How to Ask Google to Reconsider Your Website

If you are managing a site online and expecting to reach more online users, you do count on search engines. Search engines can be helpful on delivering targeted traffic onto your site, and if you can impress them very well, you will be able to create long lasting relationships with visitors too. Hence, I believe you have been following effective SEO practices or hired a SEO expert to take care of your search engine visibility. But, mistakes can happen with or without your knowledge. Will search engines accept your apology?

Search Engine Optimization Basics for Bloggers

If you are a blogger or webmaster, I have a question for you - How many of you are familiar with the term Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? I don't think I can find many bloggers or webmasters who haven't heard of this term. May be you are already experimenting with advanced techniques too. I'm not sure about webmasters, but I know that bloggers are very fond of SEO. Why don't we just talk about it?

Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 5

Google Webmaster Tools now known as Google Search Console.

Google Webmaster Tools - A WORST Nightmare? You might feel you are challenging yourself when you get started with Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT) for first time. But there's nothing wrong with you. How are you getting along with GWMT, after being through the series so far? I hope you have got some understanding about it right now. Especially about what is it capable of.

How to Change HTML Header Tag for Post Title in Blogger

Have you been using headings in your blog posts or articles? Headings are helpful to break down information for readers without overwhelming them with texts all over the page. Not only human readers, but also electronic devices and automated tools read your content and make use of headings to structure your posts or articles to present in a better way for human readers. Even search engines index your content effectively and structured manner if you use HTML header tags properly and your content will perform better in search results too. You love some SEO boost. Don't you?

Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 4

Google Webmaster Tools now known as Google Search Console.

Well... Well... Well... We are getting closer to the end of this series. So far we have been touching Configuration, Health and Traffic sections in Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT). I know, it's associated with some technical aspects and you need to have some basic knowledge about them. So far I've been trying to explain necessary terms and tidbits you needed to know. I'm happy with responses and questions coming in even on Social Media. Are you?

Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 3

Google Webmaster Tools now known as Google Search Console.

Think about few weeks back, before you start with Google Webmaster Tools series here. Do you believe you have learnt something new and being even more familiar with Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT) than before? If you did, at least for some extent, you can be proud of yourself :) Not at all?! Don't worry, it's never too late and you can come up with all the questions via comments. Follow details with GWMT and you will get to know it better. May be you can teach me after all ;)

Review Marketing Efforts on Your Website with Marketing Grader

It's obvious that you are always trying to improve your website to grab more attention of online users. I know it's not just an easy task to deal with. If you have a blog, you do need to focus on creating unique and quality content for your readers and of course to gain more readership. If it's a website, you need to focus on targeting your products or services too. It's just not about building a complete site but how it gonna help attain your long-term goals. You might have missed few or more important features you need to be implemented on your blog or website for maximum effectiveness. How about if someone can help you with reviewing your site?

Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 2

Google Webmaster Tools now known as Google Search Console.

How are you getting along with Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT)? Last time we have been discussing about using and managing settings in Configuration section. I hope it was helping you to understand the settings. At least you know how to get started and what's in Configuration section. Don't you? If you missed the previous post, read Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 1. Now it's time to move on and continue the series. Let's take a look at Health section and what it has for bloggers and webmasters.

3 Reasons to Use SlideShare to Promote Your Blog

SlideShare is one of the top and fastest growing online communities. It is owned by LinkedIn. It is used to create and share visual presentations. Forbes reported a few weeks ago that “SlideShare is a major tool in the content marketing arsenal.”. They have 60 million visitors a month and are one of the top 200 websites visited in the world. Have you started using SlideShare? Learn why you can use it for your blog today.

Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 1

Google Webmaster Tools now known as Google Search Console.

We have been talking about how to get started with Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT) by adding and verifying your site. Some of you may have found it pretty easy task, but still there are folks need a help on it. Anyway after spending few minutes or several hours, I hope you already added your blog or/and website to Google Webmaster Tools by now :) Now it's time to walk through the components available at GWMT and let's get to know each of them.

How to Add Your Website to Google Webmaster Tools

If you are a blogger or webmaster managing a site, you might be interested in getting traffic to your site. Don't you? One of the best ways you can count on is web search. Nowadays it's not a secret that people search for information online via search engines. Simply, a search engine indexes information we generate on our sites and serve relevant matches for online searchers. Search engines are responsible for displaying our content for searchers, but content generators need to be supportive in this process too. You can optimize your content for search engines via SEO practices. Further, would you like to help Google to know about your site and see how well your site doing on Google search?

What is Google PageRank?

If you need to find information about something online, you can't deny the fact that you will seek the help of search engines. You don't need to know the background story of search engines, if you are just searching for something online. But it's quite a different scenario if you are a publisher or have resources to manage online.

How to Add Alternative Text and Title Text for Images in Blogger

Do you use images or photos in your blog posts? It's true that using relevant and eye-catching images tend to keep readers on your pages. Absolutely, a picture is worth a thousand words. I'm sure you have come across sceneries that cannot explain using words. Images help readers refresh their eyes and get attention instead of several hundreds and thousands of text does. It's a matter of attraction. But it needs to be relevant and meaningful. Else using images doesn't make sense most of the time. Instead of adding images to your posts or pages, have you ever thought how you can make use of the image HTML attributes?

Do You Make Use of HTML Header Tags?

When you write blog posts or articles online, the flow and format of the post is very important. If you are just writing and writing never ending posts or articles, it will sometimes overwhelm your readers though it has very good information. You can just read through your post once or twice before its being published and it may ring your bell. I don't believe writing posts just using text is can claimed as bad. It's about keeping reader attention attached to your writing. Here, I'm gonna talk about an element which could help guide readers and structure your writing - Headings. Have you been using headings in your posts or articles?

Report Low Quality Backlinks to Your Website with Google Disavow Links Tool

Have you heard of the term "Backlinks" or "Inbound Links"? They has the same meaning. Backlinks are incoming links aka hyperlinks to your web pages. For example, if someone adds a hyperlink on their article which points to one of your blog posts, then he/she linking back to your page. Simply, it makes a connection with your blog. Usually, we mention a link in a blog, website, forum or whatever web page if it's important to the topic we have been talking or like to recommend it for visitors. Aren't we?

How to Create Custom URLs for Your Posts in Blogger

Do you like customizing your blog on Blogger? Yeah, mostly you would say "Yes" as you wanna reflect your personality through the look and feel, or need to have things in your way. Blogger has set of customization options that helps personalize your blog according to your preferences. Not everything, but yet most are customizable.

Drive Traffic and Get Insights for Content Being Copied on Your Website with Tynt Publisher Tools

The content you publish on your blog or website can be really helpful. I know, your content matters most to you too. Your blog / website visitors interact with your content and when they find them interesting, they will go extra mile and share it with their friends and followers too. Talking about sharing, you may have implemented sharing tools to make sharing easy. As it link back to your original content page, it helps you to get more visitors on your content.

How to Add Search Description for Your Blog in Blogger

What is your blog about? It could a personal diary where you write your personal stuff or could be following a specific niche or broad topic. However did you ever think about telling people what is your blog about? Generally, blog description is a concise description about your blog and it defines the purpose of your blog. Why it is so important?

How to Add Search Descriptions for Your Posts in Blogger

If you are trying to increase traffic for your blog, you may always optimize your site with proper and better Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. The obvious reason is to grab more attention for your pages via organic search. However as an opportunity for authors, Google has rolled out authorship feature to promote yourself in Google search results.

Easily Enable Authorship Information for Your Content on Google Search Results

Authorship markup is no longer supported in Google Search.

We almost know Google has been enhancing the search experience and start to show author information along with the search results to attribute the content authors / publishers. You got to know what Google Authorship is all about in that blog post. The authorship markup is very easy to implement, but yet it may tremble some users as it involves with editing the template or theme files. I know, some users don't wanna touch any technical details at all. Are you one of them?