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I wonder about your current ranking, page rank and domain age because that will be a big component in dictating what you  might do.

Recently I began working on targeting specific geographic regions for a site. We are working on off page techniques to rank and then geo-targeting back to the site.

There are different techniques you might consider for targeting other regions outside of the UK but I'd be interested in seeing what some veterans have to say.

I use Pingdom as well.

Good to have choices!

Great answer Woj!

One of the things to consider is not only adding the misspellings to the meta tags but also using them in the URLs.

I've had to get creative on something similar...not so much about misspellings but for targeting terms that are getting searched and have low competition but that my clients don't like.

In the end, the URLs and tags can remain the same with the wrong spelling but the client and searchers see the correct terms.

I am still testing on this--and as you know, testing is about the only thing that will tell you if it works.

Wondering if creating the misspelled version of the page can be created and later changed to a 301 redirect to the right spelling? Anyone have feedback on this?

I've just cleaned up about 250 titles for a client site. They were WAY too long but sometimes it might just be one character--so with some creative focus you can tighten things up and still get your term or phrases in.

When it comes to software tools, they can only do so much and so you have to take that into consideration. I tend to err on the site of caution and still with the parameters. My goal is between 60-65 characters in titles.

If you are using a CMS (content management system) that also lists the blog name in the title by default, this could put you over as well--so take that into consideration.

There is a field in the Dashboard of Word Press where you can place the URLs of services you want to ping and it will automatically do so when you update.

However, if you would like to do so manually and hit a list of different services, try Ping-o-Matic.

I know exactly what you mean since I am currently writing for a small town real estate site.

You can look to see if there are any good links to the competitive sites to get some ideas but I think the suggestions to focus on quality links is important but that is only part of the strategy.

Make sure you also take advantage of links from the main directories such as DMOZ and Yahoo.

Plus, don't forget to link in from your social media accounts such as Facebook, LinkedIn, G+, Twitter, and any other active accounts you might have.

What I have noticed is that a lot of the crappy sites are bringing in feeds from syndicated sources. They are all the same content and over time I don't believe that is a sustainable model.

Concentrate on sharing good, usable information with your potential buyers and sellers first. That is likely to attract solid traffic and over time, good search engine love.

I totally understand, I've been spoiled by working with web designers that are very customer service oriented and who have not held their customers hostage...so this has been very disheartening on several levels.

All three of the clients have been referred to other web designers per my recommendation. One has moved, one is waiting for a little while, and the other has not decided yet.

I have managed to do some canonical meta work using the plug-in and appreciate your sharing the other options available.

Thanks for chiming in. Unfortunately, access is a big issue for the web design company and so the only changes I can get in are those I can do using the plug-in and some of the meta fields. Just attempting to prevent dilution and drive the link juice to the main content rather than the transient/time contingent information.

It is a private site design with integration on a Word Press CMS. I actually think the design work is awesome but without the access I am used to for doing my work, it makes it difficult to make adjustments as I need to.

Thanks for responding, already asked and they won't budge.

They also are using some of my seo nuances on a competitive site in the same market. Don't trust them any more with those seo details so hoping for other ideas.

I've just cleaned up about 250 titles for a client site. They were WAY too long but sometimes it might just be one character--so with some creative focus you can tighten things up and still get your term or phrases in.

When it comes to software tools, they can only do so much and so you have to take that into consideration. I tend to err on the site of caution and still with the parameters. My goal is between 60-65 characters in titles.

If you are using a CMS (content management system) that also lists the blog name in the title by default, this could put you over as well--so take that into consideration.

I just asked a similar question here: http://www.seomoz.org/q/how-do-you-deal-with-spammy-backlinks and it will give you a few more perspectives but mostly everyone says not to worry about it.

Great answer Woj!

I wonder about your current ranking, page rank and domain age because that will be a big component in dictating what you  might do.

Recently I began working on targeting specific geographic regions for a site. We are working on off page techniques to rank and then geo-targeting back to the site.

There are different techniques you might consider for targeting other regions outside of the UK but I'd be interested in seeing what some veterans have to say.