Author: Michael Rock
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Does a link directory section harm my website’s SEO?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) No, but if the link directory has nothing to do with your website then that particular page will not do well in Google. Yes, if the link directory page is obviously spammy. · Answer requested by Obai Shawqi
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How do you boost online sales without gaining more traffic?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) You could utilize Amazon’s little invention that is a plugin in almost any shopping cart. Show ‘people who have bought this have also bought…’ products. You could also sell higher-priced quality products or sell niche industry products. Another thing you could do is show related products. If…
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Does using a long tail keyword as an image alt text be counted in keyword density?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) Yes, but keyword density should not be an issue today unless you are doing a ton of keyword stuffing. Anything you write should be natural for the website visitor. You can include semantic phrases that relate to the phrase that you are trying to rank for. In…
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How do you track mentions about your company and relevant keywords on forums and blog posts, etc.? Are there any free tools to use?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) You can use Google Alerts to track any mentions of your business online and that is free. Then you can use URL tracking codes to track links and view them in Google Analytics which are both free. You can use advanced Google Search Operators to view relevant keywords in forums. An example would be like…
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Which is the best way (like website) of checking plagiarism in mathematics content to cover all online and offline content also?
SEMRush Plagiarism Checker
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Must your website have a blog for SEO? How can you improve rankings without a blog?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) No, it doesn’t have to have a blog for SEO, but it makes it a lot easier. Things that you can do other than a blog are social media marketing (post to Facebook, twitter, linked, etc. frequently), hold contents, build backlinks, submit to niche directories ONLY, add…
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How can a site like Google have constant, intense web traffic and maintain near 100% uptime, but then when Star Wars tickets go online none of the theaters can handle the traffic even though they knew they’d be busy?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) Answered Jan 23 Because they have money and lots of it! They have so many servers to help take care of the traffic it is not even funny! But… When Google first released Google Analytics to the public for free (which used to cost a few hundred dollars…
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How can I increase traffic to my website without paying anything?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) Answered July 18, 2019 Promote it on social media. Add your website to your business cards, invoices, newsletters, etc. Answer questions on places like this. Give free seminars to educate the general population and ask them to visit your website for more detailed information. Provide detailed information on…
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What is the best way to get some traffic initially to a website?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) Answered August 16, 2019 It really depends upon what type of website you have in order to tell you which way would be the most effective for your particular type of website and business. But, I start out all of my marketing clients by doing these four things.…
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What factors have caused the largest increase in traffic to your website?
Michael Rock, Owner at The Internet Presence, LLC (2003-present) Answered August 16, 2019 Being featured on Reddit at the top was the largest gain in traffic that I have noticed. Also, being displayed on national news or using Google AdWords. · Answer requested by Francis Peralta