This is a topic that has come up over and over again on WebProWorld– the use of hyphens in domain names for SEO. And it’s amazing it keeps coming up since the answer has been the same since Google was born. Hyphens in domain names are a bad idea, but, ironically, not because of the [...]

Twice recently I went onto client’s sites to find they opted in WordPress Admin to use a category dropdown menu instead of the regular widget menu. It amazes me every time I see this. Why? Because not only is it an ugly interface in an otherwise Kickass design, but it’s also a really really REALLY [...]

If you’re an SEO Tool Junkie like I am, you’ll love this new online SEO software I found. SheerSEO.com will track your google SERPs for your chosen keyphrases, track your pages in the serps, your referrers, your indexed pages, and lots more. The different screens are easy to decipher, and allow you to check both [...]

Recently I was IMing back and forth with a friend in Pakistan. During the conversation we compared SERPS for a keyphrase and realized we were seeing different results. Yes, Google localization is kicking in. Well, he went one better and found a post at Search Engine Watch that talks about Google Localization and links to [...]

Some of the issues that come up when deploying a new site design seem to come up over and over again on the SEO messageboards, usually after a site has tanked in Google, Yahoo and MS LiveSearch after a site redesign rollout. Fixing things after the fact is not the best way to approach the [...]