Author: Duncan Wierman

Where do you want to be? On the first page of Google results of course; it's where every one with a website wants to be, especially if their website is part of their business. There are a lot of search engine optimization firms out there, with new ones popping up out of the woodwork daily in order to meet the growing demand for SEO services.

Author: Bill Platt

Everyday it seems, people are asking me about the optimum number of inbound links they need to acquire for their website in order to rank well in Google.

My answer is going to seem a little flip, but it is the honest, best answer.

Author: Titus Hoskins

Being a full-time SEM (Search Engine Marketer) I have been conditioned like Pavlov's dog (not a pretty picture) to jump every time Google twitches. Lately Google has been doing a lot of twitching.

Specifically, the rather startling news from Google Webmaster Trends Analyst Susan Moskwa that Google has ditched PageRank from Webmaster Tools.

Author: Pete Moore

Internet marketers and webmasters have always had a love/ hate relationship with Google. Whatever you think of them they do provide website owners with some great market research tools.

No matter what market you are in or plan to be in, you will find these free tools provided by Google very useful when researching your market. You should be researching your market constantly, NOT just when setting up your site. The internet is ever changing and, if you're not keeping up with those changes, you will be left behind.

Author: Sharon Housley

Google tends to not rank new domains. In an effort to deter spammers from generating new websites, Google has implemented filters for new websites, which means that it can be a challenge for a new website to rank in Google's organic search results until they are deemed trustworthy.

Author: Danny Wareham

Dynamic pages are fantastic. They mean less work for web designers, who can create a single webpage and change its content through a database connection. They're quicker loading for visitors (after the first load), as the graphical elements are cached by most web browsers and only the content changes. They allow for great flexibility in content, such as shopping sites, blogs and more.

Author: Scott Jason

Search engine optimization has changed a lot over the years. What worked a few short years ago can get your site banned from Google today. Actually, let me rephrase that... Search engine optimization tricks have changed a lot over the years. But in truth, good solid SEO practices have remained stable and work better today than in years past. Why better? Because so many others keep trying to win with tricks that Google hates.

This leaves you to reap the rewards of methods that Google loves!

Author: Jon Bergan

Websites are quickly becoming one of the most popular ways of advertising. Whether it be a business, its product or service or something completely different, everyone of all ages are turning to the web as a method of getting their message out there. With the popularity of this marketing medium increasing and the number of websites always growing, it is obvious that everyone wants to appear at the top of Google's search engine rankings. Achieving such a task is never an easy feat, however with a bit of perseverance, one can definitely increase their chances of reaching that glorious first page result.

Author: Ben Weinbaum

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization is the science of preparing a website to naturally increase its presence on the internet. SEO is one of the most desirable ways to bring in traffic because of its residual effects in major search engines. Unlike Pay Per Click, there are no long term costs asscioated SEO.