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<title>Sphinn / St0n3y / All</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:40:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Site Clinic: Crafting Persuasive Web Content - Search Engine Guide Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50262</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50262</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:40:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50262</guid>
<description><![CDATA[People can sniff out your &quot;marketing speak&quot; from a mile away, and won't respond well to fluffy &quot;we're the best&quot; claims. Your content needs to focus on your audience's needs, answer all of the questions they could possibly ask, and tell them what you want them to do.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Help - Google Slapped Me With A -12 Penalty!!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47727</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47727</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:37:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47727</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Dan Thies says &quot;As you can clearly see by searching Google for [seo book], my site is nowhere to be found on the first pagea4In fact, there's some guy named Aaron (probably not even his real name) ranked #1, 2, 3 and 4a4 obviously he has some kind of &quot;in&quot; with Google.&quot;<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make Your Website Content Explode]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43559</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43559</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:20:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43559</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mao Tse-Tung understood the power of words when he wrote that &quot;words are like little dynamite sticks in people's minds . . . .&quot; He was talking about communism, but the same holds true for marketing. Words are much more than labels, they are potential explosions that will connect and create an emotional response. Don't let your website languish with wimpy, neutered copy. Create explosions with the power of words.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with the Small Business Leader You Have Probably Never Met]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43360</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43360</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:33:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43360</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;There's someone in Houston, Texas who you've probably never met. But he is a very influential person in the world of small business. Last week I finally got to meet the elusive Robert Clough.&quot;<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Identifying Spammers and Address Scraping Spambots In Real Time]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42735</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42735</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:09:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42735</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Project Honey Pot is the first and only distributed system for identifying spammers and the spambots they use to scrape addresses from your website.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Poor Product Categorization Can Frustrate Shoppers and Search Engines Alike]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39383</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39383</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:10:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39383</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are two important things to consider when determining how to categorize your products. 1) Is each product assigned to the most appropriate category or categories? and 2) is multiple categorization creating duplicate content? The first issue frustrates your users and the second the search engines.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Worlda4s Absolute Best Link Building Technique]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38330</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38330</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:29:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38330</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rand asked his readers for three of their best link building techniques. Here are three that I have on very good authority  works wonders. (And yes, it's all tongue in cheek!)<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Recession Proof Tactics You Can't Afford to Miss]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36676</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36676</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:36:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36676</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO, Usability, and Analytics are the best investment that you can make for your online business. In fact, dollar for dollar, these recession proof tactics should result in some of the best ROI you'll see from your web site.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Theories in Duplicate Content Penalties]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34203</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34203</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:34:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34203</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of duplicate content: content that is duplicated on multiple websites sites and content that is duplicated on multiple pages of a single site. I believe the search engines treat each differently and, of course, there may be different standards applied duplicate content within each of these two main differentiations, depending on the cause and instance.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Want to Succeed in Social Media Optimization? Try a Little Romance First.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23241</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23241</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:07:33 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23241</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Too many times, marketer's feel as through social media has been created for their benefit, when in reality it is a group of people with similar interests who joined into a community. A community where marketers are free to participate, but not free to overtly sell, that isn't part of the social contract.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infomercial Techniques that Work (or Your Money Back!)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23238</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23238</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:58:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23238</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Infomercials universally dramatize the benefit to the point where viewers can't help but picture themselves enjoying the product themselves. But don't confuse the infomercials cheesy execution of this technique with the core strategy itself.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways To Make Social Media A Part of Everyday Business Strategy]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22400</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22400</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:54:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22400</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're following the buzz, you're already understanding the fact that success in social media is not as easy as initially perceived; it takes time, strategy and commitment. Your time investment in developing networks in social media communities and content for these networks has to be measured against your time requirements elsewhere.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Tips to Curb Runaway Campaign Spending]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22399</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22399</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:52:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22399</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many marketers don't realize that pay-per-click campaigns can quickly get out of control. Traditional marketing metrics can usually be measured over the course of several weeks and months, whereas online marketing metrics can spike on an hourly basis. In this post, I'll discuss the safeguards you can use when running new PPC campaigns in Google Adwords.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Four Success Factors - Viral Videos as Sales Tools]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22191</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22191</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:02:02 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22191</guid>
<description><![CDATA[short list of (success factors for businesses creating viral videos as sales tools. Please feel free to debate these or add your own in the comments.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diagrams That Can Help You Define the Proper Anchor Text of Internal Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21944</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21944</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:47:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21944</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEOmoz provides examples and diagrams that help us understand the importance of being consistent when working on internal links, anchor text, and keywords.<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Biz Turns to Social Networks for Referrals]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21382</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21382</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:03:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21382</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jennifer says: In fact, just last week I was trying to find a contact in the marketing/PR department of a fairly large company. I went to LinkedIn and ran a search using the marketing/pr title and the name of the company. When the results popped up, I could quickly see if anyone in the position I needed to contact was an established contact of someone in my network.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 New Yeara4s Resolutions for Copywriters]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20529</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20529</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:13:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20529</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five new years resolutions every writer should commit to.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[55 SEO Interview Questions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20270</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20270</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:20:03 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20270</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great list of interview questions for SEOs.<br/><br/>63 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ruin Your PPC Campaigns With Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19096</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19096</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:08:04 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19096</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A tongue-in-cheek assessment of how Analytics and PPC don't mix: Numbers are your enemy.  They will only complicate your life and take time away from your instinct and opinion.  In fact, I think analytics just might ruin your pay-per-click campaigns.  Read on to learn to stop loving metrics and start loving subjective decisions!<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[16 Things To Do After Starting A New WordPress Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16298</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16298</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:01:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16298</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You just started a new WordPress blog, now what's next?<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Communication Breakdown: 5 Avoidable Failures That Derail Search Marketing Campaigns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15077</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15077</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:49:37 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15077</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Personally, I cannot tell you the number of times I have seen a lack of internal communication either significantly hold up a campaign, or send it off in a tangential direction-or worse still-completely derail it. Here are five of the most common internal communication issues that adversely affect SEO campaigns, and a few thoughts on how to deal with each one.&quot;<br/><br/>25 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[They're Dead, Jim. This is the End of the Target Audience]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/14970</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/14970</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:27:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/14970</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Diane Aull says &quot;One of my pet peeves is website owners who think they should target &quot;everyone&quot; with their website marketing. Look, I don't care what you offer, &quot;everyone&quot; is not your target.&quot;<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 3 Pillars of SEO, SEM and their Relationship]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/14689</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/14689</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:28:18 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/14689</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian McAnerin posted a three-slide graphical presentation showing SEO, SEM and how the two interact.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Everything You Need to Know About Facebook in 80 Minutes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/14472</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/14472</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:17:29 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/14472</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sugarrae gives us a handful of videos that anybody interested in Facebook needs to watch. All totaled they'll eat up 80 minutes of your day.<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[If Your Personas Don't Talk, Fire Them!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13974</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13974</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:47:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13974</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from GrokDotCom about how personals lead to actionable insights that demographic and psychographic data alone can't provide.<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should Your Content Go Long or Short? What Do Your Readers Want?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13590</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13590</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:24:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13590</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jakob Nielsen discusses the pros and cons of using long articles vs. short articles in his article  Long vs. Short Articles as Content Strategy<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use of Personas Boosts Conversion by 400%]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13553</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13553</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:19:08 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13553</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of smart people continue to scoff at the idea, thinking of personas as a touchy-feely attempt to connect with customers. Those attitudes are changing.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[20 Things You Need to Know Before Optimizing Your Site]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13304</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13304</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:15:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13304</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most important aspects of a search engine optimization project is also one of the most overlooked - preparation! There are some important steps to take in advance of optimizing your site that will make sure your SEO is successful.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Writing for SEO - A Poem]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13260</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13260</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:12:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13260</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love it when a good poem comes together. Michelle gives us a cleverly written SEO poem that's sure to make you smile.<br/><br/>23 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Need Help Amping Up Your WordPress Blog? Here's How.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12984</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12984</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12984</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Barone gives us some tips on how to improve your blog's performance.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Content is Dead, Community is King?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12886</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12886</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:57:42 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12886</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not a rerun of a previous Sphinn. This is a new article hitting a similar theme: &quot;These days, every web publisher wrestles with finding the right balance between producing their own content versus relying on contributions from visitors. It's almost magical when visitors return to your site just because they can find appropriate experts or like-minded people there. A combination of both professional and user generated content can also increase organic traffic and create more ad inventory.&quot;<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media: The Instant Brand Killer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12883</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12883</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:51:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12883</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The good news is that social media is user driven. The bad news is that social media is user driven. Yes, there's the rub. Users are fickle creatures - they can love a product one minute and then drop it like a lead balloon the next, depending on their experience with the product, a rumor, or whether they have had their morning coffee yet. And if their experience is bad, the noise is generally louder.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supplemental Index Ratio Calculator]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12349</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12349</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:14:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12349</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a nice little tool I just found (hat tip to SEO Buzz Box) that calculates the percentage of your site pages that are in Google's dreaded supplemental index.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Powerful Tests You Should Already Be Doing With Google Website Optimizer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12348</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12348</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:57:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12348</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This week, the Google Website Optimizer team hosted a two-part webinar series on how to use their powerful - and free! - testing software. In addition to the popular A/B and multivariate tests, Google walked attendees through basic testing methods, then went on to some more advanced techniques.Here's the &quot;Cliffs Notes&quot; version, in case you couldn't make it:<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Guide Surrenders to Google... And Gives Us a Glimpse of their Behind the Scene Conversations.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12057</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12057</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:30:56 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12057</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Robert says &quot;Some wars can't be won. We've spent a week wrestling with Google's stance on nofollowing advertising and what actions we should take. What I've decided to do is share some of our instant messages over the past few days.&quot; Funny stuff!<br/><br/>76 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Businesses Love SMO - But Do They Love It Enough To Fund It? Perhaps Not.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11757</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11757</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:31:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11757</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Coremetrics has revealed the results of their second annual Face of the New Marketer survey. The results show that social media marketing is quickly gaining popularity as a way to gain a competitive edge. However, companies appear to be very reluctant to allocate funds towards the effort.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 min. Screencast on How to  Build Trust & Credibility Online]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11337</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11337</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:07:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11337</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Each day, visitors come to your site, hoping to find someone they can trust. The strange thing is that people tend to think that the words they use online are somehow different than the words they use face-to-face. They're not.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEG Publisher Responds to PageRank Drop and Public Criticism]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11065</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11065</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:01:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Search Engine Guide Publisher Robert Clough says &quot;Opinion or not, when someone with Jill's stature makes incorrect negative comments that portray our site and advertisers in a poor light, it's important to respond in order to sort opinion from fact.&quot;<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Tips For More Blog Subscriptions]]></title>
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<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10989</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:53:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Patrick outlines his seven criteria to keep him interested in your blog.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five PPC Steps You Can't Afford to Stumble Over]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10987</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10987</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:39:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10987</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Article discusses five of the most important areas for PPC success: Keywords, Ad Copy, Destination URL's, Organization, and Analysis.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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