Many webmasters think that low quality links or links from spammy websites can have a negative effect on the ranking of their websites on Google. The problem with links from spammy websites is that it is very difficult to do something against them. Here’s an official Google statement about bad links.

This week, we’re showing you how you can optimize the listings of your website on Google Maps. Good listings on Google Maps can result in many website visitors.

To get high rankings on Google, it is not necessary to have everything that Google expects from a great website. You just have to be better than your competitors. If you have a website with optimized web pages, it is usually the quality of the links that make the difference. The tips in this article will help you to get better rankings than your competitors.

You have probably seen the top 10 ranking guarantee that we give users of our website promotion tool IBP: we guarantee that your website will be found in the regular (unpaid) search results on Google for the keywords of your choice. Is it really possible to guarantee a top 10 position on Google? What’s the catch?

All major search engines use some kind of TrustRank to rank your web pages. How does this affect the position of your website in the search results and how can you improve the TrustRank of your website?

Reciprocal links are discussed controversially among search engine marketers. Some think that reciprocal links are great, others think that they are a waste of time, another group thinks that reciprocal links work to some degree. Is there a final answer?

If you want to succeed on the Internet, it is extremely important that you choose the right keywords for both organic search engine optimization and pay per click marketing. If you choose the wrong keywords, you’ll waste a lot of time and money. A new frekeyword suggestion tool helps you to find good keywords.

Does Google care about the position of a web page on your server? Does it make a difference if a web page is in the root directory of your website or in a sub directory? How does your URL structure influence the position of your web pages in Google’s search results? What can you do to improve the position of your website?

This week, we’re taking a look at the effect of human reviewers on Google’s ranking algorithm. Google employs several thousand people who manually review the search results. Do they like your website?

One of the main problems in Internet marketing is that it is often a “the winner takes it all” game. That means that the best website will get the deal and all other websites will get nothing, no matter how good they are. If you are just slightly better than your competitors, you will get many more sales.

Do Internet directory links still have value when it comes to search engine rankings? Can you increase the position of your website in Google’s search results by submitting your site to Internet directories? A small case study has some answers.

This week, you’ll find out why optimizing your website is like working with a fitness coach. Is your website fit enough to get page one listings on Google?

The Yahoo/Microsoft deal will have a major impact on the search engine landscape and there definitely will be effects on your website rankings and the number of visitors that your website will get.

Google’s AdWords system is a great way to get more website visitors. However, Google is also a business that needs to make money. That’s why most people pay much more for their AdWords ads than they have to.

This week, we’re taking a look at PageRank sculpting with the rel=nofollow attribute. Does it still work and can it help you to get better rankings on Google? What do you have to change on your own website?