Ron Fortier

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Posts by Ron Fortier

In SEO Failure is the Key to Success

October 16, 2009 - 2:57 pm

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I wanted to take a few moments and discuss the concept that I believe is an absolute truth and that is that in SEO failure is the key to success. And that might seem like a very strange philosophy but if you think about it chances are in your life you’ve learned so much more [...]

SEO content should be written with the expectation that a person will read it

October 13, 2009 - 2:31 pm

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So often we get caught up in the technical aspects of SEO. We focus on the density and repetition of individual words or phrases. We concentrate on where to italicize, where to underline, and where to bold the text. We agonize over titles and over headings but there is always the chance that we don’t [...]

Can a 404 be a good thing?

June 19, 2009 - 4:16 pm

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Do you permanently live in 301 land?  I’m not sure that is always the best practice.  It is my opinion that it isn’t bad if Google finds a 404 now and then.  After all it means you’re working on your site.  It also means you’re human, and not some programmatically generated thing.
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PageRank Sculpting: Should You Be Using the Nofollow Tag?

June 17, 2009 - 11:17 am

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There has long been a debate as to how to use the nofollow tag specifically to control the way that pagerank flows through the links on a page.  Can you or is it kosher to eliminate certain links from pagerank distribution simply by using the nofollow tag?  Why not learn from the best?  Matt Cutt’s [...]

Top 10 Mistakes of SEO’s

April 25, 2009 - 4:03 am

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Wrong keywords, too little content, or no meta data?  All are bad, but what would you put on the top ten mistakes of search engine optimizers?  Duplicate title tags are a bad one.  All flash sites are another one.  After all, how do you do a deep link into flash?
The top ten mistakes of search [...]

A Complete Guide to Search Engine Optimization

April 25, 2009 - 2:58 am

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Sometimes you are looking for a complete guide.  An article here is good, and article there is better, but what you’re seeking is the complete guide.  And now Deepak Bansal has penned a book for your review.  The book contains the ABC’s of SEO to boost your website traffic.
A new book on search engine optimization

Using Analytics to Measure Your SEO Success

April 24, 2009 - 11:57 pm

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Rankings are a good measure of success, but you should really use some analytic tool to truly measure your success.  Tools like Google Analytics are invaluable.  You really need to understand how your traffic finds you, and how much the interact with your site.
Should you use analytics to measure your SEO success

Details on the top 5 strategies of SEO companies

April 24, 2009 - 2:55 am

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There is some debate on the subject of what are the top 5 strategies SEO companies should employ.  What would you place at the top of your list?  Keword research?  Interal linking strategies?  External inbound link campaigns?
What are the top 5 strategies SEO companies employ?

Consider building links via Social Bookmarking

April 24, 2009 - 12:51 am

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Social meda sites are a hot topic right now.  Should you consider building your inbound links via social bookmarking?  It is something to consider.
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Should SEO be an afterthought?

April 23, 2009 - 11:50 pm

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Are you kidding me?  I cannot believe I still hear in this day and age of people who do not integrate SEO in the design phase.  SEO cannot be left to a post process operation.
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