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Topics related to getting search engine traffic for free. For more background, see the 100% Organic column or other SEO news stories from our sister site, Search Engine Land. Below are topics submitted by Sphinn members:
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What the coming (or already upon us) economic downturn means for small business websites & SEO. read more »
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There are plenty of confusion related to sitewide links. Are the worthless or even dangerous? Please share your thought! read more »
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Want to learn how to rank well in the search engines? Join Aaron Wall, author of the popular SEO Book blog and widely-hailed marketing and Search Engine Optimization expert, for a FREE session that will reveal what you can do to achieve your SEO goa read more »
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Commenting on dofollow blogs can be a great way to gain traffic, and great backlinks. Here are a few ways to find such blogs. read more »
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Seomoz launched some cool tools including an Index of the World Wide Web (containing 30 Billion pages) and the Linkscape Tool. But Martijn Beijk discovered that the linkscape reports seem to end up in the Google index. read more »
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Marty Weintraub writes, "This questionnaire includes an explanation of the technical integration checklist aimClear uses when welcoming new clients into our system. While we don’t always need all the access credentials listed below, this guide is i read more »
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Stoney DeGeyter ran into a couple of unique situations a few months that really challenged him. Both had to do with unsatisfied customers demanding that money back.

The lessons learned provide valuable lessons to both SEOs and small business owne read more »
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It's been impossible to miss what's going on in the American economy today. If you aren't watching it on the news, you're feeling it on the bottom line. Along with the lessons we'll inevitably learn about how the country can better manage finances, read more »
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A network stack is a helpful way of thinking about SEO because it implies that each layer builds upon the other, and is dependent on the layer below it. As marketers, we are the architects and optimizers of this stack, and it’s helpful to start thi read more »
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From the page: "Just because a word or phrase was popular when you first optimized your site doesn't mean it is now and regular keyword research can help you spot "holes" in the search results that you can fill by creating new content." read more »
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If you are a Blogger and new to the world of Search Marketing, this article will help you to get some good insight of Search Engine Optimization and show you the steps that you can easily follow to apply the optimization techniques in your own Blog. read more »
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OK, now that I’ve answered the question of canonical URLs, let’s get back to that pesky duplicate content issue. Hacking your .htaccess file solved one problem, but what if you have different URLs which all point to the same content? read more »
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Common SEO errors that should be avoided. read more »
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One of the hardest thing for an SEO to manage is expectations. For many SEO consultants and firms, part of closing the deal is to get the client to believe that the work they provide is going to get them "results," however that is defined. But in do read more »
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The primary question for search engines is why a given link exists at all. For your internal links, those that they find in the body copy, with a visible (blue and underlined) link, are most likely there to help your users. read more »
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Seeing Images as an important part of your search engine optimisation strategy. How bloggers and webmasters can use images to increase relevant site traffic. read more »
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Following the search friendly design and on page optimisation of your website one of the first things aspects of your SEO campaign should be getting your web pages indexed. read more »
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When deciding that you need some professional help with the SEO on your website, it is so important to choose the right company or agent to do it for you. An irresponsible search engine optimiser may cause damage to your site or your reputation, an read more »
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Using Google to search the Internet will locate resources that are available to the public. While these resources are good for some purposes, serious research and academic work often requires access to databases, articles and books that, if they are read more »
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For me there is nothing better than travelling. I did a whole year of it and if i am being honest I wouldn't mind if I was still out there! China, Fiji, Australia - places that make you want to write home and tell all your friends and family about w read more »
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A new full web index and a companion tool? Are they any good? read more »
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An in depth guide to understanding, researching, implementing and managing the Keyword Campaign phase of an SEO project. read more »
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The definition of a Blog according to Wikipedia is: "a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, description of events, or other material such as graphics or videos."

Blogs are a great source of attaining t read more »
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Search engine submissions and directory submission were once viewed as being the ultimate in Search Engine Optimisation practices. read more »
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