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I think that the "read more" link would result in better user experience especially on the main blog page that has a lot of blog titles displayed on it. So yep, don't worry about it, you can keep using it.

Don't worry about adding the "no follow" , Google's smart enough to figure out the duplicate "read more" links on your site and index accordingly. You don't want to cause issues by adding the "no follow" and potentially having any legitimate internal links jeopardized on that page.

I would suggest optimizing one keyword per page . Google's been really aggressive with the over optimization penalty. Better to be safe than sorry.

Also want to clarify that having a keyword in the alt text or the URL is not technically "hiding" the keyword. The word "hiding" can have a strong connotation to black hat SEO (e.g old tactics like making the keyword font the same color as the background of your site)

You could use the pagination attribute on those pages to indicate a relationship between the different URL's.

Link to Google's official explanation on pagination here

Good post by Dr. Pete on this here . Interesting info in the comments of this post as well.

Yep, would still look a little shady to me but then again that's my opinion based on how i shop on the net. Test it out and see what happens.

I'd keep the billing address. Without it,  the form would look a little suspicious. If your brand has a strong awareness and the visitors are quite familiar with your site then you might get away with it.

I would still recommend A/B testing to prove what works better for your app conversions. You did mention that you don't have a sufficient # of users however that just means that it would take longer to determine a winner when you do the A/B test. At least this way you know for sure which method worked.

I'd recommend option 4, using a sub domain and specifying the geo target in webmaster tools . I should add that you might have a tough time using this strategy in some countries like Austria and France where country specific TLD's tend to rank better.

Rand covered this topic in one of his whiteboard sessions. Link

Referenced that article because it highlights the importance of consistency in the url string.

I suggest you also read this post here  and the comments. Discusses the issue at length.

there is no hard and fast rule with reference to the keyword density, however you should be ok if you use the keyword 3-4 times on a page , of course, keeping the context , relevancy as well as the page length in mind.

I'd base the site structure/taxonomy on the user experience and the relevant content that you have for the different categories and sub categories. The main thing is to ask yourself this question " will the user benefit from my site if i have all my site info divided into these categories and sub categories.

In your case for the category i would suggest myhomedecoratingsite.com/room/master-suite/                    (however instead of the keyword "room" try searching for another keyword. For the post , i'd suggest myhomedecoratingsite.com/room/master-suite/beautiful-modern-suite/ . The taxonomy also depends on how easy it is for the user to find your content or drill down with the options provided from the category to the sub category. Use breadcrumb links on all the pages.

Here's a Link addressing this topic

Her's another post by Dr. Pete on this topic

Add more content, each page should typically be optimized for only one keyword. The more content, the better on your site and each page can be targeted towards a particular keyword theme.

sure, if you have links from good sites then the link building benefits apply.

Most of these sites have a "no follow" on their comments. Commenting on these industry leading sites should be more to increase knowledge and interact with industry folks.

Keri from the SEOMOZ team had replied back in an earlier post that it will be fixed by Friday evening.

1. The conversion factor depends more on the video/offering itself as opposed to the voice.

2. definitely, a voice is better than just music. It makes it more personal when you have a voice in the background as opposed to video.

3. Here's a link to a good post on video link building

Hi Diane, you can also try GT Metrix  . Free tool that gives you very detailed and accurate information on your site speed and recommended fixes.

Go to a list broker company like www.infousa.com, they have a nice classification of industries as a part of the list selection process and you can find sub categories related to your industry type. That's another way of finding closely related keywords.

Here is the Link.

1. Base it on user experience. Will it benefit the visitor if you have an external link on your page. If it does then add the external link. This will not only provide a good visitor experience and showcase your site as a trusted source for info , it will also help in your rankings if you're competing against a site that links to nothing or just poor quality internal links . This has been covered in another post here

2. Internal linking should again be done if its benefits the visitor experience and you have links to good quality related internal content. Keyword rich anchor text internal links are often used for getting high ranks for particular keywords. Just dont overdo it by using the keyword so much on a particular page that you suffer the consequences of the over optimization  penalty

3. i would say that an inbound link from the home page is more valuable than an inner page. You can benefit in 2 ways, more traffic referred to you assuming that the home page of that site gets the highest traffic out of all it's pages and the 2nd benefit is that the home page of that site has a higher trust factor as compared to it's inner pages with Google. I would recommend a text link over a button. Text links enjoy a higher CTR as compared to buttons/banners.

Ok then your best bet would be to review analytics for the landing pages with the highest traffic to give you a clue on the keywords. You should also check the bounce rates. If they are very high like 80 or 90%, it could be some sort of automated/bot traffic someone is sending to your site.