Yes - Google still handles the bulk of global search engine searches. . . meaning that, theoretically - they can deliver more traffic to your website than any other engine.
However, there is a lot more to a website’s life than Google; at least there should be. There is an immeasurable amount of website traffic to be gained from these “lesser”, often ignored, search engines. Specifically: Yahoo!, MSN & Ask. I’m guilty of it, I know. My homepage is Google and when I search - that’s what I search from. I guess you could say I’m pretty ignorant as to what makes these other search engines tick - and I expect there are a lot of other hobbyist webmasters that are, too.
I stumbled upon this long, but immensely enlightening, piece on the seobook.com website: “Google vs Yahoo! vs MSN: Comparing Search Algorithms“. If you’ve got the Google Blinders on - this is a highly recommended read to open your eyes up to some of the inward workings of other major search engines.
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27.Jan.07 
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Up until a couple of days ago I had never heard the term ‘keyword proximity’ before, at least to my recollection. I was out doing some brainstorming in the solitude of a frozen over community park and the phrase just popped into my head. I wrote the phrase down & came back home to my computer - lo and behold, it’s a real seo method.
Now, this will not likely come as a surprise to professional seo’s: it may be useful info for the self-taught, “hobbyist” webmasters/web developers, such as myself. While I had never heard the term before: I use the keyword proximity method frequently; only I never realized there was a science, methodology, or even an actual phrase behind it.
Keyword proximity is exactly what it sounds like - how close your target keywords are together. As an example: If your target keywords are “webmaster tips” - you would, theoretically, rank higher for:
…Webmaster tips website will help you to improve your search engine rankings. . .
than this sentence:
…Get valuable tips from a full time webmaster…
Of course other on page / off page optimization methods would come into place in order for you to rank for your intended keywords - but this is just another seo that you can use to increase your search engine rankings for your intended keywords & phrases. The keyword proximity method can be applied to both on page and off page optimization campaigns.
To find out more - simply do a search for the phrase in your favorite search engine.
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As a long time subscriber to the newsletter put out by webpronews.com I often receive solid information, as well as interesting opinions pertaining to the seo industry, or even just search engine industry in general.
The latest post I read from webpronews is no different - covering tips on how you can go about finding new seo clients. It is a good read, and if your are in the seo industry, or even just toy around with it - this post will give you solid info on how to go about it.
Here’s the link: Looking for SEO Clients?
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