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Google likes spam. Sounds surprising? Well, actually it does! Of all the spam that is generated, Google seems quite comfortable with 5% of the lot read more »
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The goal of this type of comment spam isn’t linkbuilding directly - it’s finding linkspam victims to increase the conversion rate when the real spam gets dropped. "My guess is that it all goes into a database. The strings are then pulled from the da read more »
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Reputation Management is much like a beauty regime. read more »
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Including solid warranty language in your client contracts serves two important purposes. First, it helps manage client expectations. Second, including a solid warranty limits your liability in the event that you can't get your client to the top of read more »
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The link building challenge of big brands isn’t in obtaining new links, but in using the strength of these links optimally. Converting link juice isn’t very hard, but certainly worth the effort. read more »
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Much of the common trade knowledge in the SEO industry is factually incorrect. read more »
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Google's search string parameters. read more »
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Rand Fishkin's take on Google live chat session: "Rather than attack the content provided by the Googlers directly, I thought it would be more valuable to provide the answers from Google alongside the answers I would have given. Hopefully, in this f read more »
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Curiously Google has blocked most Google properties from the product. Do a search for Google.com and you get nothing. Same for YouTube, Blogger, Picasa, etc. read more »
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If you host your blog on Google’s Blogspot or use Blogger; you are giving Google the right to control and access your content and information. Even shut down your blog when they see fit to do so. read more »
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How to build branded search demand by advertising on the sites that share the most common links/traffic. read more »
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And would you agree that Onsite Search Engine Optimization will soon be History? Please share your thoughts! read more »
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The Yahoo patent application introduces the idea of a search category commercialization index, which could be calculated by looking at two or more metrics: (1) Number of searches within the category; (2) Number of total advertisers in the category; read more »
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Google has proven that they can monetize conversations with GMail and GTalk. Should we be expecting a test of AdSense on Twitter anytime soon? read more »
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Do you think that Google (e.g. -30, -950, -60, etc) penalties really exist? Have any of you experienced such a penalty with your website? read more »
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If we look into hotlinking from an SEO perspective, are there any benefits in getting your images hotlinked by another website? Would hotlinking be worth as much as regular links?

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Despite the clamour as of late from from those who insist that Search engine optimization is dying, on the contrary, SEO in fact is evolving. The umbrella of search engine optimization services have become a synthesis of analytics, usability, web de read more »
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As announced last weekend, Google is launching the mother of all data portability features. After Facebook Connect and MySpace Data Portability announcement, here comes Google beating the two social networks with its Google Friend Connect features! read more »
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Currently there is no recognized standard for assessing the skills and knowledge level of the search marketing professional. This not only increases the difficulty for employers to accurately identify the talent level of the professional workforce, read more »
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Google will read almost anything — or should I say almost any file… Because the world wide web isn’t just about web pages written in HTML (Hyper-Text Mark-up Language), Google will happily read (and, if deemed appropriate) index a number of file typ read more »
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Subdomains or Subfolders? What’s better for a blog/forum/etc: a subdomain (eg. http://jobs.searchenginejournal.com/) or subfolder (eg. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/)?

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Google keeps strengthening their control over search and the web. They can easily use usage data to automatically flag websites for human review. Does Your Site Look Good to Google's Relevancy Algorithm? read more »
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SEORipOff.com - a complaint site where companies who have been ‘ripped off’ by an SEO firm can blast the company they contracted. So what are your views on SEORipOff.com and how do you feel niche service review or complaints sites fit in the busines read more »
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Knowing what one should do and actually doing it are two extremely different things. Consequently knowing SEO strategies is only one piece of the pie. A much larger piece is acting upon that knowledge. read more »
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