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Well, there were, at one point, that many. But many are dead, zombies, or link farms. Here is our two-months-to-compile list of what's what out there in the land below Digg..... read more »
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Del.icio.us is not quite as big and overpopulated as Digg, so it offers nearly a perfect combination of easy entry and gameability. Here we'll discuss a number of strategies you can use to dominate del.icio.us and see a massive influx of traffic and read more »
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"With several competing sessions, it got me thinking about the necessity of standing out as a speaker to get the most value out of participating at these events. So I thought this time I would share a few tips on what I have found works when it come read more »
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I thought it might be useful to compare the sites that the minor productivity enhancers we've discussed and reviewed actually claim to support.

I thought there was more overlap - this is a very interesting results table. But you *can* get to all read more »
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Using Squidoo is pretty easy, but getting that lens to enjoy top search engine rankings can be another story. Learn how to SEO optimize a lens on Squidoo and boost it in the SERPs. read more »
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When we analyze incoming links, we tend to focus on more or less the same set of link parameters. However, sometimes looking beyond the regular, can provide the opportunity to not only succeed in link building, but even dominate the niche you are co read more »
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A well put together post from Micheal....

SNIP - Let’s look at Rand Fishkin’s recent premature declaration that his implementation of Rel=Nofollow on many internal links magically increased the number of search referrals to SEOmoz. Although Rand read more »
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A while ago I've staged a public SEO test, asking whether the 401 HTTP response code prevents from search engine indexing or not. Guess which search engine doesn't behave ... read more »
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Elisabeth Osmeloski discusses at SearchEngineWatch.com why all links are paid for in one way or another. read more »
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Brian does a great job breaking down the pros and cons of using Wordpress and Drupal for your blogging platform or CMS. read more »
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In my experience making friends with the right people can be just as powerful as becoming a superstar yourself. read more »
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Last year, I asked a bunch of the link development pros to sit down and do an interview on the topic of developing links in regards to seo. What I ended up with as a result was a six thousand plus word tutorial on developing backlinks. read more »
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A categorized listing of 105 free SEO tools that can be used for optimizing websites. Each category has an introduction about what the SEO tools do. read more »
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Yack Yack SEO gives up the goods on the don'ts (and dos) of paid blogging. read more »
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The Local SEO blog talks about new ten-pack Google Map / Local results. read more »
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There are a myriad of tools out there. But what are the best tools? Search Engine Roundtable investigates for us. read more »
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There are countless ways to get into the game with Social Media, but sometimes, we get hung up on evaluating tools and thinking about which are the best for the job.Here are a few sample tools and what they can be used for, and from there, maybe som read more »
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Thinking about running a Facebook advertising campaign? Here's an examination of several campaigns of online retailers from ad copy and design to landing page, boiled down to 11 tips for Facebook banners and graphic ads. read more »
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Shannon Bowden does a great job covering Christine Churchill's webinar on How to Select a Paid Search Management Application. read more »
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Debra Mastaler's conundrum in the current link building environment: "link far out and stick it to the man," or something a bit more pragmatic. read more »
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There’s been a great deal of articles on how Twitter can be used for marketing purposes and I think most of them can be condensed to the simple aim of tracking and directing attention. Twitter allows you to monitor how influencers think or feel, you read more »
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It seems Google used their real dataset for PageRank for the Google Directory export, forgetting that they are telling their millions of users lies on their toolbar with manual penalties, which until now had no visible proof. read more »
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Courtney Tuttle is brutally honest, and talks openly about the benefits associated with exchanging blogroll links.

Great post! read more »
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My previous scraping algo used to get P and DIV tags and take text from them. It was simple, basic and outcome was short and not great. Not everyone uses paragraphs to contain their text slices so had to find an alternative to scrape less and get mo read more »
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Aaron & Giovanna Wall host How To Turbo Charge Your Blog in 2008, a SF Blogger Meetup on how to create a successful blog and monetize it. read more »
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