Pages in google's supplemental index aren't penalized, but they may as well be. The supplemental index consists of pages that are deemed to be similar enough to other pages, that they don'… Read More

It's been a very long time since I've made a post here. I've been busy working on sites that actually earn me money, and this one doesn't! I've also been busy with some extraordinary ne… Read More

Have you heard this one yet? A webmaster who was raking in the cash selling links on his PR8 site is suing Google, because his rank dropped to a PR4. Search King, Web site network and adve… Read More

I have a few blogs hosted at blogspot.com. On these blogs I get some comments that are obviously put there by webbies to get some backlinks to their sites. I don't try to stop them. Afte… Read More

I don't know about you, but I'm a regular statistics addict. I check stats every time I sit down at the computer.  I just can't help myself.   So I figured that some of you… Read More

I keep track of highly competitive phrases on the search engine. Every day I check out the serps for holy grail phrases in areas where webmasters are fierce and ruthless in their quest for… Read More

SEO Ranks has made it into the google sandbox! I started this blog partly to experiment with pristine, white-hat SEO. I haven't given links out to anything or anyone because they asked, I'… Read More

The jagger update is done, leaving some sites in its dust and elevating other sites to new highs. Something that has become very clear is google's refined link credibility: Quality of the… Read More

Everyone who has done any SEO work on their site knows that getting backlinks is at least half the battle - if not more. Quality backlinks and quality content have always been, and will al… Read More

The recent changes happening at Google seem to indicate a much larger emphasis on the age of a website. I recently investigated the top 20 websites for my sought-after key phrase ( a very c… Read More

Big changes to come at the pharm after 18 people arrested for allegedly selling pharmaceutical drugs illegally over the Internet. Those arrested include the "ringleaders" of more than 4,600… Read More

Is the Yahoo! Honeymoon Over? Yes, I think it is. Over the last year and a half Yahoo! have well and truly won the hearts and minds of the blogging and tech community - no small feat… Read More

Search Engine Spiders prefer Static URLs The structure of your site is very important for search engine spiders, and search engines seem to favour static urls over dynamic urls (urls that h… Read More

How Important Is ALT Text In Search Engine Optimization WebProNews, KY - Aug 15, 2005 2. Use your keyword phrase in one or two instances of ALT text on the page - no more. Use moderation i… Read More

MSN Paid Search Details EmergeSomething missed in the week, but fortunately picked up by slashdot was this ZDNet Asia report on MSN Paid Search that details the launch in Singapore, with Fra… Read More

Google Showing Ads In Regular SERPS I didn't see anything on TW or elsewhere about this, but it's really amazing to see how many more ODP descriptions and META descriptions are taking the p… Read More

SEO Ranks is simply a fledgling site about Search Engine Optimization. It in no way pretends to be a professional SEO site, it's simply a site owned by a very interested webmaster. Complete… Read More

Previously, MSN UK did not allow .coms to feature in the MSN UK search, whether or not they were UK hosted. That policy seems to have changed, since .coms, .nets, ecetera hosted in the UK… Read More

A new scam is in the works. BeTheDealer Casino, who spearheaded the "fortuno Winnero Google Contest, offered a cash prize pool of $7000.00. Basically, to participate, webmasters were asked… Read More

Are Bloggers Legally Liable For Readers'Comments? sued Aaron Wall, who maintains a blog on search engine optimization - tactics companies use to get themselves to appear Read More

New SEM Tools From Search Engine Strategies San Jose Internet Search Engine Database - Aug 29, 2005 Links are a huge topic of discussion in search engine optimization. Backlink Anchor Text… Read More