At Google, we’ve found that users are more likely to click on short URLs in the search results than on longer ones. However, if your site is like most, there are multiple URLs that will take users to the same product page, including some that are longer because they include tracking information, category navigation, or other parameters. For example…

Are you interested in having Google index your site’s links which only you approve of? Let Google tell you how.

Okay, we’ve gone over the Backlink Anchor Text Analysis and the Backlink Builder – so, here’s the Backlink Summary!

Quite simply, this tools help you build a LOT of quality backlinks.  It searches for websites of the theme you specify that contain keyphrases like “Add link”, “Add site”, “Add URL”, “Add URL”, “Submit URL” etc. Most of the results could be potential backlinks.

Do it!

Click the link.

Now.

Oh, yeah – here’s the link, sorry.

MorganLighter

Wayback Machine!

If there is anyone out there who never watched ‘The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show’, then I am so sad and sorry for you. You missed out on one of the greatest cartoon shows to have appeared on television. In my opinion, you need to watch this program, or otherwise you will never be well adjusted. You can get it through Amazon!

Okay – What has this got to do with anything, you ask. Hee-hee-hee.

It’s the – (ta -da) Domain Age Tool.

This tools displays the approximate age of a website on the Internet and allows you to view how the website looked when it first started. It also helps you find out the age of your competitor’s domains, older domains may get a slight edge in Search Engine Rankings.

So how you gonna go back to when the website first started? You’re gonna use the Wayback Machine! How clever is that?

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We all know the importance of backlinking. Most of us use backlinks to help get our sites at the top of the search engine rankings for our target keywords. Each backlink you get helps your site a little bit further up the rankings.

This tool helps you build a LOT of quality backlinks, it searches for websites of the theme you specify that contain keyphrases like “Add link”, “Add site”, “Add URL”, “Add URL”, “Submit URL” etc. Most of the results could be potential backlinks.

Have a go at it.

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How’s your backlinks?

It is not enough just to have a lot of backlinks, it is the Quality of backlinks along with the Quantity that help you rank better in Search Engines.

This tools help you determine the backlinks of your website and the link text used by your backlinks to Link to your wesbite.

Now, aren’t you glad you stopped by?

MorganLighter

Why?

Because this is the friendly Search Engine Spider Simulator!

This tool Simulates a Search Engine by displaying the contents of a webpage exactly how a Search Engine would see it. It also displays the hyperlinks that will be followed (crawled) by a Search Engine when it visits the specified webpage.

Even Hagrid would approve of this one.

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You’ll think you died and went to heaven!

I went looking for ways to increase traffic – and we all know that traffic coming to your site can make you happy as a pig in….! (Thanks to Brian Clark over at copyblogger).

Rather than inundate you, we’ll be giving this to you a bit at a time. We want to give you time to be able to digest the material and thus be able to put it to better use. And, yes, we want to intice you to keep coming back.

So, let’s get on with the show!

Traffic and links ….. who wants some?

The number of excellent resources that have come has really mushroomed. Plus there are some timeless classics that are still very relevant today. We are going to concentrate on those ‘classics’ as you are most likely well versed with the ‘latest and greatest’.

We think it makes sense to compile the very best in one handy location, so here’s the entire collection, a bit at a time.

Now, it doesn’t matter if you like the term ‘link baiting or not. It’s the process that one goes through to attract links that matters, not whether you prefer to thingk of your content as bait for links. Start thinking that the creation of content that increases web traffic and builds links simply falls under the general social media marketing buzz that is extremely popular.

For those of you not familiar with the term ‘link bait’ – it refers to anything on a website that encourages links from other websites. It can include content, online tools, or anything else that another site owner might find compelling enough to link to. Link bait is important because most search engines use backlinks as a major factor in determining ranking.

So, here’s your ultimate ‘how to’ guide to creating content that attracts links and drives traffic in the social media environment.

101 Ways to Build Link Popularity in 2006 – SEO Book

101 Web Marketing Ideas and Tips – SEOpedia

25 Tips for Marketing Your Blog – Online Marketing Blog

Goeienaand!

MorganLighter

Yeah, my knees got weak, but love me two times, baby – last me all through the week…” The Doors, Strange Days, Released October 1967.

So what’s this song have to do with anything. Well, this week I’m gonna “love ya” by giving y’all an additional post in our “How to Attract Links and Increase Web Traffic – The Ultimate Guide”. Is that cool, or what.

Enjoy!

10 Remarkably Effective Strategies for Driving Traffic -SEOMoz

8 Reasons Why Lists Are Good for Getting Traffic to Your Blog – Problogger

7 Ways to Get to the Top of the del.ici.ous Popular Page – Problogger

“Love me two times, I’m going away”.

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Pay attention to what he says about becoming a subject matter expert. I got this from Marketing Voices, by Jennifer Jones. Her site is a must visit/must subscribe. Also, listen to what he says about what kind of visitors you get from Google vs Yahoo. Fascinating.

Or, how about “andjoui meets Nathans hot dogs”, “corn pone meets bagels”? Well, none of the above, but typing this made me hungry! I’ll be back in a sec.

Yummy.

Okay – The article that I have for you today is – “Mississippi Meets Manhattan” by “Rob Snell, a long-time Yahoo! store owner and marketing guru”.

Quote from Rob – “Search Engine Strategies 2007 New York is off the hook! I don’t see how anyone gets everything done! Most of the sessions I attended were wall-to-wall marketers. There are so many new folks interested in search marketing.

What’s new……..”

Go see for yourseffs, ya heer.

Bubba

(AKA Morgan)

Man, have I got some Google Gossip for you folks today! This will be the most fun I’ve had with Google Tuesdays in a minute.

Two notes before we continue: – We had server problems this morning while I was asleep but we’re all fixed now.

Secondly, if you’re not popping through to the site to read the posts, you’re missing out on the comments feature and the trackback links, where I often post additional information and links that are related to the story I’m covering. I know a minority of you subscribe to the full summary version, but you should still stop by once a week. I’m saying this now so you won’t be asking me “where’s the link?”.