Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Power-play-Linking--Link-Building-that-Boosts-Traffic-Without-being-Manipulative.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Power-play-Linking--Link-Building-that-Boosts-Traffic-Without-being-Manipulative.html I know there are many people that think there is only one reason for link building (the most common reason being SEO.) You say, "what?" All of these SEO people talk about is link building as an essential off-page influential factor. Are you telling me that it's not? No, but what I have been trying to show people is that link building is not particularly a nightmare or not even that stressful if you go about it the right way. I am not talking about link building for the purpose of manipulating rankings or for SEO. This is about linking for traffic. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/An-Easy-way-of-Link-Building-for-your-Web-sites-Link-Reputation-and-Popularity.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/An-Easy-way-of-Link-Building-for-your-Web-sites-Link-Reputation-and-Popularity.html Have you ever stressed over link building and thought of it as a major chore? Lot's of people think this way, but link building does not have to be all that hard. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Interesting-new-KEI-Metrics-and-Keyword-Research-upgrades-at-Wordtracker.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Interesting-new-KEI-Metrics-and-Keyword-Research-upgrades-at-Wordtracker.html Interesting new metrics for KEI (Keyword Effectiveness Index) now available in the grand daddy of all keyword research tools, Wordtracker. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Are-Your-Top-Web-Rankings-True-and-Identical-for-the-Entire-World-Audience.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Are-Your-Top-Web-Rankings-True-and-Identical-for-the-Entire-World-Audience.html Some people have been catching on to this, but when we first talked about it back in 2004, very few people really believed that traditional ranking would ever change. But sure enough it began to occur most noticably in 2008 and even more in 2009 with the increase in the "personalization of search." http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Tips-for-Starting-a-New-SEO-Business.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Tips-for-Starting-a-New-SEO-Business.html What I want to talk about is something that is even more important that than just possessing the genuine SEO skills or which types of actions you will take in your optimization work. Let's discuss just a little bit about building a brand new business based on a few ideas that will set you aside from ALL your competition. The SEO marketplace is loaded with people who all say they know SEO and can optimize Web pages. So for your new business, are you going to just become one more of them. You don't want to be lost in the crowd.  http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Business-ideas-for-beginners--developing-new-awareness.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Business-ideas-for-beginners--developing-new-awareness.html Are you searching for business ideas for building a new business? One of the single most important ideas for your new business, is determining how you will be different than all the competition out there. Regardless of whether you want to earn income selling your product or the products of others, one of the most important things to keep in mind is how your business idea may be different from that of others. Let's talk about business ideas for beginners on the Internet for a minute. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/10-Actions-You-Can-Take-to-Tip-Your-Scales-For-Online-Success-Starting-This-Year.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/10-Actions-You-Can-Take-to-Tip-Your-Scales-For-Online-Success-Starting-This-Year.html What types of actions can you take that can immediately help turn your business around in even a slow economy? Let's give you a list of things that are worth considering to help you get you started and we'll start with some of the very easiest things first. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Will-the-Coming-of-Future-3D-Technologies-Change-the-SERPS.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Will-the-Coming-of-Future-3D-Technologies-Change-the-SERPS.html I'm just posing a question to see if you think that viewing Search Engine Results in 3 Dimensions might be something that the major search engines adopt someday sooner than you think? Now before you think I've been watching too much science fiction, realize that these things could very well be experienced in the near future with the advent of new monitor screens, new flat screen TVs, Cell phone screens, movie theaters that are currently being worked on and being made "3D ready." http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/6-SEO-Spider-Tips-on-How-A-Search-Engine-Spider-Works.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/6-SEO-Spider-Tips-on-How-A-Search-Engine-Spider-Works.html Over the years there has been a lot of confusion about SEO and how search engines work. One of the things that comes up all the time is the subject of search engine spiders or as they are sometimes called search engine robots. Did you know that to a search engine robot, it does NOT see the world made up of Web sites or Web pages. Here are 6 Tips about Spiders. http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Putting-True-Discovery-back-into-Keyword-Research-Volumes.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/SEO/1425/Putting-True-Discovery-back-into-Keyword-Research-Volumes.html Here is the second in a series of articles I am writing to show readers and students some of the high value that Keyword Discovery offers.