Many SEO firms, to this day, believe that SEO is about content and links. While the importance of content and links cannot be undermined, a site’s architecture is equally important in achieving SEO compliance. There are many aspects that make for search friendly site architecture. With search engine algorithms becoming increasingly complex, it is no longer enough to achieve basic SEO compliance. For a website to be truly SEO compliant, it is becoming increasingly important to address every aspect of website architecture, content and linking. Here is a checklist of things that you need to address to achieve SEO compliant website design and architecture. SEO Compliant Website Architecture Components Each of the items listed below have an impact on the site’s architecture ... Read more...

In order to execute a successful SEO strategy, it is very important to know who your competitors are. Understanding your competitors’ SEO strategy, website and their level of penetration in the internet is critical to the success of SEO campaigns. What I am referring to is not just direct competitors, but competitors that rank in search engines for the keywords that you optimize your website. Executing an SEO competitive analysis Competitive SEO analysis can reveal many interesting findings about your competitors’ SEO. After you have shortlisted the keywords and the competitors that rank for those keywords, run your competitors’ websites through this checklist: Content Analysis: Analyzing your competitors’ content will help you set a benchmark on how much you need to optimize your website. 0 ... Read more...

People spend a lot of time creating tons of content, making flashy designs and graphics but little do they realize that their website architecture may play a big role in increasing traffic to their website. We have noticed many keyword-optimized websites, over the years, have performed poorly in search engines, mainly due to the fact that their website architecture was not up to the mark. From mom and pop websites to enterprise-level websites, every website needs to have good website architecture not only to ensure that the search engine spiders crawl the website effectively, but also to provide a good user experience by improving navigation and accessibility. I’d like to share a few tips on how to make your website more ... Read more...