SEO Strategy for 2012

[simontts]

Originally Posted by gomzydecor

Thanx for the post & here i would like to add few more to this; 2011 is the year of “Panda”, more than 10 updates happened and many of the large and small websites got hit by Panda effect.

Here are few additions to the above post :

-- Quality of the content
-- Social Media Strategy
-- Website Design and Coding
-- Speed of the website

Yes, I agree these are all important considerations.

[Frederik Jorgensen]

I am looking to get more into doing off-page SEO myself in 2012 and this post really gives a nice 'view' of the different backlinking methods I could use, I have mostly outsourced off-page SEO in the past, sometimes it went good, other times not so good.. So I guess I gotta do it myself now :-)

The on-page SEO is really easy for me though, no trouble there :-D

Thank you for the post!

[Laubster]

Originally Posted by simontts

Because for each blog there is a feed that is hosted on Odiogo's pages - it's pretty much the same as your author page on Ezine Articles - and you can send backlinks to it in order to pour link juice through to your own site.

I see. Thanks a lot for the info. I've been tearing my hair out deciding between all the different strategies but I like the level of automation here, and the mix of high quality hand built links and potentially lower quality automated ones. This is a good balance versus SeNukeX blasts (100% automated) and outsourcing/doing everything by hand (0% automated).

[simontts]

Originally Posted by Laubster

I see. Thanks a lot for the info. I've been tearing my hair out deciding between all the different strategies but I like the level of automation here, and the mix of high quality hand built links and potentially lower quality automated ones. This is a good balance versus SeNukeX blasts (100% automated) and outsourcing/doing everything by hand (0% automated).

Yes, that's what I like about it too. There is a high level of automation but also a good variety of high quality and authoritative backlinks. This said, I still think the backlinking strategy needs some refining and I'll report back to this thread with any significant improvements I find.

[limestone614]

Here is a site we are building purely for SEO for a client, for just a smattering of keywords.

We are up to mid June on P&O. The largest operator by far.

Cruises from Southampton 2012 - Every Cruise Line, Every Cruise

Note, it has no affiliate links or offers on the site, this is all for SEO.

[yasser]

i think best post panda strategy is excellent content and slow backlinking.

[lilycarew]

great share, it's about time to use new start in optimizing your site. Thanks for the idea.

[timpears]

I was interested in that Keyword Blaze, but unfortunately it is not available any more. They said something about reaching their limit and sold out of the free software. Oh well.

[charlyjoness]

That's amazing strategy for search engine optimization...!!!I like your on-page and off-page factors in SEO.

Your Strategy is really help for effective backlinks....!!!

[JackiPhone]

Looks like a great strategy sir but cant find nothing in new

[simontts]

Originally Posted by timpears

I was interested in that Keyword Blaze, but unfortunately it is not available any more. They said something about reaching their limit and sold out of the free software. Oh well.

I'm not so sure about that - try this link:

Download Keyword Blaze | Keyword Blaze

It is still showing as available for download but I haven't tried going through the whole install process as I don't want to mess with my current installation.

[LeoTran]

Thank for sharing your strategy. I learnt some good points

[AskJon]

Definitely a good thread for any new SEOs that want to rank in 2012.

[Duecks]

Looks like a great strategy. I m planning to do this too

[bilal9999]

Thanks for sharing useful information.

[mosthost]

My SEO strategy for 2012 is to go direct to people where they're at (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube).

Waiting around for search engines to bring the scragglers in is not as lucrative as it once was IMHO.

[Duncan]

simontts Great Post!

I am using KeyBlaze myself and it has helped me really improve my keyword research, and competition research.

[HighRanking999]

Great post for newbie, Thank you for sharing.

[giseo]

Aside from the traditional SEO factors low bounce, high time on site, video and social sharing works wonders.

[bob770]

Sharing such kind of valuable information with others always help to know more and more about the latest in SEO.

[mookes]

great tips bro, for this year, social media optimizer is more relevant in any kind of field, google panda like it

[LinkerLEE]

Thank you for sharing.

[gomzydecor]

Important Points to Keep in Mind for the strategy 2012:
1 Fresh & Unique Content that covers whole topic in a credible
2 Avoid duplication & repitition of content on multiple pages
3 Avoid Shallow & thin content
4 Concentrate on Quality Links & as well as within the context links
5 Social Media Affects Positively in SERP
6 User Interface, Page Layout & Navigation should be user friendly

[simontts]

Originally Posted by gomzydecor

Important Points to Keep in Mind for the strategy 2012:
1 Fresh & Unique Content that covers whole topic in a credible
2 Avoid duplication & repitition of content on multiple pages
3 Avoid Shallow & thin content
4 Concentrate on Quality Links & as well as within the context links
5 Social Media Affects Positively in SERP
6 User Interface, Page Layout & Navigation should be user friendly

Yes, these are all useful and important points - thanks for adding them.

[logoonlinepros1]

But here is mostly same strategy as we use in past time.. I will looking for some new unique way to improve ranking of website.

[Duecks]

that is really a great strategy

[royalarticles]

Hello..My earning dropped for the last 2 months since several sites of mine drop in SERP..But Your thread has encourage me..It will be my new "weapon"..Thank you guys..

[ScrooG]

I was hit hard by the Penguin and I am now practically paranoid about any "unnatural" or automated backlinking strategies. My main downfall - as near as I can tell - was using an SEO service that utilized its own network of blog sites to make thousands of anchored text backlinks. It worked like a charm, got me to page 1 for 5 keywords, and then came the Penguin and I am in "the back 40" with all those keywords and in fact every page of my site.

So... What I was wondering is:
How many of these techniques were you using a long time before April 24th (Penguin Day) and you feel are totally Penguin/Panda safe?

I am particularly curious about SocialMonkee as it uses some very spammy type bookmarking sites and I was using it on my money site that got slapped; so I really don't know if SM was responsible or not but I'm definitely wary of it at this point. However, with all fairness, I used both this and the other service on another site - that did not have page 1 ranking - and it was not affected by the Penguin. So I don't know if the Penguin just missed it, or WHO KNOWS? maybe the whole thing was a big mistake! My site that got severely slapped is full of useful content!

Anyway if you could tell me which of these methods you used for long enough to feel they are "Penguin safe" that would be very helpful to me!

[ScrooG]

Originally Posted by kaiserthesage

Pretty neat plan Simon

Just to share mine:

Most of my strategies for this year are focused on creating more highly resourceful/useful content that can target my campaign's targeted keywords. Building relationships will also play a big role when it comes to generating links as well as referred traffic.

I have a list that I recently wrote and it's published here:
[sorry I had to delete the link, I'm not allowed to post them! ;-( ]

You guys might find something that you can use there.

BTW, happy new year everyone!

Thanks for the link. I read part and skimmed the rest of your page and it has some very useful info. Thanks for posting it. I will read the rest tomorrow and check out some of the links you gave too.

[joonet]

thanks simontts your share

[simontts]

Originally Posted by ScrooG

Anyway if you could tell me which of these methods you used for long enough to feel they are "Penguin safe" that would be very helpful to me!

Penguin has turned quite a few things on its head. The one automated backlink tool that seems to be still working fine is Auto SEO Backlinks (contextual backlinks in forum posts). I also find Linklicious is invaluable for getting new posts and authority backlinks indexed quickly.

My main focus now is continue creating high quality, fresh and relevant content - which is the way it always should have been.