Search Engine Optimization with WebPosition Gold [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Search engines serve the purpose of indexing the millions of pages available on the World Wide Web..." (more)
Key Phrases: changed file list, upload queue, competitive keyphrases, Page Critic, Page Generator, Upload Manager (more...)

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Product Description

Setting up a web site is only half the job; making sure people can find the site is the other. The higher your site ranks in the search engines, the greater the likelihood that the site will attract qualified traffic, resulting in increased sales. Search engine optimization expert Brad Konia outlines the process of maximizing search engine positioning using WebPosition Gold 2, one of the most popular search engine software tools on the market.

About the Author

Brad Konia is the CEO of MarketMySite!, a leading web development and marketing firm. MarketMySite! helps companies build web sites, promote their sites, and convert their traffic into paying customers.

Brent Winters is the founder of FirstPlace Software and chief architect of WebPosition Gold.

Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc. (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556229240
• ISBN-13: 978-1556229244
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,471,932 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings, but overall, a useful book, July 21, 2002

By	Manny Hernandez "Author of Ning For Dummies" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

As I was reading through the first chapters of this book one thought came to mind: this is just a recycled User Guide. Much of the first third of it is devoted to explanation of the software, its installation and setup, which you can read IN the software itself. Also other chapters of the book are devoted to components of WebPosition Gold which I personally find to be pretty useless: Page Generator, Upload Manager, Traffic Analysis, considering that this tool is far from bein ideal for accomplishing these three tasks. Finally, the topic of Link Popularity seemed to be thrown in last minute, given its importance nowadays that Search Engine Optimization is progressively harder to accomplish.

Now, when the book deals with the Reporter, Page Critic and Submitting tools that WebPosition Gold is a great software for, is when it gets really useful. It goes beyond the basics and deals with the tips and pitfalls of the different features offered by the software, warning against apparently good ideas which could get your web site banned from certain Search Engines, etc. All in all, I appreciated the advice contained in the book, but had to resort to other sources to complement the knowledge about Internet Marketing that I was seeking.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Search Engine Optimization with WebPosition Gold review, March 1, 2005

By	Lionel Meynard "Lionel Meynard" (Mandeville, LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book Search Engine Optimization with WebPosition Gold which included a demo software disk.
I found little up to date search engine optimization techniques from cover to cover.
The book focuses only on their software program. So I decided to install the software. The software would not allow you to try it without purchasing. I tried emailing to this company without any results; they only encouraged the purchase of their product.
Bottom line - this book does not offer any education or real information concerning website and internet optimization. I found a little more useful information in SE optimization for Dummies.
I would have rated this book '0 star' but you can only choose from 1-5 ...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Google discourages WP Gold., February 12, 2005

By	2many2read (United States) - See all my reviews

I didn't believe this either. But in their guidelines for webmasters, they specifically discourage WP Gold and programs like it, which submit automated queries. They single out WP Gold by name.