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Q: what is the best way to find out the # of people searching for a specific keyword(s)? A: My preferred tool is Wordtracker. Note that it will give you an estimated number of searches done per day, which is based on the number of searches done over the past 60 days on the search […]

Q: How do you know if your site is search engine friendly? A: If 1) all pages of your site are indexed by the search engine, 2) each page has a unique title and keyword focus, and 3) your site doesn’t use frames or Flash, then you’re probably on the right track.

Q: I have a question regarding optimal site size. If I wanted to focus on let’s say 5 main keyword phrases, would I want to have 1 url that had let’s say 5 pages, each focusing on a given keyword? Or would it be better to have 5 urls and each url focus on just […]

Q: As for linking is there a structure that I need to have for my links page? A: You do not need any particular structure for your links page. As long as the links use a popular keyword in the anchor text, that will benefit the linked page. Incidentally, if your question refers to a […]

Q: What is your opinion on hyphenated domains that contain the main keyword you are optimizing for, i.e. www.online-education-school.com (just as a sample)? A: It looks kinda spammy to me. Personally I wouldn’t do register such domains.

Q: Can I submit an XML feed of all my web pages to Google? A: (UPDATE) Yes, Google now has a service called Google Sitemaps, where you can submit an XML feed free of charge. Further info about it is available at: https://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050602-195224 and https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/faq.html. If you have an online store, Google also accepts an […]