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I need to pay for some directories, but I don't know if BOTW, Business.com, Joe Ant and others are still worth it. Anybody know if this is still viable?
http://www.seomoz.org/directories
All Mozzers, can you please give me a 'thumbs up' so I can get more MozPoints? 
To optimze a webpage for my number one converting keyword in Google Adwords instead of purely going off Google Keyword Tool.
You need to go to Mozcon. http://www.seomoz.org/mozcon
If you can't afford it, buy Mozcon 2011 videos http://www.seomoz.org/videos
If you are new to SEO, which sounds like you are, read this. http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo
Sorry man, detailed insight is something you should pay a consultant for. That can take a few hours.
I like Akhil's response. But I need to hammer down a little more.
Page A and Page B are nearly the same thing? Merge one with the other.
Example:
Page A (Shipping Car)
Page B (Transporting Car)
Redirect page B to Page A. Include the word Transporting Car in the content. Build links to Page A with anchor text Transporting Car.
You need to watch the White Board Fridays and read this. http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo
I think a new list of the top 10 or 20 would suffice for the time being while the rest are being deteremined viable or not.
I'm in San Diego. I live in Cardiff by the Sea. I'm about 10 - 15 minutes away. Contact me. You can find my number on my site.
I think he may have been confused. I have never heard of that. The img alt"" attribute works for SEO, but I have never heard that you needed it to <h ref="">to something in order for it to work. </h>
Don't do that. You're just creating loops.
If this senior SEO is your boss, then just link it to the regular image as it's done in WordPress. It won't hurt anything.
Go to Google Analytics > Content > Site Content > Landing Pages. Filter for your URL (/botox-for-migraines-6-things-you-need-to-know/). Click the URL. Under "Primary Dimension" click "Keyword". There you will be able to see the KWs that are generating traffic to your specific landing page.
Under "Secondary Dimension" select "Medium". You will then be able to tell if it's organic, direct, referral, CPC.
Nikos, I answered a couple of your other questions. I think you may be heading down the wrong path by trying to get links from low quality sites. It sounds like you are trying to get any link possible. I would recommend writing a blog and putting a lot of effort into writing AWESOME content. Here's why, you need to get people like James and I to link to you. One link from me would be equivalent to 500+ crappy links. There are many ways to get "FREE" quality links. Ever thought of donating your time for free and placing a link on someone's website.
DoFollow forums can work. It has worked for me, but they were relative forums in my industry. You are looking for any type of forum. Google this: your industry inurl:forum
Replace "your industry" with whatever you want. This will help build a crap link for you, but it may bring traffic too.
Rogerbot doesn't crawl as fast as Googlebot. It takes about 3 weeks for Moz to update Mozscape. You cannot get that information faster because by the time MOZ crawls the webs AND processes the data, it takes a couple weeks.
Yes a page with PA 33 is more powerful than one with PA 1.
Tom, I use it in the SERPS to prove credibility. https://www.google.com/search?q=ship+overseas&pws=0
You can see that I wrote about my A+ rating right in the description. My competitors are too cheap to get it and don't see the value. Go to the website and you'll see it on nearly everypage. I use BBB for credibility. Once in a while I actually see that I make a sales from someone who came via BBB so it paid itself off.
It's not just a link; it's credibility.
Check to see if it's using an iFrame. If so, then it's not contributing to SEO. It's not hurting your SEO effort, but it's not giving a boost.
I use Facebook comments. Every time someone comments, the URL gets a share. How else would I get over 100+ Likes for my contact page? http://www.shipoverseas.com/us/contact-us.html
Whether you use Disqus or Facebook Comments, whether it gives you an SEO boost or not, just do it for more more interaction with your audience.
<bs>I have helped many people (probably 100s) here in the forums. My fingers are swollen and I can't answer questions right now. I want my SEOmoz t-Shirt for becoming an Authority, but I'm a few points shy. Any help would be appreciated.</bs>
Watch people give me a thumbs down. LOL
Yes!
Go to Campaign > Click on "Link Analysis" > Hover your cursor to the left of "Domain Authority" and click the little down arrow. You will see a small popup "History". Wallah!
Please mark as Good Answer please!
Make sure you watch the part where Rand talks about over optimizing your title tag. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/6-changes-every-seo-should-make-before-the-over-optimization-penalty-hits-whiteboard-friday
Here is my rule and I think EVERYONE should remember it. 1st word in the title is the most important. 2nd word is the 2nd most important. The last word in the title tag is the least important. Anything above 65 character is wasting time. Make your title tag enticing enough that people want to click it. Put your keyword and a call to action.
HAHAHAH!!! WTF?
The 1st sentence:
"When you buy backlinks it takes time and money, so it is essential that each and every one counts."
Consider your website burnt. Let me share a story here. I get approached all the time with stupid things like that. If I used linklicious.me, my clients and their employees would not make their mortgage payments anymore because of this.
DON'T DO IT! Why would a company even mention "When you buy backlinks"? The company just sounds a little shady to me.
I know they aren't selling backlinks, but they need to change their verbage.
I would keep people on the page ESPECIALLY if it's paid search. I also want people to go to our Facebook Fan page, but I don't send them there until the Thank You page (conversion page). On my conversion page, I put a video telling them to 1) Give me a Facebook URL Like 2) Visit our Facebook and become a fan 3) sign up for Newsletter.
The less steps between a conversion, the better.
Before you make a decision, check your Google Analytics to see how low your conversion rates are from the Facebook fan page. The reason is say "low" is no matter how I look at it (last click, assisted, 1st click) it still doesn't beat my paid advertising conversion ratio. Get the conversion 1st, then send them to the Facebook Fan Page.
I think this may help you. It was a popular blog post from a few weeks ago.
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/unnatural-link-warnings-blog-networks-advice