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Latest Google Page Rank Update Underway Feburary 2012

2012-02-06T15:08:00.001Z

I know all bloggers and webmasters keep an eye on their sites Google Page Rank.In short Page Rank is an indication of how Google rank your site in a scale from 1 to 10.Check out a previous post with more on Google Page Rank.We have been expecting a Page Rank update by the end of January start of February and i can confirm today that update has started.This site has seen a page rank increase from 4/10 to 5/10, i know this only happened today from a stats on our BuySellAds.

How To Check Your Blogs Page Rank

If you have the Google Toolbar Installed you will see the little green bar with the current page Page Rank.Other wise use our Free Google Page Rank Checker Tool right here on Spice Up Your Blog.

Hope you got a Page Rank Increase, Let Us Know In The Comments !

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6 Firefox Add-Ons That Can Help Bloggers Improve Their Blogs SEO

2012-01-24T14:06:00.003Z

Guest Post By Chris.

Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers available. Comparing it with Google chrome it has many features that can be useful for bloggers and webmasters.So it's a good idea to install Firefox add-ons that can help your blog, and improve it's SEO, performance, errors etc.I believe you guys know, after installing or updating, new add-ons in Firefox we have to restart the web browser for the add-ons to work.In this post I provide the following Firefox add-ons with links to the download page.

List Of Firefox Add-Ons For Improved SEO

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8 Smart Promotional Tips to Make Your Blog a Roaring Success !

2012-01-16T14:37:00.001Z

Blogs: one of the hottest mediums in the online world, you can barely visit any site that doesn’t have a blog section, and the amount of blogs out there is increasing daily. Writing awesome content is all very well and good, yet this alone will not make your blog a hit; without smart promotion you will almost definitely fail. After all, what is the point in putting all your effort into writing fabulous content if no-one is listening?

Here are 8 tried and tested promotional tips that can do wonders for your blog following;
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An Updated Look At Do-Follow And No-Follow Comments

2011-07-15T13:29:00.001+01:00

In January 2010 i published what has become the most popular Search Engine Optimization (SEO) posts on Spice Up Your Blog (SUYB).The post titled 'Building Backlinks, Do-Follow Comments And Information To Increase Google Search Rank And Page Rank' has consistently been in the top 10 in terms of views and to date has 117 comments.I guess the reason it has been so popular is it covers a number of topics related to improving your blogs performance in search, especially Google.The original intention of the post was to explain Do-Follow comments, what they are and how they work.I wont explain the whole do-follow process again you can check out the post linked above for more on the subject.

To explain Do-Follow i ended up covering why Back Links are so important and the whole Back Link process.The points covered in the post are still valid and i stand behind the information but in the 19 months since published some of my personal opinions have changed.In this post i want to explain how my opinions especially of Do-Follow comments have changed.

To Follow Or Not To Follow

At the time of writing that post Spice Up Your Blog had Do-Follow comments.I have since switched the comments back to no-follow in an effort to reduce spam which was getting out of control.I said in the post i thought Do-Follow comments would help build a community.While i still think this is valid for a new blog or growing blog once you blog is established it becomes less feasible.

At the moment i receive about 10-20 spam comments every day along with 20-30 valid comments.If the SUYB comments were still do-follow the spam number could grow towards 100 daily.I simply don't have the time to sort through this and that is the reason i switched back to no-follow.If you think this is a bit of an exaggeration check out the article by Web Pro News on how professional SEO company's actually pay people to work full time leaving comments on blogs - Why SEO Disgusts Me.

Another piece of advice i gave in that post was to use the Name URL format when leaving a comment.This would mean when published your name beside your comment is a direct link to your blog.I would still recommend this were possible but unfortunately i have had to switch this option off on SUYB.The reason for switching it off is because this also opens up the comment as Anonymous option.Once again as SUYB has grown some fools have found it entertaining to leave whats best called rude comments.I'm sure you have seen the types that spend their sad lonely existence on places like YouTube commenting on every video just to say how 'F***ing S**t' it is.

I guess to sum up my opinion has changed over the last 19 months as far as my own blogs are concerned.Taking both these steps (i only turned off the Name URL and Anonymous comments last week) has seen a serious decline in spam.But if you are trying to entice comments maybe on a new blog do follow comments are something to consider.

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Google Update Page Rank Has Yours Increased ?

2011-06-27T23:05:00.003+01:00

Google today updated their page rank (PR) or the so called toolbar page rank.Page rank is basically a signal of how important any given page is in Googles eyes.Page rank goes from 0 (zero) to 10 (Ten) with 10 being the highest thus the best.The page rank we see is called toolbar page rank as it was first displayed on the Google toolbar although there are many other ways to view it.In general people refer to their website or blog PR by the PR of the home page, but every single page on your blog will have it's own PR.More on Page rank can be found in this post from when i informed you of the last update in January - Google Page Rank Information and even more from the great Matt Cutts Here.

In this post i want to look at how the change effected My Blogs, What will an increase mean, How to check your blogs page rank and some tips on increasing your page rank.

Our Page Rank ?

The update was very kind to Spice Up Your Blog as it has jumped from PR3 to PR5, many posts have a page rank of 3-4 also.It is a small percentage of blogs that reach PR5 (Half way up the ladder) so I'm delighted to achieve it and see my hard work pay off.As a large part of Page Rank is from people linking to a site i would like to thank everyone that links to us and hope you continue to do so.I actually got a bit of a surprise to see our Blogger template site BestBloggerTemplates.Net jumped from PR0 to PR3, considering the domain was only connected a few months ago (Was formally www.templates.spiceupyourblog.com) it's great.I have had other blogs also increase, my Social Icon site also jumped from PR0 to PR3.

What Will Increased Page Rank Do ?

When we talk about things like page rank it is important to remember it is just one signal.Spice Up Your Blog going from PR3 to PR5 does not necessarily indicate that i will see an instant increase in traffic from Google.It does show I'm heading in the right direction and performing well in search but many more factors come into play.

Check Your Blogs Page Rank

You can check your blogs current page rank with this Page Rank Checker (Do please ignore all the rubbish ads with offers to increase your page rank) let us know your results in the comments.

How Can You Increase Your Page Rank ?

Google use over 200 signals to determine Page Rank, some we know others are kept private.The main signal is backlinks, links Google find around the web pointing to your blog.If lots of people link to your blog it must be good, makes sense huh ? This post has more on the subject - Building Backlinks And Information To Increase Google Search Rank And Page Rank.Recent signals added to the google algorithms include Social Signals and Page Load Time.What you need to be doing is publishing Regular Good Unique content, Building Links to that content and staying patient allowing natural links to build.You can find lots of information and tools for this in our selection of Blogger SEO.

Let us know if your blogs page rank has changed in this update ?

10 Great Blogger Tips And Gadgets You May Have Missed

2011-05-29T11:27:00.000+01:00

This week with the design change here on SUYB i have been going through some of the archive and updating older posts.I needed to update the design of some of the posts and in some cases the content itself.You know there is some really cool posts from up to 2 years ago that stand the test of time.I know many of you missed these posts when they were first published and they could be just what your looking for. So i thought today i would bump up 10 of them.From Blogger Gadgets and Design to SEO and Traffic here are 10 great posts you may have missed.

1. Show Only Posts Title On Blogger Labels Page - This post has a clever useful Blogger Tip.When someone clicks a label on your blog they will be shown a list of post titles only not full posts.This makes it easier for readers to find the content they are looking for.

2. Scrolling Recent Posts List Gadget For Blogger - Here we have a gadget that will display your blogs most recent posts scrolling across the page.A perfect gadget to go across the top of your blog or below the posts.

3. Add Google Friendly Meta Tags and Meta Description To Your Blog - This post shows you how to take control of how Google and other Search engines see your blog.Adding a meta description in a way lets you describe your blog to Google who often use it as your blogs search results snippet.

4. A Random Posts List Gadget For Blogger - A simple gadget to display a randomly generate list of posts from your archive.

5. Change The Blogger Navbar To A Hover Effect - With this Blogger trick your navbar will not appear unless users place their cursor over the navbar area.

6. 8 Basic Ways For New Bloggers To Get Traffic - A list of techniques to get readers to your new blog.

7. How To Make A YouTube Video Auto Play On Page Load - Simply Make A YouTube Video On Your Blog Automatically Start When Users Land On The Page.

8. Change The Blogger Page Title Format - An important technique to optimize the way your title tags are viewed by users and Search engines.

9. Create An Email Link, Button And Image Link - Create 3 types of link for users to Email You.

10. jQuery Animated Scroll Recent Posts With Thumbnails Gadget - A very cool recent posts gadget that uses jQuery to scroll through your latest content.

That's just 10 posts from the archive of nearly 400, you can use our quick archive to see a compact list of all posts - Spice Up Your Blog Quick Archive.

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Google Now Use Twitter Facebook And Site Speed To Help Rank Your Blog

2011-04-21T13:20:00.003+01:00

Google originally made its name by using a Page rank system based on links throughout the web to return relevant search results to users.Although there were many search engines available before Google the page rank system simply returned better results to users.Page Rank (Googles Internal Page Rank Not So Much Toolbar Page Rank, a long story) is still the major factor in how search results are delivered and things like Back links and anchor text are still the major players and always will be.However over the years Google have added lots of other factors in how they return their search results, they claim there is over 200 components used to deliver the results we see.A couple of noticeable more recent additions to this are Social Media and Site Speed.
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Why You Shouldn't Sell Text Links On Your Blog

2011-01-31T15:21:00.002Z

As your blog grows and becomes more popular, along with the benefits of increased traffic and depending on the nature of you blog increased AdSense earnings or sales comes some dilemmas.People will want to try take advantage of your success in a number of ways.One way unscrupulous marketers may try to take advantage of an Unwary blogger is an approach with an interest in buying a text link within a post.

A text link or hyper link is the name given to links you probably add to all your posts.If you write a post about Spice Up Your Blog you might add a link to Spice Up Your Blog within the post.These links help the site you link to in a number of ways, as we have previously covered Google follow links so if you add a link to this blog Google will follow that link and crawl this blog.Google also use links to determine the importance of a site, the more links Google find to Spice Up Your Blog the more importance they credit to it, basic SEO.
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Google Page Rank Finally Updated After 8 Months

2011-01-21T13:38:00.003Z

Just this week i wrote a post asking Why Google Page Rank Had Not Been Updated For 8 Months.In fact it was a question a lot of people were asking.While Google are constantly updating Page Rank internally the External Page rank the public can view Via the Google Toolbar and Page Rank services had not updated since April 2010.Today i noticed a Page Rank change on some of my Blogs including this one (I bet they read my post and took my advice :D).This has come in the middle of rumors of Google completely scrapping Page Rank and Google losing the exclusive rights to page rank.

If your unsure of Page Rank and how it works take a look at the short video below.

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Why has Google Page Rank Not Updated For 8 Months

2011-01-12T14:31:00.003Z

It's been 8 months since the last update of Google Page Rank, a system that was updated every 3-4 months for the last few years.In this post we ask why, first a little on the Little Green Page Rank Bar.

Page Rank Has Since Updated, details here - Google Page Rank Update

Google Page Rank is something you will have often heard me mention here on Spice Up Your Blog.Page Rank is an algorithm Google use to rank pages on the Internet by importance.Going from 0 to 10 with a page rank 10 being the highest, page rank exists in two ways.Firstly there is an internal page rank kept by Google, this page rank is only known by Google, is constantly updated and is used with lots of other factors to determine a pages importance.The importance Google place in a page will of course effect where that page appears in search results.Secondly there is the visible page rank or toolbar page rank.This is page rank that anyone can see, is updated every few months and can be seen on the Google Toolbar.

If you have the Google Toolbar you may have seen the separate little Green Bar that fills to display the page rank.There are a number of other ways to check the page rank of a page.You can use sites like PRchecker to generate the page rank of any page and you can even have a gadget on your blog that will display your page rank to your visitors.Remember every page on a website or blog will have it's own page rank.Unlike Alexa Rank that gives the same Ranking for every page in a domain, Page rank Gives the Home Page and every other page an individual rank.

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Page Rank Update

OK with that out of the way here is the question, why has Google Toolbar Page Rank Not been Updated since April 2010 (8 Months At The Time Of Writing).Google had been updating Page Rank every 3 to 4 months and the last 2 years seen an overall update at the turn of the year.

Firstly, Google seem to regret ever making Page Rank available to the public.If you believe what you read (Or what i read) they play down the importance of Toolbar page rank.This has lead to talk of Google giving up or phasing out Toolbar page rank.Secondly, the patient for Page Rank is actually owned by Stanford University.Google has exclusive licensing rights to Page Rank from 2003 to 2011, so this year unless Google take action others could also use the page rank formula.The actual patent expires in 6 years 2017.So will this force the hand of Google and make them give it up, or could we have "Google Page Rank", "Yahoo Page Rank" and "Ask Page Rank" ?

Google tell us Page Rank is not that important after all and they may be losing the system altogether.For me that stinks a little...

Page Rank Importance

Page Rank has been a visible sign of progress for Bloggers, seeing the page rank of your pages increase let you know you were going in the right direction.Yes it may not be hugely important in the overall picture but it was something.Why do we check our stats three times a day, why do we check the number of Rss subscribers daily, why do we check our social Followers or Fans ?

All these are visible markers of progress that give Bloggers especially new Bloggers reassurance that they are heading in the right direction.Getting 5 new Rss Subscribers is not a big deal to a Blog with over 500 but going from 10 to 15 is an injection for newbies.In the same way having your page rank jump helps give some extra drive.

There is still talk of Page Rank being updated this month and some people have reported seeing internal pages (Post Pages For Blogs) being updated in the months since the last overall Update.Either way i think Google should let us know whats going on.Important or not important in the bigger picture, in the smaller picture Google Page rank helps attract Advertisers, Contributors, Return Visitors, Subscribers, Followers and feeds our Egos !

Subscribers And Followers You Ask - Why is the Feedburner Gadget with the number of subscribers displayed on blogs with big subscriber counts ? Surely the number of subscribers wont effect your decision on whether you should subscribe.Why do many of these blogs also show the number of Twitter followers ? Because these factors help show the credibility of a blog and so does Page Rank.If ten thousand people subscribe it must be good, if the page rank if 5 it must be good.

I think Page Rank should be updated or Removed completely as the current page rank displayed is not accurate.The lack of news from the large SEO websites leads me to think we will see an update soon but will that be the last, what do you think ?

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Using SEO Keywords For More Google Search Traffic

2011-01-07T13:31:00.002Z

In some of the more recent posts i have been looking at Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and making your blog better equipped for Search Engines.Google and the other leading search engines want to find and index your blog and have become very advanced at their methods but there is lots you can do to help them help you.As i mentioned before many of the blogs i visit are very poorly set up for SEO.I'm not talking about any advanced techie stuff that could go straight over your head but just basic steps anyone can take.

When you first look into Search Engine Optimization one of the terms you will constantly meet is 'Key Words'.Key Words are something all bloggers should get to grips with and try to understand.Implementing key words into your blog can have a huge effect in the performance of your blog on Google and other search engines.This also rings true when it comes to the performance of individual posts.Explaining Keywords without putting you to sleep can prove hard, the first draft of this post read like a book so here is the shortened version !

So lets start with a simple question.

What Are Keywords ?

Simply Speaking Keywords are words people type into search engines when they want to find something.

If i want a new laptop i might go to Google and type "Cheap Laptops" this is a keyword.Or if i want to improve my typing to speed up my blogging i would type "Improve My Typing Skills" this is also a keyword.

You will notice that i called each a keyword even though there are a number of words.This is just the term used, although "Improve My Typing Skills" has four words it is generally known as a single keyword.You will also hear it referred to as a "key phrase" which i think makes more sense but then i don't make the rules.

So your job is to find keywords related to your blog and individual posts that people search for.However while it would be great to rank on the first page of Google for the main keywords related to your blog the competition will be huge.It is almost imposable to make your health blog rank high for "health tips", or make your cookery blog rank high for "cookery tips" and so on.The competition for the most popular keywords is just too fierce.

Long Tail Keywords

This is where long tail keywords come into play.Long Tail keywords are longer keywords that are not as popular but are also not as competitive.Your cookery blog cold rank first for "Simple Sunday Lunch Cookery Tips", or your health blog could rank first for "New Alternative Cures For Teen Acne".

If you can find good long tail keywords related to your blog you can generate great search traffic with little competition.

Keyword Tools

You may be thinking how do i know what keywords are popular ? Well there are a number of tools that can help.Tools like the Google Keyword generator will generate a list of keywords that people have been searching for.When you type in a Popular keyword such as Cheap Laptops they will show you related long tail keywords and how popular the are.

Another neat tool is Word tracker, it works similar to the Google keyword tool.The free version will quickly generate pages of keyword suggestions.

Adding Keywords To Your Blog

When you write a post you add the keywords you generated.It is important the keywords fit with the content and are not 'Stuffed' in.Try to add the chosen keywords a few times depending on the length of the post in question.Now, it is also great if you can add your keyword or parts of the keyword to the title of the post.

If this seems like a bit too much work you can just keep keywords in mind as you blog.Simply adding some level of keywords to your posts will have a positive effect.So the next post you write if you want research the keywords you use or add some you think will work, make sure you help Google and other Search Engines help you ! Check out more of our Blogger SEO posts.

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Interlinking Blog Posts For Better Search Engine Optimization

2010-12-31T12:33:00.002Z

In the last post i talked about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and more to the point the lack of SEO on many blogs.In this post we will look at how simply linking within your blog can have a very positive effect on how your blog performs in search.Once again we have to remember Google love links and like the little guy from Pac Man following the dots the Google bot crawls around following every link it finds.You will often hear people talk about the importance of links to your blog from other sites and in the same manner links within your blog have a positive effect.Another important factor in links to your blog is how those links are formatted.The anchor text of a link helps Google index the linked page.So when you write your posts you should be creating 2-3 links to pages from within your blog using relative anchor text.It's very easy and adds one minute to the time it takes to write a post.

Interlinking Your Blog Posts

Anchor Text - Anchor text is the text that makes up a link, the actual words people click on.On many blogs i see people create links with the text Click Here.You should however be using Keywords that describe the destination of the link.If for example i wanted to link to the last post i mentioned above called "Best SEO Tips And 150 Free Backlinks Every Day" i would create the link with text like this, Best SEO And Backlink Tips not Click Here.By adding keywords and describing the page linked to we help Google index that page.There is a bit more to it than that but you get the idea.You can just pick one or two words in a sentence and turn them into a relevant link, remember the goal is not to get people clicking these links but to get Google following them.

As well as linking to posts you can link to labels pages, this is something i regularly do on Spice Up Your Blog.If you have a second blog you can link to that blog within your post.Once you have links throughout your blog you are sending 'Link Juice' right through the heart of your Blogs archive !

Lets imagine Google crawl you latest post and follow a link to a previous post, on that post they follow a link back to another post, there they follow a link to a labels page, they follow the most recent post using that label and so on.Be careful and don't stuff every post full of links as this can be seen as spam.

A Live Demo ? - Apart from the example link i created in the second paragraph i have added 4 links to this post.Two links to labels pages and two links to posts, i didn't change the post in any way to accommodate the links but just used the natural relevant key words.Check out more of our Blogger SEO posts.

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Best SEO Tips And 150 Free Backlinks Every Day

2010-12-29T18:57:00.005Z

You may be surprised to learn that i read a lot of blogs that are not tech or design related.I often find myself on personal blogs, cookery blogs, activity blogs and all sorts of general fun well written blogs.There are now millions of Blogs online and among the rubbish, spam and uncountable "Tried it for 3 months and quit" efforts are some real gems.I often follow a link from a comment on Spice Up Your Blog to see the blogs of people that leave a comment or if I'm really bored and have 10 minutes to spare i have found myself clicking the Blogger 'Next Blog' link in the navbar.As i adventure through these blogs the one thing that Screams Out is how poorly they are set up for SEO (Search Engine Optimization).Some of the best blogs i have found are so poorly set up for SEO that you could put Sherlock Holmes on the back of the Google Spider and he wouldn't find them.

I'm currently working on a Complete Blogger Ebook that i hope to release in 2011 and among the content will be lots of SEO advice.But i have already published many tips to help get your blog performing much much better on Google and the other search engines.In this post i will point you in the direction of these posts and also share you will a service i have been using for a few months that automatically generates back links to your blog Absolutely Free.

Backlinks are vital when it comes to SEO, every link to your blog is seen almost like a recommendation in the eyes of Google.I go deeper into this subject in possibly my most in dept post on SEO - Use Do Follow Blogs For Back Links And Page Rank.Other posts you Must check out to improve your blog in search include :

- Add Meta Tags And Description To Your Blog

- Submit Two Sitemaps Of Your Blog To Google

- Submit A Sitemap To Yahoo, Bing And Ask Search Engines

You can find more SEO tips in our SEO Tips Category Pages.I plan on focusing on more SEO tips in the upcoming posts.Now to creating a genuine 150 links to your blog every day.

Free Automatic Backlinks With ImAutomator

Note this site is no longer free, as of Janurary 2012 there is a minimum fee of $2.99.In my opinion this was a great free service but i personally would not pay for it.Thats just my opinion it's up to you.

IMautomator is a Bookmark submission tool that automatically submits your blog posts to various Bookmarking websites.With a free account you can add 10 Links every day, these ten links are submitted to 15 Bookmark directory's (10x15=150 easy math even for me).I have personally used the service and it works a treat.The sites it bookmarks on are not the most popular or highest PR but it takes seconds and is totally free.There is a paid option but you never need to avail of this.

-Follow this link (Not a referral link) to Imautomator and set up your free account.

-Once you have verified your account you can get to work.Log in and via the Bookmark submitter you can add links to be submitted (See Video Below).

What Should You Submit ?

First up there is the obvious links, your blogs home page and your posts with ten a day you could start adding your archive.Why not add you label pages ? Every label you have on your blog has it's own page.Basically you can add any URL connected to your blog including Bookmarking Bookmarks ! If you Bookmark your blog on Digg add the Digg URL.You should also take a look at the Top 20 Do Follow Bookmarking Websites.

That's it look out for more SEO tips and the Blogger Ebook (Don't Hold Your Breath Until About Mid Summer).Remember no matter how intelligent Google crawlers become you will always have to help them help you !

ImAutomation Intro Video

Check out more of our Blogger SEO posts.

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Generate And Submit Sitemaps To Yahoo Ask And Bing Search

2010-11-14T18:02:00.006Z

One of the most asked questions by new Bloggers is 'How Can I Get My Blog Listed On Google ?'.Yet many new Bloggers and even some of the experienced Bloggers make no attempt to get their Blogs listed on the other three main search engines namely Yahoo, Bing and Ask.Google is the big guy in search but Yahoo, Bing and Ask have a loyal user base and return millions of search results daily, it makes sense to get your blog listed in those results.We previously seen how you can Submit 2 sitemaps to Google and in this post i will show you how to generate a XML sitemap for your blog and submit it to Yahoo, Bing and Ask.By submitting a sitemap you are sending all your blogs content directly to each search engine to be crawled and indexed.The tutorial has two sections, first we will create the XML sitemap and then we will 'Ping' it to each search engine.

Submit Sitemap To Yahoo, Bing and Ask

Create XML Sitemap

Step 1. There are a number of sites that allow you to create a free XML sitemap.Here i will use xml-sitemaps, To Generate your fee sitemap go to www.xml-sitemaps.com

Step 2. Scroll To The Sitemap Generator And Enter Your Blogs URL.You don't need to change the other fields just click the start button.

Step 3. Your sitemap will now be created it may take a few minutes.Once created you will get a list of available links you need to get the .XML link to submit.To do this 'Right Click' on the top link and copy the link.

Ping Your Sitemap To Search Engines

Each search engine has a Ping URL you can use.Copy each URL below into your browser and replace SITEMAP-URL-HERE with your sitemap then enter to submit.

Note - Sitemap URL should end in .XML
Example - http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/download/www.yourblog.com/sitemap.xml

Yahoo

http://search.yahooapis.com/SiteExplorerService/V1/updateNotification?appid=SitemapWriter&url=SITEMAP-URL-HERE?redirect=false

Bing

http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=SITEMAP-URL-HERE

Ask

http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=SITEMAP-URL-HERE

New Ask

http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http://www.YourWebSite.com/sitemap.xml

Once you submit each sitemap you will get a message confirming the submission.That should help get your blog indexed and returned in Yahoo, Bing and Ask search.Make sure to check out more of our SEO Blog Tips.

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Top 20 Blog Directories By Page Rank And Alexa Rank

2010-11-04T16:28:00.002Z

The Blog Directory or Rss Submission site, there is thousands of them floating around.With a couple of bucks and few lines of code you could have your own by tonight.But when you weed through the garbage you can find some really useful Blog Directories and Submission websites with High Page and Alexa rank.So that's exactly what i have done and the result is 20 of the biggest Blog Directories and Blog Submission sites for you to add your blog to.Recently we published the Top Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites to add you blog to so both posts will get your blog moving in the right direction.Once your blog is added you will get listed on the site with your blogs URL and Feed displayed to a whole new audience.Some of the Directories listed are Do-Follow so you will get high PR back links, we have 2 sites with a Google Page Rank of 8 !

When you visit each site look for the 'Submit' link to add your blog and follow the steps, all the Rss Directory's i have listed are totally free.So starting with the Big Two and finishing with what i would perceive as the biggest in terms of membership (BlogCatalog only has a page rank of 4 - wow) here they are.

20 Best Blog Directory And Rss Submission Websites

www.dmoz.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 8 And An Alexa Rank Of 455
www.boingboing.net - Has A Google Page Rank Of 8 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,809
www.blogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,521
www.mybloglog.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 2,023
www.blogs.botw.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 4,521
www.icerocket.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 5,464
www.bloggernity.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 31,324
www.blo.gs - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 42,729
www.globeofblogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 7 And An Alexa Rank Of 49,454
www.alltop.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 2,898
www.blogged.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 5,831
www.blogpulse.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 18,687
www.bloggapedia.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 29,085
www.bloghub.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 6 And An Alexa Rank Of 43,274
www.topofblogs.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 14,313
www.blogdigger.com - Has A Google Page Rank 5 Of And An Alexa Rank Of 27,776
www.blog-directory.org - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 58,534
www.blogexplosion.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 33,776
www.blogville.us - Has A Google Page Rank Of 5 And An Alexa Rank Of 71,287
www.blogcatalog.com - Has A Google Page Rank Of 4 And An Alexa Rank Of 1,108

Phew - You should take the time out to submit to all the sites in the list, it would be a well spent 20 minutes.Make sure to check out more of our Top Lists and SEO Tips for your blog.Have i missed one ? if you know a Free Blog Dictory or Rss Feed submission ranked higher than those in the list let us know.Pump up your blog some more with The Top Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

Drop your comments, views and questions below.

How To Syndicate Blogs For Backlinks And AdSense, Amazon Revenue

2010-11-01T13:29:00.004Z

AdSense revenue sharing websites are popping up all over the place right now, it seems to be the current Hot trend.Many of the AdSense revenue sharing sites are article submission and Bookmarking sites, basically you sign up and add unique Articles to a site like InfoBarrel or Bookmark your blog posts on 'Digg Type' sites like SheToldMe.These sites publish your content, place AdSense on the pages and share the AdSense revenue with you.This can be a Great help in your efforts to Build those Vital Back links to your blog and making a few AdSense dollars is a nice extra.

I have to admit I'm a fan of both these styles of sites and have build countless back links to my blogs from them.Recently i Stumbled Upon an intriguing website called YouSayToo.Rather than Writing Unique articles or logging in to Bookmark your latest post you can syndicate your entire blog onto their site.Your posts will be grabbed via feed and posted in full on YouSayToo.How will this help your blog and your pocket ?

You Say What ?

When you publish new posts they are syndicated in full on YouSaytToo providing not only back links back to the original post but also bringing your blog to a whole new audience.AdSense and Amazon units are added to the pages with your posts and you get half the earnings from both.It takes less than 10 minutes to Register and add your blog or blogs and your done everything else is on auto pilot.

Getting Started On YouSayToo

1. Follow this link to YouSayToo

2. Click the Join Now Button and fill in your details, verify you Email.

3. Click The Add Your Blog Link and follow the steps of Blog Title, URL, Feed etc..You are also required to add a link to YST on your blog.

4. Add your revenue settings, AdSense ID And Amazon ID.

Your Done all future posts will be automatically syndicated onto You Say Too, you can add more blogs if you like.

Official YST Video

- More Videos And Info

The links in this post are Referral Links so you will join referred by me, once you join you can also referr new members and make extra from AdSense and Amazon.We have more great posts on Making Money From Your Blog and also check out our Blog SEO posts.Have you joined or if your an existing member share your experience in the comments !

Build Backlinks While Earning AdSense Revenue

2010-10-14T20:08:00.003+01:00

Back in September i told you how i had been Bookmarking my blogs on Xomba and not only getting Free back links but also earning AdSense revenue.Today i have another great tip for Building easy back links to your blog and once again you earn extra AdSense revenue in the process.This time the site we are looking at is Best Reviewer a brand new website that lets you create 'Tops Lists', put links to your blog in the lists and shares the Revenue from the AdSense with you.In fact you get 100% from the main AdSense unit (Directly under the title) and you also choose what size you want that unit to be.

What Are Tops Lists ?

Tops lists are Top 5, Top 10 style lists in fact you can create a list anywhere from Top 3 to Top 20.You give the list a title like 'Top 10 Blogger Tips And Tricks', name each Tip and add the URL to that tip ! So if you have for example a cookery blog you can create top 5 recipe lists and link to each of the recipes on your blog, once you publish you will have just built 5 back links to your blog.As all you need is a short introduction and conclusion along with your list and a line or two of text on each of the top 5, you can create a full list in less than 5 minutes.Also when filling out your account info you can include your Blog or website address and it appears at the foot of each top list you write, so even if your writing a fun top list or a top list to other sites you still get a back link.

Screenshot - See below a Top 5 List I Created Of Best Magazine Templates With Links Circled

-Each Of The Top 5 Link To A Different Post On Our Template Site www.BestBloggerTemplates.Net

How To Join

Joining is easy, follow this link to Best Reviewer then click the Log In link, you will be provided with the option to create an account.Give your desired username and Email and you can also add your AdSense ID at this stage or leave it until your ready to start creating Tops.Best Reviewer will send you an Email with your new password and a confirmation link.That's it your ready to start building back links and earning AdSense.Note - They generate a password for you but i suggest changing to something you will remember as soon as you log in (Edit Your Account).This site is new so you can get in at the ground level and have your Tops in Most viewed lists etc..Also Best Reviewer is from the makers of popular Article website 'She Told Me' (She Told Me Is Also A AdSense Share Site Check Out She Told Me Here) so you know it will be a success.

Final Note - Remember you can create Top on any subject and you don't have to link to your site or any site you can create fun lists and still Earn some cash, Enjoy !

Also make sure to check out the post on building back links on Xomba here - Paid To Bookmark.

Top 20 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

2010-10-07T16:58:00.004+01:00

I know most of you Bookmark and share your blog posts on the top social bookmarking and social networking websites.Bookmarking your blog posts is one of the quickest and easiest ways to get some exposure and let people know about your latest content.Almost all bloggers follow the same routine of sharing their posts on their Twitter and Facebook profiles and pages.Many also add their links to the other popular bookmarking websites such as Digg and Stumble Upon.But did you know you would be much better served Bookmarking your posts on other often less known Bookmarking sites ?

The top Bookmarking websites add a No-Follow attribute to links shared by members.This results in the link not being indexed by the leading search engines and having no effect on Google Page Rank.So basically apart from people seeing the link and clicking it you get nothing in the way of improved search ranking etc.By bookmarking on the top 20 sites listed below you get your links followed by Google and the other search engines and improved search rank and page rank.Sounds Great lets look at the list..

The Top 20 Do-Follow Social Bookmarking Websites

1. Slashdot.org - Slashdot has a Google page rank of 9 and Alexa rank of 1,272.

2. Reddit.com - Reddit has a Google page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 244.

3. Technorati.com - Technorati has a Google Page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 895.

4. Mixx.com - Mixx has a Google Page Rank Of 8 and an Alexa Rank of 1,194.

5. Folkd.com - Folkd has a Google Page rank of 8 and an Alexa rank of 2,691.

6. Metafilter.com - Metafilter has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 2,309.

7. Wikio.com - Wikio has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 2,793.

8. Current.com - Current has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 3,749.

9. Connotea.com - Conntea has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 4,628.

10. Tipd.com - Tipd.com has a Google Page Rank of 7 and an Alexa rank of 12,098.

11. Clipmarks.com - has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 3,524.

12. dZone.com - dZone has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 2,833.

13. Buddymarkd - Buddymarks has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 5,722.

14. Sphinn.com - Sphinn has a Google Page Rank 6 of and an Alexa rank of 7,110.

15. Kirtsy.com - Kirtsy has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 8,351.

16. Kwoff.com - Kwoff has a Google Page Rank of 6 and an Alexa rank of 18,455.

17. A1-Webmarks.com - A1-Webmarks has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 4,929.

18. Indianpad.com/ - Indianpad has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 7,386.

19. Designfloat.com - DesignFloat has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 6,679.

20. Spotback.com - SpotBack has a Google Page Rank of 5 and an Alexa rank of 7,703.

Thats your list, take the time to use some of these sites and encourage readers of your blog to bookmark your posts by making links to them available.You can add a All In One social bookmark tool on your blog that will offer all services - The 5 Best All In One Social Bookmarking Gadgets.

More On No-Follow

This is how the main search engines see a Nofollow link :

"Google states that their engine takes "nofollow" literally and does not "follow" the link at all. However, experiments conducted by SEOs show conflicting results. These studies reveal that Google does follow the link, but does not index the linked-to page, unless it was in Google's index already for other reasons (such as other, non-nofollow links that point to the page).
Yahoo! "follows it", but excludes it from their ranking calculation.
Bing respects "nofollow" as regards not counting the link in their ranking, but it is not proven whether or not Bing follows the link.
Ask.com also supports the attribute"

The above information is from Wikipedia you can see the full article here - Wikipedia No-Follow Article

Feedback And Help - The list is made up of 20 Bookmarking sites i know Defiantly use Do-Follow links.If you know of more bookmarking websites ranked higher than those in the list let us know.

Download The Free Offical Google SEO Ebook

2010-09-29T10:55:00.005+01:00

Everything you do on your blog to help perform better on Google and other search engines would be considered S.E.O. (Search Engine Optimization).S.E.O. is big business with people paying S.E.O. company's big bucks to optimize their websites.Most Bloggers don't have lots of money to invest in S.E.O. or any part of their blog so you have to cover S.E.O. yourself.Here on Spice Up Your Blog i have built a great archive of Posts in the S.E.O. Tips category and I'm always working on bringing you the latest SEO Tips.Google for their part also try to help the Bloggers and Webmasters who don't have money to trow at optimizing their sites.The best resource made available by Google is their SEO Ebook and just today they have released the updated version.In the Free Google SEO Ebook they give you a fantastic guide with SEO Tips and Tricks that is easy to follow even for the complete newbie.

This Free Google SEO Ebook shows real examples with step by step information on all aspects of SEO.As the Ebook is from the people you are trying to optimize you Blog for in Google you know the information will be invaluable.

Google SEO Ebook

Here are some of the areas the Google SEO Ebook covers :

-Create unique, accurate page titles
-Make use of the "description" meta tag
-Improving Site Structure
-Improve the structure of your URLs
-Make your site easier to navigate
-Optimizing =Content
-Offer quality content and services
-Write better anchor text
-Optimize your use of images
-Use heading tags appropriately
-Dealing with Crawlers
-Make effective use of robots.txt
-Be aware of rel="nofollow" for links
-SEO for Mobile Phones
-Notify Google of mobile sites
-Guide mobile users accurately
-Promotions and Analysis
-Promote your website in the right ways
-Make use of free webmaster tools

The Google SEO Ebook is in Pdf format and you can open it or download it directly from this page.To get your copy of the Free Google SEO Ebook simply click the link below :

Download The Free Google SEO Ebook

You probably wont have time to read the entire Ebook in one sitting so be sure to save the link or Bookmark this post.

I would love to hear what you think of the Google SEO Tips Ebook in the comments, Enjoy.

How To Make A No Follow Link

2010-09-22T20:11:00.001+01:00

Every link in your blog is not only seen by the readers but also by the search engines.When Google and other search engines crawl your blog they take note of each link and follow the link to it's source.Of course as your blog grows their will be hundreds and eventually thousands of links scattered through the archives.Having search engine bots follow links is helpful in most cases.If in your current post you link to a post in your archive you are not only sending readers to that post but also search engines.However many links on your blog lead to a dead end like Log in pages, Download links or links to bookmark posts on Digg or Stumble Upon.

Did you know you can add a small attribute to links on your blog telling Google and other search engines to not follow a link ?

This can also be added to links to sites you may be telling readers to avoid, you don't want to be sending search bots to these sites.The small attribute that we add to a link to tell Google not to follow it is called the 'No Follow' tag.

How To Make Links No Follow

Below you can see the code used to make a regular hyperlink :

<a href="http://www.spiceupyourblog.com/">Spice Up Your Blog</a>

To make the link No Follow we simply add rel="nofollow" as shown below :

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.spiceupyourblog.com/">Spice Up Your Blog</a>

It's that easy and the nofollow attribute can be added to links anywhere on your blog.

Note : While the nofollow attribute is useful and lets you be selective in who you give 'Link Juice' to don't over use it or start adding it to all outward links.

Did you know about no follow or have you used it before ?

Drop Your Comments And Questions Below.

Earn Extra AdSense Revenue And Build Links To Your Blog

2010-09-04T17:38:00.004+01:00

In this post i will share with you a way i have not only been building links to my blogs but i have been earning AdSense revenue in the process.When you read the posts in the S.E.O. or Blog Promotion category on Spice Up Your Blog one of the things you will see repeated time and again is the importance of Backlinks.But its not just our posts that repeat the importance of backlinks, no matter were you look for help in promoting your blog and moving your posts onto the first page in search engines the theme stays the same.

For search engines like Google a link to your blog is seen like a recommendation.When Google find a link to your blog on another website or blog they take this as that website or blog recommending your blog.This helps in many ways including helping to boost your blogs Page Rank, a higher page rank will result in Google placing more importance in your content thus placing your posts higher in search results.

You can keep track of the number of links there are to your blog by signing up to Google Webmaster Tools.Your job is to build as many links to not only your blogs homepage but also individual posts on your blog.If your blog is relatively new you should work extra hard, but even the most established blogs still work at building backlinks.There are many ways to start building links to your blog, remember if you provide quality content people will want to link to you and share your content.Bookmarks and Bookmarking websites are one of the most popular ways to get backlinks, sites like Digg, Reddit and others let you and your readers bookmark your posts thus creating a backlink.

Getting Paid To Bookmark

One of the ways i have been Bookmarking Posts from my blogs and building links is by using a site called Xomba.On Xomba you can create a Xomblurb which is the same as a Bookmark.You can create a Xomblurb for your posts and other content from the web in a similar way to Digg, but the sweet part is Xomba display AdSense on their site and give you half the earnings from clicks earned on your pages !

How To Start Bookmarking And Earning

Your first step is to set up a free account, simply Click Here To Go To Xomba in a new window.Follow the steps to open your account and submit your AdSense publisher ID.Once you have published your latest blog post you simply log into your Xomba account and choose the option to create a Xomblurb.You are required to add a short Title and Description as on other Bookmark sites, add the link to your post and publish.That's it you have created a Backlink to your blog, if someone lands on that page on Xomba and clicks an add you will get half the AdSense earnings...Easy...

Bookmarking The Bookmark

You may find the Bookmark you created on Xomba actually ranks higher in search results than the actual post on your blog.This is not a bad thing as it will bring extra visitors to your blog and of course you are earning from the ads on Xomba.So why not also promote your Xomblurb ? You can Bookmark the Xomblurb on other sites like Digg, Twitter and Facebook etc..

I have been creating a Xomblurb for all the posts on my Blogs as well as other interesting content i find.The result is 100's of links to my content and an increase in my AdSense earnings.

Xombites

One of the other options Xomba offers is a AdSense revenue share on full articles.While a Xomblurb is a short Bookmark a Xombite is a full article you can write on any subject.Many Bloggers feel restricted by their blogs and writing on only one subject, Xomba can be a great place to write on a range of subjects and make some money.Once you sign up your can check out how it all works.

Xomba Sign Up Page Here

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its a quick and easy service Provided for Free by Google.Just fill in the Email form below the post or Click here for other Rss Options. If you need extra help on this or any tutorial just leave a comment, I love comments and feedback so this Blog is Do-Follow - when you comment here it helps Your Blogs Google rank !

There are other similar websites popping up and im currently checking out two revenue share bookmarking sites.If these sites turn out to be Genuine you will be the first to know.

Let us know your opinion on Xomba once you have signed up..

How Effective Is Your Blog In Search Results - Free Tool

2010-08-08T23:20:00.001+01:00

There are lots of tools available to check out almost every aspect of your blog.From page rank to links and much more you could easily waste hours playing around with different tools.One tool i recently came across however covers more topics than any other and can provide some really useful information.The site in question will provide you with everything from search performance to inbound links social links and more.

To get all the current stats for your blog follow this link to WebsiteGrader.Com.Once there simply enter your blogs URL.You can also compare your blog against rivals and enter your Email to be sent the results, these two are optional.

Remember building a successful blog takes time so don't be disappointed if the stats are not as good as you would have linked.

You can work at improving your blogs S.E.O. performance by checking out some of our tips on the subject here - Search Engine Optimization Tips

Feedback

Share some of your stats with us and let us know what you learned !

How To Use Image Descriptions For Better Google Search Rank

2010-07-06T20:27:00.006+01:00

Every image you place on your blog could help drive traffic and visitors to that blog.In fact adding descriptions to the images you upload is one of the first things most SEO'S will tell you to help with Search Engine Optimization.In this post you will see why adding descriptions help your blog rank higher in search results and how it can also bring direct traffic.Of course we will also see how the descriptions are added, a process that has become a little harder with the new Blogger post editor.And we have a video from Google Employee Matt Cutts on the Importance of Descriptions.

Alternative Text

So far i have been referring to 'Image Discriptions' but the actual term used is 'Alternative Text' or 'Alt Tags'.Alt tags have a number of purposes, they help search engines like Google know what the image is about and what the image contains.This is why having alt tags for all your images help your blogs search rank.By explaining the content of an image you are helping Google index the post the image is in.Lets say for example you upload a picture of U2 singer Bono to a post.If you have the alt tag of 'Bono from U2' Google will know the post is related to Bono.If you went further and added the alt tag 'Bono from U2 at the Superbowl half time show' now Google know your post is related to u2, Bono, The Superbowl and the half time show.The more information you can give search engines to index your blog posts the better.

Image Search

So how can using alt tags on your images help get direct traffic to your blog ? Once again it's through search results but this time it's from Image searches.Both Google and Yahoo image searches are very popular and by letting these search engines know what your image is about you will soon get your blog displayed in image search results.So if someone does an image search for Bono, U2, Superbowl or Halftime show your blog and the image will be returned in the results.

The reason we call these descriptions Alternative Text is because of their other purpose.If someone views you blog with a screen reader or for any reason they can not view the image then the Alternative Text will be displayed in place of the image.

How To Add Alt Tags To Images

Adding an alt tag to an image is actually very easy.On the old blogger post editor the alt tag was already in the image code and you just needed to add the text.The new editor however does not add the tag (They say it's in the pipeline) but you can add the tag and text in a few seconds.

This is an image i just uploaded to Blogger of, you guessed it Bono at the half time show.

This is the Html code for that image, it has no alt tag

<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s1600/bono.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s320/bono.jpg" /></a>

Here you can see were to add the alt tag

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s1600/bono.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s320/bono.jpg" alt="ADD YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE"/></a></div>

This is the image Html with the alt tag and discription

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s1600/bono.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rKG-ziTSNUQ/TDN84iHSlGI/AAAAAAAABdE/O4dqhpBVUDk/s320/bono.jpg" alt="Bono With American Flag Jacket U2 Superbowl Half Time Show" /></a></div>

As you can see i have added an in dept description but all the information is relative to the image.So when you next upload an image just add alt="" and give the picture a description.Below i have a video from Google employee Matt Cutts with more information on the importance of alt tags.

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its a quick and easy service Provided for Free by Google.Just fill in the Email form below the post or Click here for other Rss Options. If you need extra help on this or any tutorial just leave a comment, I love comments and feedback so this Blog is Do-Follow - when you comment here it helps Your Blogs Google rank !

Video - Matt Cutts On Image Alt Tags

"..Matt Cutts works for the Search Quality group in Google, specializing in search engine optimization issues..."

Do you use alt tags on your images ? Will you start using alt tags now ? Let Us Know...

How Receiving Comments Helps Your Blog Rank Higher On Google

2010-06-10T11:55:00.018+01:00

We all like to get comments on our blog posts.It's one of the advantages of blogs over standard websites, people get to join in and connect with the author.But comments can do a lot more for your blog than just letting people share their opinion.In this post we will look at how comments can actually help your blog perform better in search engines like Google.

What do you think Google see when they crawl your blog ?

Most people think Google crawl the content of the latest posts and that's it.But in fact the Google Bot crawls everything, Absolutely Everything.On every page they scan Google pick up not only the main text content but also all the code that makes up the page.This of course includes the comment section of your blog, Google crawl every comment on your blog and this can really help how your blog is indexed and also how often posts are crawled.

Two Ways Comments Help Your Blog In Search

First - If Google crawl a post a few times and it has not changed or is not updated they may not return as often in the future.However if their are new comments on the post every time they return these comments will be seen as fresh content so Google will be back more often to check for new changes.

Second - Google love keywords and phrases, so if they find keywords and phrases in the comments it helps them index the post and can ultimately see your blog rank higher in search results.

What Do Google See When They Crawl Your Blog ?

If you go to any page on your blog and click 'View' in the top menu of your browser and then 'Source' Or 'View Source' you will get an idea of what Google see.Another option is to log into Google webmaster tools (If your not registered check it out here - Webmaster Tools) and in the dashboard click 'Fetch a bot'.When you fetch a bot you are sending the Google bot to your blog and within seconds they will return with their findings.

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its a quick and easy service Provided for Free by Google.Just fill in the Email form below the post. If you need extra help on this or any tutorial just leave a comment, I love comments and feedback so this Blog is Do-Follow - when you comment here it helps Your Blogs Google rank !

So encourage people to comment on your blog and reply to as many comments as you can.We all like to see peoples opinions on our posts but now you know those opinions are also helping your blog perform better in search results.

Google Search Ranking Tips Video With Matt Cutts

2010-06-05T21:15:00.002+01:00

In this post we will look at a great video from Matt Cutts and the Google search quality team.The video looks at sites just like yours and points out errors and suggest ideas to improve Search engine performance.Before we look at the video lets take a quick look at Search Engine Optimization.

Search Engine Optimization

The term Search Engine Optimization (S.E.O.) cam be scary to the normal blogger.When you started your blog you probably never thought about S.E.O. and how you could get you blog indexed on Google, Yahoo and other search engines.We all want our blogs to rank well on the main search engine Google.Claiming the number one spot for popular search terms may be beyond the average Blogger but you don't need to be first to get people clicking through to your site and making the first page is easier than you think.

When people start Blogging they often start searching for their blogs URL on Google and within a few days the URL will be indexed.But the key is to have you blog indexed for terms and prases people search for.Their are a number of basic steps you can take to help you blog perform well on Google and their are a number of posts here on Spice Up Your Blog to get you started.Here are some of the best : Search Engine Optimization Posts.

Who Is Matt Cutts

I have posted some of the videos Matt Cutts does for webmaster central here on Spice Up Your Blog and they contain some great information.He provides a transparent easy to follow explanation of how Google search works making it easier for beginners to optimize their sites without having to get the experts in.Matt works for Google in the search quality group.His blog Matt Cutts Google, Gadgets and SEO is hugely popular with bloggers and website owners alike.

So Matt sent out a Tweet (He is one of the most followed people on Twitter) looking for some people to submit their sites for a review, and in this video Matt and some of his team pick holes in the sites giving advice and improvements along the way.I think this is perfect for the aspiring Blogger as you will see sites just like yours and maybe see mistakes your making with solutions to fix those errors.The video is about an hour long so set aside some time and I'm sure you will pick up some S.E.O. tips and get your blog climbing the Google listings.

Google I/O 2010 - SEO site advice from the experts

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its a quick and easy service Provided for Free by Google.Just fill in the Email form below the post.If you need extra help on this or any tutorial just leave a comment, I love comments and feedback so this Blog is Do-Follow - when you comment here it helps Your Blogs Google rank !

Let me know if you got any help from the video or if you have any questions !