5 Mini SEO Tips to Help You Get an Edge on the Competition

[christinio]

Wow Pat, you need to update your plugins :) It's a HUGE security risk, seriously.

[TheMatt7000]

The main link on your Google+ business page IS a do follow link ;)

[CussinSailor36]

Ok...got a question...if Google does not like the affiliate links and will allow you to lose juice from your post, then why doesn't Google use "no follow" in it's own affiliate code? I am using Google affiliate code on my blog Indie Sessions dot com. I've checked their code and there is no "no follow" code in it. Should I be adding this in anyway? Even though it's a Google entity?

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@CussinSailor36 Most sites won't give you a nofollow code, no matter who they are, until you specify it yourself. It's not Google's job to make sure the site you post it on has the best link juice possible. Plus, they don't follow a lot of their own advice anyways (like the new content above the fold algorithm change that just came out...most searches show very little content above the fold nowadays - mostly ads).

[Ruben3065]

Train By day Pat Flyn Blog by Night!!! All Day!!!

[trailsitter]

Great trips, Pat. Now I need to go back do some work...

[BrainBurpsAboutBooks]

Pat, I love these...only one problem. I have no spot in my profile editor that let's me choose to enter a website. What up?!

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@BrainBurpsAboutBooks Are you on the old looking channel from before, or did you upgrade to the new one. This wasn't available in the old channel.

[BrainBurpsAboutBooks]

@SmartPassiveIncome I will go look! Thanks...as what? As USUAL, Pat!

[TacAthPerf]

Thanks Pat you are a super star thanks for all the great stuff you put out. I would follow your affiliate links to the ends of the earth. :o)

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@TacAthPerf Aww - you're awesome! Thanks!

[ninavucetic]

Good job. This is really helpful. I am a fellow member of VTA. I have just subscribed to your channel - would love to have you subscribe to mine and help support each other.

[migrationology]

Good tips Pat, I didn't know about the no follow for affiliate links, I'm going to start doing that now!

[kingccrawford]

Nice video.

[thelmaharcum]

Hello Pat, This was a very informative 5 seo tips segment. Thanks for sharing so much! You have really mastered this field of Internet Informational/tech world. I can't wait to check out your other videos. Keep up the great work!

[CarolineDonnelly]

Pat, you always have great stuff. I agree with using a keyword in your image alt text but you also need to describe the image. People with visual disabilities use the alt text to know what the image shows (it is read to them by a screen reader since they can't see the picture.) Yes, use a keyword but please also include a brief description so your posts are fully accessible to all.

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@CarolineDonnelly Thank you for the great tip Caroline - makes sense. Much appreciated.

[blogdiabetes]

Short but packed with great tips: Pretty Link options to No Follow is huge, thanks for that. Also, the TinyMCE is big too.

[36burrows]

Thanks Pat! I've been using pretty link for awhile and NEVER knew about the no follow and permanent 301 options, Thanks!!

[forPhotographers]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[matthewogborne]

Hi Pat, All,

I found that the "Advanced Link" option was not enabled by default in TinyMCE Advanced.

You can do this in WP Admin > Settings > TinyMCE Advanced > And its a check box near the bottom

Matt

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@matthewogborne Thank you Matt - this is extremely helpful. I will put it in the description.

[trostle]

Great tips Pat thanks so much!

[sgmcgrew]

Thanks for the tip with Pretty Link plugin.

[andymcclung]

Thanks Pat. I wrote all 5 of these down as a reminder for each new blog post!

[collectivelight]

Thanks for the tips Pat!  I think I will try making some Google Plus pages to help with promotions.

[runner4ev]

Awesome vid... some great SEO content that hasn't been beaten to a pulp by everyone else lol. Keep up the good stuff Pat.

-Matt McCrary

[rakxzo]

Great stuff Pat! Thanks!

[Solado]

Just thought I would mention: Domain age is important since google panda - if you can buy a ages domain it will help.

[jimmy812005]

Hey Pat, I'm your youtube subscriber. I have question about google+ business pages,

how can i add more websites URLs to get point back to my sites? any thoughts?

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@jimmy812005 More, as in more than just one from your profile? I don't think you can add more than one, but you can definitely include links back to your websites from your stream!

[ralphkooi]

Ps, I've got two great guides on Google+ pages and what you can do to set it up etc. >>> hothitmedia*com/category/googl­e-2

for everyone who is interested

[tiffanyrowandotcom]

Thumbs Up Again. You da man Pat.

[EdwardTheNutsOne]

BEATS BY DR. DRE! Pat, Y U SO AWESOME?

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@EdwardTheNutsOne Haha - nah they were just a cool gift from a friend.

[seklund22]

Thanks Pat, I was not adding rel="nofollow" to my affiliate links before which apparently is a pretty bad idea. I'll be changing my Pretty Link Lite plugin to do a 301 redirect with "nofollow" from now on. This will definitely help out my SEO, I really appreciate it.

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@seklund22 No prob!

[Guachapeli]

Thanks Pat. In the version 3.4.2.1 of TinyMCEAdvanced i don't see advanced options about links

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@Guachapeli Is the advanced tab not there when you add a link to Wordpress?

[Guachapeli]

@SmartPassiveIncome no

[cyburnham]

Thanks, Pat! You're the man!

[dbpmarketing]

Pat, great 5 tips and I would provide you with one - reduce the number of plugins on your blog... seems like you have over 50 installed. If you are not using some plugins it would be better to delete them :)

[mjpurcell0024]

Thanks Pat, soaking it all in.

[WillBrownIAm]

Thanks, Pat! Great tips.

Plus, I like your Hunger Games shirt.

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@WillBrownIAm Thanks! I love The Hunger Games :)

[u27driver]

Good stuff !! Thanks brother

[MsIleaneSpeaks]

Great tips Pat. btw - what kind of mic is that? Sounds great.

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@MsIleaneSpeaks Thanks! It's actually a professional podcasting mic - a Heil PR-40.

[MsIleaneSpeaks]

@SmartPassiveIncome Pat I know about the Heil, but isn't that a lapel mic that you have on in the video? Are you using both of them at the same time? Thanks.

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@MsIleaneSpeaks Ohh - yeah doh sorry! I totally forgot I had that beginning part with the lapel. It's a wireless AZDEN WMS-PRO - and it's "just okay" - I still am looking for Heil quality sound with a lapel mic but have yet to find it.

[MsIleaneSpeaks]

@SmartPassiveIncome LOL! Well if you haven't done a post showing your set-up with it - please do! I'm not an "audio snob" but I do want to sound good and I think this one sounds just fine. Thanks!

[aldin30]

great tips Pat, thanx.... one question: I noticed you had over 40 active plugins... doesn't it slow down your site a lot?

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@aldin30 A lot of plugins, yes, but they don't slow my site down too much - they don't have a ton of javascript and things that take up too much loading time, if any at all.

[MagzParmenter]

Pat, with regards to the image seo and permalinks...what about existing content on my site...should I go back and change what is already there?

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@MagzParmenter I would at least change the images. With the permalinks, making changes could create some dead links on your site or other sites that link to you. Just keep that in mind for the future - again, it's not a HUGE thing, but it's just one of those small things that could help over time.

[MagzParmenter]

@SmartPassiveIncome Thanks Pat, the permalinks was the issue I was thinking about. I will definitely make this change from now on though.

[rufruf3]

Excellent info as always. Off to get busy updating my sites. Thanks Pat!

[MrSanisalim]

Thanks Pat! This tips can help me as i am starting to learn about seo.

[hotshot2797]

what camera do you use

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@hotshot2797 In this video, I'm using my NikonD90 in the beginning.

[MrHeroUser]

I love the Hunger Games t-shirt :)

[SmartPassiveIncome]

@MrHeroUser Haha - thanks :) I love The Hunger Games!

[TheMatt7000]

Awesome stuff as usual ;)

[Thefilthsurroundsus]

Nice!