SEO Update

Having this data at your fingertips

In the olden days, Webmasters would scour their web log files looking for visiting IP addresses and doing reverse lookups on WHOIS.org. These days, there are several available tools that already include this functionality as part of a broader Internet marketing and sales solution.

One of the simplest tools but relatively unknown tools is called Leadlander.com. It’s really simple to install and pretty easy to realize immediate value from.

I also use a solution called Pardot.com, which offers much of the same functionality in more of a full-blown marketing automation solution.

There are several other products out there, so do some research on your own. If you know of others you like, I invite you to contribute comments and we can build a knowledge base around this topic.

via It’s Not ALL About Conversions – A Wider Perspective On B2B Search Campaigns.

The future seems set on a course which is inevitable, and the Internet has changed all of the ways in which we communicate, work and live our lives; from using chatrooms to making friends, to ordering the latest gadget online. Our generation may be the last one that remembers the good old days when you had a chat with the guy at the shop whilst you were buying a new bike (or even a computer) or perhaps bumped into a friend on your way there and stopped for a chat. Communication, even with our peers, is going to be over the Internet in some form or other. The increase in the number of people working in a virtual office from home, connected to their employer over the Internet, is increasing, and the trend seems certain to increase exponentially.

via Psychologist Links Social Networking Sites to Poor Health | zMogo Tech Stuff.

2009-03-08 – The Twitter Tweet Title appears differently depending on where you are viewing it. I’ll be discussing one specific area that is of high value to all of us from a marketing perspective and that is the that is displayed in your Updates, your Tweets. Read more on Optimizing Twitter Titles…

via Optimizing Twitter Titles – Twitter / Name: Tweet Snippet ….

Twitter Search was a red hot topic last week, and will probably continue to heat up as Twitter usage grows beyond tech peeps and early adopters and penetrates the masses via Presidential

via 9 Twitter Search Apps : Better Than Twitter & Google.

1. This plugin allows you to mass-upload keywords. So you just need to prepare a CSV file in Excel and then copy-paste it into the mass-upload box in your admin panel and then click upload! This is great for larger sites targeting multiple keywords that want to speed things up.

2. It’s up to you whether you make cAsE ReLeVaNT to your links. Check the “Exact Match” checkbox for it to only match when the case is the same as you typed the word into the admin panel. Leave it unchecked to have all cases link to your selected page.

via New SEO Plugin for Wordpress: Internal Link Building.

When the topic of blog promotion comes up, the conversation usually turns to using social media sites like Digg, ReddIt, and others to generate traffic. And rightly so. But it’s crucial not to overlook the importance of optimizing your posts for the search engines. Remember, the search engines love fresh content, so a little SEO can go a long way to getting your blog substantial organic traffic.

via 10 Must Have SEO Plugins for WordPress | Design And Marketing Blog.

Interessante SEO links gevonden op 25-02-2009

• WordPress › Favicon Generator « WordPress Plugins – This plugin will allow you to upload an image in the format of a jpeg, gif or png and will convert the image into a favicon formatted file.
• Kerry Webster » Branded Admin – Branded Admin is a WordPress plugin designed to give a blog author or designer the ability to change the WordPress Administration section by adding a unique – branded – header and footer.

Interessante SEO links gevonden op 29-12-2008

• Linkbuilding Tool – Eenvoudige linkbuilding tool, gebaseerd op Google custom search.