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Another Panda Round: Jim B. breaks down the recent comments from Google re: Panda as only Jim can! Read more
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What happened to this miserable geek, in a tale of woe but also blistering laughter? Find out! Read more
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With so many factors in play in search engine algorithms, you really need to be aware of all of them at once to ensure a successful campaign. This post is a compilation of various pitfalls, gripes and bugbears where something is lacking in the balance… Read more
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Tim Nash did a little homework on the 'Verified SEO' fella... man, I am enjoying this ride. You can read more in the comments of the original thread - http://sphinn.com/story/145890 Read more
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Was this a case of the affluent reacting to a newbie encroaching on their turf?The SEO industry has a reputation for eating its young. The mere second you show any sign of not knowing your stuff, while at the same time presenting yourself as an expert,… Read more
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Over the years I've come across a variety of SEO Badges. One of the more frequent badge sightings are those from TOPSEOs.com. When did TOPSEOs become an Independent Authority on Search Vendors? I have many unanswered questions and I'm hoping the… Read more
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To take your PPC campaigns to the next level in 2010, you must go beyond measuring traditional conversions (lead, transaction) and start measuring (and achieving!) new goals – from social media engagement, to RSS subscribers, to inbounds Read more
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Small businesses want simplicity.  It’s hard enough running a business that drills teeth or repairs cars to worry about Google AdWords, SEO, Facebook, Twitter, or whatever the latest tools are.   Add to that, all these companies trying to sell you… Read more
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It may not be possible to automate all of SEO (or other business processes) with software, but that doesn’t mean you can’t avoid the chores in SEO. If you can document the processes, you can delegate them to virtual assistants (VA) Read more
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Do you know the 7 categories that 50% of mobile searches fit into?

Know the differences in usability between web and mobile SEO?

Know how to auto-detect mobile users and bots, and direct traffic accordingly?

Find… Read more
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Gab Goldenberg answers another age old seo question about getting a site with a splash page to rank well! Read more
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I’m [Gab Goldenberg] using the scratchpad format, fyi. Scratchpads are my stream-of-thought notes on particular topics. They allow me to be less formal, while sharing more value in a single post than I could otherwise. Also, I’m a bit grumpy as… Read more
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Great new keyword tool from Google. This will make my PPC keyword search experience much easier! Read more
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Jake Matthews writes, "One of the easiest ways to raise the visibility of your site with video on YouTube is to use video “annotations”. Annotations are short textual notes that you can post in the video player and publish to your videos. And while… Read more
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Google have downplayed the importance of PageRank sculpting and Graywolf follows this up with a useful analogy. Read more
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This is an excellent interview with Jill Whalen about SEO. From the page: "She really believes there is no magic bullet, but a set of SEO best practices combined with always testing, tracking and staying on top of your work and the (competitive)… Read more
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How Google will eliminate search as an affiliate marketing channel
How merchandising will need to adapt to the needs of SEO
Why Google is likely to come into conflict with the mega-retailers like Amazon and eBay Read more
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(Disclaimer: There is good news here too - but only if you take immediate action. Warning: Some of this is considered ‘advanced SEO’). Read more
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The ultimate checklist to make sure your website is going to be suck-free Read more
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Earlier today I reached some sort of boiling point and I started up a rant about Google and the topic of reputation management online. This blog post is targeted at Google and may feature some debatable stances. Ultimately though, I hope it’s worth… Read more
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Ann Smarty writes, "Both with on-page SEO diagnostics and SEO copywriting, we often need to perform various types of text analysis. Here is the collection of tools that should come in handy." Read more
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Jeff Quipp writes this awesome guest post on the Hobo Blog. He gives us 7 reasonably simple changes that a business owner should be able to make on a limited budget. Read more
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While we (surprisingly) seldom see accessibility issues discussed in SEO community, search engine optimizers should definitely both explore and implement accessibility standards Read more
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Matt Cutts responds to the recent Twitter-gate controversy, clarifying his role in what happened. Read more
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Best of the Z List takes submissions of published posts. Editors review them. The premium material gets linked to in the newsletter, which is read, amongst others, by A List folks who’ve agreed to give you links/attention/social love when they like… Read more
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