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33 Link Building Experts and Tools to Follow on Twitter and Why
A list of the top link building experts, tools and resources and why you should be following each of them on Twitter. Since posting the list now up to 39 through recommendations. Read more
Google Instant. SEO is dead. Yes, I’m sick of hearing about it too. But, Greg Boser alerted me via Twitter today that TechCrunch had made a blog post that showed a clear misunderstanding of Google Instant in regards to SEO... Read more
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Google @steverubel is dead - If you work at a PR firm and don't understand SEO then it's dead.. trust me i work at a PR firm.. (no comment) Read more
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Ken Lyons success rate for turning citations into links is roughly 75%. How does he do it? Read this article to find out! Read more
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Google Instant promises to change the way people search. As with any big Google announcement, there are questions: Who can use Google Instant? Can I opt out or turn off Google Instant? Why am I not seeing it when I do a Google search? Read more
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We asked 17 analytics experts to share some tips and tricks surrounding Google Analytics; there are a bunch of great custom filters, hacks, and actionable tips - thanks to everyone who participated! Read more
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A guide to tracking the original search queries in Google Instant using Google Analytics. Read more
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Aaron interviews Rand on SEO, his company, and a zillion other things. This is LONG. :) Read more
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And of course as the drama builds... we also have Andy getting into the act with his 2c on the whole LDA matter. I guess by now Rand has learned to be ready to bob and weave when a new tool/service is released huh? Let the fun begin! Read more
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With lots of honest discussion on the direction of a site on the webmaster help forums, combined with reinclusion request, it is possible for Google to change their evaluation & trust of a site, removing penalties.Also more confirmation from Johnmu… Read more
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Here are three awesome absolutely free accessibility tools that most SEOs would definitely appreciate!!/a> Read more
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Hey gang, here's my offering into what should be a littany of posts around LDA (and by extension SEOmoz's tool). Despite those that felt I should have been 'harder on them' I have tried to give more of a lesson into the world of LDA for now. More… Read more
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Ruud Hein discusses why the removal of voting from Sphinn is a spectacularly bad idea Read more
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David Harry chimes in on the death of voting at Sphinn; his side is opposite of most of the outcry we've been hearing across social networks and forums. Read more
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Well, I was just digging into these patents the other week and it is most certainly some interesting stuff (via Bill Slawski). Just remember, they are older and things have likely changed. But for those looking to get geeky, it is worth getting into. Read more
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Debate whether Google should penalize over paid links all you want. The bottom line remains that Google DOES penalize, when it finds them, and when it wants. And in this case, an online flower shop's SEO firm bought links for them. Penality ensued, and… Read more
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I actually enjoyed this post from Jenn - almost a SEOBS worthy post!! #1 and #3 are likely my favs - SNIP - It’s not that they are “bad” or “stupid” questions. At all. They are in many ways perfectly reasonable questions asked by intelligent,… Read more
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Picking up the gauntlet thrown down by Bill Slawski, here's my guide to optimising your images for ranking in Google Image Search. From filenames to picture dimensions, it's all relevant. Read more
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New post by Daniel Butler. I can't stress enough how important this stuff is folks. If you aren't already getting into RDFa/Microformats.. do it NOW! It is going to part of your job in the near future (should be already actually) Read more
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Just a lot of links on building links. Read more
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From the official Google Blog, "Now you can access Google Realtime Search at its own address, www.google.com/realtime." Read more
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A summary of one of the most detailed discussions on the topic of pagination with a Googler and some of the brightest SEOs covering the various options.

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This one has been on my mind for 6 months, finally got around to finishing it up. Exceptional content? Dunno, but damned important and over-looked. Is it from SEJ? Yea, sorry Michael... Am I also be a cheecky fella today? U bet, sleep deprivation… Read more
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A great collection of resources and links for all types of Google Universal Search ranking factors, from video to news, from blogsearch to maps. Assembled by Jeroen van Eck from State of Search. Read more
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Quality Score poisoning, the new click fraud? Read more
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