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Too full with good opinions, insights, ideas, in-your-face tell it like it is snippets to pick just one; instead, just go [del]read[/del] enjoy it :) Read more
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For the too many who missed the starting shot of Holiday SEO Season this Summer, Garrett outlines a realistic Christmas (etc.) link building plan."...if you start now,right now, you'll have a serious shot at scoring some great exposure and increase your… Read more
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"Q: Who owns the Twitter account?
A: Twitter." Read more
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Dr. Pete: "Is that poker hand you’re holding really as good as you think it is? Wolfram Alpha will spit back a handy sample poker hand (if you’re a total newbie), plus your probabilities on a 5-card or 7-card hand" Read more
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Brian: "I tweet, awesome. I’m watching and I might get 25 replies, or 10 retweets in 30 seconds. Whoa. I mean, I had time to tweet, but do I have time to respond to every reply?

The mistake I made was I got egotistical and busy and I left… Read more
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"The same goes for search engine marketing clinics. For starters, your competitors are often sitting in the audience. Be careful what questions you ask. Make sure your marketing “experts” have proven experience and have been around since BEFORE… Read more
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Comparing 3 corporate blogs James Duthie does a solid job of quelling the fear that users will come in to bash the brand. The majority of comments is either positive or neutral -- but one blog stands out with mainly positive comments. Why? What did they… Read more
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Misscj breaking out of the echo chamber with a solid,concise post that gives you some insight on how search engines might go about finding, and disqualifying, those darned paid links they despise so much. Paid links -- and just plain spammy sh*tty links… Read more
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Post stands by itself (valid, good stuff; balanced) but another key part I liked is: "I think what is the most troubling is how the SEO industry, generally speaking, seems to not only slowly begin to see the evolution of SEO, but makes bold statements… Read more
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"Unless you know somebody who knows somebody it’s really hard to get a break somewhere, somehow.

We want to turn SEO Scoop into that break; we want SEO Scoop to be that somebody, that somewhere, that somehow."

Question is:… Read more
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In this 1500+ worder, easily, Peter intelligently argues *against* SMM, highlighting exactly why and how it doesn’t work.

In stating that side so clear he forces you to either provide counter balance (start a discussion) or validate… Read more
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"simply do a search at Google, Yahoo, or Live Search, then click Google Insights Bookmarklet. The bookmarklet will automatically open a new tab/window with Google Insights showing the stats for the keyword you were just looking up at a search engine."… Read more
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Google has removed the suggestion to add your site to relevant directories such as ODP or Yahoo.

Google’s JohnMu explained it’s just something people don’t *have* to do.

Rustybrick/Barry: "I have seen this before… Read more
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Off the beaten path of "Twitter! Twitter! Twitter!" posts and into the obscure world of highly specialized, highly popular niche social media.

Is your bunny a VIB? Read more
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Ladies & Gentleman, it’s the wonderful Elizabeth Able on the guitar doing... pusher mom....

"Tweak and test, coding clean
Super lean WordPress theme
Dealin’ good, for the brand
Betty Crocker, Take a stand Read more
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Nice idea for a tool.

"Get alerted whenever your discovery on StumbleUpon is reviewed or given a thumbs up." Read more
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If you like roundups a la Search Engine Land, Van Gogh’s monthly roundup isn’t something to miss. I like his roundup style, his tone of voice -- and he has a knack to list at least 3 things that weren’t on my radar. Read more
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Wherein Darren Browse learns from Seth Godin that he doesn’t use Twitter at all and informs 1400+ fans of the fake Seth they’ve been fooled.

His take-away: "It highlights to me the important of getting a hold of account names for… Read more
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Rare to read a rundown like this.

"I’m not going to give you the code, but I will at least give you what you need as far as what you should be concentrating on creating." Read more
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This story just won’t go away :)

Filed under: "PR That’ll Make You Lose Your Job"

"Target to the blogosphere: you’re irrelevant." Read more
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Unlike those born in this region who refer to snow as "that white sh*t", I love it ... Which might explain why I see things this way. Read more
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Aah, Christmas -- the season when no-one wants to make an extra buck and those that want to, want to do it next year.

So, as there’s nothing to do for us right now, why not kick back and read an SEO Christmas story? Read more
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Whether a blog, affiliate site, ecommerce -- if you understand that you’re not selling to the long tail but leveraging the long tail, you can’t help but make money. Read more
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If a review requires disclosure and you want to avoid the Wrath of Google, maybe putting “sponsored review” in an image is so much smarter.

Or not... Read more
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"But in the second mail they were offering me $100 for the removal of the link. I was really amazed to see the mail because they paid for putting the link and now they are offering for the removal of the link also." Read more
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