Is having a high bounce rate bad? According to Google, the answer might be YES. High bounce rates indicate that pages are not relevant to a search query and/or are poor quality. But before you rush to minimize your bounce rates, read this article. We show you which high bounce rates are bad and which high bounce rates you don’t need to be worried about.

The CommentLuv WordPress plugin was great for increasing the traffic and the number of comments on our posts. But after two and a half years of use, we decided to uninstall it, mostly for SEO reasons. Here are the top 4 reasons for removing CommentLuv. Perhaps you should consider removing CommentLuv too!

WordCamp Chicago 2011 was a success! Not only was it the biggest that Chicago had seen, it was jam-packed with useful information about all aspects of WordPress. Here are some tips for improving your website’s speed and scalability and also achieving better on and off-site search engine optimization.

Video is becoming more and more popular on blogs. Is this the way to go? Or should we stick with text?

Search engine optimization, the art of making your website more appealing to search engines, can deliver lots of free high quality traffic. But not all techniques work, nor are they all approved of by Google. If you’ve hired an SEO expert to optimize your website, how can you determine if he knows what he is doing?

Why pay a professional for a basic website evaluation when you can do it yourself for free? Here is a list free online tools that will help you grade your website.

What is a sitemap? And how do you know if your website needs one?

Improving and maintaining PageRank is a top priority for webmasters because it affects how much traffic a website will receive from Google. But what many webmasters do not realize is that their websites are leaking PageRank, causing their overall site-wide PageRank to be lower than it should be.