Top 5 SEO Posts of the Month

We love blogging.  It’s a way of sharing our knowledge and getting feedback for our techniques, our methods and our ideas.  As you’ll probably know, we also love to follow other SEO / internet marketing blogs.  Please see our list of top SEO blogs to follow to find out where we get our inspiration from.

We think it’s important to keep on top of the latest SEO news and advice, which is why we have top posts top share with you every single month. 
Here are our top 5 SEO blog posts of the month:

1) 6 Extreme Canonical Tricks – SEOMoz.org

We recently discussed the canonical URL in our blog post titled ‘Canonical Tags – What’s all the Fuss About’.  We love this blog post by Dr. Pete at SEOMoz because it elaborates on the use of canonicalization, some good and some perhaps, not so good.  This post is purely for experimental purposes, highlighting Google’s responses to certain canonical tricks. It’s pretty enlightening. 
 

2) Turning Traffic into Customers – SEOBook.com

One of the most common issues with small business websites is the ability to turn traffic into customers.  SEO can only do so much.  It can get people to visit your website, but how can you eliminate that high bounce rate and turn traffic into high basket-value visitors?  This post brings us back to basics with practical tips on web design and usability. 
 

3) 5 Sources of Links for Local Businesses – SearchEngineJournal.com

This post is an excellent summary of the link building opportunities for small business websites.  These ideas from Geoff Kenyon help local businesses grasp onto creative and holistic approaches for building backlinks.  Some really great ideas here!
 

4) How to Get More Twitter Followers – Wolf-howl.com

We’ve said from the beginning that social media is essential for all businesses if they want to stay competitive, and we know that it can greatly influence SEO.  So you’ve taken our advice and set up your own Twitter page.  But how do you get people to start following you? Although we’re not black-hatters here at WMG, we do follow Michael Gray’s blog for his more greyish-white ideas.
 

5) Top 5 Google Panda Update SEO Survival Tips – SearchEngineWatch.com

If you’re a casualty of the Panda aftermath, please read these top 5 SEO survival tips from Search Engine Watch.  Get back on track with this top advice from Search Engine Watch. 

 

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