Pittsburgh SEO Grouphttp://pittsburghseogroup.comOptimizing for Search Engines, Users & Clientsenhttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.12156635http://www.feedburner.comNew Year Kick Off Meeting - Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary!http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/486127691/Headline4662pocztaMon, 15 Dec 2008 19:51:14 -0600http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=43This is the January 2009 Pittsburgh Web Marketing, SEO & UX Group Meeting. Also, it is our 1 Year Anniversary smile.

We are going to try a new format and do two subjects with short presentations and discussions. The two presentations will cover, Analyzing Backlinks and Tracking Media Campaigns using Google Analytics.

Subject: Analyzing Backlinks
Presenter: Chris Hornak

Subject: Tracking Media Campaigns using Google Analytics
Presenter: John LeDonne

I would like to also welcome all the new members to our group and we look forward to meeting you all. If you have any questions about the group please email me or Chris.

Happy Holidays.

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]]>This is the January 2009 Pittsburgh Web Marketing, SEO &#38; UX Group Meeting. Also, it is our 1 Year Anniversary . We are going to try a new format and do two subjects with short presentations and discussions. The two presentations will cover, Analyzing Backlinks and Tracking Media Campaigns using Google Analytics. Subject: Analyzing Backlinks Presenter: Chris Hornak Subject: Tracking Media Campaigns using Google Analytics Presenter: John LeDonne I would like to also welcome all the new members to our group and we look forward to meeting you all. If you have any questions ...<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New Year Kick Off Meeting - Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary!", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-year-kick-off-meeting-celebrating-our-1-year-anniversary/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-year-kick-off-meeting-celebrating-our-1-year-anniversary/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-year-kick-off-meeting-celebrating-our-1-year-anniversary/New Pittsburgh Job Posting Board!http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/483247187/SEO News4662pocztaFri, 12 Dec 2008 20:21:42 -0600http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=41I thought since the members of this group obviously have an interest in SEO, PPC or other internet marketing areas I would put up a SEO Job Board. If you work for an SEO firm or work within and internet marketing devision please Post your open positions on this board. If you are looking for an SEO, PPC or other internet marketing job then be sure to check back often.

This board can help…

  • Small businesses find an SEO consultant.
  • Fill that in-house PPC position.
  • Find that perfect project managing job.
  • Get the experience you were looking for.

P.S. I’ll be posting details about our next meeting soon.

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]]>I thought since the members of this group obviously have an interest in SEO, PPC or other internet marketing areas I would put up a SEO Job Board. If you work for an SEO firm or work within and internet marketing devision please Post your open positions on this board. If you are looking for an SEO, PPC or other internet marketing job then be sure to check back often. This board can help&#8230; Small businesses find an SEO consultant. Fill that in-house PPC position. Find that perfect project managing job. Get the experience you ...<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New Pittsburgh Job Posting Board!", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-pittsburgh-job-posting-board/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-pittsburgh-job-posting-board/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/new-pittsburgh-job-posting-board/To Be Announcedhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/420609078/HeadlineChris HornakTue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:42 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=40We are still working out a plan for the next meeting. In the mean time you can join our group on meetup.com. Once you join the group you will then get email notifications for each meeting. If you haven’t yet, please vote on the next meeting topic.

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]]>We are still working out a plan for the next meeting. In the mean time you can join our group on meetup.com. Once you join the group you will then get email notifications for each meeting. If you haven&#8217;t yet, please vote on the next meeting topic. <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "To Be Announced", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/to-be-announced/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/to-be-announced/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/to-be-announced/9 Free Backlinks for Commercial Websiteshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/420033950/SEO BlogChris HornakMon, 13 Oct 2008 19:54:47 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=39This is a collection of websites, that offer free backlinks, any commercial website should be listed on. When choosing these websites they had to meet three criteria; high page rank, authority and trustability. In addition to the three criteria I wanted to list websites of different categories including; local listings, website directories, social networks, bookmarking sites and information syndication…

Source: List of 9 Important Backlinks for Commercial Websites

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]]>This is a collection of websites, that offer free backlinks, any commercial website should be listed on. When choosing these websites they had to meet three criteria; high page rank, authority and trustability. In addition to the three criteria I wanted to list websites of different categories including; local listings, website directories, social networks, bookmarking sites and information syndication&#8230; Source: List of 9 Important Backlinks for Commercial Websites <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "9 Free Backlinks for Commercial Websites", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/9-free-backlinks-for-commercial-websites/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/9-free-backlinks-for-commercial-websites/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/9-free-backlinks-for-commercial-websites/SEO Group Website Redesignhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/419763712/SEO BlogChris HornakMon, 13 Oct 2008 13:37:23 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=38Over the weekend I applied a new design theme to the Pittsburgh SEO Group website. This theme allows for me to have the next meeting featured at the top without creating duplicate content. I also like how this theme is cleaner and simpler than before. You also probably noticed that added a few sponsor banners, one at the top and two on the side. These are relative to the group and will help with maintaining and promoting the website.

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]]>Over the weekend I applied a new design theme to the Pittsburgh SEO Group website. This theme allows for me to have the next meeting featured at the top without creating duplicate content. I also like how this theme is cleaner and simpler than before. You also probably noticed that added a few sponsor banners, one at the top and two on the side. These are relative to the group and will help with maintaining and promoting the website. <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SEO Group Website Redesign", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/seo-group-website-redesign/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/seo-group-website-redesign/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/seo-group-website-redesign/List of Free SEO Toolshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/414847117/SEO BlogChris HornakWed, 08 Oct 2008 09:02:24 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=37I recently redesigned my personal website and included a page with free SEO tools. These are tools that I use on a regular basis to help me optimize, track and review my SEO progress. Please check out the list and if you know of any SEO tools tools that you feel deserve to be on the list please let me know.

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]]>I recently redesigned my personal website and included a page with free SEO tools. These are tools that I use on a regular basis to help me optimize, track and review my SEO progress. Please check out the list and if you know of any SEO tools tools that you feel deserve to be on the list please let me know. <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "List of Free SEO Tools", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/list-of-free-seo-tools/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/list-of-free-seo-tools/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/list-of-free-seo-tools/September Meeting - Turning Website Traffic Into Leadshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/387274272/HeadlineChris HornakMon, 08 Sep 2008 22:30:45 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=36Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your website to get more traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Once you have that visitor to your website what is your next goal? For many websites the next goal would be to turn that visitor into a lead.

This month’s discussion will be on the many aspects of turning your website visitors into leads.

When: Thursday 09/18/2008 @ 7:30

Where:
ITT Technical Institute

10 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
4124184145


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]]>Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your website to get more traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Once you have that visitor to your website what is your next goal? For many websites the next goal would be to turn that visitor into a lead. This month&#8217;s discussion will be on the many aspects of turning your website visitors into leads. When: Thursday 09/18/2008 @ 7:30 Where: ITT Technical Institute 10 Parkway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15220 4124184145 <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "September Meeting - Turning Website Traffic Into Leads", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/september-meeting-turning-website-traffic-into-leads/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/september-meeting-turning-website-traffic-into-leads/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/september-meeting-turning-website-traffic-into-leads/Star Wars vs Star Trek - Google Says the Winner is…http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/364226065/SEO BlogChris HornakWed, 13 Aug 2008 16:16:21 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=34Google Insights is a great keyword and industry research tool. Just type in a few keywords or phrases and google insight will compare the terms using a line graph. You can also narrow your search down to a specific geographical location. This will come in handy for websites who are more interested in local search traffic.

I decided to use this tool for a fun little experiment and according to Google search trends Star Wars has more search volume than Star Trek.

Features of Google Insights:

  • Narrow data to specific categories, like finance, health, and sports.
  • Anticipate demand for your business so you can budget and plan accordingly.
  • Know where to find your customers. See how search volume is distributed across regions and cities.

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]]>Google Insights is a great keyword and industry research tool. Just type in a few keywords or phrases and google insight will compare the terms using a line graph. You can also narrow your search down to a specific geographical location. This will come in handy for websites who are more interested in local search traffic. I decided to use this tool for a fun little experiment and according to Google search trends Star Wars has more search volume than Star Trek. Features of Google Insights: Narrow data to specific categories, like finance, ...<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Star Wars vs Star Trek - Google Says the Winner is&#8230;", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/star-wars-vs-star-trek-google-says-the-winner-is/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/star-wars-vs-star-trek-google-says-the-winner-is/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/star-wars-vs-star-trek-google-says-the-winner-is/Google Page Rank Updatehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/345656437/SEO NewsChris HornakFri, 25 Jul 2008 08:25:03 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=33“new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over the next few days.” - Matt Cutts

This is great news… I’m looking forward to seeing if the page rank of my websites increases.

PageRank is Google’s link analysis algorithm that gives a 1-10 score to quality web content.

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]]>&#8220;new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over the next few days.&#8221; - Matt Cutts This is great news&#8230; I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing if the page rank of my websites increases. PageRank is Google&#8217;s link analysis algorithm that gives a 1-10 score to quality web content. More on Page Rank <script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Page Rank Update", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/google-page-rank-update/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/google-page-rank-update/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/google-page-rank-update/Meeting Notes - July 16th 2008http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pittsburgh-SEO-Group/~3/338585237/Meeting NotesChris HornakThu, 17 Jul 2008 21:10:16 -0500http://pittsburghseogroup.com/?p=32Free Link Building Techniques

What is Link Building?
Link building is the process of gaining links from other websites that point to your website or other online content.

Why is link building important?
You can look at links as votes for your website. Every link you get from another website is seen by search engines as a vote for your website. When a link specifies anchor text it is not only voting for your website but it is telling the website what the page is about and then giving you credit for that anchor text.

NoFollow vs DoFollow links
There are two main types of links those who don’t pass link value, NoFollow, and those who do, known as; DoFollow. When you’re building links you want to make sure they are DoFollow links or links that do pass on value to your website or web content.

A few free link building techniques you can do on your own…
• Forum Signatures
• Website Directories
• Social Bookmarking
• Blog Comments

Tools Mentioned at the meeting
• Sharethis Firefox Plugin - Social Bookmarking tool
• Search Status Plugin - shows you if links are nofollow, if a page has google page rank and more.
• DoFollow Diver - Find blogs that you can comment on.
• Fast Blog Finder - software to find dofollow blogs.

If I am missing anything please let me know! Thanks to those who attended this meeting and I look forward to seeing new people at the next meetup.

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]]>Free Link Building Techniques What is Link Building? Link building is the process of gaining links from other websites that point to your website or other online content. Why is link building important? You can look at links as votes for your website. Every link you get from another website is seen by search engines as a vote for your website. When a link specifies anchor text it is not only voting for your website but it is telling the website what the page is about and then giving you credit for that anchor ...<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Meeting Notes - July 16th 2008", url: "http://pittsburghseogroup.com/meeting-notes-july-16th-2008/" });</script>http://pittsburghseogroup.com/meeting-notes-july-16th-2008/feed/http://pittsburghseogroup.com/meeting-notes-july-16th-2008/