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Jeff Quipp writes, "Have you ever had a client come to you in a state of desperation, begging for help to remove a blog post that ranks for their business name, and portrays them in less than a positive light?" Jeff goes on to list 50+ social sites read more »
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This is a post I wrote about my failed attempt to get my SEOmoz profile penalized in Google for keyword stuffing. My profile still ranks #1 in Google for [World's Greatest SEO], despite the fact that I repeated that phrase back-to-back, like 250 tim read more »
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Being a moderator at Sphinn is pretty time-consuming, but it's also fun! I've killed thousands of submissions and accounts from users spammers trying to game the site for exposure, a free and followed link, or whatever else they're trying to accompl read more »
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Google employee says "Webmasters who rely heavily on bookmarking their own sites to gain traffic will likely see a drop in pagerank before the end of 2008, and we will be working closely with two major social bookmarking sites to find a solution tha read more »
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Vote for those special blogs that made your 2007 a little brighter in SEJ's 3rd annual awards... read more »
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SEORipOff.com - a complaint site where companies who have been ‘ripped off’ by an SEO firm can blast the company they contracted. So what are your views on SEORipOff.com and how do you feel niche service review or complaints sites fit in the busines read more »
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"I invited 20 experts active in the Local Search Marketing community to participate in this study, with the goal of identifying the factors that would be most helpful for ranking well in the Google and Yahoo Local Search algorithms, as well as techn read more »
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Poignant, inspirational and extremely personal post by Marty Weintraub explaining why the IM-NY Charity Party (before SMX NY next week) means a bit more to him than a normal conference 'event' and how we can all give back... read more »
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(spoken like Dick Vatale) Who's going? It's SMX Social Media baby! Danny Sullivan (The folks who bring us Sphinn...we gotta support them), Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, Chris Winfield, great wine, SUSHI BABY! I KNOW you read Sphinn...I KNOW you're out read more »
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Clickbooth has been a bit lawyer-happy lately. In response to online criticism, and in an attempt to salvage reputation, they've been passing out cease and desist orders like candy. This details the whole drama, what they [allegedly] did, and how th read more »
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How much longer will we put up with Jason's blatant flamebait and promotion? How much longer are we really going to let someone pretty much irrelevant to the industry to speak about topics he not only knows little about, but dislikes?
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When we analyze incoming links, we tend to focus on more or less the same set of link parameters. However, sometimes looking beyond the regular, can provide the opportunity to not only succeed in link building, but even dominate the niche you are co read more »
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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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A detailed questionnaire for webmasters to ask themselves about their own website. It is unlikely that you can answer all of the questions with yes, but it shows you where you stand today and where you could potentially improve on in the near future read more »
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While I don’t expect either of our viewpoints will change, I have to say I find the disclosure that Google will now be taking steps against hoax marketing an amusing bit of hypocrisy. What we have is another in long list of double standards and sele read more »
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Google has proven that they can monetize conversations with GMail and GTalk. Should we be expecting a test of AdSense on Twitter anytime soon? read more »
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Great post from Ann Smarty: "I’ve been compiling the list of advanced Google Analytics tips that open up plenty of possibilities to track and evaluate. Today I am sharing the list and expect you to share yours too!" read more »
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(Ahem. Don't blame me. I didn't write the headline!) So, as Todd Malicoat tells us ... "here is what you should do if you really want to be a total outcast douchebag at an SEO Conference." read more »
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There are difficult ways to get links, like link exchange for instance and there are easy ones. Check out these 30 easiest methods to gain links. read more »
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A great interview with Aaron Wall. Sometimes I find interviews are of lesser value than you'd expect from the interviewee. In this case, you won't be disappointed. read more »
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Superb, in-depth look into the value of a top Google ranking from Aaron Wall. Must read! read more »
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So, in order to test the theory, i picked two sites that sometimes double as my furry lab animals and set them up so that site A links to site B with two links using different anchor texts. The phrases appeared only on a site A, they were not to be read more »
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Over the past few weeks, I've had a few run-ins with plagiarism in various forms and thought I'd take the opportunity to have a little rant about it. My hope is that by discussing it, people will become more educated about the issue and perhaps it w read more »
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Sorry people, you just have to read this.

As Brian would suggest on Copyblogger, Click here read more »
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Behind the scenes, we've been working on some new features to reduce spam and encourage quality posts. Here's a rundown on what's coming. read more »
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