How To Improve The ROI Of Your Guest Posts

by Steven Bradley
on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 in Blogging

How do you decide what topic to write about when guest posting for another blog? What tone should you take in your writing? How can you get the most ROI from your guest posting opportunity?
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Get 7 Days Of WordTracker For Free

by Steven Bradley
on Monday June 9th, 2008 in SEO

You’re most likely aware that keyword research is a very important part of the SEO process. You can’t really optimize a page without knowing what you’re optimizing that page for. This morning I learned that WordTracker is currently offering a free 7 day trial to the full version of their Keyword Research tools.
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Links Only Your Mother Could Love - This Month In SEO - 5/08

by Steven Bradley
on Friday May 30th, 2008 in This Month In SEO

Who to honor This Month In SEO? Two worthy candidates exist for the dedication of May’s roundup post. Fallen veterans who we honored just a few days ago on Memorial Day and moms who we celebrated a few weeks back. Got to support the troops for all they do, but no way I can ignore Mom. Something tells me I’ll be hearing from her much sooner and more often. So moms everywhere, this month’s post is especially for you.
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Your Content On Another Blog May Be The Key To Your Success

by Steven Bradley
on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 in Blogging

What convinced you to make your last online purchase? Why do you read a particular blogger? You might have purchased or subscribed because of something you read on the site in question. You might also have purchased or subscribed because of something you read away from the site in the question.

Sometimes what you say away from your site is the key to success on your site.
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Grow Your Blog By Giving Away Your Content

by Steven Bradley
on Friday May 23rd, 2008 in Blogging

What should you do with your best content? The normal reaction would be to post it to your site, but is it possible that giving away your best content can be more effective? The answer depends on your business strategy and goals as well as your current situation, but sometimes giving away great content can be more valuable than keeping it for yourself.
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Are You Sure You Own Your Domain?

by Steven Bradley
on Tuesday May 20th, 2008 in Online Business

Legally, the registrant of a domain owns it. If you’re listed as your domain’s registrant you do own your domain. However for all practical purposes it’s the person listed as the domain’s admin who has all the control. A quick story will illustrate the point and show the danger of not being listed as your domain’s administrative contact.
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Deriving Value From Social Media Referral Traffic

by Steven Bradley
on Friday May 9th, 2008 in Social Media

There are many who want to look at social media in the same way they might look at search. Some want to see the direct value in social media traffic and when the traffic doesn’t lead to any meaningful conversions they want to condemn social media and proclaim it as valueless.
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Design Evolution: From Conception To Finished Site

by Steven Bradley
on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 in Web Design

Van SEO Design

How does a website evolve from a concept into a finished design? Where does the concept come from? What steps take place along the way to turn a blank piece of paper into a fully functioning website? To answer these questions I thought it might be fun to give you a visual tour of my own design process in creating this site.
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Don’t Be Fooled By April’s Links - This Month In SEO 4/08

by Steven Bradley
on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 in This Month In SEO

The first This Month In SEO on the new site. Does it feel any different? The post should look familiar, but the title is new. Some constructive criticism from Lyndon Antcliff after last month’s post is responsible for the change.
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Why Moving To A New Domain Makes Sense

by Steven Bradley
on Monday April 28th, 2008 in Van SEO Design News

In my last post welcoming you to the new site James asked a question in the comments.

Was curious though, as why you chose to redesign the site and move the domain, looking forward to hearing your post about everything.

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