Sep 24, 2009

XHTML is more extensible than HTML

While HTML was useful in its day, XHTML is the way to go today. The advantages of XHTML are numerous:

1. XHTML is almost identical to and fully backward compatible with HTML 4.01
2. XHTML is more extensible than HTML
3. XHTML is HTML defined as an XML application
4. XHTML is a stricter and cleaner version of HTML
5. XHTML 1.0 has been a W3C Recommendation since 2000

in reference to:

- Bing - Head’s up on tag optimization (SEM 101) - Webmaster Blog - Bing Community (view on Google Sidewiki)

Dec 30, 2008

Ultimate 50 Points need to check for SEO 2009

This is a list of the various SEO elements to consider, evaluate and action when building and maintaining your top Search Engine rankings.

1. Keyword analysis (still accurate? Where's the tail?)
2. Site structure - new directions and re-modeling the old
3. Review all page titles
4. Overhaul meta descriptions (for click-through not SEO)
5. The copy equation - SEO vs Marketing
6. H tags and text formatting
7. Site speed - Load time optimization
8. Alt and title tags - don't miss an opportunity
9. Internal links - where is the juice being sent
10. Internal link text - boost the link juice
11. Control the flow using "Nofollow"
12. Sitemaps page - more than just links
13. Create and/or update XML sitemaps
14. Check all Redirects are in place and working
15. Review flash - ensure its necessary and SEO friendly
16. Is your Robots.txt correct and up to date?
17. Clean URLs
18. SEO friendly 404 pages
19. Check graphic/image vs text usage
20. Best practice URL structure
21. Keep the code clean and compliant
22. Simplify with CSS
23. Check for broken links regularly
24. Update all content on pages
25. Manage and control outbound linking
26. Check canocalization on URLs
27. Social bookmarking options on all pages
28. Start a blog (or commit to updating your current one regularly)
29. Semantics and SEO
30. Page/file sizes
31. Page theming
32. Navigation
33. Managing dynamic content
34. Check webmaster centers regularly
35. Write articles/content for other sites
36. Engage in online conversations
37. Claim your geo rankings with local business profiles
38. Create more SEO friendly videos (uploaded to the top video sites)
39. Add SEO friendly images to popular photo sites (with tags, categories)
40. Ensure links in top SEO directories (DMOZ, Yahoo! etc)
41. Seek authority links (.edu .gov etc)
42. Regular submission to new quality directories
43. Comment on relevant [blog] conversations more often
44. Ongoing natural link building plan
45. Encouraging favourable site behaviour
46. Claim my business/website/personal profiles in social communities
47. Lifestream your content (linking back of course)
48. Leverage vertical specific SEO opportunities to boost relevance
49. Google Searchwikify your website
50. Power up your press releases

May 2, 2008

Social Bookmarking System and Networking Sites Help to Generate Traffic

Social bookmarking is a technique by which internet users can store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the internet with the help of metadata.

In a social bookmarking system, internet users save links to web pages that they want to remember and/or share. These social bookmarks are generally public, and can be saved privately, shared only with specified people or groups, shared only inside certain networks, or another combination of public and private domains. Only the allowed people can view these social bookmarks sequentially, by category or tags, or via a search engine.


Social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace and Sumpleupon, just to name a few, aren't just for the internet socialite any more. They've captured the interest of many an internet marketer as well, and why not? It's the perfect way to network, meet colleagues and form valuable joint ventures. In a nutshell, these social watering holes can help get the word out about you and your business at nearly warp speed because of the huge volume of visitors they receive.

How you can use social bookmarking sites? Here are some steps:

1. First select the list of social bookmarking sites?
2. Register to these sites.
3. Put your favourite links into these sites.

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