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You might have a duplicate content issue. You will want to check if you have the proper 301 redirect and a canonical command in the head of your code. If you don't have this set properly then the search engines will see the www and non-www versions of your site as duplicate. Also remember that the search engines also by default place this at the end of the url /

Here are two links that can help if this is the issue.

http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php/

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/rel-canonical-html-head/

Hope this helps. Good Luck

Bing actually has an off white color for the ppc ads versus a white color for organic which makes them blend in together. This is great for the ads because it can cause confusion.  So the margin is closer here.

Google still differentiates the two enough that most people notice the difference. People still favor organic results unless they are looking for a brand that is in the ppc section.

Note: It is great to be both on the ppc ad and organic results. You have greater branding potential and people will most often click the organic result vs the ad.

I would either do a 301 redirect or a canonical command for your site.

http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php/

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=139394

Here are two links that give you directions on how to implement both tactics.

While this is a minor issue that by itself won't break your seo efforts. Combined with other small issues they can add up. On page SEO is some of the easiest to resolve but often ignored.

Hope this helps.

Like everyone stated, the h1 tag is not the make or break issue for sep. But it is part of your overall on site seo things to consider. You should normally place the h1 tag first and then followed by the h2 then 3 and so on. If you wanted to have another group of text larger than the h1 tag then simply use CSS to do this or an inline span.

It is a recommendation based on sound SEO practices but every industry is different. The concern is that the search engine will get confused on which page to rank higher but it is not a major problem. You might end up having both pages on page 1 which would be great for you. This happens often in my industry (Real Estate) where a company will have two pages that are similar but not duplicate, that will end up on page 1.

Why does this happen? Because both pages add value to the web visitor for different issues but have similar titles based on the content. As long as it is done in a way that is for the web visitor and not to game the system it should be fine.

Hope this helps and good luck

Hello Brian,

I'm a Realtor also. Yes, the school of thought is to optimize a page for one keyword phrase. But in our business that is not necessarily the case. Me personally I have about 4 keywords that my site is optimized for. Reason for this is that most people will link to your main page, so the link juice will be for that. I would use this order

1. Dallas Real Estate

2. Dallas Homes for Sale

3. Dallas Condos

These tend to be the most competitive phrases in our industry. what you want to do is make sure your title has the phrases based on value. The order above should be the order. meaning your page title should have

Dallas Real Estate / Dallas Homes for Sale / Dallas Condos

Then natural mix in those phrases into your content but make sure it is visitor friendly content and not just keyword stuffing.

Also think about internal linking and your external link profile with these various anchor terms.

Note: keep it all natural and legit. The only short cut in SEO is to the Penalty Box.

Interesting, The only problem I can see with this is if anybody that is looking for your site will be redirected to the spam site. You might end up with a Branding issue.

Example. Say you have a children's site that sells clothes and toys. Now the spam site is an adult site. If you redirect to that site, your potential clients can be turned off to your brand.

Yes, this is an extreme case but non the less you need to determine if you are getting legit customers from your old pages that are being redirected to your new pages.

You can also just create a report and send it to Google via Google Webmaster tools. They can devalue those links and see that you are genuinely attempting to have a legit link profile.

Just read a lot of the postings here on SEOMOZ and its blogs. A wealth of info. Also I've been reading the   "Art of SEO" new version released this year. It is a long book but very informative. I highly recommend.

I was wondering how can I start a Google Local effort and how is it beneficial?

Straight from SEOMOZ

Where does your tool get its search volume data from?
For this tool, we get our search volume data from Google's AdWords API.

http://www.seomoz.org/help/keyword-analysis

I hope this helps.

Doing a 301 redirect with htaccess is the best way but you can also always use the canonical command that you will place in the head of your html code.

Here is a good site that will tell you everything you need to know about 301 redirects and canonical

http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php/

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/canonical-link-tag/

Yes negative SEO is real but there are many tools that you can use to check out the links that are directed to you. The best free tools are Bing Webmaster and Google Webmaster. You can see if you have links that are spam related and create a report detailing that you are a victim of negative seo and that you would like those links to not count against you.

You should also contact the web masters of those sites and inform them nicely at first that you would like to have those links removed and if that doesn't work inform them that you will contact google that they are in fact complicit in the negative seo campaign against you.

I hope this helps.

As everyone already stated this is an ill advised strategy. Facebook is getting more stringent on its policies and this type of strategy can be compared to buying 1000 links for $50. Not a good purchase.

I understand that you want to show your web visitors that you have content that is well liked. The best way to increase your likes is by good old fashioned guerrilla marketing.

1. Make sure you reach out to all those who are your current Facebook friends and remind them to like your page. If you direct message them with an appeal you will have a higher conversion rate versus simply posting a request on your timeline or theirs.
2. Make sure you set up a Group and Page for your business. This is valuable for every business and can keep people up to date on your latest info.
3. Reach out to your Twitter followers, Linkedin Friends and Google + friends and ask them for a like on your site.

These are just some suggestions. I hope they help and Good luck.

I have similar issues with my results. One thing that Bing & Yahoo highly consider is Domain Age. Not sure if that is an issue for you. Also Bing & Yahoo consider your social engagement on Twitter and Facebook more than Google.

You should get the Bing Webmasters tools and Yahoo analytics to get a better idea of what they see when they view your site.

You also might consider Yahoo Directory Link which costs $300. I am sure they consider that when determining your trust value. That last note is just speculation since they won't confirm or deny it.

Also Bing is a Microsoft product and takes into consideration the code you use for your site. Is your site compatible with older versions of IE? Or does your page break apart when someone uses an older browser?

These are just some things to consider. I hope it helps. Good luck.

In my opinion Facebook and twitter are extremely important for various reasons.

• Google does gauge social interaction
• Bing and Yahoo also gauge your social media efforts and now Bing even has a side bar for social on there search pages. Note it is believed the other search engines favor Twitter and Facebook.
• Yes, Google + is preferred by google but depending on your market, it might be hard to be effective.

To answer your question about B2B, I would suggest Linkedin 1st, Google+ 2nd, Facebook 3rd and then Twitter.

Remember Facebook is still a casual network. Linkedin is more professional, Google+ is in the middle and Twitter is a micro blogging social network.

I hope this helps and good luck.

I would say it might not hurt you in the short run but my belief is you never want to put all your eggs in one basket. What happens if that site goes down or out of business. What if Google decides their site is of low value and demotes them which can imapct their link juice. What if they get deindexed or decide to remove your links? It is best to get links from a variety of sources that way if one site goes down you still have links on other sites. I hope this helps and good luck.

It's a balancing act. Google is looking for natural links, not paid or self directed. So percentages are good but you should also randamize your anchor text. If you develop a pattern, eventually the algo can determine that it is un natural. I would identify your most important keywords, maybe 5 and then mix in your brand name and the standard Click Here. Rotate them in a random way and you should be ok. Note your Brand should be the anchor text most often used. I hope this helps and good luck.

Just a note. Besides the canonical fix, you can also go into google webmasters and instruct them if you want them to show the www version or non www version. This can fix the url side of duplicate content. This doesn't fix the whole problem but is a good feature to utilize. I hope this helps.

What I would do is first determine if the spammy links have had an impact on your SERPS. You can have a crazy amount of low pr links but if you have some golden links in there you should be fine. Google most likely is already discounting those spammy links but because of your domain age and if you have high quality links you should be fine. Now if you confirm that those links are causing you harm ( perform a site audit ) then you can use googles webmaster tools to send google a message that you have attempted to have those links removed. Obviously you should actually attempt to remove them and keep a log. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Seo is a marathon not a sprint. Sprinters can get to page one fast but marathoners can go the distance. When it comes to your business succeeding with the major search engines it's better to take the advice of the Pros here on seomoz like EGOL, Marie and Francisco. I've followed there advice since joining a month ago and it has helped a lot.