Top SEO Blog Posts of 2011

Here comes year 2012, and the time to look back at 2011 in order to check the most popular articles of our blog. In case you didn’t read all of our blog posts, here is a recap of our 12 most read SEO blog posts in 2011:

1. SEO for Baidu

An article summarizing everything we previously wrote on how to optimize your website for China’s leading search engine. We give you free Baidu tips and ranking tools, but also advice on how to submit your website to Baidu index and optimize your Chinese URLs. More SEO tips.

2. SEO Jokes

One of our funniest blog posts. Who said Internet professionals don’t have any sense of humor?

3. International vs. National Domain Extensions

A very interesting blog post emphasizing why choosing the right domain extension is crucial for your website rankings. 

4. SEO Agencies Bullshit

I really like this article. Many companies offer search engine optimization services, and it may be tough to make a choice among them. However, this article gives you clear advice on how to detect bullshit ones and helps you select the right agency to work with.

5. 10 SEO Tools to Check Backlinks 

I really like this kind of articles where many useful (and free) optimizing tools are presented. Here they help you check your backlinks. More SEO tools. 

6. 10 SEO Tips for Mobile Apps 

We usually talk about optimizing your website. What about optimizing your mobile apps?

7. 5 SEO Chrome Extensions

I think the article title is quite explicit :)

8. 10 SEO Firefox Addons

Similar to the previous article, but this time for Mozilla Firefox browser.

9. SEM vs. SEO

The blog post presents situations when SEM is a better choice than SEO. Yes, it happens sometimes!

10. 10 SEO Mistakes Millions Websites Are Doing

Most websites are NOT optimized for search engines. Here is a recap of the 10 most common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them.

11. Why Start a Google Page?

In case you still don’t have any Google Page for your business, the article gives you plenty of good reasons to think of starting one.

12. Google +1 Button

Why adding a Google +1 button on your site is a good idea, and can actually help you improve your rankings!

Bonus: SEO & Web Design Shanghai

As you may already now, THEM opened an office in Shanghai in 2011 in addition to our main office in Beijing. If you have any web projects you want to talk about, I’d be glad to meet you in Shanghai and discuss about your website and SEO needs.

On behalf of our team, I wish you a happy new year full of great rankings!