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Tony gets this insight spot on. Online reputation management for the bigger brands is now an easy pass Read more

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David Harry chimes in on the death of voting at Sphinn; his side is opposite of most of the outcry we've been hearing across social networks and forums. Read more

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Ruud Hein discusses why the removal of voting from Sphinn is a spectacularly bad idea Read more

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Within a week or two, the voting model will end at Sphinn. Stories can still be submitted, but editors will consider those in addition to others they find. Why? Rather than build community, voting -- an activity which is also in decline -- seems to… Read more

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Google Webmaster Tools gets a bit of slack because you are “giving Google too much information” I say take off your tinfoil hats, there is method behind the madness and GWT can be an invaluable tool for crawling diagnostics – as this post proves. Read more

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Picking up the gauntlet thrown down by Bill Slawski, here's my guide to optimising your images for ranking in Google Image Search. From filenames to picture dimensions, it's all relevant. Read more

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Debate whether Google should penalize over paid links all you want. The bottom line remains that Google DOES penalize, when it finds them, and when it wants. And in this case, an online flower shop's SEO firm bought links for them. Penality ensued, and… Read more

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This post is about sharing something Jennifer Mattern recently discovered occurring on Compete.com, as well as her opinions on the ethics and defenses of it. Read more

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Great blogging tips from 30 different bloggers with 30 different perspectives. Read more

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I actually enjoyed this post from Jenn - almost a SEOBS worthy post!! #1 and #3 are likely my favs - SNIP - It’s not that they are “bad” or “stupid” questions. At all. They are in many ways perfectly reasonable questions asked by intelligent,… Read more

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This one has been on my mind for 6 months, finally got around to finishing it up. Exceptional content? Dunno, but damned important and over-looked. Is it from SEJ? Yea, sorry Michael... Am I also be a cheecky fella today? U bet, sleep deprivation… Read more

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Terrible story about people who are taking advantage of an expired domain and Google to profit from the name and death of a young female golfer. Read more

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A summary of one of the most detailed discussions on the topic of pagination with a Googler and some of the brightest SEOs covering the various options.

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A great collection of resources and links for all types of Google Universal Search ranking factors, from video to news, from blogsearch to maps. Assembled by Jeroen van Eck from State of Search. Read more

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Sunshine.co.uk are a UK-based travel agency offering cheap holidays. Within six months of working with Conversion Rate Experts, their conversion rate almost doubled. Read how they did it here... Read more

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