The Top 4 Most Important SEO Factors will Shock You!

What is often repeated online as the most important to rank your website is not based on reality, but on what people want to or wish to be true. I deal with the realities of how Google rank’s a website.   When push comes to shove, there are 4 things that matter far more than everything […]

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UPDATE — How Long Does it Take to Rank a Website in Google?

The speed that websites rank in Google’s search results has changed since I last talked about it. Many of the factors are the same, but the way in which those factors affect the expected timeline has changed. Almost every person I talk to asks me how long it will take, so chances are very good […]

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I’m a published author on SEO!

SEO Myths and Half Truths was a long time coming. There have been many myths and misunderstandings propagating through the world of SEO (mis)information for years. It is amazing to me that some of them have lasted so long.  That was part of what I studied to bring to the people — why do certain […]

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Yes, Links Still Have a Huge Effect on Ranking!

Stone Temple Consulting released a study concluding that links still are a major ranking factor. If you’ve listened/read/watched any of my previous content you would see that this aligns well with what I’ve been saying in the past and what I expect into the future.  In other words, “duh!” There are still some huge flaws […]

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SEO Analysis Tools — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Many of the SEO Tools you will see in the following video can help understand how Google and the other Search Engines think of your site. The tools can also trick you into believing inaccurate things about your website. In the video, I give an example of a BIG mistake that a client made that […]

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Undying SEO Principles REVIEWED

In December of 2014, I shot a video about the Undying Principles of SEO.  The main idea was that, despite many statements to the contrary, the fundamentals of SEO have not really changed that much over the years and will continue to be the same for years to come. Were my predictions correct? Watch the […]

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The Winning SEO Formula

Ranking your website well in the search engines requires different critical pieces of a formula to work.  Without 1 of these pieces you are not likely to rank no matter how good the other pieces are. If you’re making bread and leave out the yeast, then what comes out is edible yet disgusting. I’ve delved […]

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Social Media Marketing for SEO

Are you or your team members spending time or resources on Social Media Marketing? I guarantee you could be utilizing that time more effectively from an SEO standpoint.  I have yet to see a company that naturally uses their Social Media Marketing (SMM) to its maximum SEO potential. Submit a discovery form for a free […]

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Local Google Maps SEO Video — Major Fix!

Ranking well in Google Maps has become VERY important over the last year.  There are maps listings at the top of search phrases today where there were none 12 months ago. Furthermore, there used to be up to 7 spots available.  Now, there are exactly 3 and only 3. AND those 3 each take up […]

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SEO Specialists vs SEO Generalists

Getting a consultant or company that is focused exclusively on Search Engine Optimization to try to rank your website in Google is very important to your search engine marketing success. The spoils go heavily to the victor — the data that I show in the video proves it.  The value of mediocre SEO is often […]

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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) SEO

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is the new big Mobile thing with Google.  Mobile is increasing in importance online and AMP pages are wicked fast. They are stripped down pages to their most basic and simplest form to improve the mobile browsing experience. Google is rewarding companies that setup AMP pages in some surprising ways. 99%+ […]

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Video SEO in 2016

Videos and YouTube continue to be powerful for SEO and Online Marketing in 2016.  Videos are the most engaging form of content.  Google knows this.  That is why they bought YouTube and continue to believe in it. YouTube is also the 2nd biggest search engine (more searches than Yahoo and Bing). Submit a Discovery Form […]

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About the Dallas SEO Geek April 2016 update

It has been over a year since I’ve shot an About Me update, so I thought it was due! Because you woke up this morning thinking, “I’d LOVE to know more about the Dallas SEO Geek!” It must be your lucky day: In a nutshell, I’ve always been a math, computer, and science geek.  Doing […]

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Yellow Pages Litter

Why does Yellow Pages create so much waste?! Below is the offensive image — look away if you must! If you spent money with Yellow Pages last year and got nothing, then contact me. More about the Dallas SEO Geek: Dallas SEO Geek About.me Dallas Office Approximate Transcription: Hello, David Hood here, the Dallas SEO […]

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SEO For Lawyers

Despite being a competitive market for SEO Services, I’ve had good success making Attorneys a lot of money by driving their target markets to their doors via Organic Traffic. Do you want more clients for your law firm?  Submit a discovery form today to get a FREE SEO Analysis and Recommendations. Ranking in Google’s Maps […]

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Google Maps SEO More Important for Local Businesses Than Ever

In 2015, Google significantly changed how they displayed their Maps search results.  This has had a huge impact on many local businesses. There are only 3 spots available, yet the maps portion takes up about the same amount of space.   Before there were up to 7 spots.  So, if a business is #4 in the […]

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Exponential Math and SEO

Non-linearity (numerical data that does not graph as a straight line or “curvy” data) shows up repeatedly in SEO, Internet Marketing, and Business in general.  If you would like to understand these things on a deeper level, then watch the below video. You don’t need any math skills already to get meaning out of it! […]

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Professionalism in Search Engine Optimization

I talk to a lot of business owners and other decision makers and one of the most common complaint about other SEO Companies in Dallas is that they are unprofessional in very important ways. For example, an email and phone call are sent out to ask some simple questions and they don’t hear back from […]

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Engagement SEO Can Have a Huge Impact on your Rankings in Google

How Engaged your visitors are on your site is important for SEO now and well into the future. I discuss Engagement SEO in great detail in the video below.  I give some strong free recommendations for engaging your website visitors better in the video. Full Video Transcript below: Hi, David Hood here at the Dallas […]

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Maximizing Profit from SEO in 2016

 If you’re investing money in SEO in 2016, then the video below will help you maximize the ROI of your investment. When reviewing previous client or potential client SEO activities, I often find highly wasteful actions.  I hate to see this.  I discussed some of the more common waste when doing search engine optimization on […]

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