Man we SEOs are kinda obsessed with getting backlinks isn’t it? I would not mind if someone called me up in the midnight to let know of a way to source incoming links from “unexplored, valuable” sources - Like Facebook.And now we have an option to source incoming links from facebook. Yep! Crawlable, links from facebook pages that are indexed by search engines. Here’s how.Create a new page under a suitable category, and add your sites RSS feeds to the content. It’s as simple as it, but for the ones who need guidance, here’s the details.Log on to facebook, Continue Reading…

Somebody had to do it and Rajesh from Tech Bliss Online is the man to do it. Even though All in One SEO was the most downloaded plugin, I wasn’t quite impressed by it’s functions. Sure it took care of the basic functions, but it wasn’t versatile. There were so many other functions and features a real SEO plugin had to take care of, AllinOne SEO ignored many of them. There were some better plugins available like the Headspace one, but it was too complicated for new users of Wordpress.Rajesh has the new Platinum plugin now, which is an Continue Reading…

If you are on Stumbleupon, there’s no chance that you missed Babychen Mathew a.k.a Dancewithshadows. He is the only Indian to reach the top stumblers list yet. He’s from Delhi, and lives a life completely online. Dancewithshadows.com is his website.I managed to catch up with him on chat to interview finding out his experience with stumbleupon, tips and tricks he’d like to share with us and help in ensuring a better stumbling experience.We discussed everything from starting off, building your community on SU, finding good friends, sharing and reviewing, the goods and bads of stumbling, the do’s and dont’s, Continue Reading…

Stumbleupon is no doubt the best targeted traffic source available today. But unfortunately there is very less information on how to use or utilize stumbleupon to the maximum. We all know that some people do it better, while some are awesome with SU. There are no secrets, buy some lesser known or lesser used features on Stumbleupon that helps the power user.I might sound like a fool if I said that nobody knew about these, so these are likely to be known by some while it might be news for the rest. Let’s see.Quick stumbles with “From the page” Continue Reading…

How many of you are Stumble Upon enthusiasts?And how many have wondered what that shield icon is that appears next to “some” stumbler names? Well, as you might already know these are “sponsors” on stumbleupon and they have special privileges. If you want to become one, you can do so here. It’s only USD 20 for a year long membership.Now, if you’d like to have a shield for yourself, I may be able to help you out. You can carry that shield for FREE and do all the things listed here for Free !If you have interests like me Continue Reading…

Some people call it Reputation Management, some call it Social Media Profiling, but essentially it is about how visible you are online.

Do a simple google search on your name and see how you look. With the social media it’s pretty much possible for one to create an online “resume” sorts, where each site listed in your name will give you a separate idea about you. Linkedin will give your professional details while Twitter will give your personal and more up close picture. Stumble upon and Digg may show how addicted you are to the internet.

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For those of you who have done link building campaigns on an extensive scale would admit that the exercise by itself is a risky process because, the results are always based on experimentation. There are no hard and fast rules but experiments. For the same reason, I’m questioned by clients by - Why can’t I and Why don’t we try this - type.
My suggestion and advice would always revolve around not following any pattern while doing link building campaigns. Google has been very clever in detecting patterns in SEO campaigns and if found “guilty” put you in trouble so Continue Reading…

Link building has always been associated with link exchanges, link request emails, link buying etc. Not any more. They’re all old-school stuff people try and waste their time on. Now since the social media revolution, there’s a whole new array of sites available that allows SEOs and webmasters to get some link juice from them for free. Now, these features will be taken for a ride, if given out freely, and they know. For the same reason, many of the sites have converted from “dofollow” to “nofollow”.

Social Media sites are basically communities where like minded guys gather up and Continue Reading…

Link building is the trump card in SEO. As I have stated on many occasions, a wise and clever link building strategy can take care of a stupid on site optimized site. So even if everything on your site went wrong. Having a carefully planned link building strategy will rescue you and push you up the SERPs more than a good on site optimization strategy.

The only problem is that link building can be a bit more costly. I would never suggest you to buy links from other sites, but if it is essential, try to source some good relevant Continue Reading…

So, now the Twitter hype is almost over…what are the SEO benefits of Twitter you discovered, if at all any?One, two months earlier almost everyone including the probloggers and the pro-SEOs flocked to Twitter and almost trashed it with tweets. And just like you, I was one too. Didn’t someone tell you that getting more followers on twitter was so cool? Yeah, I heard the same thing too. We added friends as much as we can and started…tweeting. Only to find that twitter is nothing but a waste of time.So what are the benefits of using Twitter?- More popularity- Continue Reading…