BenJackson

You've probably heard of the popular social bookmarking sites like Digg and Reddit. These are examples of social bookmarking sites where users can share links to their favorite content from around the web.

You may have also heard how some people are increasing their rankings with the use of bookmarks. So what is social bookmarking in SEO?

The Spammy Way to Use Bookmarks for SEO

Sadly, the popular and most discussed way of utilizing bookmarks for SEO is...

Many webmasters get hung up right before they get started online. They're ready start their site and get the ball rolling, and then along comes SEO and the confusion it brings.

A very common question are the best domain extensions for SEO? This is a reasonable and natural concern, but it's overly complicated by the vast amounts of false information on the web. Let's set things straight and go over the affect that domain extension have on SEO and if there even is a best extension....

Every blog has an RSS feed and many sites have a blog attached with a feed. If your site has an RSS feed then you have the opportunity to build some very easy backlinks with RSS submission.

For each feed directory that you submit to, you will have a new, dedicated page on that site for your own feed. These pages usually link to your homepage, display an excerpt of your post or the entire post, and then link to each of your recent blog posts.

Essentially, you are getting...

New to the blogosphere? You should know that WordPress is king when it comes to running a blog. The vast majority of bloggers use WP to run and manage their blogs. In fact, more and more webmasters running non-blog websites elect to use WordPress for their sites every year.

One of the best parts of using WordPress as your CMS (content management system) is that you have thousands of plugins at your disposal. But what are plugins?

Simply put, WordPress plugins allow...

When it comes to blogs, we tend to judge a book by the cover. Having an attractive design is the first step to build trust and acceptance with your visitors. However, the battle for authority in the eyes of your readers doesn't end there.

Blog comments are an extremely visible and simple way to gauge the popularity of a blog. Those who are more internet savvy may check your Google PageRank or Alexa ranking, but that is unlikely in most niches. In order to impress visitors and appear...