Panel: Search Engine Optimization, SEM, & New Media Panelists: Brian Clark, Michael Gray, Lee Odden, Stephen Spencer There were a few times I hopped from presentation to presentation. This was one of the presentations I was hopping to from another. The result is that my notes aren’t as lengthy as for some other presentations. Take [...]
Blog World Expo: Dave Taylor on SEO (#bwe08)
BWE Presentation Name: Ten Things You Need to Know About SEO Presenter: Dave Taylor Dave Taylor is an affable guy with a huge knowledge base to share. You can find him at The Business Blog at Intuitive.com, Ask Dave Taylor, and Attachment Parenting Blog. Here is what I learned from Dave as he tackled basic [...]
Blog World Expo 2008: Affiliate Marketing Advice from the Pros (#bwe08)
In Making Money Online with a Blog, several of the biggest names in blogging gave advice about starting affiliate marketing and whether you should use CPM advertising or go with direct sales advertising. First, let me define a few things: What does CPM mean? CPM is cost per thousand (M is the Roman numeral for [...]
What does SEO stand for?
SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. Search Engine Optimization refers to how you are ensuring that search engines can find your site. Search engines are based on text searches. They send out bots or spiders (not really a robot or spider–it’s an algorithm) that crawl your pages and send back information based on the [...]
Helpful Blogging Links
How to Grow Search Engine Traffic to Your Blog via ProBlogger. How to Say Nothing in 500 Words (A Lesson on Writing) via DoshDosh. Why Logo Design Does Not Cost $5.00 via Just Creative Design. Nine Signs of an Effective Blog Post via ProBlogger. Readers Pick: 12 Excellent Web Sites to Follow if You’re in [...]
Helpful Blogging Links: The SEO Edition!
10 Secrets of Advanced SEO Copywriters via Court’s Internet Marketing School. SEO Sitemaps Now Autodiscoverable: Easy and Automatic Roadmaps to Your Blog Content via Lorelle on WordPress. Search Engine Optimization tips for Blogger Templates Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 via Blogging Tips. Keyword Search for Bloggers: A Comprehensive Guide via copyblogger. Check [...]
Helpful Blogging Links
Rank Checker via SEOtools 101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site via InsideCRM Download CSS Layouts via IronMyers How I’d Promote My Blog if I were Starting Out Again by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger The Blogger’s Guide to SEO by Aaron & Giovanna Wall at SEOBook
Is there a way for me to keep my blog from being indexed by search engines?
Most bloggers do everything they can to drive traffic to their site; they want their content to be indexed by search engines. However, some bloggers find it a little disconcerting to have strangers find them through seemingly unrelated (to their blog) searches. If you would like to ensure that the bots from search engines do [...]



