Search Engine Optimization for Blogs | BlogWorld08

Interested in what happened at BlogWorld? During the sessions, I sent out enough twitter updates to fill a 15 page Word document, which added up to over 300 updates. This post covers Search Engine Optimization, SEM & New Media with Brian Clark, Michael Gray, Lee Odden and Stephan Spencer.

You’ll find all of my BlogWorld08 twoverage [tweet +coverage] here.

Thanks to those of you who asked me to share these updates.

Reader’s Guide: Each line represents a live update made on @wiredprworks on twitter.com. Reporting is in reverse order; so start at the end and read your way up. Note that this is exactly what I typed during the session, misspellings and all. When you see @name, this means that the person who was talking may be found on twitter.com/name. Apologies in advance for any inaccuracies.

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Search Engine Optimization, SEM and New Media Session notes by Barbara Rozgonyi @wiredprworks on twitter.com

http://www.siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com – great tool #bwe08 seo

now analyzing @tferriss’ blog: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/– he’s in this session #bwe08 seo

retheauditors: What’s the point if you can’t hear? rt @wiredprworks more opinionated, the more reaction, turn off comments for controversial post #bwe08

create a custom 404 page, comes up when files don’t exist with info, tool=seo-browser.com, tip=only 1st anchor txt counts #bwe08 seo

panelists suggest going to @blogher if you’re a single guy-like shooting fish in barrel – hmmm #bwe08 seo

if you don’t stand out from the crowd, you’re in the crowd – @graywolf #bwe08 seo

the more opinionated you’re going to get, the more reaction you’ll get, turn off comments for a controversial post – @graywolf #bwe08 seo

pick one category per post, block dates from spiders, go old school, make archives a page instead of template leaking juice #bwe08 seo

wordpress rocks from an seo standpoint #bwe08 seo

the thing about crap is, even if it gets votes, it has to be good content or it’s crap #bwe08 seo panel

friends = seo lift via stumbleupon, digg, etc, twitter great place to make friends,. #bwe08 seo panel

great content about shameless promotion is going to get you nowhere #bwe08 seo, no friends? you’re Shakespeare in the basement

your own creativity cannot be automated, hardest part of seo is getting people to link to you @copyblogger #bwe08

template level automates seo, can focus page on tag and make sure it’s in the h1 tag, intro copy to set theme, use sticky posts #bwe08 seo

wordpress plug-in seo title tag, decouples post tag from the title tag, title tag given most weight #bwe08 seo

compete.com – another keyword tool, put keyword in title-top takeaway, how tos, answer questions, solve problems #bwe08 seo

keyword tools-wintura? spyfu, seodigger-organic search results, expensive: hitwise, comscore marketer – ISP #bwe08 seo

keyword tools: google insights for search-#s data, google external keyword tool, wordtrapper, wordze, wordpot?, use a bunch #bwe08 seo

google looking more at site authority than seo, get as many links from other sources as you can takes time, patience #bwe08 seo panel

create a page for the people, make attractive to search engines, keywords impt, but building domain trust better #bwe08 seo panel

over-optimization is a very real issue, think about link bait -what graps people? #bwe08 seo panel

write for people not for search engines, a person will click on your result, need to take basic seo into acct, too @copyblogger #bwe08

in seo #bwe08 common-dangerous myths, linking out is not bad, is good, helps Google get topical relevancy, ego stroke people

Search Engine Optimization for Blogs Panelists

Brian Clark @copyblogger

Michael Gray, @graywolf

Lee Odden, @leeodden

Stephan Spencer, @sspencer