Click Here For Better Usability And SEO
February 25, 2009 by Barry Welford · 15 Comments
Introduction
The title, Click Here For Better Usability And SEO, is not intended to be provocative although some may instinctively question it. The problem is one created by Google and it all relates to what is called anchor text. That is the text associated with a hyperlink to another web page and which causes the mouse cursor to change to a hand when hovering over the text.
What do the search engines say about links?
August 10, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Barry’s coverage of the Search Engine Q&A on Links session at SES San Jose 2006 is a must read. I’ve pulled out a few of the more interesting (to me) segments that tend to answer questions we’ve all bandied about for years. For full details, be sure to go straight to the source.
What is Anchor Text?
June 29, 2004 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Anchor text is the normally underlined text that a user sees when viewing a link. An example:
SEO Scoop – SEO Scoop is the anchor text.
