If you’ve come in through search, or feed and you haven’t read the 6 Tips to Boost your Blog then you should start there. Or if you’re just interested in these awesome plugins, then read on.
This is a evolving, regularly updated list of essential Wordpress Plugins, many of which aid in boosting your blog’s SEO […]
Category Archives: Search Engines
Top 8 Wordpress Plugins
6 SEO Tips to boost your blog
Ok. I know. Everyone has one of these Top [insert number here] lists for optimizing your blog for search engines, and this is by no means reinventing the wheel, but we here at Search Matters thought that we would add our list to the fray in case you missed something.
Search Matters Weekly Search Links
NuqneH. Greetings. Here are the weekly search links, traveler. Qapla’ in all your efforts.
New data suggests that 28% of people click through on 2nd and 3rd page results in search engines. Idiots. (SEOmoz)
Create media buzz via video. Bow chicka bow chicka. Wait. Maybe not that kind of video. (SMO)
SPOCK, the people search engine is alive! […]
SEO Best Practices from a Google Engineer
This is Part 3 in an 5-part series of posts on a SEMNE session that gave the audience access to a Google staffer who gave useful tidbits of “insider” knowledge. Dan Crow, Program Manager of Crawl Systems was the guest speaker to an audience of about 100 who ranged from SEO novices to industry experts. […]
The Emergence of Local Search
When was the last time you needed more information on a nearby restaurant, yoga studio, mechanic, or other service near your neighborhood? How did you find that information? Did you search for it?
If so, you’re not alone; the Internet is fast becoming the first place consumers look for local business and service information. According to […]
Google: Flash Fixes Can Be “Dangerous”
This is Part 1 in an 5-part series of posts on a recent SEMNE session that gave the audience access to a Google insider. Dan Crow, Program Manager of Crawl Systems, was the guest speaker to an audience of about 100, ranging from SEO novices to industry experts.
Google displayed a new degree of openness […]
Search Matters Weekly Search Declaration
We skipped the links last week because we were all celebrating the Fourth of July in a 100% real American hero, patriotic way. Even the two dudes on the organic team from Canada. We take that very seriously here. Like SEO. Nothing says red blooded American Apple pie like some good ole patriotic SEO. So […]
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Dust off the O’Reilly PHP manual and get ready for a linkdump(). Just add your own while{} to this, loop, output, rinse and repeat.
[0] => Blogs are the new Rolodex, baby. Boost your career with your blog network you tech savvy internet writer, you. (Boston.com)
[1] => Ripped from the headlines: How Law & Order, […]
The New Ask.com: Part 3
This is the third and final installment of our assessment of the new Ask.com. As the resident linguist here, I will discuss some of the natural language technologies that have been foregrounded in the new interface. And, as a member of the paid search team, I will discuss the impact of the new […]
Search Matters Weekly Search Nougat
Just like the nutty sweet paste in the middle of your afternoon candy bar, this week’s search links will pack a powerful burst of sugary energy to get you through the rest of the day. Unless you’re allergic to nuts; in which case, that tingling you may be feeling is probably anaphalixis. Two words. […]

