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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 42 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Link Building
This is what paid links were intended for, right?

The paid link debate continues... a probing question with a poll. Answer honestly and find out if you are in the majority or the minority of online marketers. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 61 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google Searching
Google testing new local search adjustments in organic results. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 69 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: SEO
What differentiates a SEO Firm from the others available and what would be the best fit for your marketing needs?

Here are a few questions that will help you sniff out the legitimacy of a firm. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 2, 2008 - 2:27 am
Posted By: pittfall 99 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Searching
It isn't the dance, but it is very interesting that the index across these two Google datacenters are different from the regular index.

In fact, with a quick query for bank, aside from subtle SERP changes, the number of pages indexed differed - 5 read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 25, 2008 - 7:11 pm
Posted By: pittfall 165 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.themadhat.com)
Category: SEO
Mad Hat follows up his first post on the topic of Shoemoney vs. SEO with his second installment:

*** Disclaimer: This post isn’t supposed to be about anyone in particular. This post isn’t about a post in particular. I may mention specific example read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 175 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: SEO
This week's infographic depicts a handy checklist that will help get you through any new site launch or transition.

Covering the basics like robots.txt to making sure your 404 is covered, a graphically enhanced checklist of the basics of setting read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 182 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Search Marketing
Well that's that... Search Engine Land is the Best Overall Search Marketing Blog of 2007!

Congrats to Danny, Barry and the whole Crew! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 184 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Search Marketing
Loren discusses the voting for this years Search Blog Awards. The debate of quantity of votes against the quality of votes.

I guess we shall see what the outcome is tomorrow when the winners are announced.

Good luck to everyone on the ballots! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 3, 2008 - 11:28 am
Posted By: pittfall 187 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://thelinkspiel.blogspot.com)
Category: SEO
Debra doles out some very interesting questions that have extreme merit:

"I have to wonder how does a small business person - or anyone outside of the SEO circle find the nuggets of information being shared by search engine representatives on ind read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 196 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.clickfire.com)
Category: Google SEO
A humorous poem for the Christmas season:

"He’s making an index
And caching it twice
Gonna find out who’s buying PageRank
Google Guy is coming to town"

Merry Christmas! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 203 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
Very interesting about the affect of Wikipedia over Google SERPs from Danny Sullivan. Who is the authority according to Google? Wikipedia, of course.

Though little is known about the new project from Google (knol), Wikipedia joins the results on read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 205 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google Other
Is knol just a hybrid of Squidoo and Wikipedia?

Does Seth Godin have a sense of humor?

These questions answered and more, plus an overview of the new project from Google called knol. A unit of knowledge. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 221 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Google has notified AdWords advertisers that the Click-to-Call "experiment" is ending.

Why? Could it be because of concerns that AT&T might sue over patents that Ingenio (a new purchase) owns? Or, should this be considered a failure for Google? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 222 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: SEO
Shari Thurow discusses the elements of design that many overlook.

"A person who truly comprehends search-engine friendly design knows how to combine all of these elements to meet user expectations, accomplish business goals, and meet the terms a read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 226 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobythesea.com)
Category: Google
Covering four new patents and some great articles about the ins and outs of Google's Website Optimizer. It's not just for your paid campaigns either, find out more by reviewing the post. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 25, 2007 - 3:58 pm
Posted By: pittfall 227 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google Searching
Did Google create the link? (of course not) So, why are they trying to control what you do with your links?

Check out a different perspective and a remake of Matt Cutts as Uncle Sam! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 22, 2007 - 1:39 pm
Posted By: pittfall 232 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Google SEO
Jeff conducts an interview with Matt Cutts, hypothetical as it might be, it does make you stop and think about what Google is actually doing with all of the penalties that have been dished out over paid links including PageRank and SERP losses. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 236 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Google AdWords has launched TV ads in beta.

Find out more information, sign up for the beta and a general "what doesn't Google have it's hands in" overview of the AdWords platform. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 240 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Microsoft Searching
This is a review of MSN's new webmaster portal now in beta. Find out what information Live Search is dishing out about your domain, websites linking to you, websites you link to and your competitors in SERPs. Find out more. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 253 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Microsoft adCenter
Microsoft has released the analytics service called Project Gatineau into limited beta to US advertisers. Here is a quick overview of sources of information on the new analytics service back from the initial news back in January.

Will it live up read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 253 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google SEO
Interesting that another update to the PR goes into affect just as everything is starting to settle down. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 266 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Searching
SERPs are all about relevance, right?

Here is a look at what the college football polls have in common with the results pages from different search engines.

Read. Comment. Discuss. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 274 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Google Searching
Tonight a story on Marketplace on NPR, Kai Ryssdal and Brian Cooley (from CNet) talked about the leap for Google's stock to join an elite group of six total stocks valued over $600 on the NYSE.

Then Brian talked about what Google has done right a read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 277 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Other Searching
In a recent supplement to Wired Magazine called Geekipedia many topics are covered from Michael Arrington to Zillow, they even devote a small section to SEO.

In what appears to be a Calacanis inspired excerpt, the magazine railed SEO's as the "W read more »
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Avatar Posted By: pittfall 281 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seopittfall.com)
Category: Blogging
A new idea from an old post from copyblogger being pushed by blogs to exchange links to their blog via TLA's Feedvertising plugin.

Is this an effective means for promoting yourself and your blog, or just another lazy technique to get more subscri read more »
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