Comments on: Simple SEO tips to improve your blog’s search rankings http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/ Tips, tutorials and resources for software and web tools/applications Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:16:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-373 Sumesh Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:57:17 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-373 @Karthik: Yes, copy-pasting content will blacklist your blog from search engines, and people will also hate it. I suggest you write original articles, even if it is 1 per week (because as a reader, I'd rather have 1 original post rather than 10 duplicate posts). And do not believe in the myth created by probloggers that not posting for some days will make your readership fall. It is more about quality than quantity, for new bloggers. @Karthik: Yes, copy-pasting content will blacklist your blog from search engines, and people will also hate it. I suggest you write original articles, even if it is 1 per week (because as a reader, I’d rather have 1 original post rather than 10 duplicate posts). And do not believe in the myth created by probloggers that not posting for some days will make your readership fall. It is more about quality than quantity, for new bloggers.

]]> By: karthik http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-374 karthik Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:31:34 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-374 hey i am new to blog world so please help me will copying and pasting content from one website to my own blog blacklist it from the search engines as told here hey i am new to blog world so please help me
will copying and pasting content from one website to my own blog blacklist it from the search engines as told here

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]]> By: ‘Tips & Tricks’ Tasters | Cyres Matters http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-372 ‘Tips & Tricks’ Tasters | Cyres Matters Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:32:39 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-372 [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...] [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...]

]]> By: Karthik http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-371 Karthik Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:29:47 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-371 Sure, np, glad you took it well, and you perhaps did the right thing, no point taking the risk to send Google a wrong signal! No hard feelings! :) Sure, np, glad you took it well, and you perhaps did the right thing, no point taking the risk to send Google a wrong signal!

No hard feelings! :)

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-342 Sumesh Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:38:08 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-342 @Karthik: Hmm...I agree that you have got the point. And now I realize Daniel maybe running the risk too. And yes, I did read about Chris P's stuff sometime back, which got me excited about SEO. And he's the reason why I use H1 for description (also what I said in my previous reply above) too. And I switched to H2 when you alerted me - I owe you one. And, since you feel like it is not "winning", I don't feel like that either. Now this is a real dodge fight ;) (thanks for those links too) @Karthik: Hmm…I agree that you have got the point. And now I realize Daniel maybe running the risk too. And yes, I did read about Chris P’s stuff sometime back, which got me excited about SEO. And he’s the reason why I use H1 for description (also what I said in my previous reply above) too.

And I switched to H2 when you alerted me – I owe you one. And, since you feel like it is not “winning”, I don’t feel like that either.

Now this is a real dodge fight ;) (thanks for those links too)

]]> By: Karthik http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-370 Karthik Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:53:12 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-370 Please go to http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3134380.htm and scroll down to read two of tedster's replies. For the record, tedster is the moderator there. Also, http://www.cornwallseo.com/search/index.php/2007/02/16/secrets-of-the-h1-tag-revealed/ where the author seems to support your opinion, but accepts in the comments that its dependent on the template and not on the core code and that he was perhaps mistaken. And, please do take the time to run your blog or the DailyBlogTips blog through www.websitegrader.com Lastly, its never good to form an opinion based on a single person's perspective. Nobody is an expert, and Daniel could just as well have missed the point. I could well be wrong here for all you know, but to the best of my knowledge, its *not* good SEO practice to have more than one h1 tag in a page. You run the risk of getting penalized for "trying to game Google". You and I may know that's not true and you were just trying to add some more value to the page, but Google needn't necessarily hear you out. When I'm given a choice between two controversial sides, I tend to take the safer side. Especially when a guy like Chris Pearson thinks that there shouldn't be more than one h1 tag (He designed the theme I'm using and he's one of the best WP theme designers and particularly known for his SEO oriented designs). The bottomline is that I tried to voice my opinion, you did yours. Honestly, I don't think anyone "won" here. Either way, good luck! Please go to http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3134380.htm and scroll down to read two of tedster’s replies. For the record, tedster is the moderator there.

Also, http://www.cornwallseo.com/search/index.php/2007/02/16/secrets-of-the-h1-tag-revealed/ where the author seems to support your opinion, but accepts in the comments that its dependent on the template and not on the core code and that he was perhaps mistaken.

And, please do take the time to run your blog or the DailyBlogTips blog through http://www.websitegrader.com

Lastly, its never good to form an opinion based on a single person’s perspective. Nobody is an expert, and Daniel could just as well have missed the point. I could well be wrong here for all you know, but to the best of my knowledge, its *not* good SEO practice to have more than one h1 tag in a page. You run the risk of getting penalized for “trying to game Google”. You and I may know that’s not true and you were just trying to add some more value to the page, but Google needn’t necessarily hear you out.

When I’m given a choice between two controversial sides, I tend to take the safer side. Especially when a guy like Chris Pearson thinks that there shouldn’t be more than one h1 tag (He designed the theme I’m using and he’s one of the best WP theme designers and particularly known for his SEO oriented designs).

The bottomline is that I tried to voice my opinion, you did yours. Honestly, I don’t think anyone “won” here.

Either way, good luck!

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-335 Sumesh Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:58:56 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-335 @Linu: Sure, Google and other search engines pull in the description from meta description tags. However, that does not mean that it carries importance. All of SEO experts agree that while Google doesn't give a damn about those old system of meta, Yahoo values them - which is why I use description tags too. You really should update your SEO knowledge - your current knowledge is from 4-5 years ago. Modern SEO places a lot of importance on user interactivity, semantic markup etc. @Linu: Sure, Google and other search engines pull in the description from meta description tags. However, that does not mean that it carries importance. All of SEO experts agree that while Google doesn’t give a damn about those old system of meta, Yahoo values them – which is why I use description tags too.

You really should update your SEO knowledge – your current knowledge is from 4-5 years ago. Modern SEO places a lot of importance on user interactivity, semantic markup etc.

]]> By: Linu http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-336 Linu Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:58:33 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-336 Do a search for 'Tech Blog' in Google. Look at the search result. After the Title, The first sentence is from that site's Meta Description Tag. Description and Keywords tags are also very very important. Do a search for ‘Tech Blog’ in Google. Look at the search result. After the Title, The first sentence is from that site’s Meta Description Tag. Description and Keywords tags are also very very important.

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-348 Sumesh Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:18:29 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-348 @Karthik: Ah, I should have perfected my own blog before doling out advice ;) But seriously, this theme was built before I learned SEO, and it shows! h1 for description is what I am looking at, in my next theme rebuild. That's most sensible, since my tagline is sharp. And btw, I hope you like my advice of using h1 for post titles in single pages - I said it specifically because I knew otherwise this problem would crop up. <strong>Edit(Feb 28 2007)</strong>: Just found out that redesign of DailyBlogTips.com uses h1 for post-titles even on index. Daniel(author) is an SEO expert, and I am sure he would not have done it if it weren't useful. Guess I win, Karthik ;) @Karthik: Ah, I should have perfected my own blog before doling out advice ;) But seriously, this theme was built before I learned SEO, and it shows! h1 for description is what I am looking at, in my next theme rebuild. That’s most sensible, since my tagline is sharp.

And btw, I hope you like my advice of using h1 for post titles in single pages – I said it specifically because I knew otherwise this problem would crop up.

Edit(Feb 28 2007): Just found out that redesign of DailyBlogTips.com uses h1 for post-titles even on index. Daniel(author) is an SEO expert, and I am sure he would not have done it if it weren’t useful. Guess I win, Karthik ;)

]]> By: Favourite DailyBlogTips Writing Project entries http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-347 Favourite DailyBlogTips Writing Project entries Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:12:13 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-347 [...] had participated in DailyBlogTips’ Group Writing Project, with my entry Simple SEO Tips for improving search rankings. It was great fun reading all those posts, and I now have some new-found knowledge up my sleeve. [...] [...] had participated in DailyBlogTips’ Group Writing Project, with my entry Simple SEO Tips for improving search rankings. It was great fun reading all those posts, and I now have some new-found knowledge up my sleeve. [...]

]]> By: Karthik http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-349 Karthik Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:10:33 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-349 Not to sound rude, but having more than 1 h1 tag on the index page does not make for good SEO IMHO. Not to sound rude, but having more than 1 h1 tag on the index page does not make for good SEO IMHO.

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]]> By: Top 10 Tips and Tricks from Daily Blog Tips Project http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-339 Top 10 Tips and Tricks from Daily Blog Tips Project Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:20:42 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-339 [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...] [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...]

]]> By: Top Tips From Daily Blog Tips' Group Writing Project http://www.techzilo.com/improve-blog-seo-search-ranking/#comment-341 Top Tips From Daily Blog Tips' Group Writing Project Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:06:45 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=117#comment-341 [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...] [...] Simple SEO Tips to Improve your Blog’s Search Rankings by Sumesh [...]

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