Pro Bono SEO – Free SEO Advice

Just Google “free SEO” and the first result is a great page of tools hosted by SEOCompany.ca. I’ll leave it to you to browse their full list, but here are my picks for good free resources for improving your website marketing and search engine optimization.

• WebConfs.com HTTP Header Check – a great tool to check a link for 200, 404, 301 or 302 status.
• WebConfs.com Spider Simulator – not search engine specific, but this tool can quickly show you if parts of your site are problematic.
• XML-Sitemaps.com – will only do so many pages, but this comes in handy.
• Official W3C validator – don’t freak out if there are a bunch of errors. Fix those that you can but don’t feel bad if you leave some things unresolved.
• WhatIsMyIP.com – good to have if you’re working with multiple proxies or providers

I recently was introduced to the Legal Help Forum, a new free community where users can ask questions about legal topics. Of course, the answers are not to be construed as official legal advice but the guidance provided could prove to be invaluable. Take a look and post a question!

Our blog is all about posting free SEO tips. Part of a comprehensive SEO plan may be find a website to buy that has good structure & traffic already established. When looking for a website to buy, there are a few places I check:

• Sedo.com
• DNForum.com
• WebsiteBroker.com
• SitePoint Marketplace
• DealASite.com (sometimes)

You might want to check ebay’s website listings as well, but many of those are just web hosting offers in disguise or are of such poor quality and reputation that they’re not worth pursuing.