales, it's too expensive! I havn't really looked into overture much, but would like a few opinions... how successful has it been to you compared to google? Thanks

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So a site I SEO'ed is taking too long to rank high, although I compared vs the site that rank #1 and #2 with the keywords I have and found that my prominence and density are higher that other sites. I also found this, only two of my pages are …

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i have my site and i have put google adsense. but i wonder how it works. because. sometime i get .02 cents and sometimes .30 and sometimes .5 why that type of variation. on which factor it depends?as i am very new to adsense.i need some help thanks

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This is my first seo project by myself. anyways, it jumped to page one for almost every term on MSN after about a month, it has since dropped for some reason probably because i haven't updated it in forever. It still doesn't come up on yahoo or google though. Can …

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Hi, I have 2 queries which I have been unable to find answers for on the web. I am hoping someone can shed some light on these 2 issues which have been puzzling me this last week. The first issue is same ip backlinks. I already know that obviously different …

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Business question, What is the going rate for optimizing a small site, small local business, about 8 pgs. Should an SEO consultant charge by page, hour or site, and at what range ($$). Thanks...

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I was asked to optimize a site that was already ranked high on google, the problem was, after a while, the client hired a designer that broke about 285 links on the site, in which then, Google stop ranking the site high. I took over the site, fixed the links …

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hi,how do i get traffic to my forum,and how to improve it. pete

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Only a year ago I could create a website that would appear on MSN.com within a week, Yahoo! within a month, and Google within 6 months. I was at my prime and Organic SEO was "the way to go". [B][U]Gone are the Days of Organic SEO[/U][/B] Today, my best practices …

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I completed optimizing a site this weekend, as I completed a page, I submited to Yahoo, MSN, Google and directories. My question is, I began submitting like the 27th. Preiously, the site did not specify when to revisit, I changed that, however, since it was submitted previously this year, and …

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At night 13.07-14.07 Google has made a BIG Google Tool Bar Page Rank Update!!! Whose sites changed their Page Ranks?

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What tools do you use to find out the best keywords?

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How often does Google update its: 1. Backlinks? 2. PR? 3. Search results?

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i started on basic tutorials site <URL SNIPPED>[U][/U]. and all the search engine added my site within 4 days. but in google i cant see my website in first page of google search, though i press the same keyword i used. is this becouse mine site is recent. and give …

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The index page of my site is redirected permanently to another page on my site using .htaccess, I'm messing about with IBP9's spider simulator to see how a search engine would see it; apperently this is what they'd see from the index page: <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=./YaBB.pl"> </head> I've …

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Say I have a site in New Hampshire for Underwater Basket weiving are these key words redundant: New Hampshire Underwater Basket weiving, New Hampshire, Underwater Basket weiving, New Hampshire Basket weiving, Basket weiving, NH Underwater Basket weiving, NM, Underwater Basket weiving, NM Basket weiving, Basket weiving, OR, is this correct: …

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Hello there, I am working on a web site which google is not indexing properly at all. The site might have some adult content and I am assuming that could be the problem. Apparently even google ads aren't related to anything in my pages. My site is basically the same …

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I know most of you will be surprised to read the title of this article. Actually this is what search engine optimization is all about. There are a few points which every search engine optimization engineer should remember. Going through this will not only get you a better SERP's ranking …

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Hi there, I am new to all this optimization thing. Yahoo and a few other search engines are finally showing my site and this is good. Google, however, won't do it. So, I read a few tutorials and a bunch of messages and I realize that there are a few …

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Hi there, does anyone know what happened to google dance this year? it has been quite long time this year. My site have been up and down for almost every 2 weeks since April. I thought Google dance ( update servers ) only one or twice a year?. please advise, …

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Hi everyone, I have a question about Yahoo. Any one has the same problem as mine below: Mon - Friday - My site on top 10 of most strongest phases in my competitive market but Sat and Sunday, half of those keywords drop down to 3, 4 even 5 page. …

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Hi there, I heard about scenting my PPC titles & the content of the ads. Can someone tell me step-by-step how to do it? Thank you Michelle

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Since yahoo is one of the most Popular Search Engine. So it can bring a high traffic to your site. To get listed in yahoo search you have to add your URL to Yahoo search. Yahoo has both paid and free submission option you may choose any one according to …

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hello, my name is nagendra. I m working on a site name [URL="http://www.microcomm-group.com"]www.microcomm-group.com[/URL] . It deals in environmental, defence, marine, vehicle tracking system and i m not getting any idea about the relevent links for this site any one can help me plz.

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