Jeff Wendland: Just another SEO, social media and technology evangelist

5 Best SEO Blogs

One thing that is for sure in the world of SEO is that there are a lot of “SEO experts” out there. Working in the search engine optimization and Internet marketing industry, I do my best to stay up on the latest happenings in the field.

Staying on top of the latest SEO news means that I spend a lot of time reading blogs. The problem can be for those who want to learn legitimate SEO info is who can you trust for the best information. More »

Black Hat vs White Hat Basics

White Hat vs. Black Hat SEO

White Hat vs. Black Hat SEO

There is much debate online about what is black hat or white hat SEO. What some will recommend as white hat will be chastised has black hat by other SEO gurus.

If the idea of white or black hat is new to you, think back to the old cowboy movies. A white hat is worn by the hero or the good guy. White hat SEO refers to practices in SEO that are ethical and will produce results over a long period of time. White hat SEO also follows the guidelines discussed at Google Webmaster Central. More »

5 SEO Tips From Squidoo Lensmasters

Squidoo is a great place. You can create your own free websites, earn money for you and for charities, and connect with other Squidoo users, called lensmasters on the Squidu forum. For today’s post I was lucky enough to get five SEO tips from three of Squidoo’s most prolific lensmasters. These tips apply for Squidoo lenses, but also for your blog or website.

The first two tips are from the lensmaster Sojourn. One of my favorite lenses by Sojourn is her lens on HTML Borders and Backgrounds. More »

3 Easy SEO Link Building Tips

3 Easy Link Building Tips

3 Easy Link Building Tips

Many of us who work in the realm of search engine optimization or Internet marketing are always searching for ways to build quality relevant links to our websites or the sites of our clients. Quality links can do wonders for helping with your search engine results placement and the targeted traffic brought to your site.

There are a lot of methods out there to pick up links, but here are three easy ways to build links to your website to help to boost your SEO. More »

Google Doodle Celebrates Sesame Streets 40th Birthday

This morning when I logged on to my computer and went to google.com I learned that Sesame Street is 40 years old. The Google Doodles help to celebrate the occasion with featuring different Sesame Street characters

Below you can find the Sesame Street Google Doodles for several different countries Google home page. Note that for Google UK, they selected to go with Wallace and Gromit’s 20th birthday instead where Sesame Street has not had the same cultural impact.

Big Bird Google Doodle

Big Bird Google Doodle For U.S. and Canada

Abigal from Google Israel

Abigal from Google Israel

Boombah Chamki from Google India

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