You may have heard the saying that “content is king”. Nothing could be truer in the SEO world right now. Every website lives or dies depending on the quality of its content. Effective copywriting is essential to any successful site and it is going to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

SEO copywriting is the art of not only writing compelling content for the reader, but also writing content which the search engines will love too. Gone are the days where you can simply stuff a page full of keywords and ride high in the search engines.

It’s now all about providing high quality content for the user but at the same time giving the web copy a light dusting of the right keywords. SEO copyrighting is all about weaving a thread through the page content that the search engines can pick up on, but that doesn’t leave your user confused.

If you’ve ever visited a really spammy webpage you start to realize that perhaps you were not the target of the writing. How many times have you read an article that goes something like this…

“Blue widgets are available everywhere, but when buying blue widgets you should look for the best blue widgets and the cheapest blue widgets available. I recommend buying blue widgets from Blue Widgets Inc. as their blue widgets are really good.”

Can you guess what the targeted keyword was?

Perhaps the example was a little extreme, but I do see a lot of people still stuffing a particular keyword or just a few keywords into their copy. It doesn’t look natural to the reader and it certainly doesn’t look very natural to the Search Engines.

English is such a complex language. Every word can have different meanings and many related words or synonyms.

Why then is it that people still think they can repeat the same word over and over in a webpage and get a high ranking?

For anyone who feels they are in the dark about writing effective SEO copy, you can download this free 16 page guide. It’s not meant to be an extensive guide but it is an excellent start and hey, did I mention that it’s totally free!

Download Free SEO Article Copywriting Guide

 

One of the most important part of SEO is undoubtedly Link Building. Onsite SEO can only get your so far in the Search Engines and a good understanding of Link Building is a must if you want to get highly ranked in the Search Engine Result Pages or SERPS.

The other day I came across this handy Professional SEO Link Building Services and Strategies Chart from ProspectMX.

You can download the full size chart at the ProspectMX Website for free. You can also order a printed poster version for $30 from their website.

The link building strategy diagram breaks down link building into 5 main
categories:

• Link Bait
• Social Communities
• Paid/Traded Links
• Cherry Picking Links
• Content Submissions

Each category is then broken down further. It’s a nice, simple representation of what link building is all about in 2008. The chart will also be updated as things change in the world of link building.

There are a lot of people using shared web hosting. When you use shared hosting you share a web server with many other websites. Each user has their own section which keeps their files private from all the other users.

Shared hosting is often the cheapest option. This is the reason most people choose it. However, there are a number of reasons why a dedicated hosting service is important if you are serious about developing a successful website.

Dedicated web hosting is where the user leases an entire web server. It is not shared with any other users and this gives the user total control of the server. The user can make all the decisions about what hardware or operating system to use.

So how do you know if you need a dedicated web server?

Does your site currently use or plan to use a lot of bandwidth?

Dedicated server bandwidth is often considerably higher than with shared hosting. If you are getting a lot of traffic it can end up costing you a fortune with a shared server if you go over your allocated bandwidth.

Is your current site losing customers and potential sales because of poor server performance?

The problem with shared hosting packages is that every site on the server is competing for resources. If there are a number of sites hosted on the server with large amounts of traffic performance on your site may suffer, especially during peak hours. If your customer is waiting for more than 8 seconds for the page to load, chances are you’ve already lost his business.

Is your current website changing? Does your shared hosting package have everything your new site needs?

Often when users decide to replace their existing site with a new one it becomes clear that the existing hosting package doesn’t meet the necessary requirements to run the new site, software package or script. It can be difficult to get a shared server upgraded to meet these requirements. With a dedicated server such upgrades are generally much easier because the server is completely under your control.

Is your website located in a bad neighourhood?

The problem with a lot of shared hosting is that you rarely know who you are sharing the server with. Do you know any of the other websites on your shared server? Because all the websites on a shared server have the same IP address it is possible for your site to become associated with bad websites that share the server and their bad reputation can affect your business!

Do you have enough storage capacity?

If your site is storing a lot of data a dedicated hosting service can provide more disk space and bandwidth than a shared hosting account. Share servers have to balance resources between many users and websites. With a dedicated server the resources are all yours!

Do you need a managed server?

Many shared hosting services are unmanaged. This can cause problems, especially if there are server problems. Can your business afford website downtime? If it’s not managed then it’s up to you to report a problem. How long before you notice your site isn’t loading? 1 hour? 2 hours? 8 hours? Server downtime = damaged reputation = less sales. A managed, dedicated server is the best option.

How is your shared hosting company customer service?

Customer service is probably one of the most important factors you should consider after server uptime. If you have a question or a problem you want the best advice and friendly, helpful staff to assist you. But guess what? Customer service with shared hosting packages is frequently poor. You get what you pay for and dedicated hosting is no exception. Dedicated server = dedicated customer support.

Do you need more than one domain?

Sometimes shared hosting companies only allow one domain name or charge extra for multiple domains. A dedicated hosting account will allow you to host unlimited domains.

If you’re thinking about switching from shared hosting to a dedicated server there really are a lot of good packages out there. If you need reliability, unlimited resources, excellent customer support and everything else that comes with a shared server, isn’t it time you switched?

If you want to make some SERIOUS money online in 2008 you should check out the BuyNowDeal.com New Year Firesale!

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Ever wanted to add an attractive looking tag cloud to your website quickly and easily?

The tag cloud generator at tagcloud-generator.com quickly makes a tag cloud from the existing links on your site. You can also specify the links manually.

You can set the link weight for each link as well as the background color, link colors, link decoration, desired output size, padding, font type, font size and alignment.

You can then generate a tag cloud and play around with the settings to get a tag cloud that looks good and fits in with your existing site.

Once you have it looking just right you can simply cut and paste the code into your existing webpage. What could be simpler!

http://www.tagcloud-generator.com/

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I saw “Social Bookmarking in Plain English” on YouTube by user leelefever. I was immediately impressed by the way he uses paper cutouts to clearly explain everything…

Also be sure to checkout the CommonCraft Show Website for more “Plain English” guides.