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An in-depth case study on how WordStream leveraged infographics to build links from highly authoritative sites while generating enormous traffic (and even some leads and sales!) via social media. Read more
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Larry Kim rips apart some common myths about link-building that stubbornly won't go away. Read more
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Terry takes another look at the traditional SEO best practices and explains why they aren't always what so many people think them to be. Read more
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PPC visitors pretty much tell you where they're at in the shopping funnel by what they type into the search box.  If they type in a general phrase like "refrigerators," they most likely don't know what brand, size, or color they are looking for.  They… Read more
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I'd love nothing more to see a backlash over the vast amounts of free crap available online and the sites that provide it. Searchers and internet users would begin to demand quality and search engines wouldn't reward those sites with the greatest… Read more
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While 2009 is fresh in our minds, here are our thoughts, observations and recommendations for link building success in 2010 from your four Link Week writers Read more
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The reason you need to keep SEO front and center during this time is twofold: so that you do not lose your previous traffic, but also so that you can gain additional targeted search engine visitors when the new site goes live. Here are 6 SEO redesign… Read more
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Despite efforts by many to roll SEO and conversion optimization into a single skill set, they're actually very different specialties.  An important reality check from David Harry on the differences between the two. Read more
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"Imagine driving through a newly renovated area of town with fresh asphalt, budding plants and newly stuccoed buildings. You walk inside to find torn up carpet, water-stained ceilings, crumbling sheet rock, and someone doing their business in the corner." Read more
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The prophets of doom have been wrong more than they've been right. According to a recent article in Wired Magazine, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook are the new "it" and blogging is on it's way out. We'll file that right next to the death of SEO! Read more
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The customer isn't always right. Dealing with know-it-all clients that don't know jack. Read more
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There are certain SEO strategies that are certainly goal oriented where you can get to a definitive end-point, but SEO as a whole is a constant ongoing process. Just like brushing your teeth, you do it ever day so you can keep yourself out from under… Read more
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Link building expert Debra Mastaler shares her thoughts on paid links, link bait and social media's impact on the link building landscape. Read more
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I believe that one of the key things that keep small businesses small is that the owners maintain a small business mindset. Many struggle to "make it big" but can't ever seem to get over that hump that propels them out of small-time territory. Read more
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How to waste millions of Dollars in a minute by Yahoo. Read more
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"There's amazing viral potential involved with Facebook pages and it provides companies an easy way to reap the benefits of photos, videos, discussion forums, micro-blogging and pretty much every other form of social media in one neat little package.… Read more
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Sir or Madam, If you have decided to hire a new SEO firm or consultant, permit me to suggest a simple way to go about it.... Read more
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Imagine Googling your business name, and just beneath your company’s #1 ranking is another result, but this one isn’t something you want people to see.  Maybe it’s a lawsuit or the insane rantings of a blogger who happens to hate your company.… Read more
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Is it worth taking time to run down all your weak links and work to get them changed?  Should you devote hours to chasing down links pointing to your home page and ask they be rechanneled to interior pages?  Julie Joyce does a good job answering and… Read more
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There is a hierarchy that should be considered when developing an optimized Web site or marketing campaign. When deciding where to devote resources, understanding this hierarchy is an essential first step. Read more
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Matt explains his comments about nofollow links & page rank sculpting. Read more
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Debra Mastaler writes... If you’ve been doing business online for any length of time chances are you have a database of opt-in email addresses from customers, vendors, newsletter signups etc. Here’s a way to use those email addresses to increase… Read more
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A compilation of discounts for directories and SEO tools, as well as some free ones you may not know about. Compiled by Debra Mastaler at the newly redesigned Link Spiel Read more
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| Link Spiel | No, there really aren’t any ”secret” link building tactics, what you hear is pretty much what’s out there. But there is some secrecy around website sources and where to find them so the answer to the question is yes and no. Focus… Read more
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