rmccarley

Do you want what other people write about your business, product or services to be your customers' first impression? Ranking well for your company name or domain can be critical. read more »
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"Search and Adwords are kept separate." At least that's what they'd have us believe. A quick look at Google's chain of command and why one company is still just one company. Oh, and evil too, of course. read more »
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Guest author Wit steps in to explain the top 10 SEO myths and why you should care about them (or not). read more »
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Too funny! Google drops position in it's own SE for [sitemaps]. read more »
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Anyone else sick of Google telling us how we can/should make money? Or build our sites (think: nofollow)?

This little blogger/SEO has done the unimaginable - I banned Google from my site.

*What a relief!* read more »
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Good overview of usability. Includes how to increase return visits, conversions and brand effectiveness for your website. It's all about effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. Have you mastered these? read more »
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The tips and tactics used to grow and keep traffic at 14th Colony. Includes tips on how to help visitors return for more and how to increase page views. Topics include SEO, link building, social networking and so much more... read more »
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Come play along - what is your network? read more »
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Some of the techniques Sacramento-area SEOs offer are out of date, including meta tag optimization, keyword density and mass submissions. These are the techniques I stumbled across while doing research for a different project. read more »
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Many start-up social sites are keeping viewers from their content by hiding it behind a membership. This is holding the viewer hostage and pissing them off in the process. Take me for instance, I'm so mad I wrote a whole post in the middle of the ni read more »
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Ron Paul's online buzz is impressive but is it enough to win a presidential bid? I don't think the world is ready for an internet-elected leader of the free world, do you? read more »
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A good introduction to copywriting with tips for improving your writing. read more »
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Now that Google is giving hand jobs to PR scores is there any reason to chase the green bar? Well, maybe a couple... read more »
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With the wild popularity of my "Adsense Tips from an Expert" post I thought it would be good to share the lessons I've learned since then including the value of CTR, how to set and track goals and how to make projections. Also, make sure you aren't read more »
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Google referral ads are similar to Adsense but the CTR isn't as good despite "prime placement" and the reports suck. Get an insider's experience to this relatively new Google money-maker. read more »
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Breaking that Google habit can be hard. Here's some tips and resources to help you if you think "Google does do evil". read more »
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Internet professionals have helped Google become the monster it is through word-of-mouth for years. Now that Google has seemingly given up it's "do no evil" policy what can we do to influence Google back to the light? read more »
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SEOs are known for great debates and now the paid links debate is creating casualties in reputation and earnings. When it's not ok to discuss tactics and fear grips the industry who wins? read more »
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When it comes to the Digg effect a lot of web hosting companies freak out and suspend active accounts. This letter is to encourage web hosting companies to review their 10-year-old policies on sudden bursts of traffic. Please spread the word! read more »
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Most corporate blogs shouldn't exist. But if your company is going to have one here are the things you need to consider and a handy list of content ideas to keep you going. read more »
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What should you do if your link partner nofollows his links at your expense? read more »
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Google says link selling is against their Webmaster Guidelines so what's a webmaster to do? Ignore Google! read more »
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Google's Matt Cutts broke out the FUD at SES San Jose explaining why webmasters should not sell links or if they do why they should block those links from passing PR. This clearly breaks the G Webmaster Guidelines while building dependence on Adword read more »
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Linker's Union is giving away free links... one more (final) time. If you want a free link, email info@linkersunion.com. See the post for the official rules. read more »
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It's hard to tell at a glance which is which. I found myself looking for nonexistent links and then feeling sheepish when I realized what was what. I suggest adding an icon or doing *something* to differentiate the news from the discussions. read more »
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