Using the same methodology as my previous observations, it’s clear (and unsurprising) Google and Bing 100% ignore keyword meta tags when ranking a page on a keyword search.
The test page in question disappears if I add the unique keyword in the meta keyord tags to the same query (if it is not on the page and only in the meta keywords tag).
So – it…
Another simple observation for discussion about how Google seems to operate at a very granular level using the same sort of scenario as yesterdays post.
The anwser to wether a keyword in the URI makes a difference to whether a page ranks or not for a query, is YES.
And it’s IMPORTANT…
A bit of of seo testing 
A lot of people use gibberish words in tests so I don’t. I use unique numbers which only appear in hidden elements – and I have a lot of pages all over the place. I am only interested in what I…
I’m not egotistical enough to think the majority of the readers here have a clue who I am, so let me share one important factor that you’ll find in everything I write: I only share advice on things that I have a lot of personal experience with. Guest blogging is certainly one of those things.
Though guest blogging has really risen to the scene in 2010, I was…
I must say I am enjoying using SEM RUSH (Aff), a keyword research tool for, well, professional keyword snoopers. I had previously steered clear of most of these types of tools as I had traditionally found them, while useful, very U.S. centric.
SEM Rush – A Quick Review
My interest was renewed when I was told about the new SEMRush UK keyword database (as I…
Local links for local people! (Image – League Of Gentleman BBC)
A quality link for me is an editorial link on a real site – a site that’s been around for years. The site in question is well linked to itself, and dooesn’t sell links – and is careful who they link to. These sites are kind of hard to get links from – but that’s…
A recent post by Vanessa Fox mentioned building microsites (smaller sites based around one keyword) are a bad idea most of the time.
I build a lot of microsites (and I’m building more and more) typically arranged around a main, brandable site. For example – I launched 4 exact match domains in a vertical a month or two ago, and 3 out of 4 of…
SEO Geek stuff 
Why do seo publicly out other seo’s strategies? If it’s not for selfish competitive reasons, they are stupid. I mean, why unrinate in the well we are all drinking from?
I sometimes think Google lets you manipulate some verticals using pretty low quality methods with a view to learning how seo are doing them…
A lot of folk have been complaining about loss of traffic on especially long tail searches. My initial thought was to do with internal linking because that’s how I’ve traditionally ‘optimised’ for the long tail & increased serps competition etc – but a lot of different things could be at play. There’s an interesting discussion at WMW.
I’ve been digging about analytics to see if I…
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