FOLLOW or NOFOLLOW?
Should I use follow or nofollow for my internal links? To follow, or not to follow… Links have several options that can be specified for search engines. One of those options is rel=”nofollow”, which instructs a search engine not to follow the link, but to continue on the current page. The questions has been asked “should I use follow or nofollow for internal links“? The quick answer is NO, you should not use rel=”nofollow”. Who says so, you may ask? See this video about Matt Cutts (from Google); he gives you an excellent answer in about 2 minutes. It is well worth...
Read MoreHow Do Search Engines Work?
Search Engines use proprietary algorithms–normally regarded as “highly secret”–to calculate a number of components of your overall ranking score. Though the algorithms vary from search engine to search engine, it is commonly known that all of the following are taken into account: content (and the optimization thereof), images, links (both internal and external), page titles, META descriptions and keywords*, URL and longevity, and overall traffic from within that search engine. *It is arguable that search engines no longer use information provided in the “META...
Read MoreSEO Houston, TX
SEO Houston TX Call us “seo houston tx”; Smith-Digital provides Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and to its clients in Houston TX. It can be difficult to find a company that does Search Engine Optimization properly. That is, without using “black hat” techniques like keyword stuffing, links farms, and repetitive social bookmarking. Smith-Digital only uses proper SEO techniques. These include content writing and optimizing, inbound links (linking) and reciprocal link building, local map and business directory submissions, search engine optimized structure analysis, and...
Read MoreOrganic vs. Paid Ranking
Organic vs Paid Search Engine Rankings Which is better? It is estimated* that more than 3 out of 4 search engines users choose organic results over paid advertisements. The statistic may be higher, though, simply because data does not include information about whether or not users clicked organic results before clicking on the paid advertisements. Either way, organic search engine results are surely the best way to increase website traffic. Websites found on the first page of search engine results have an exponentially better chance of being picked than those on even the second page. Organic...
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