Does SEO Still Play an Important Role?

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Why Do People Keep Mentioning SEO and Is It Really Important? As many of my regular readers probably already know, one of my favorite (probably the most favorite) subjects to discuss here at MattsAffiliateJourney.com is SEO. You are probably wondering why I have chosen to take this path of discussing SEO so frequently. Well, primarily that's because SEO is one of the most important factors in determining your blog's success. Notice the emphasis on the word one. There are many factors that ... Read Full Story

On-Page SEO for 2013 — It’s Time To Think Differently!

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Optimizing Your Blog's Pages & Posts If you are looking to create or maintain a successful blog, then creating great pages and posts that are well optimized is something that you should really focus on, and it's something that your readers will greatly appreciate. However, now that it's 2013, creating a good page involves much more thought and creativity than ever before. In fact, you may even find yourself saying: "My post titles are are ok! I've even got my keywords in my title ... Read Full Story

How to: Use Google+ as an SEO Strategy

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Google+: Do I really Need It & Why? I know that Google Plus is nearly two years old now, but I still believe that there are allot of people out there that haven't started using G+ just yet. In fact, you may even be asking yourself, why in the heck do I even need a second or third social media account? I've already got a Twitter, FB, and even a StumbleUpon and/or Digg account...why would I possibly need another one? Even though G+ is still one of the newest social media networks around ... Read Full Story

Why Links Still Work, Even in 2013!

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They're Wrong...Dead Wrong! All of 'em!!You know, I hear allot of people making the following statement all the time...and they almost always say the same thing: "Google doesn't even want you to have your website listed on the left side! All they want to do is complicate SEO to the point that you get completely frustrated and just start running PPC ads on the right side. They don't want you to rank your site on the left side anymore, they just want your money!!" Quite frankly, this is ... Read Full Story

Are Links Still Important?

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Do I need links for my website?Hello everyone. In my last post of this series, I discussed co-occurrence and why your blog or website needs it in order to be successful (show up in the SERPs). In that post I also talked briefly about how links are not dead. However, I continue to run across people asking the question as to whether or not they still need to be "building links" to their websites, and further more asking the question: "Are links still effective as a part of my continued ... Read Full Story

Co-occurrence – Your Website/Blog Needs This!

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What is Co-Occurrence?Uh...Say what?!? You know, "Co-occurrence"... That really strange word thingy that can get your website or blog ranked for certain terms or phrases without necessarily having links or even optimizing for that term or phrase! This could happen in one of the following two ways: 1) When you comment on blogs or forums and you mention your website or brand name in conjunction with a particular keyword phrase, or 2) When other people on the internet mention your brand or ... Read Full Story