<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Velvet Blues Web Design &#187; Search Engine Optimization</title> <atom:link href="http://www.velvetblues.com/category/search-engine-optimization-seo/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.velvetblues.com</link> <description>Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. 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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.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-analytics-high-bounce-rate-bad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why We Removed CommentLuv From Our Blog</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/why-we-removed-commentluv-from-our-blog/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/why-we-removed-commentluv-from-our-blog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:19:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nofollow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pagerank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traffic generation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7162</guid> <description><![CDATA[The CommentLuv WordPress plugin was great for increasing the traffic and the number of comments on our posts. 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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.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/speed-scalability-seo-insights-wordcamp-chicago-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is Video The Future Of Blogging?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/video-future-of-blogging/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/video-future-of-blogging/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:48:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keywords]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=5892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Video is becoming more and more popular on blogs. Is this the way to go? Or should we stick with text?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/video-future-of-blogging/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is Your Search Engine Optimization Expert Legit?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/search-engine-optimization-seo-expert/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/search-engine-optimization-seo-expert/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black hat seo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Analytics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keywords]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meta tags]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sitemap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website statistics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4950</guid> <description><![CDATA[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?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/search-engine-optimization-seo-expert/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Grade Your Website: Free Online Evaluation Tools</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/grade-your-website-free-online-evaluation-tools/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/grade-your-website-free-online-evaluation-tools/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:41:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cross-browser compatibility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[css validator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[html validator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4697</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why pay a professional for a basic website evaluation when you can do it yourself for free? 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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.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/is-your-website-leaking-pagerank/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Choosing the Best Location for Your New Blog</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/choosing-best-location-for-new-blog/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/choosing-best-location-for-new-blog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:24:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urls]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=3085</guid> <description><![CDATA[When businesses or freelancers decide to create blogs to supplement their websites, one question always pops up: "Where should the new blog be located?" 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But how does Google find these websites? And is Google ever wrong?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-does-google-find-websites-that-sell-links/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ALT vs. TITLE Attributes For Images in HTML</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/alt-vs-title-attributes-images-html/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/alt-vs-title-attributes-images-html/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:40:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=2390</guid> <description><![CDATA[The alt and title attributes, when used with images, are often the source of many questions because they seem redundant. But even more important, many wonder how the use of these attributes affect visitors and search engines?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/alt-vs-title-attributes-images-html/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is Search Engine Optimization Unfair For The Little Guy?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/is-search-engine-optimization-unfair-for-little-guy/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/is-search-engine-optimization-unfair-for-little-guy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:19:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keywords]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meta tags]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traffic generation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1795</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of our visitors raised an interesting question regarding the fairness of using search engine optimization techniques to manipulate rankings. 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What do you think?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/is-search-engine-optimization-unfair-for-little-guy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SEO Contest at DollarShower, Win $1500 in Prizes!</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:41:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website contests]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1470</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our friends over at DollarShower.com just announced an SEO contest called the DollarShower SEO Challenge '09, with $1500 in prizes! 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Join today!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>4 Reasons To Update Old Blog Posts</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/update-old-blog-posts/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/update-old-blog-posts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1181</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most bloggers never update posts after they are originally published. 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It has an unchallenged marketshare that is steadily increasing. And it is always producing new products and making strategic acquisitions. But enough with all of the accolades! 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But that doesn't mean that your 'search engine optimization' work is done. 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When done properly, it increases free traffic from search engines and brings highly targeted visitors. 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The easy solution: pay for advertising. However, before you enroll in a paid advertising campaign, it is important to know that better alternatives exist. 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