Most of us know )and use( Google's synonym operator [~term] What it basically does is instructs Google to include more synonyms in the search results and use the bold font for them )Google uses synonyms for generating search results anyway but this operator makes it focus on the synonyms(. I mentioned the operator many times to emphasize how useful it might turn for keyword research - the operator comes particularly handy when used before some most generic terms. Besides,

Encouraging Tweets of the current page has become one of the most powerful ways to attract extra traffic and help viral effect. Tweetmeme button is probably the most popular way to do that, however more and more often I come across blogs that use a similar one provided by Topsy. So what's the difference between the two Twitter buttons?

Like on-page linked text analysis in general, identifying grey areas like hidden links )and text( should be an important and thoroughly considered step. You will want to research hidden links: )!( When you need to diagnose a recently hacked site; )!( When you need to test a web design )some hidden text may be totally innocent and only appear illegal(; )!( When you need to identify the reason of the possible penalty; )!

One of the most powerful features inside SEJ tools is its advanced reporting ability which makes it a lot easier to create pretty, fully-customized and data-rich reports for clients. With SEJ tools you can choose among multiple templates )or create your own(, schedule reports, include any sets of data, etc. 1. Create a branded template The first thing you may want to do is to create your branded template. To do that, hover over REPORT tab and choose BRANDED TEMPLATE.

Did you know that you could subscribe to any RSS feed with your instant messenger client? There are actually quite a few ways this can turn useful: )!( Be one of the first to learn about any breaking news; )!( Be the first to Digg a post from the Digg-friendly site )and this can be tough, you may know that(; )!( Free up the clutter from your email subscriptions; )!( Never forget to check the blogs which are important to you. Besides,

A few weeks ago I shared four addons to show you some website stats at a glance . Earlier I had also compared the three most popular advanced SEO toolbars . Today's addon is one more multi-purpose SEO toolbar to add to your arsenal. SEO Professional Toolbar offers a few useful SEO-related tools in one place )SEO stats as the page loads, stats tracking, on-page diagnostics help, etc(.

Sentiment analysis is something very new and immature. Sentiment analysis allows you to identify general attitudes towards your brand )or a product(. The goal of sentiment analysis is to assign a given social media comment with a degree of association to three basic categories: positive, negative or neutral. 1. Social Mention Social mention is always my first choice when it comes to the sentiment analysis.

Xmarks is one of those FireFox plugins that I've been using for ages. I mentioned it in my one of the first FireFox tool overviews and I still find it awesome. With some )arguably( great "social" features added Xmarks has turned a cool search engine as well. I find it quite relevant and precise. Sure, the database is not as huge as Google's but what it currently has is the best of the best.

One of the most advanced and usable features inside SEJ tools is its SERP tracker. The benefits of the tool include: )!( The tool is easy to use and configure; )!( The tool is organically integrated with all other tools inside which makes adding terms to tracker simple and fun; )!( The tool generates pretty and well-organized reports; etc.

It is not really often that I am actually impressed by the tool )this is because I come across 2-3 new ones weekly so it is not really easy to surprise me already(. But today's one is truly awesome. AlertRank is a free web-based tool that helps to make sense of your Google alerts. Most of us use Google Alerts to keep an eye on our keyword or brand mentions but few of us are actually satisfied with the tool' Until you try AlertRank.

SenSEO is a Firebug FireFox addon )this means you have to install FireBug to use it( checking important on-page-SEO criteria and calculating a grade of how good the current site fulfills these criteria. The tool adds one extra tab to FireBug window which allows to inspect the current page. The first thing to do is to identify a keyword )or a key phrase( to inspect the page against it. Just type in the search box and click "Inspect SEO Criteria.

Last year I did a short post on building links via local blogs . Looking back at that post I think it is quite limited. Those resources are so much more than just link building tools. Learning to find and build contacts with local journalists and bloggers will benefit you in plenty of ways )yes, it may take quite some time but it is well worth it in the long run(. What should I do with these resources?

I love Twitter for putting me into contact with really outstanding people )well, since I don't have time for conferences, Twitter is my major source of valuable contacts(. Today I am happy to feature the interview with one of the marketers who has always been someone I've looked up to. Geno Prussakov is a well-known affiliate marketing expert,

I have once shared a few ways to check Twitter comments about any page but what if we need to keep an eye on all Tweets around some domain? All the three tools listed here have three things in common: )1( They will list all the aggregated Twitter updates related to the domain )home page + all Tweeted subpages(; )2( They support multiple URL shorteners; )3( They allow for some ways to subscribe to the generated search results. 1. Topsy Use SITE: search on Topsy : [site:domain.

LinkSidebar is a useful FireFox addon that allows to view, search and test hyperlinks in a web page. Let's give it a test drive, shall we? It took me a few minutes to figure out how to actually open the sidebar after the installation. It turned out I should have used the shortcut key [Ctrl+Shift+L] or the view menu )View->Sidebar->Links(. LinkSidebar allows the user to: See all hyperlinks in the current web page,

One of the most useful features of the SEJ toolset is its SERP tracker )which will be reviewed in a more detail in the upcoming posts(. Plenty of built-in and third-party tools are interconnected with the SERP tracker to make sure you can easily add and monitor words. So this post looks at multiple ways to add keywords to the tracker to monitor your )or your competitor's( domain rankings: 1. Add keywords manually from the SERP tracker options Naturally,

Saying hello to all Google Chrome users out there: today's post is right for you. I am sharing a new )fun!( productivity addon for Google Chrome: "StayFocusd" . Now an introduction which I loved first of all: You sit down at the computer, and you swear you'll be productive. Next thing you know, it's twelve hours later. You've checked your email, updated your Facebook status, browsed the trending topics on Twitter, read your RSS feeds,

I am no web designer )I have neither time nor talent to learn web design(, however for SEOs it is essential to know some basic tools and tips to test a website design when it is delivered. Thus this post is not intended to share some advanced tips for web developers: instead it lists three quick ways to test a web design in FireFox: 1.

If you travel much and still need to keep your blog active, you will definitely find these tips useful: they will show you how to post to your blogs from email )and thus from your mobile phone (. Of course, you won't be able to apply those to all types of blogs but generally this is very useful to know. Post from Email to Your Wordpress Blog Detailed instructions can be found here ; the steps: 1. Create a dedicated e-mail account to be used only for posting to your blog.

Seeing what a web page links out to is one of the major steps of SEO diagnostics process. This way you can see which internal pages are given more emphasis to, which anchor texts are used for both internal and external links; you can identify some red flags of possibly paid links, research the site "neighborhood", etc.