We've just added another feature to SEOprofiler. The ranking monitor now shows the monthly value of the keyword: The value is calculated based on the estimated cost per click for that keyword and the number of monthly searches of that keyword. We're continually improving SEOprofiler for you To make sure that you get the best possible SEO tool, we're continually improving SEOprofiler for you. Here's a short summary of the last few weeks: 08 May 2013: The ranking monitor now shows Read the full article...

Some days ago, Mozilla.org received a notification message from Google: "Google has detected user-generated spam on your site. Typically, this kind of spam is found on forum pages, guestbook pages, or in user profiles. As a result, Google has applied a manual spam action to your site." Mozilla.org develops the popular Firefox web browser, the email client Thunderbird and other open source products. They get thousands of natural backlinks and they do not have to involve in shady search engine Read the full article...

The value of a listing on the first search result page is well know. Getting listed as the first result is even more important if you want to get as many website visitors as possible. Bing has just published a blog post that shows that more than 50% of users click on the first search result: "On average, over 50% of users click on the first result on the page. From there we see a significant drop, with less than 1% of people clicking on the 8th link on the page. The figure below shows the Read the full article...

Andre Weyher, a former member of Google's web spam team, has given an interview in which he reveals several things that can be useful if you want to improve your search engine optimization campaign. 1. Relevance is the new PageRank We've said it before in our newsletter: do not focus on the PageRank of a web page. The PageRank that is displayed in Google's toolbar is not the PageRank that Google actually uses in the algorithm. In addition, Google now uses other factors to determine Read the full article...

SEO is about growing sales. It's not about getting high rankings or about getting more website visitors. The ultimate goal of search engine optimization is to increase your revenue. If you focus on the right keywords, SEO can help you to greatly increasea your revenue. This article helps you to optimize your search engine optimization campaigns so that you get the best possible financial results. Step 1: collect low-competition keywords To get an idea of the additional revenue that your website Read the full article...

The "not selected" option in the index status report of Google's Webmaster Tool is no longer available. According to Google's John Mueller, the number of "not selected" URLs was based on URLs that are either substantially similar or redirecting. Google quietly removed that feature last week. How to get more information about your website The information about your web pages in Google's Webmaster Tools is limited. If you want to get a full report of all SEO issues on your website, analyze your Read the full article...

We have just added a great new feature to SEOprofiler. The new website audit tool is a powerful tool that detects problems on your website that can lead to bad rankings on Google and other search engines. Why do you need the website audit tool? The more pages your website has, the more likely it is that there are many errors that have to be corrected. Even if your web pages were error free when you published them, there can be several things that you have to fix: links can get broken, servers Read the full article...

Based on your feedback, we have improved the Link Opportunity Finder in SEOprofiler. In addition to the ready-made search parameters, you can now use your own search phrases to find new link partners: The advantage of using the Link Opportunity Finder is that you can quickly add newly found websites to the link manager in SEOprofiler. If you want to collect links while surfing the web, use our bookmarklet. The Link Opportunity Finder is only one of many link building tools in SEOprofiler. If Read the full article...

If your business targets a local audience then it is important that your website is listed on local search engines and other websites with a local focus. These so-called local hub sites influence how search engines index and display your website in the search results. By submitting your website to local hub sites, you make sure that your website will be found for local searches. Claiming your local listing also prevents spammers from hijacking your company name and you will get additional visitors Read the full article...

If you do it right, search engine optimization is not difficult. Do the right things in the right order and your website will get the rankings it deserves. Unfortunately, many webmasters try to run before they can walk. First things first Social media can have a positive influence on your rankings. Backlinks are also very important. Both factors, however, won't help your website if your search engine optimization campaign lacks a solid foundation. The following pyramid shows search engine optimization Read the full article...

Many people who are new to SEO think that using Google's disavow link tool will help them to get the high rankings back that they had before Google's penalty hit their sites. That is not the case. If you want to get your rankings back, there are other things that you have to do. Why were so many websites penalized? Google's Penguin update penalized websites by people who confused spamming with search engine optimization. Buying hundreds of links on other websites is not search engine optimization. Using Read the full article...

By default, the ranking monitor always shows the rankings of your website for your keywords on Google, Yahoo and Bing (in many different countries). Some SEOprofiler users only want to show the Google rankings to their clients. For that reason, you now can remove search engines from the report: The PDF reports that will be sent to your clients will only show the selected search engine then. Here's an example PDF report that does not display many of the usual elements: Remember that the PDF Read the full article...