SEO Daily links 2011-08-17 through 19: Google related, LinkedIn Today, load speed, frames for Google …

  • Gary Price recommended the “Google Related” Toolbar Shows Google Content As You Surf
    On one hand I tested it and my small personal sites apperantly are not related to anything. But they are not “local business, shopping, or news sites” that the tool is focusing on. On the other hand my clients’ site, being all “local businesses” fared well: checking them out with the tool loaded I got a handful of nicely collected info-bites.
  • Rick DeJarnette’s article on “How To Create Your Digital Footprint With Links” is another plug to use the rel=”me” and re=”author” attributes to show who the authors of pages are.
    Good reminder, that there are other reason to mke sure you show up as the author of a webpage beyond vanity: it will become a ranking factor.
  • Matt McGee shared the announcement that “With Its New Explore Box, StumbleUpon Adds Search To Content Discovery
    I’ve never been a big stumleUpon user, but it is a popular site, so if they do searh, that will infulence traffic. How measurabel and quality the traffic will be only time will tell.
  • Greg Finn providedThe Ultimate Guide To “LinkedIn Today” & How To Optimize Your Presence On It
    This is essentially about LinkedIn Today a daily aggregation of “the most shared news on LinkedIn.” My little sites may not ever get a headline, but it the system has a voting component, so yo may never know.
  • Dax Hamman offered3 Simple Alternatives To Attribution Modeling For Search Marketers
    I finally understood what “attribution modeling” is and now I need alternatives? Not unless I work for sites and brands that has truely large volume of traffic. It makes little sense for SMBs.
  • Matt McGee explored how “Google & Bing (Still) Handle Underscores & Dashes Differently
    The bottom line: for new sites use dashes as word separators in URL.
  • Pamela Parker wrote about hoe “Google Testing Unique AdWords Format Designed for Gmail
    I couldn’t explain to a client today on the phone that there are ads on Google as she didn’t see any. She didn’t believe me. I could have just pointed her to this article.
  • Tom Schmitz advised on “SEO Copywriting Tips: Optimizing For Multiple Keywords On One Page
    I was surprised to see so many copywriting companies at an SEO conference I attanded on Wednesday. This article reminded me that there is much more to writing for the web than writing personal, journalist or academic pieces.
  • Matt McGee picked up that “Google Maps Becomes A Mini-Weather Center
    I couldn’t agree more with his opening line: “It’s one of those things that you almost wonder why it wasn’t there before: current weather conditions on Google Maps.” I checked my local map and weather and found it useful right away.
  • Rob Snell gave us a “12 Step Program For Improving The Load Speed Of Online Stores
    For my taste it was stuffed with fluff and not a lot of new info, but it could be useful if you never thought of speed issues for ecommerce.
  • Carrie Hill askedIs Your Blog An Asset Or A Liability?
    D’uh, if you don’t have long tail visitors, don’t post often and don’t interact with your visitors than sure it has little or negative value.
  • Barry Schwartz confirmed that “Google Testing Frames For Search Options & Search Results
    As much as I hate frames for regular websites, it may make sense for a search engine that is not providing content itself, but directs searchers elsewhere.
  • Greg Finn shared the news that “Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button Declared Illegal In Germany
    Uh-oh. I was supposed to work on the website of my first client in Germany this coming week. Better check whether his city is in the state of Schlewsing-Holstein. As the title was misleading, it is only illegale in one state/province of Germany.

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