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Comment on Back in the Freelance Writing Saddle by Inaugural Photo A Day Entry

Inaugural Photo A Day Entry — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:05:08 +0000

[...] I currently live — is to update my blogs more frequently. Particularly since I have some freelance writing work that will keep the bills paid (I hope) for the immediate time [...]

Comment on Image Tags, Keywords and SEO, II by Inadvertent SEO Traffic: Good Practice Drives Extra Impressions | Jeff Chappell

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:58:10 +0000

[...] is the image tags that bring in unexpected traffic from search engines. I’ve remarked on the importance of image tags – and luck – before, on more than one occasion. Indeed, if you read up on the advice of SEO gurus, image tags are one of [...]

Comment on Teaching ESL. Again. And Then This Happened by Making Jeff Chappell and WordPress More Responsive | Jeff Chappell

Making Jeff Chappell and WordPress More Responsive | Jeff Chappell — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:49:56 +0000

[...] I’m afraid I’ve let things languish just a bit last year. What was I doing? Well, as elaborated previously here and over at the Gecko’s Bark, I spent 2012 in Sai Gon, Viet Nam, teaching English and dealing [...]

Comment on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Blog by In Which the Gecko Barks About Books | The Gecko's Bark

In Which the Gecko Barks About Books | The Gecko's Bark — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:35:05 +0000

[...] latest from one of my favorites: The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, by Caitlín R. Kiernan.Consequently, Barking Book Reviews has been getting some interesting attention from without, which you can read about on my quote-unquote professional site.As I note there, where will it lead, [...]

Comment on SEO Plugin Boo-Boo by In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell

In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:23:30 +0000

[...] for WordPress that I’ve found – and I’ve tried others before and since – I had a problem with an update of the WordPress SEO plugin by Joost de Valk. I used that experience to write a post about software upgrades, and how one should be careful, and [...]

Comment on Inadvertent SEO Traffic: Good Practice Drives Extra Impressions by Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? What Ruptured Quadriceps Tendon? | The Gecko's Bark

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:17:42 +0000

[...] weeks after surgery, and walking around unaided even before that.Yay me. And here’s some blatant SEO: fuck yeah.He said there was no reason for me to come back to see him, unless I developed problems of some sort [...]

Comment on In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic by Jeff Chappell

Jeff Chappell — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:57:18 +0000

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the comment. I’ll check out your plugin comparison; it sounds interesting.

Comment on In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic by Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:22:01 +0000

Hi Jeff, Kevin Stacey here..

First off, this post is extremely thorough! I don’t see too many
bloggers going into detail like you have…that’s the mark of a blogger
who knows their SEO plugins in how they relate to the SERPS. Your “boo-boo” is quite intriguing indeed. For optimization, free plugins like Yoast and All in One SEO Pack are really great as they lays down the basic SEO foundation for a WordPress site, but every blog is different and nothing works best for everyone.

I always suggest looking at a side-by-side comparison of the best seo plugins for WordPress in order to make an informed decision of what the best plugin is for that blogger and their website’s specific needs.

Here’s my most recent write-up on the subject:

SEO Pressor vs Easy WP SEO vs Scribe SEO
http://www.bestseopluginforwordpress.com/wordpress-seo/the-best-seo-plugin-for-wordpress/

Check it out and let me know what you think.

Great article btw…I’ll be referencing this post on my main blog.

Comment on Inadvertent SEO Traffic: Good Practice Drives Extra Impressions by In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell

In Which An Image Tag Boo Boo Drives More Traffic | Jeff Chappell — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:56:18 +0000

[...] Unrelated Terms, Help People Find Your Pick-i-nic BasketIn this previous post I talked more about search engine optimization (SEO), image tags, title tags, and how they can drive a lot of traffic that one might not expect and otherwise wouldn’t get. [...]

Comment on Image Tags, Keywords and SEO by Image Tags, Keywords and SEO, II | Jeff Chappell

Image Tags, Keywords and SEO, II | Jeff Chappell — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000

[...] Gecko’s Bark, it’s partly due to luck.As noted previously here, when I first started tracking The Gecko’s Bark through Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools, I learned that some accidental keyword optimization drove a lot of unexpected traffic to my site. [...]