I love rankings, what can I say. After I published the “Top 25 Blogs About Blogging” list I thought that someone would replicate it for the SEO sphere. But no one did, so here we go again.

This list was made using pretty much the same algorithm (only small modifications were made, mainly due to the fact that SEO blogs are more popular). Once again the list should be useful because it is based on objective factors. There are many “Top SEO Blogs” lists around the web, but most of them are based on the preferences of the author.

The Top 25 SEO Blogs list, instead, ranks the blogs according to their Google Pagerank, Alexa rank, number of Bloglines subscribers and Technorati authority. Each factor has a score from 0 to 10, and the maximum score for each blog is 40. Details about the algorithm can be found below the table.

#1	Search Engine Land	7	10	9	10	36
#2	SEOBook	6	10	10	10	36
#3	SEO Moz	5	10	10	10	35
#4	Matt Cutts	7	10	8	10	35
#5	Search Engine Watch	7	10	10	7	34
#6	Search Engine Roundtable	7	10	8	8	33
#7	Search Engine Journal	7	8	9	8	32
#8	Online Marketing Blog	6	7	7	10	30
#9	Pronet Advertising	7	7	5	10	29
#10	Marketing Pilgrim	7	8	6	8	29
#11	SEO Chat	6	10	4	6	26
#12	Search Engine Guide	7	8	4	6	25
#13	SEO Blackhat	6	8	6	5	25
#14	Stuntdubl	6	6	6	6	24
#15	Graywolf’s SEO	6	7	4	7	24
#16	SEO by the SEA	6	4	5	5	20
#17	Link Building Blog	5	5	5	4	19
#18	Jim Boykin	5	6	4	4	19
#19	SEOpedia	6	5	4	4	19
#20	DaveN	6	5	4	4	19
#21	Bruce Clay	5	7	3	3	18
#22	Blue Hat SEO	4	6	3	4	17
#23	Tropical SEO	5	5	3	4	17
#24	SEO Refugee	5	6	1	3	15
#25	Small Business SEM	5	4	3	3	15

Top 25 SEO Blogs :

Blogs considered: the list considers only blogs that have a high percentage of SEO-related content. Topics might range from SEO news coverage to general SEO discussion and link building.

Google Pagerank (0 to 10): the actual Pagerank was used on the algorithm.

Alexa Rank (0 to 10): Ranges were determined based on the Alexa Rank (i.e., 100k and up, 80k-100k, 60k-80k, 40k-60k) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).

Bloglines Subscribers (0 to 10): Subscriber ranges were determined (i.e., 1-50, 50-100, 100-150, 150-300) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).

Technorati Authority (0 to 10): Ranges were determined based on Technorati’s Authority rank (i.e., 1-125, 125-250, 500-750,750-1000) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).

Important 1stPro Tips to Slug or not to Slug

It’s good to pay attention to the post slug feature inside WordPress, a post recently submitted  to : -

Brian over Copyblogger. The post was titled “Six Common Punctuation Errors that Bedevil Bloggers.” The URL, however, was http://www.copyblogger.com/punctuation-mistakes/

You can see the potential of this little Slug feature. So simple, yet so useful.
If you publish a post on WordPress without specifying the post Slug, W/Press will create a URL that is equal to the post title (provided you are already using an optimal URL structure).

Most of the times, however, that URL will not be search engine optimized.

Important 1stPro Tips to Slug or not to Slug
You probably want to write your headlines and post titles with humans in mind. After all, you need to make them catchy and motivate the reader to check the rest of the content. The same is not true for URLs. While a clean URL structure that contains a description of the page might benefit human users, usually they are more relevant to search engines.
That is where the WordPress post Slug feature comes into play. On the little box that appears on the right of your text editor you can manually set the URL structure for that post. As you can see from the example I mentioned, Brian knew that many of the words used in the title of the post would not be used by users searching for similar information. He decided, therefore, to use just the keywords “punctuation” and “mistakes” in the URL.
When crafting your post Slug try to focus on the keywords that are used on popular search queries, and remember that the fewer keywords you use, the higher their relative value.
Some people were already aware of this trick, but we think it was worth sharing this Slug again.

Important 1stPro Tips to Slug or not to Slug

Important 1stPro Tips to Slug or not to Slug

Categories and Tags what’s the difference

Categories versus Tags – What’s the Difference and Which One do you use?

Categories and Tags are for your visitors, not just search engines.

Think of your visitors’ needs first.

Categories and Tags are about navigation and sorting, grouping your content to help visitors find related information.

Categories and Tags are not fashion statements. Don’t be colorful or imaginative with either.

Important 1stPro tips Categories or Tags:-

Categories are your site’s table of contents.

Categories help identify what your blog is about.

Categories represent your body of work on the subject.

Categories are not for you, they are for your reader.

Categories help reader know if they are in the right place.

Categories must encompass collected groups of information.

Categories must be specific enough to help visitors understand the content within, while not being too general or vague.

A category that dominates a blog may need to be spun off to a separate blog. o Categories with only one post tells the reader you don’t know much about that topic.

Important 1stPro tips Categories or Tags:-

Tags are your site’s index words.

Tags are micro-data or meta-data, more specifically micro-categorization for your site’s content.

Tags were indexed by Technorati and others as “keywords” and today are just part of the collection of content they index. They are not indexed nor score “extra points” by other indexing services.

Search engines do not recognize or reward the rel=”tag” which identifies a tag.

If you can’t write five blog post titles/ideas on a topic, then you don’t have a category.

If enough posts have the same tag, and it represents your blog purpose and goals, it’s a category.

PLEASE NOTE :  All categories and tags will link to content on your site, through built-in features or WordPress Plugins. Not sure if they link to your content, test it.

Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure.

Pressure turns into stress when you feel unable to cope. People have different ways of reacting to stress, so a situation that feels stressful to one person may be motivating to another.

Many of life’s demands can cause stress, especially work, relationships and money problems, when you feel stressed, it can affect everything you do.

More about : what causes stress.

Stress can affect how you think, how you behave and how your body works. Sleeping problems, sweating, loss of appetite and difficulty concentrating are common signs of stress.

Managing stress

Stress is not itself an illness but will cause serious illness if not tackled. Recognise the : symptoms of stress early.

This will help you with ways of coping and save you from unhealthy coping methods, such as drinking or smoking.

Spotting the early signs of stress also help prevent potentially causing serious complications, such as high blood pressure, anxiety and depression. More on health : complications of stress.

There is little you can do to prevent stress but are many things you can do to manage stress more effectively, learning how to relax, taking regular exercise and adopting good time management techniques :  Learn how to manage stress effectively.

When to see your GP

If you’ve tried all the self-help techniques and they are not working, do make an appointment to see your GP, It’s not girly to say “I Feel Stressed”  They may suggest other coping techniques or recommend some form of counselling. If your stress is causing serious health problems, such as high blood pressure, you may need medication and further tests.

Mental health issues, including stress, anxiety and depression, are the reason for one in five visits to a GP, so go and see your GP.

More about treating stress.

Important 1stPro tip Authorising sites

Important 1stPro tips Authorising sites Google makes the impossible seem simple and the simple impossible.

On your Google AdSense page, Under :- Home, Under :- Account settings, Under :- Access and Authorisation,

What type of personality can make it On-Line

We find the people that do well and those that do not, generally fall into just (6) Six very distinct personalities.

(3) Three “Looser types”  and  (3) Three “Winner types”

sometimes a mixture of both. Knowing where you fit,  “your personality type” will help you make changes and move forward, the word “Course” means the method or programme you will use to work OnLine, the course of action, (Course).

Looser types :

1st : Looser type : -
The”Know it all”

This type think’s they know it all, complain a lot about having bad luck and are not open to new ideas, will not ask questions or seek advise and will spend months even years working hard on a flawed Course refusing to see any of the short comings.

The minute you start to think you know it all is the minute you loose, this type rarely gets things off the ground.
This personality type has a very slim chance of making it in the long run and must change to succeed.

2nd : Looser type : -
The “Butterfly mind ”

This type takes action, does all the right things, gets going is not afraid to work long and hard, but is easily distracted and hops like a butterfly from one opportunity, method or programme to another, trying hard to find better Course ~ perfection,
We have seen people stuck for years in this mode, the internet is gigantic, a universe of methods and opportunities, you can spend a life time looking for the perfect method you will never find because, it does not exist.
This personality type has a very destructive bad habit that must be broken.

3rd : Looser type : -
The “perfectionist”

This type will get hold of every report, eBook and eCourse, studies them in minute detail but rarely acts decisively and never takes a single unassisted step forward, asks lots of irrelevant questions before and after buying a programme, then requires help with every step.
In our experience this is also a person that rarely gets things off the ground.
We have seen this time and again, the act of buying these eBooks and eCourses makes you feel you’re accomplishing something but in reality this is not the case, if this is you, you are just wasting time.
With all this negativity we would like to say :  We do not want to upset anyone’s feelings, we tell  the truth as we see it, so that 1st Pro can help, if you want help.

Winner types :

1st : Winner type :

This type takes action but unlike the “2nd Looser type” has a good attitude, will not get distracted and follows the chosen course, method or programme to completion staying with the plan without trying to change or improve a proven methods.
This personality type has every chance of success, the method or programme chosen may not be the best one available but this type of personality will make it to the end of the course and the Course will work at it’s best.

2nd : Winner type :

This type also has a good attitude with no preconceived notions, ask’s a few questions and then without delay take’s action, get’s started.
What separates them from the rest – in addition to taking timely action, they have focused action.
This personality type again has every chance of success and will adapt a Course without getting side tracked.

3rd : Winner type :

This type has an open mind about learning new things, will already be familiar with web site work, will have a WebLog (Blog) uses Twitter, YouTube and may even have a small web site .
They end up finding their own style, develop their own ideas and find ways of doing things, resourcefulness is the trait that these people have, “they will find a way” they boldly act discovering other profitable avenues.
By just boldly acting without knowing all the fine details or minutely studying things that way go wrong.
” Take action and the how will reveal itself “.
This personality type will easily find success, adapting without going to far off the Course, will try, has focus and action.

By dpo :

So you have decided to try and make some money on line,
well that in its self is a relatively easy thing to do, all you need is a computer and an internet connection, nowadays you don’t have to own either, pop along to your local internet cafe and for a few quid you will have a computer on line ready to go, and once on line there are a number of extremely simple ways to make money, that is pocket money, making a living wage enough for you to stop the day job pay the bills and have fun, that’s completely different and not easy to do,
Do not be fooled by all the internet Gurus out there trying to sell you money making programmes, because most of them don’t work as well as the claims, and you will not discover their failings for months struggling to make them work, or if they do work you won’t yet have the skill to make them work properly,

Before you get Started and before we start to discuss the pros and cons of the many different ways to earn on line,
The one simple thing you must do, that most won’t tell you, before you get started on your new life of spending day after day on a computer,                                                                                                                                                                                       You Will Have To Plan A Way To Keep Fit,  YES YOU WILL ! Don’t think you can skip this bit especially if you have or have had a manual job, say plumbing, electrical work or any type of building and decorating work, that type of work keeps you fit,  Stop That Work and it will be essential to keep fit in some other way,

Now please don’t leave us at this point. You will have to plan to keep fit so you may as well face it,

If you don’t your health will suffer in a matter of weeks not years. Sit still for a week or so at a desk and your muscle tone will immediately drop under par, do that for months on end and you will soon suffer ill health,

It absolutely essential that you make a plan to keep your self fit by actively setting out a plan of various things to do for each and every day of the week with at least one, “Do-As-You-Like-Day” as I call it, that is a day spent completely away from the computer,

You can spend that day with a note pad if you must planning what to do the next day on the computer or planning your fitness programme, but what ever you do, don’t touch the computer for the whole day.

Can you make money OnLine ?

With no experience, It’s not easy.

People do make millions on the internet,  People can start to work from home in a small way and sometimes earn enough to quit the day job.

On the internet many are earning a few hundred quid pocket money a month regulary, some earn thousands a month, mostly non technical individuals.

The internet is still growing, Latest figures show that some 900 odd million people have access the internet.

But with a world population of billions there’s still a long way for the market to grow, the industry is still in its infancy.

1stPro can show you how to make fair money online. You need to be a bit technical but not a programmer.

Some of the biggest online earners have enthusiasm but little technical knowledge.

You can make some extra cash in your spare time and with very little technical knowledge.

Anyone can make money OnLine but it won’t be that easy, working OnLine is not as easy as those trying to sell you their get rich quick OnLine programme will say it is.