I am not sure how many people have noticed or even care, but there seems to have been another page rank update from Google. This update is very strange however and things are happening that are a lot different from anything I have ever seen before.

Everyone is concerned about their Google rankings. An algorithm change or an update can leave many a webmaster in tears. However, I often like to sneak in through the back door. So today I'm going to reveal to you some of my Google secrets. After you look closely, you will find that there is much more to Google than meets the eye and I want you to take advantage of every resource. So, let's look behind the scenes into Google's lab.

The importance of choosing the right SEO is greater than many of us can imagine. Search engine optimizing is what keeps your site indexed and ranked by search engines and ensures you a good amount of traffic. Without it, your website is either dead, or struggling for survival, hoping to be noticed.

You may or may not have heard people claim they can get listed in Google in only 24 hours. It seems that nearly 100% of the people you run across in forums act like in order to get indexed by Google in 24 hours is some miracle feat that can only be accomplished by doing some "top secret" marketing tactic or advanced search engine optimization strategy.

If you have ever searched for a product, chances are you have used one of the three most popular search engines. Google, Yahoo and MSN account for over 84% of all internet searches and provide thousands of search results that, more often than not, go unexplored. Getting listed as close to the top of the search results can be a tricky business but the process of getting you there is called Search Engine Optimization or SEO.

Search Engine Optimization is an ongoing process of getting high placement in search engines on particular search phrases, relevant to your web contents. It is a compound technique of search engine friendly web design, content management, keyword analysis, search engine analysis, search engines & directory submission, link popularity, article submission, and internet marketing for increasing more traffics on your web site.

Some consider it optional, however, it's not a bad idea to create your meta keywords tag content by copying the important search terms from the meta description tag and separating each term with a comma. In this instance, "wholesale widget, skinny red widgets, industrial red widgets, large widgets, large aluminum widgets, custom widgets, wholesale widget distributor".

There has always been a long standing debate over whether or not to use a subdomain. Questions I commonly receive are... What is a subdomain? Is it hard for a sub-domain to rank well? When should a use a subdomain?

Getting other websites to link to yours is one of the most time-consuming and essential tasks that any Internet marketer must face. Linking campaigns can be boring, repetitive, and, if done correctly, incredibly successful!

This article is part two of a four part series on optimizing your website for the the three major search engines. Part one, titled "SEO For MSN" covered optimizing your website to rank highly on MSN. In this article we will cover optimizing your website for Yahoo!