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The 2,000th SEO Scoop Post
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 6:49 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 1 day 15 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-scoop.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Be sure to drag your butt over and offer up some luvin' on DDs 2000th post (an amazing accomplishment) - to celebrate she's also listed her recent series on Authority Building

..now go and leave DD a comment and a toast to many returns read more »
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Top 10 Reasons Why Great Content Fails on Social Media
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 3:17 pm
Posted By: Lid 2 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://seo2.0.onreact.com) my network
Category: Social Media
If only people would learn from this. Tad gives real examples of why your content won't make it on social media sites; worth your time to read. read more »
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Content as Marketing for Link Building (and the Win)
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 2:22 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com) my network
Category: Link Building
Unless you have a well known brand and/or established social relationships with thought leaders it is hard to get lasting quality links for less than a few hundred dollars each. And there are only a few Google approved paid link sources that you can read more »
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SEO Guide for Designers
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 12:10 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 1 day 23 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.webdesignerwall.com) my network
Category: SEO
According to a poll webdesignerwall.com conducted, just over 1 out of 10 people don’t think SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is mandatory as a designer; and what really surprised me is about 24% don’t even know what SEO is! If you’re among the quart read more »
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SEO Bloggers Parade Their Best
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 3:52 am
Posted By: deCabbit 2 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blog.marketmou.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
This is a great collection of excellent blog posts nominated by folks in the industry.

The author says "If you just read through this post and follow the links, you will be arming yourself with knowledge from true experts in their field. If you u read more »
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Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands in Social Media
Avatar Went Hot: May 10, 2008 - 11:01 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com) my network
Category: Social Media
David Alston writes, "Social media has simplified the art of the soapbox shout. Information is shared with the masses now using easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools and is recorded and cached for infinity. These two points make the non-stop monitoring of socia read more »
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Landing Page Load Time Coming To AdWord Quality Score in June
Avatar Went Hot: May 10, 2008 - 9:48 am
Posted By: rustybrick 2 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com) my network
Category: Google AdWords
Ready or not, the landing page load time is coming to the AdWords quality score in June. I have screen shots of the new report Google is displaying so you can be prepared. Good luck! read more »
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7 Habits of Effective SEM
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 10:02 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com) my network
Category: Search Marketing
As I see it, there are four considerations that factor into your choice of search engines - quantity, quality, ROI, and audience. Let’s look at each of these individually: read more »
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The Big List Of Major B2B Search Engines
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 9:06 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com) my network
Category: Other Search Marketing
Most search marketers focus on Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. But B2B search marketers also have a growing number of vertical search options. Clicks and leads from these vertical search sites may not yield the same traffic as general search engines, read more »
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See a webpage like a SEO
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 2:55 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk) my network
Category: SEO
Very cool breakdown and tool from DaveN - very handy.

Snippet - I can see that I have too many internal links, I still like the 100 links on a page rule, so that means I need to do some culling, most probably in my NAV .. any way externals links read more »
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Beyond Keyword Research: Utilizing Analytics
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 1:27 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://snydeysense.com) my network
Category: Web Analytics
Great start to a series of posts from (Spider) Dave Snyder!

SnydeySense - Sure you can construct yourself a great foundation based on quality initial keyword research, but you need to build upon that. As we proceed through this series of posts we read more »
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The Indirect Value of Social Media Marketing
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Guest post from Steven Bradley (aka VanGogh) delving deeper into the qualitative aspects of Social Media Marketing - great post and the threat of violence too!!

Snip - Focusing on your ROI efficiency and your rate of benefit is a better approach read more »
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"About Us" Page, Meet the Social Media Newsroom
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 11:40 am
Posted By: kkrejny 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.fathomseo.com) my network
Category: Social Media
A new WordPress theme from Fathom SEO lets anybody create an "About Us" page for the social media era. read more »
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When Submitting to Social News Sites is a Complete Waste of Time
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 10:10 am
Posted By: Rachel 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchrank.com) my network
Category: Social Media
David Wallace provides an impressive and informative look at what is appropriate when submitting articles to social media sites. He explains proper title, description and category selection etiquette, giving clear examples and elucidating on why th read more »
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Sphinn: A Dysfunctional Social Community?
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 9:13 am
Posted By: EricLander 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.ericlander.com) my network
Category: News Sites
Investigating Sphinn proved to be a telling exercise for me. At least, I think so. This article shares some of the data I pulled and the concerns that emerged from having done that research. Hopefully worth a view for anyone caring about the long read more »
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The Most Powerful SEO Tactic: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 8:51 am
Posted By: gyutae 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com) my network
Category: SEO
The most important thing you can do when talking to an SEO client (be it your boss in your company, or a different company you consult for) is to learn how to explain SEO in the simplest terms possible. read more »
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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Never Drink While Doing Google Adwords
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 8:51 am
Posted By: DaveDavis 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semgeek.com) my network
Category: Google AdWords
If you have ever had a few glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon or a couple bottles of beer while working over the weekend at home, it could be pretty easy to get a little side tracked, especially if you have many diverse clients with similar keyword segme read more »
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Post-Launch PPC Process and Optimizations
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 7:45 am
Posted By: gordonchoi 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.shimonsandler.com) my network
Category: Google AdWords
Post-launch Adwords process from strategies, split testing, ad optimization to content targeted campaign optimization. read more »
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Yes Shoemoney SEO Does Have a Future
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 3:17 am
Posted By: shimsand 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wolf-howl.com) my network
Category: SEO
Now Shoemoney is a friend of mine, but regarding his post SEO Has No Future today, I am forced to disagree with him. read more »
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Hey ShoeMoney (and Andy) SEO DOES have a future
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 1:10 am
Posted By: rishilakhani 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.conversationmarketing.com) my network
Category: SEO
Today, ShoeMoney and Marketing Pilgrim provided great insights into why they think search engine optimization has no future.

I don't agree. Times infinity. Nyah nyah phbltbltbltblt. So there. read more »
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The Tao of Being a Social Media Dad
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 12:47 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialmediamom.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Great guest post by Marty on Social Media Mom.... how being a social media marketer makes him a better dad...

"The lessons I learn every day at work as a social media marketer help me to understand the delicate balance of give and take. Being a s read more »
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David Mihm Interviews Matt McGee
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 9:11 pm
Posted By: toddmintz 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.davidmihm.com) my network
Category: SEM
David scores Matt's first post-Marchex interview where he questions Matt about search, photography, life, and his future plans.

See Matt McGee in Portland at the next SEMpdx Hot Seat event 5/20: http://www.sempdx.org/Events/?launch_pg=EventPag read more »
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Tips on Content Centered Link Building
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 8:27 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com) my network
Category: SEO
TopRank - Companies venturing into the SEO world are in fact, venturing into the content marketing world. It’s the reality of how both search engines and consumers will best respond to web site marketing efforts. Great content is an essential part o read more »
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As Long As There Are Search Engines, SEO Will Survive
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 4:09 pm
Posted By: pratt 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.gonzo-seo.com) my network
Category: SEO
SEO isn’t a dying industry, it’s an evolving industry. Yes, the Search Engines’ algorithms are changing, but they always have – and always will. One thing you change today, may not work a week from now. Isn’t this how it has always been? read more »
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SEO Has a Future! CM Blog Tells ShoeMoney & Mkt. Pilgrim to Jump In a Lake
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 4:04 pm
Posted By: SEOinSeattle 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.conversationmarketing.com) my network
Category: SEO
Ian vehemently disagrees with Jeremy Shoemaker and Marketing Pilgrim that SEO is singing its swan song. What do you think? Is SEO a burly bully boy or is sand getting kicked in its face? Sound-off on the Conversation Marketing blog.



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