10 SEO Rangking 2012 myth

Myth 1: You should submit your URLs to search engines. This may have helped once upon a time, but it's been at least 5 or 6 years since that's been necessary.

Myth 2: You need a Google Sitemap. If your site was built correctly, i.e., it's crawler-friendly, you certainly don't need a Google Sitemap. It won't hurt you to have one, and you may be interested in Google's other Webmaster Central Tools, but having a Google Sitemap isn't going to get you ranked better.

Myth 3: You need to update your site frequently. Frequent updates to your pages may increase the search engine crawl rate, but it won't increase your rankings. If your site doesn't need to change, don't change it just because you think the search engines will like it better. They won't. In fact, some of the highest ranking sites in Google haven't been touched in years.

Myth 4: PPC ads will help/hurt rankings. This one is funny to me because about half the people who think that running Google AdWords will affect their organic rankings believe that they will bring them down; the other half believe they will bring them up. That alone should tell you that neither is true!

Myth 5: Your site will be banned if you ignore Google's guidelines. There's nothing in Google's webmaster guidelines that isn't common sense. You can read them if you like, but it's not mandatory in order to be an SEO. Just don't do anything strictly for search engines that you wouldn't do anyway, and you'll be fine. That said, the Google guidelines are much better than they used to be, and may even provide you with a few good tidbits of advice.

Myth 6: Your site will be banned if you buy links. This one does have some roots in reality, as Google likes to scare people about this. They rightly don't want to count paid links as votes for a page if they can figure out that they are paid, but they often can't. Even if they do figure it out, they simply won't count them. It would be foolish of them to ban entire sites because they buy advertising on other sites.

Myth 7: H1 (or any header tags) must be used for high rankings. There's very little (if any) evidence to suggest that keywords in H tags actually affect rankings, yet this myth continues to proliferate. My own tests don't seem to show them making a difference, although it's difficult to know for sure. Use H tags if it works with your design or content management system, and don't if it doesn't. It's doubtful you'll find it makes a difference one way or the other.

Myth 8: Words in your meta keyword tag have to be used on the page. I used to spread this silly myth myself many years ago. The truth is that the Meta keyword tag was actually designed to be used for keywords that were NOT already on the page, not the opposite! Since this tag is ignored by Google and used only for uncommon words in Yahoo, it makes little difference at this point anyway.

Myth 9: SEO copy must be 250 words in length. This one is interesting to me because I am actually the one who made up the 250 number back in the late '90s. However, I never said that 250 was the exact number of words you should use, nor did I say it was an optimal number. It's simply a good number to be able to write a nice page of marketing copy that can be optimized for 3-5 keyword phrases. Shorter copy ranks just as well, as does longer copy. Use as many or as few words as you need to use to say what you need to say.

Myth 10: You need to optimize for the long tail. No, you don't. By their very nature, long-tail keyword phrases are uncompetitive; meaning that not many pages are using those words, and not that many people are searching for them in the engines. Because of this, ranking for long-tail keywords is easy - simply include them somewhere in a blog post or an article, and you'll rank for them. But that's not optimization. 

Up Your Forum Vbulletin Indexed By Google Using Search Engine XML Sitemap

Compatibility
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Fully compatible with:

* vBulletin 3.8.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x
* vBulletin Blogs *Optional
* vBulletin CMS *Optional
* vBSEO 3.5.2 + higher *Optional

What does it do?
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* Auto-generates an XML sitemap for all of your specified forum URL types (including vBulletin Blog & CMS URLs).
* NEW! Groups forum areas into individual sitemaps grouped by section type for greater flexibility, for example:
o sitemap_forum_X.xml.gz
o sitemap_tags_X.xml.gz
o sitemap_cms_X.xml.gz
* Auto-notifies Search Engines when a new sitemap is generated (optional)
* Automatically sends you a summary of the sitemap generation via email each time it is created (optional)
* Includes only publicly accessible forums and threads and includes the option of not including any specific public forums
* Allows Search Engines to find all of your forum URLs without having to spider the forum to find the links. Great for Deep Page linking!
* Allows Search Engines to find your forum URLs without having to account for query string and/or session ID information.
* Allows Search Engines to give precedence to crawling your higher priority forum pages.
* Allows Search Engines to give precedence to crawling your forum pages that change more frequently.
* Allows you to conserve bandwidth by more efficiently facilitating the crawling processes for GoogleBot, Yahoo Slurp, Ask's Teoma, Bing's msnbot, and other search engine bots.
* Is 100% compatible with the static CRUs (Content Relevant URLs) used by vBSEO-enabled forums.
* Is 100% compatible with the 'Friendly URLs' offered default with vb4.x.

How does it work?
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Whenever it is scheduled or invoked via the URL, this plugin will generate an XML formatted that search engines are able to read and parse. If you selected "Yes" to the Auto-notification setting, The 4 major search engines will be notified each time the sitemap is generated.

* Google Sitemap files are gzipped for space savings
* Forum and thread pages are listed with pagination (i.e. all pages for each forums/thread are included in the sitemap)
* Maximum Priority is set for Sticky threads.
* Optimization for sitemap generation on large forums.


You will be required to login by providing your "Sitemap Interface Access Password" from your vBSEO Sitemap settings in:

* vBulletin Admin CP -> vBSEO -> vBSEO Sitemap Settings

Once you successfully login, you will see a number of tabs. Here are the 4 main links:

Reports List
The 'Show Reports List' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap generator executed, including the (1) date, (2) run time, (3) total URLs included, and (4) and change in # of URLs included from the last generation.

Each vBSEO Sitemap generation record will include a (1) "View details" and (2) "Remove record" link. The "View Details" link shows more detailed information about the sitemap generated. The "Remove record" will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Downloads Log
The 'Show Sitemap Downloads Log' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap was downloaded by either a search engine (Identified by the Bot's name) or by another user agent (i.e. Web browser, etc.).

The report includes the (1) date, (2) name of sitemap file downloaded, (3) Bot, (4) IP address of the downloader, and the (5) User-agent.

Each vBSEO Sitemap download record will include a "Remove record" link which will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Search Engine Bots Activity Log
Use it to track Search engine activity on your sitemaps. This area displays how often, and what volume of pages search engines visit your site on a daily basis.

Run Generator
The 'Run Sitemap Generator' link will automatically regenerate your vBSEO Search Engine XML Site sitemaps.

Additional Links
Additional links to various other related Search Engine/SEO resources are also included.

Click "Install"
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Please click "Mark as Installed" to show your support for this script.

Installation, Upgrade, & Configuration
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Follow the installation/upgrade instructions provided in the docs/readme.html file.


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Free Tool Choosing The Best Keyphrases And Keywords

seo zoom secret techniques about keyphrases and keywords 2012 . If you know anything about optimizing your website for the search engines, you know how important it is to choose the right keywords. If you fail to pick the words that you want your site to be found under, you risk untargeted traffic -- or at worst, no traffic at all.

So what's the trick to selecting the right keywords? First, don't use single words; they are way too broad and the competition for them is fierce. Instead, you want to use two or three words strung together, also known as "keyphrases." Studies have shown that most people type in 2- or 3-word combinations when conducting searches;
not single words.

Coming up with a list of the most targeted keyphrases for your website is not really that hard. It involves a bit of brainstorming and utilizing the right tools.

One of the best methods is to think like your site's visitors, and write down words and phrases that you think they would use when searching for a site such as yours. Be creative.

Another great resource to use is a good "old fashioned" dictionary and/or a thesaurus to come up with related or alternate words. If you don't have a hard copy, use the online versions located at:

http://thesaurus.reference.com/
http://dictionary.reference.com/

If you find yourself falling short of ideas, look up your competitors online and do a view source on their pages. I'm not telling you to copy what they have; but to study what they are using, as you might see some words or phrases that you hadn't thought of, which you can add to your collection. Remember,stay away from using Trademarks. You don't want any trouble from a high priced Attorney down the road.

If you're trying to target a certain geographic location, make sure to include your city and state in your key-phrase list. This is especially important right now, as many of the search engines have branched out into offering "local search" and you want your site to be found when these types of searches are conducted.

Now that you've got a good solid foundation, I'm going to introduce you to some other online tools that you should find helpful in your quest for the right keywords. Some of these resources are free.

1) WordTracker: http://WordTracker.com

This is the "Big Daddy" of keywords services and used by most Search Engine Optimization companies online today. The results are pulled from several meta search engines. Use the free trial to take her for a "test spin." If you need more power, you'll want to purchase a subscription. You can register for as little as one day for $7.80, one week for $26.00, or even a month, which runs only $52.00. You decide how much time you really need to access this powerful database.

2) Good Keywords: http://www.goodkeywords.com/

Free software to download that will help you find the perfect set of keywords for your site. Windows based only.

3) Keyword Suggestion Tool
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/

This online tool will show you the results of your keyword search from both Overture and Wordtracker. Find out how often a phrase is searched for and get suggestions for alternate words as well. Free.

4) Overture Search Term Suggestion Tool
http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/

This free online tool is offered up by Overture. Type in your word or phrase and find out how many times that particular word was searched for last month, and related searches that include your term.

5) Google AdWords Keyword Tool
https://adwords.google.com/select/main?cmd=KeywordSandbox

This online tool is courtesy of Google AdWords. Type in your phrase and you'll be shown a list of other possibilities. A slightly modified version of this tool is available at
http://www.masteringadwords.com/resources/google_tool.asp

6) Espotting Keyword Generator
http://www.espotting.com/popups/keywordgenbox.asp

Not to be left out, Espotting also offers their own online research tool which will also show you how many times that phrase has been searched for in the previous month.

If you're interested in creating "niche sites" and want to see the words people are searching for check out these:

Lycos 50 Daily Report: http://50.lycos.com/
Kanoodle: http://kanoodle.com/spy/
MetaCrawler: http://www.metacrawler.com/info.metac/searchspy

For a full page of keyword selection tools: http://tinyurl.com/3ovca

If you don't have time to do your own research for keywords,this is an excellent service that will do the hard work for you: http://www.SeoResearchLabs.com/

Remember, when selecting keywords or keyphrases for your website you want to make very sure you're choosing the right ones, or it could spell total disaster when it comes to the search engines. Also, each page of your site should be optimized for two or at the most three key phrases, but that's a topic for another article.

Finding the right keywords isn't brain surgery. It just takes a little time and ingenuity and the ability to put yourself in your customer's shoes.

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SEO strategies have been so abused over the years that now some can actually have a harmful effect on your site ranking. These bad practices are actively targeted by search engines and carry the risk of tanking your site or getting your site banned altogether.
Here are 10 SEO practices—that if you are still using them—you need to kick to the curb ASAP.

Keyword Stuffing

In the 90s, people realized that if you stuffed your site full of keywords, you could trick the search engines and get great rankings. Trouble was, the content was so bloated with keyword phrases that it no longer made sense and was a pain in the ass to read. Today, such keyword-laden content is often marked as spam and is thrown to the bottom of the SEO heap. The modern, effective approach is to use fresh, original content that is focused and reader-friendly.

Meta Tag Overkill

Unbeknownst to many, meta keywords don’t help your site rank higher at all—neither do meta descriptions. Although catchy meta descriptions can make your site stand out over other sites, they don’t do anything for SEO. In fact, the meta tag was so abused in the past, the Top 3 (Google, Yahoo and Bing) have publicly stated they no longer support this tag and will ignore it if it’s used.

Submitting to Search Engines

There is no need to submit your web pages to search engines anymore. Search engines are so advanced, they will find your site on their own—especially if you use simple tricks like link building. Add an HTML and XML sitemap to your site and submit the XML sitemap to Bing and Google Webmaster tools. Once you start getting links from other indexed sites, your linked-to pages will get indexed automatically. Also, get links from popular social media hubs to your site, as the search engines crawl these resources daily.

Footer Links

Footer links for the purposes of link exchange are not only spammy, they are ignored by search engines. Footer links also have a low click-through rate and can lessen the strength of the links appearing earlier on the page. If you must use footer links, use them for contact links or outbound links to valued resources, and leave your stronger links above the fold.

Not Using Analytical Data

A lot of webmasters think that tracking page views or conversion rates is not important and that if their content is good, that will all take care of itself. This is a fatal mistake to the success of a website. You should always check what’s working and what’s not working on your site. You need to know first hand what is helping, or killing, your conversions—and then adjust your business plan accordingly.

Relying on H1 Tags

Using major keywords in headings can boost your rankings. However, it’s been proven that whether your heading is in an H1 tag, H3 tag or H6 tag, it doesn’t make a substantial difference to search engines. So, don’t put all of your eggs in the H1 basket.

In case you missed it, Scott Polk talks SEO in this article.

PageRank Sculpting

Old school webfolk still believe that using “nofollow” on links to other sites helps them retain their PageRank-passing potential, so that they can use it for other purposes—but this is not the case anymore. Google designed the “nofollow” attribute in 2005 to fight comment spam, but in 2009, Google updated its algorithm and now if you use “nofollow” on an outgoing link, your PageRank will disappear.

Striving for Higher PageRank

According to Google, PageRank is one of the 200+ signals they take into account when ranking a site. In addition, Google is believed to update the information in Google Toolbar only twice a year, while your actual PageRank changes every second—so what you see in the toolbar could be not accurate in the first place. Simply put: Don’t rely on your PageRank to determine the placement of your website.

Comment Spamming Blogs and Forums

Nothing annoys a blog or forum community like a person who repeatedly makes short, irrelevant comments simply to get their URL out there. Pay attention to what others are talking about and post thoughtful and useful comments that add value to the conversation. People will appreciate this and will likely click on your link if they’re interested in what you have to say.

Doing Only Reciprocal Links

Reciprocal links are often referred to as the pyramid scheme of link building. Some are paid or free arrangements that bring little if any value to your site. Concentrate on building organic links by offering quality content and choosing your link partners carefully; i.e. partners who have established, professional sites/blogs with relevant content.

Are you still using these outdated SEO practices? Are there some listed here that you think still bring value to your site, and if so, why? Tell us in the comments below.