In the world of SEO, there is a common belief that an old domain will always beat out a new domain in search rankings. In other words, the older the domain the better. The truth of the matter is that's simply not true. With the right strategies a new domain most certainly can beat out .

Talk to the average SEO and he or she will give you advice on what to do with your website once it's launched. Talk to an above average SEO and he or she will tell you what you should do before your website is launched. This advice will cover things like keyword research, competitive analysis, .

Most people who work on the web'whether they are veteran SEOs or web content strategists'know about deep linking. They understand that it is all about linking internal pages. You link internal pages to other internal pages'and you get other sites to link to these internal pages But few of them actually understand the advanced tactics .

Sometimes search engine optimization gets a bad rap because so many people abuse it. That's too bad, because SEO copywriting is a great )and smart( way to drive traffic to your site or blog. It will help you get more visitors through organic search, and when it's done properly, it can even attract links, since your search-optimized content will be compelling, useful, and authoritative.

Like Pinterest and Tumblr, Reddit isn't a perfect fit for all web marketers'yet, if you can figure out how to use it as a tool in your SEO toolbox you can drive massive traffic to your site. But be warned'unlike Pinterest or Tumblr, take the wrong marketing steps on reddit and you could get eaten .

There's no denying it: slow page load will kill your conversion. This illustration from StrangeLoop demonstrates that: Just one second and you can lose 7% of sales. Did you know that the original Google +1 button took 2 seconds to load? That's true'and I don't know about you, but I would definitely want to do .

Listen, the way most people talk about marketing online makes it sound like all you need to succeed is a simple social media strategy, an email newsletter and a sound SEO strategy. Yeah, while those are fundamental, if you truly want to compete you need to go beyond the basics and get on the cutting .

According to comScore's State of the U.S. Social Network Market, Tumblr is one of the most consistently growing social networks out there. In December 2011 it had 15.9 million U.S. visitors, which is up from November 2010. Most of that growth has occurred since April 2011. But this is not just about sheer number of .

Ever hear two people arguing and then someone dismisses their differences like this: "Well, that's just semantics"? What the person means by that is the difference boils down to "just" a difference in the meaning of the words. In other words, the meaning of a word isn't all that important. Really ? For serious SEO professionals )and marketers(, the specific shades of meaning of a word can make a world of difference.

Starting a blog is pretty simple. Actually getting people to visit it is hard. It's not enough to just create great content and hope they will come' Because they won't. Today's successful blogs dig into a deep bag of tricks that include SEO, design and analytics'and then combine these elements into ever more advanced tactics .

I've recommended from the beginning that businesses should use Google+, but with the launch of Search Plus Your World, the web marketer's game has changed' And getting that Google+ account is critical. But just having an account will not help you. You must optimize it to get the best results from Search Plus Your World. .

There seems to be some confusion when people talk about SEO strategies that could lead to problems for your own efforts'and your clients. What's interesting is this confusion seems to be created and sustained not by people who don't know what they are talking about, but the very people who should know what they are .

While factors like local relevance, link building and trust seem to get all the attention these days, there are some ranking factors that you need to learn how to use effectively if you want to become a top-notch SEO. The following ranking factors have proven to be equally important to the other factors. In fact, .

Some people would like you to think blogging as we know it is over. They share the eye-popping numbers for Tumblr's growth, for example: 355 million unique visitors per month, and 400 million pageviews per day. And it's true that Twitter and Facebook have lead many people away from blogging. But publishing content on a .

The Google Panda update has definitely changed the SEO landscape. In a great short video Rand explains how it changed SEO best practices forever. SEOs are now responsible for: Design and user experience Content quality User and usage metrics. In a way your job has been upgraded to web strategist. In the past you only .

In the last five years, link bait has grown up. It's gone from a guerilla tactic to a full-blown sophisticated SEO science. That means a list of "must-have" resources or the "best of" just won't cut it anymore'you need long posts, stellar design and a high-quality network. Here are the 8 great ways to create .

If you are looking for ways to monitor and measure your website performance, you're probably confused on where you should start, right ? With all of the different products out there, which ones should you use and which ones should you ignore? Over the last 6 years or so of working in the field of web analytics, and I've found the following tools to be very helpful. They run from free to very pricey, simple to complex,