Here at Marqui, we get tons of requests from people who need or want help with their Search Engine Optimization. On the other hand, we also get a few people who come to us for help who either have very little idea of what they should be doing, or, are doing things actively wrong. SEO can be tricky if you don’t know where to get started and it seems to be a fairly common issue among many of the people who turn to us for help. Optimizing your website for the wrong keywords and ignoring long tail opportunities. Employ keyword stuffing tactics. MORE >>

Neil Patel provides an excellent and largely non-technical guide to SEO success, from keyword research and content development through meta tags, search-friendly URLs and link building. Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide 2010- Plain Speak on SEO by WorkingPoint. SEO 101: Defining the long tail by Conversation Marketing. Frequent best-of contributor Stoney deGeyter elaborates on the “key components to a well-rounded optimization campaign,&# including keyword research, website architecture, copywriting, on-page optimization, analytics and more. MORE >>

The following is a guest post by Peter Rastello, the founder of Inbound Market Link , an Inbound Marketing agency specializing in helping small and medium, B2B and B2C businesses to succeed on the internet. Keyword Selection – Pick keywords that are relevant to your business but also fairly easy to rank for. Look for multi-word phrases or ‘long-tail keywords’ as they are usually less competitive. Remember, ‘be real’ and ‘be there’ to help the community rather than to push products. image by: ExtraNoise ). MORE >>

One of the primary reasons for blogging is to create tons of niche content that enables you to get found online for diverse keyword combinations. Make sure your blog posts are well optimized around specific long-tail keywords so that they become the ultimate sources around certain topics. They don’t only complement design aesthetics, but also help both site visitors and search engines understand what your page is all about. As opposed to HTML, Flash is not SEO-friendly and doesn’t help crawlers understand what your pages are about. MORE >>

There are many great reasons for businesses to blog but one clearly stands out, increasing your keyword rankings and growing your organic search traffic. More indexed pages means more opportunities for keywords. The answer, write about your keywords. Since you'll be using your blog to write about your industry and niche, it will be a natural place to create content around long tail keywords (view this article to learn more about long tail keywords ). Date and time: Friday, May 7, 2010 at 1:00pm ET Reserve your spot now ! MORE >>