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With the Google landscape transforming as frequently as it does, it is important to stay afloat of these changes if you expect your business to have an edge over the competition. With that in mind, let’s examine the recent changes to Google, and see how your eCommerce business can benefit from them.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle Real-Time Search\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn October last year, Google announced that it would begin including real-time updates as a part of the search result. By December, Google released a \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLatest Search\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e feature as part of the natural search. The feature displays the latest news updates and Tweets within any given search result. Thus, shoppers are exposed to up-to-the-minute information about products they are searching for. It is clear then that eCommerce businesses must adapt to this new feature by integrating social marketing strategies into their current SEO campaigns. The \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLatest Search\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e feature shows the writing on the wall: Shoppers will be purchasing goods in real-time, and it is important for your business to attract their attention at that phase of the search, or else it may be too late.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle Product Extensions\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle Product Extensions connects keywords with relevant products offered directly by retailers. However, in addition to triggering paid search ads, results can now display images and pricing information. The good news is that your products can now claim more screen space and, thus, increase your click-through rates. The bad news is that if you do not have images for display, you will now show up lower in the results, which will lead to a lower click-through rate.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle Product Listing Ads\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eBesides for paid search ads, Google now includes Product Listing Ads, which come from Google-approved affiliate networks and product search inventory. In short, these Product Listing Ads display an image, followed by product name and price. The big deal is that these ads use a cost-per-acquisition (CPA) model instead of the typical cost-per-click (CPC) model. This means these ads are lower risk for you. Lower risk and more efficient – so what’s the catch? Right now these ads are limited to a few advertisers in a limited beta. However, if these ads come into play, the entire scheme of attracting customers will shift significantly.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle Product Reviews\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRecently, Google announced a partnership with Bazaarvoice – a top product review company – which will allow user reviews and ratings to appear within relevant search results. Currently, this feature is exclusively available to retailers who work with Bazaarvoice, but expect all that to change in the near future. It is unclear at this time exactly what affects these reviews will have, but you can be certain they will have an impact.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\" class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"display: inline !important; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAndroid Apps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eGoogle research shows that in the three years since the launch of the first iPhone, mobile shopping-related search queries have grown by more than 3,000%. It is important for retailers to recognize the emergence of mCommerce as a legitimate sales channel, and take the necessary steps to be a part of the growing excitement. Google’s smartphone operating system – Android – is the fastest growing smartphone operating system currently on the market. Google recently launched Google Shopper, a mobile app that lets consumers search for products via a barcode scan, picture scan or keywords. There are many other such apps that make shopping via mobile smartphones a breeze. If you don’t want your business to be left lying in the dust, now is the time to take action and find your niche in the mCommerce arena.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRemember, Google is a big part of what makes any eCommerce retailer successful. It makes sense to keep up-to-date and align your business to these fresh, exciting changes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7371662734465550695-5762292942928682412?l\u003dwww.retail-ecommerce.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/05/new-changes-to-google-what-will-they.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/5762292942928682412"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/5762292942928682412"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/05/new-changes-to-google-what-will-they.html","title":"New Changes To Google: What Will They Mean To Your Ecommerce Business?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Idris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662471303028726341"},"email":{"$t":"idris@mobiusservices.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09682962941223380762"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371662734465550695.post-3957605441731976480"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-12T23:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-11T22:05:44.067-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eCommerce SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How to Deal With Duplicate Content on Ecommerce Websites?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S8bA7e5lUII/AAAAAAAAAnE/KQZxGCbddSo/s1600/copy.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"163\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S8bA7e5lUII/AAAAAAAAAnE/KQZxGCbddSo/s200/copy.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eO\u003c/span\u003eK\u0026nbsp;folks, I understand that you want to deal with duplicate content on your website. Duplicate content is one among the common SEO problems confronted by a webmaster. I always wanted to write on this topic in our \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/\"\u003eretail ecommerce blog\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e, but never found\u0026nbsp; the time as I was engaged in meeting the daily hard-line targets for our SEO clients. \u0026nbsp;\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eNow, finally I am at leisure to share my insight and experience on this issue. The topic is quite vast, so I am not going to cover everything in this one post, rather you can look forward to a series of articles that will unravel the basic \u0026amp; crucial elements of duplicate content, myths, live examples, how to fix it effortlessly, and so on.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eThis article is the part 1 of \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/04/seo-ecommerce-duplicate-content.html\"\u003eeCommerce duplicate content series\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat exactly is duplicate content?\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eThe term “Duplicate Content” refers to a large chunk or part of the same content available on different pages within a site or across different domains. Most ecommerce websites become the prey of duplicate content due to the failure of their own content management system or some issue with the site programming that uses manufacturer content, thus leading to the same content on multiple URLs. This might not be a problem initially, but in the long run it may prove unfavorable for search engine optimization purposes as the uniqueness of the content gets lost when the same content is found on diverse URLs. In some cases, ecommerce webmasters bootleg content from other sites with an intention of boosting their site’s search engine rank.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do search engines pay heed to duplicate content?\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eMajority of the online users step into search engines to find websites that match their query, and they like to see unique information regarding their query across different URLs. Typically, users get irritated when they find the same content across sites. So, search engines strive hard to find sites that contain unique information and show them on their result pages to ensure that they meet their online surfers’ expectation. When original content is not found across distinct URLs, search engines bank on the filtering process to pick out the site which they think is more appropriate. At times, the webmasters will have to witness the less desired version of a page from their own site get indexed and shown on the SERP.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill your site be penalized by Google for duplicate content? \u003c/b\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Google penalty for duplicate content has become a nightmare for many webmasters. In reality, it is just hype and there is \u003cb\u003eNOTHING\u003c/b\u003e called as “\u003cb\u003eDuplicate Content Penalty\u003c/b\u003e”. But, yes there might be some penalties that webmasters have to face for scraping and republishing content on their site with an intention to manipulate search engine ranking.\u0026nbsp;\u003co:p\u003eThe following are some of the tactics that will get you Google slap…\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eDo\u0026nbsp;not create multiple pages, sub domains, or domains with duplicate content\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eDo not use “Cookie Cutter” approaches such as affiliate programs with few or no unique content\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eIf your site take part in an affiliate program, ensure that it has some value for the users to visit your site.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eIf you are not scraping content and still face duplicate content issues, then it may be due to your CMS or site programming, and this kind of duplicate content is common in ecommerce sites and can affect your site’s performance on SERP, but it does not lead to Google penalty.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eFor more information on duplicate content penalty \u0026amp; other site issues watch this video.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"385\" width\u003d\"640\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6hSoXutuj0g\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;rel\u003d0\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xe1600f\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xfebd01\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/6hSoXutuj0g\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;rel\u003d0\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xe1600f\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xfebd01\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"640\" height\u003d\"385\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the next blog post we shall see “Simple ways to identify duplicate content, real examples, factors influencing duplicate content and solutions to fix it permanently.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/ecommerceretailblog\"\u003eSubscribe now\u003c/a\u003e to get the upcoming posts of this series \u0026amp; 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text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eToday, I was typing in the names of top online apparel retailers in the Google search box and surprisingly, some interesting suggestions came up. I’d like to show the screen shots of my search exercise, but before showing it let me tell you something about Google suggestions. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eGoogle puts a lot of effort into understanding the users’ needs. If you are logged into your Google account and have enabled your web search history, while doing search, Google will throw suggestions by looking at your previous search queries, searches done by other users, sites in Google’s index, and ads in their advertising network. If you aren’t logged into your Google Account, no history-based suggestions are shown. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Google suggestion tool is really a helpful tool for users as it saves them from typing in big queries, and search marketing professionals as it could be a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/02/seo-keyword-research-tools-are-not-only.html\"\u003euseful and free tool for SEO keyword research.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eLet us take a look at the screen shots of the search exercise on the top 5 apparel retailers.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Victoria's Secret\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jTiIUplSI/AAAAAAAAAkY/fAHhBMdfslY/s1600-h/vc.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"464\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jTiIUplSI/AAAAAAAAAkY/fAHhBMdfslY/s640/vc.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;2. LL Bean\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUJRL7xdI/AAAAAAAAAkg/YzTNNu3RFYk/s1600-h/llb.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"412\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUJRL7xdI/AAAAAAAAAkg/YzTNNu3RFYk/s640/llb.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e3. GAP Inc.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUcPGnN8I/AAAAAAAAAko/hCuzAlGV-pI/s1600-h/gap.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"384\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUcPGnN8I/AAAAAAAAAko/hCuzAlGV-pI/s640/gap.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4. Zappos\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUzIqMDuI/AAAAAAAAAk4/5j5bLgiEKyI/s1600-h/zappos1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUzIqMDuI/AAAAAAAAAk4/5j5bLgiEKyI/s1600-h/zappos1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"454\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jUzIqMDuI/AAAAAAAAAk4/5j5bLgiEKyI/s640/zappos1.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e5. Nordstrom\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jaGLcGfSI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/gpcfKVbbF3I/s1600-h/nordstrom1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"442\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jaGLcGfSI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/gpcfKVbbF3I/s640/nordstrom1.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eOne thing you can observe here is that promo codes, coupons, and cards are common search terms for these retailers or brands.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWell, have you ever entered your site name in the search box and seen the suggestions thrown by Google? If no, then I think you should do it to now to learn about the suggestions offered by Google for your website.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eComment me on what does Google show for your site/industry/brand/name?\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7371662734465550695-9206862925144894613?l\u003dwww.retail-ecommerce.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/03/google-suggestions-top-online-retailers.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/9206862925144894613"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/9206862925144894613"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/03/google-suggestions-top-online-retailers.html","title":"Google Suggestions for Top Online Retailers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Idris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662471303028726341"},"email":{"$t":"idris@mobiusservices.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09682962941223380762"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S5jTiIUplSI/AAAAAAAAAkY/fAHhBMdfslY/s72-c/vc.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371662734465550695.post-3888411409101873473"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-10T03:23:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-10T03:43:18.493-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eCommerce SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"SEO Keyword Research Tools are not only Useful, but are Powerful too"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSEO keyword research is a mundane and familiar term for people who work with SEO campaigns, but many of us \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ejust jump in with both feet\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e without understanding the meticulous process of selecting the best and relevant keywords, so we eventually end-up committing \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2008/05/keyword-research-mistakes-you-shouldnt.html\"\u003ekeyword research mistakes\u003c/a\u003e that breaks the whole campaign. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA successful SEO campaign is an outcome of effective keyword research! Carrying out a winning keyword research is no small task as there are many factors to consider before we embark on the process of selection. These factors include keyword count, competition, synonyms, keyword trends, and so on. Thanks to the SEO community and companies in this field, we have many keyword research tools that address each or a combination of these factors. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe, at Mobius, use these tools to research keywords for our apparel retailers and others. I am quite sure that you might have come across all or any of these tools earlier and also have read about them, but swept all of that information under the carpet without a thought.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith this blog post, I am going to bring them out into the open so that you are forced to acknowledge these powerful keyword research tools and even use them. :-)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e1. Google Keyword Research Tools:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGoogle is keen on updating its search game every day which makes every search marketers seek new ways to optimize websites to reap the maximum benefit from the Google search channel. At the same time, the Big G is quite generous as it provides many handy tools and insightful data that makes marketers job easier to hit the target bang on. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ea) Ad words Keyword tool:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KKcwsOU6I/AAAAAAAAAiE/9gkzmS5o3DM/s1600-h/Google+keyword+research+tool.bmp\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"321\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KKcwsOU6I/AAAAAAAAAiE/9gkzmS5o3DM/s400/Google+keyword+research+tool.bmp\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal\"\u003eGoogle keyword research tool\u003c/a\u003e is not just for your ad words campaign but is also helpful in indentifying keywords for your on-going SEO program. Some of the important features of this tool include: \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ea) Use synonyms\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eb) Advertiser competition\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ec) Local search volume (previous month)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ed) Global monthly search (for Global SEO)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ee) Keyword match type\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ef) Higher volume occurred (in a particular month)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eb) Google Insight for search:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KKxBM2d0I/AAAAAAAAAiM/00-k0eC_H7Y/s1600-h/google+sight+search.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"321\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KKxBM2d0I/AAAAAAAAAiM/00-k0eC_H7Y/s400/google+sight+search.JPG\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/insights/search/\"\u003eInsight search\u003c/a\u003e is one of the most wonderful research tools offered by the BIG G. With this tool, you can compare keywords across different regions, categories, date, search channel (other Google search properties like web, news, image, product), and so on. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ec) Google Trends: \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KLA69kBDI/AAAAAAAAAiU/ohY4BSwPmf4/s1600-h/Google+trends.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"320\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KLA69kBDI/AAAAAAAAAiU/ohY4BSwPmf4/s400/Google+trends.JPG\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf you want to spot keyword trends, then you can apply this handy \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/trends\"\u003etool \u003c/a\u003eby using commas to separate keywords and predict their level of interest to see if it is rising or declining over a period of time in any selected regions.  \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ed) Google Analytics Tool: \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/analytics\"\u003eGA tool\u003c/a\u003e can also be the best source to find keywords that users have used to find your site. With this tool, you can find intuitive information such as your target keyword’s effectiveness, list of long tail keywords, no. of keywords a page produces, etc. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003ee) Google Keyword Suggestion Tool:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KOS1hJ16I/AAAAAAAAAjk/9IUrTZ2rjHE/s1600-h/google+keyword+suggestions.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"222\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KOS1hJ16I/AAAAAAAAAjk/9IUrTZ2rjHE/s400/google+keyword+suggestions.JPG\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe tool was introduced in the year 2008, and it enhances users Googling experience because when a user starts typing a keyword, this useful tool suggests related search terms (in a drop down of a search box), which reduces key strokes. This can help a search marketer to identify the related and relevant search terms to target. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Freekeywords.Wordtracker.com:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KLvVTHKII/AAAAAAAAAis/5T6MFqxyy8o/s1600-h/free+wordtracker+tool.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"256\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KLvVTHKII/AAAAAAAAAis/5T6MFqxyy8o/s320/free+wordtracker+tool.JPG\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eI think \u003ca href\u003d\"http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/\"\u003ewordtracker\u003c/a\u003e is one among the widely used keyword research tools today. The free version of this tool has certain limitations, but it is still worth exploring. When you enter a generic keyword term, you’ll find top 100 terms associated with your generic term. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Nichebot Classic:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KL9Rz6gQI/AAAAAAAAAi0/chbBXKIIgJA/s1600-h/nichebot+classic.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"256\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KL9Rz6gQI/AAAAAAAAAi0/chbBXKIIgJA/s320/nichebot+classic.JPG\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis tool is powered by Wordtracker.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOne unique feature that I like about \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.nichebotclassic.com/\"\u003eNichebot classic\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e is that when researching keywords, it throws up a list of associated keywords with a plus (+) icon besides each keyword, which when clicked pops-up a window that gives an option to track the same keyword in classifieds, groups, blogs, tags, video, etc. This tool also shows 100 day keyword count, predicted daily searches in Google, Yahoo and MSN as well as overall global count along with pre-populated query in Google, Yahoo and MSN to check the competition.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. SEO Digger:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KMzNjmvhI/AAAAAAAAAi8/p0tNLGaMY6I/s1600-h/seo+digger1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"53\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KMzNjmvhI/AAAAAAAAAi8/p0tNLGaMY6I/s320/seo+digger1.JPG\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.seodigger.com/\"\u003eSEO digger\u003c/a\u003e is one of my favorite tools that identify keywords for which a competitor ranks in search engine result pages. It is a great SEO competitor analysis tool with many intuitive data. Check it out for yourself.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Keyword Spy:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNBfo6nwI/AAAAAAAAAjE/O8Z-6oOiQ30/s1600-h/keyword+spy.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"67\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNBfo6nwI/AAAAAAAAAjE/O8Z-6oOiQ30/s400/keyword+spy.JPG\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.keywordspy.com/\"\u003eKeyword spy\u003c/a\u003e helps you track your competitors and their targeted keywords. For SEO keyword research purpose, simply enter a keyword and see related keywords with search volume/month, 20 organic competitors, misspelled keywords and more. I think keyword spy can be very useful not just for researching keywords but also to uncover the competitive landscape. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. SEO Book:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNQSuYSEI/AAAAAAAAAjM/WUIqfGQJ2I8/s1600-h/seo+tool+keyword+research.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"137\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNQSuYSEI/AAAAAAAAAjM/WUIqfGQJ2I8/s200/seo+tool+keyword+research.JPG\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIt is just another popular keyword research tool that uses Wordtracker’s API. It is owned by a well-known SEO guru, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.seobook.com/\"\u003eAaron Wall\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLike most other tools, you have to register a free account to use this tool. It has many interesting features like daily search volumes, Google ad words price estimate, links to Google trends, suggestions, synonyms\u0026nbsp; and links to many other vertical database like delicious, Google blog search, etc.  \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e7. Twitter:\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNmDuKv-I/AAAAAAAAAjc/-T0lv8geVLI/s1600-h/twitter+search.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"156\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KNmDuKv-I/AAAAAAAAAjc/-T0lv8geVLI/s200/twitter+search.JPG\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe all know that twitter is a powerful online medium of communication for many netizens around the world. It has also become \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2009/12/top-online-retailers-on-twitter.html\"\u003ea preferred social media outlet for online retailers\u003c/a\u003e. You can find many interesting features on Twitter, one among them is “\u003ca href\u003d\"http://search.twitter.com/\"\u003eTwitter Search\u003c/a\u003e”.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf you’d like to know what the hot talk among tweeple is, then just hit twitter search and find the latest and interesting news that’s being transmitted every now and then.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhen it comes to SEO, you may use this search option as a keyword research tool to indentify popular words associated with your seed term (keyword). \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: orange; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Delicious:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://delicious.com/\"\u003eDelicious \u003c/a\u003eis a bookmarking service that can also become your favorite keyword research tool. You can find similar articles or sites that use tags to bookmark that page. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore keyword research tools to explore… \u003ca href\u003d\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EcommerceRetailBlog\"\u003eSubscribe\u003c/a\u003e now to Stay tuned in! - \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7371662734465550695-3888411409101873473?l\u003dwww.retail-ecommerce.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/02/seo-keyword-research-tools-are-not-only.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/3888411409101873473"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/3888411409101873473"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/02/seo-keyword-research-tools-are-not-only.html","title":"SEO Keyword Research Tools are not only Useful, but are Powerful too"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Idris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662471303028726341"},"email":{"$t":"idris@mobiusservices.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09682962941223380762"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KKcwsOU6I/AAAAAAAAAiE/9gkzmS5o3DM/s72-c/Google+keyword+research+tool.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371662734465550695.post-6779762680437844741"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-09T06:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-10T03:47:33.396-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eCommerce SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Meta Description and Keywords: Useful or Obsolete?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KcWH20xfI/AAAAAAAAAjs/u_z4IVvFSpY/s1600-h/question+mark.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"148\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KcWH20xfI/AAAAAAAAAjs/u_z4IVvFSpY/s200/question+mark.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eI am often asked by our clients and others about the significance of Meta descriptions and keywords in on-page optimization.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMany SEO professionals say that they are almost close to obsolete as they are not considered by search engines to rank websites on search engine result pages. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere’s my view on SEO Meta descriptions and keywords.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003eMeta description has its own value and Google definitely cares about it. Meta descriptions are sometimes used as a snippet in the SERP (the text preview that Google shows on each result) if it matches to the users’ query, which can lead to higher CTR, but for sure \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eit doesn’t have any influence on the organic ranking. \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnd, when it comes to Meta keywords, they were a magic solution in the early days of internet search, but now it has lost its distinction because most SEOers ill-treated this particular attribute which forced search engines to disregard it completely. You can read \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2009/11/ignore-meta-keywords-googles-official.html\"\u003ethis blog post\u003c/a\u003e which contains a video speech given by Mr. Matt Cutts of Google. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003eSearch engines like Google and Yahoo no longer take Meta keywords into consideration, but MSN (Bing) does. Even with Bing, Meta keyword attribute is no longer an essential ranking factor, but to score keyword credit, they (Bing) recommend using it positively. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003eWell, I personally think that adding relevant keywords and phrases in the Meta keyword tag section will never harm your SEO efforts unless you resort to keyword stuffing. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7371662734465550695-6779762680437844741?l\u003dwww.retail-ecommerce.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/02/meta-description-and-keywords-useful-or.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/6779762680437844741"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/6779762680437844741"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2010/02/meta-description-and-keywords-useful-or.html","title":"Meta Description and Keywords: Useful or Obsolete?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Idris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662471303028726341"},"email":{"$t":"idris@mobiusservices.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09682962941223380762"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlghruORuhI/S3KcWH20xfI/AAAAAAAAAjs/u_z4IVvFSpY/s72-c/question+mark.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371662734465550695.post-2347560533832865186"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-03T22:14:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-03T22:14:26.851-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eCommerce SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ignore Meta Keywords: Google's Official Announcement"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYes, Google is no longer considering Meta keywords as a critical factor in search rankings, though other on-page elements such as the title, description and so on are still vital elements in terms of SEO. Google has stated that they use over \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d70897#3\"\u003e200 factors to determine rankings\u003c/a\u003e, but keyword tags are not one of them.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eCheck this video to know more...\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"360\" width\u003d\"580\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jK7IPbnmvVU\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;rel\u003d0\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xe1600f\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xfebd01\u0026amp;border\u003d1\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jK7IPbnmvVU\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;rel\u003d0\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xe1600f\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xfebd01\u0026amp;border\u003d1\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"580\" height\u003d\"360\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7371662734465550695-2347560533832865186?l\u003dwww.retail-ecommerce.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2009/11/ignore-meta-keywords-googles-official.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/2347560533832865186"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7371662734465550695/posts/default/2347560533832865186"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.retail-ecommerce.com/2009/11/ignore-meta-keywords-googles-official.html","title":"Ignore Meta Keywords: Google's Official Announcement"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Idris"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08662471303028726341"},"email":{"$t":"idris@mobiusservices.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09682962941223380762"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}}]}});