I came across an SEO blog this week that I hadn’t seen before. I read blogs like this from time to time when I’m looking to make tweaks to my blogs…I find angles and strategies I usually haven’t even thought of, and this SEO advice is no exception. I wanted to share this article on how to increase StumbleUpon traffic with you - if you’re not using StumbleUpon to drive traffic to your site, you’re missing out. This article does a great job of explaining the basics behind using StumbleUpon to get traffic to your blog,...

Despite some of my sites having a PR update a few weeks ago, I don’t think the PR update is complete, which means there is still some time to boost your link popularity and search engine rankings before pagerank updates take place for this quarter. You should also take a look at how search engines see your blog or website. A website optimization service will show you how your website is perceived by search engines and visitors - do your pages load quickly? Is your navigation easy to use? If your content easy to follow, and easy to spider? In addition,...

When you’re looking for directories to submit your blog and website too, you should start with the highest ranked directories. My directory has a main page which is PR5, which is good, but the main URL for this blog directory is a PR6, which is even better! The sub folder is unranked for now, but with it’s parent page being a PR 6, it should earn a nice pagerank of it’s own in a matter of time. The directory offers deep link submission options, which most blog directories don’t, and a lot of blog categories. Both standard and featured...

One of the easiest things you can do to boost your PR is to submit your site to web directories, like the one I run here at GeekySpeaky. Most of these directories have very simple standards for submission, and with just a few clicks, you’re done. Submitting to ANY directory is good, but the very best kind of directories to submit to offer one way links. That means that the directory links to YOU, but you’re not required to link back. Some directories do this for free, others, like mine, charge a small free for a permanent one way link. Finding...

At least, I think so. Yes folks, the pagerank update for Q3 2007 has been a long time in the making, but I think the Google dance is finally beginning. I’m not seeing big changes in the data centers right now, but what I am seeing is disappearing backlinks! Previously, when I checked my PR on http://livepr.ezer.com/url/ I’d see several hundred backlinks for each of my sites. I’m seeing a big fat ZERO for backlinks on my PR 5 blog, and no archive data either showing the results of the backlink update. Very mysterious…

Only time will tell. But I wanted to point out that when I checked my PR on http://livepr.ezer.com/url/ tonight, another data center was showing a zero for me. Previously, DC 14 and DC 18 returned a 0 when I checked, and now DC 16 has joined them. I’m going to be watching it over the next few days to see if anything else changes. I’m ready for this PR update to be over and done with.

Mr. Gary Lee seems quite confident that the PR update will start next week. He’s also hooking up readers with a PR boost, hopefully just in time for the update. It’s nice to see to see people giving the link love around so freely, as freely as if they were passing out online coupon codes. If you’d like to be sure of when the PR update begins, you can check your PR here in real time. When you see action amongst the data centers, it’s a good sign that things have started. FYI, DC 14 and DC 18 don’t seem to be responding, and...

Google’s giving me a birthday present, and it’s coming 2 weeks early! Yes, the PR update is happening. Now. Or so it seems, given that this live PR checker is showing fluctuations in pagerank. Typically, when you see those things, it means an update is in the works. When I put in the URL for my main blog, I come up with 18 datacenters showing a 5/10, and 2 showing a big fat zero. Same thing for this blog, except the 18 datacenters are showing a 4/10. How long will it take? No clue, so don’t rejoice til it’s all said and done.

You heard it here first. Fifty-seventh. Google’s pagerank update is happening today - yay! So far, I’m only seeing fluctuations for one of my sites. Don’t rejoice or get upset yet - while the datacenters are pulling different info, anything could happen. Wait til the dust has settled before you do anything.

I just discovered that there’s a SEO company here in the Tampa Bay area! I didn’t even realize that eTrafficJams.com was local to me - they’re the search engine optimization company that pioneered pay for performance SEO services. The company was founded by Michael Pedone, after he had success with some SEO work he did for his wife. Since then, Michael has worked with companies like the duPontregistry and Learn Key to propel their sites into the top 10 results for Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Visit the website and you’ll find testimonials...