Registering a domain name is a quick process that often seems complex. It is far easier than most general web surfers suspect. You can quickly learn how to register a domain name with a little forethought.

You need little know-how to register a domain name. Your first task is to find a company that will let you perform a search in what is known as a “WHOIS” database. These databases contains all registered domain names worldwide. Domains that are currently in use will offer the name of the individual or company with ownership. The WHOIS will also tell you if your desired domain is free.

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- By Stephen Mahaney

One of the trickiest aspects of search engine optimization is the process of building high quality incoming links. And, as you’ve undoubtedly heard, it’s also the single most important thing you can do to improve your rankings. The more inbound links a page has, the more popular it is – and search engines like popular pages.

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…and get local search engines to list your site exactly where you want them to! — By Carrie Hill

I have a small confession to make. I almost chose to leave the words Local Search out of the title of this report. That’s because, to me, Local Search implies looking for something nearby (also known as Nearcasting). And though Nearcasting is a form of Local Search, we can’t forget about Farcasting either.

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…and double the number of your pages indexed in Google! — By Geoff Hineman

Of the many techniques available to SEOs, perhaps the most hotly debated is the use of the nofollow tag for PageRank sculpting. While many SEOs support nofollow as a proven and verifiable way to help important pages rank higher, others approach it with hesitation, preferring instead to adjust their site architecture or their robots.txt file.

This report pulls back the curtain and takes a closer look at the mystery and even danger surrounding the different techniques available for using nofollow to sculpt your PageRank.

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The layout for a website is as important as the content that is chosen for the website itself. This is because the layout decides how easy a website is to navigate and how easy it is to find things on it.

You have probably noticed yourself that there are layouts which are fast and easy to use and ones that you spend more time looking for what you want than it takes to obtain the information once you have found it.

Overall people are more likely to visit and return to websites that are easy to use. Also layouts that are easy to use are usually easier to create. There are a couple of different aspects to a website layout. The first is going to be the design.

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