justdave

Is there no longer a performance hit? if so I can leave out the postid in new installs.

Aren't postname and blog post name the same thing? Why would you want the title twice? Can you provide an example of what you have now and what you want?

I don't think that it's going to be as dramatic as a lot of people are making out. Only the worst offenders who don't stick to common sense and blurring the lines in moderation will probably have the most to worry about.

You could try inserting something like this (wherever you want it to appear): <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> <h5>Archives</h5> <ul><?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?></ul> <?php } ?> Dave

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That website is obviously not very good as it says some of my sites aren't indexed when I know they are. I searched for your brand and you are there. You are indexed. How you rank for seo is another matter is this where you are experiencing an issue?

I don't know where the 10% figure comes from but why would you want to throw away the 90% benefit by saying the content no longer exists with a 404 error? If the content has moved use a 301. This is good for search engines and more importantly users who may visit via the old link. I just don't see why anyone would want to do a 404 if the content is still present and high quality. If the content doesn't exist then by all means a 404 error is best practice.

You already listed a load of techniques in another thread answering someone else so surely you already know most of them? The best ones are the ones that work:)

The degree of difficulty in the terms that they wish to rank for will decide how much effort is required. Are they expecting a few hours’ work and then for the magic to happen or to pay you for a regular amount for a few months to work on link building etc? A good source of information is here. In general there are 3 key areas to look at. First is the platform, good onsite optimisation is a good base for any SEO hopes. I am a strong advocate of having a good base to start from. The main things I look at onsite are meta titles and descriptions, headings, alt text and that the content mentions the keywords at some point in a natural well written manner. An XML sitemap is always good to have along with using Google Webmaster tools to make sure geographical target is set if it is a dot com and to look out for an issues. Because it is such a small website there shouldn't be any major duplicate content issues. I wouldn't worry about mythical keyword density figures or anything though. The next most important thing is high quality content. If their website is only 5 pages it is even more important that the content is very high quality. It could be worth adding a landing page or 2. A blog is often recommended to keep a website fresh but this is only useful if the blog is actually going to have regular relevant content. The last and most difficult is link building. The amount of links required to rank high depend fully on the keywords and how competitive they are. Link building takes a lot of time and isn't as simple as going to one of these cowboy we will get you 1000 links for 15 dollar deals. Guest blog posts are an effective link building technique whether these are completely organic or sponsored it doesn't really matter if the site is good quality. Each site is different and will require a different combination of the above 3 things. If they don’t have one already it is well worth setting up a Google places page too. I’m sure you could do a lot of the stuff required and there a lots of helpful people on here and SEOMoz etc. If you do have to look for someone to do the work run a mile if they promise a secret formula that only they know or guarantee results etc  If you have any more details questions ask away and I’m sure we will all try to help. PS, sorry for rambling!

Adding this to the .htaccess file in the root directory should work. ErrorDocument 404 /404-error Be sure to back up the .htaccess file first so you can revert changes if it doesn't work etc. Dave

It could be one of 2 things, it depends on the type of site these articles are on. if it is article sites then they are doing article submission and if they are on blogs they are probably doing guest blog posts. These can be paid for or not depending on the niche and quality etc so isn't a black and white pigeon hole. Of the 2 I would say that guest blog posts are the more effective assuming they are hosted on niche relevant sites. Regards Dave

Direct links are very important for SEO. Once you are number one in for your keyword it could be then trying the search approach. Using the search approach is more likely to help with suggestions in Google instant search etc but only with huge numbers of unique clicks. With search there is always the risk of dropping the visit before it even gets to you, what if someone else has a more attractive SERP listing etc? Myself, I would go for a direct link every time unless I was firmly established in the number one position and wanting to experiment. Good luck whichever you use.

92/100 here too with loading time of 536ms. http://fpt.pingdom.com/#!/zjY25wgD/http://www.drg-photography.com

If you change the URL of one of your pages as part of the update just make sure you set up a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new URL so that people and search engines can continue to find the content. Dave

It depends what operating system you are on. Wamp for windows and I think its xamp or mamp for mac? (I'm a windows user). I hope that helps.