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"Often when creating or analyzing an interface design we are faced with the question of whether or not it is intuitive. The creation of an intuitive interface is something we strive for, but beyond a vague sense of making it "easy to use", is it alw read more »
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"Those of you who've attended SMX Advanced the last couple of years know that the show ends with the popular, off-white, Give It Up panel that nobody can blog about for 30 days." But that doesn't stop SEOmoz from busting out an awesome whitboard fri read more »
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"A couple weeks ago Todd Malicoat a.k.a. Stuntdubl was kind enough to spend some time with me answering questions on the topic of linkbait. It turned into a pretty long interview so go grab a cup of your favorite beverage, then kick back and relax a read more »
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"Just about everyone running a google adwords account has broad keywords inside their adgroups. This is mostly because this is the default match type. What most people don't realize is that bidding broad is like giving Google permission to waste you read more »
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Google's terms of service, while ignored by the vast majority of users, contain a pretty shocking clause: Under 18's are not permitted to use any of Google's Web properties. That's right, kids--no search, YouTube, Gmail, news, or images. read more »
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A list of things that Good SEOs will do. Some examples from the post:

1. Don’t always tell you what you want to hear, right from the start.
2. Use a teaching oriented approach.
3. Start strategic. read more »
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"SEO can be a tedious and time intensive process, so anything that will make that job a bit easier is a true godsend. Luckily Firefox has a plethora of tools to do just that." read more »
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How important is using images in your posts? Michaels example is one of many to show the benefits of putting your little 3 minutes worth of effort into adding an image, including locating, cropping and tagging. As Michael puts it, "How nice is it to read more »
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Maki writes, "You really don’t need many tools when it comes to Digg, trust me. There are only a few which are truly essential. If you want to use Digg efficiently like a power user, try the ones in this list." read more »
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What is important is harnessing the the intrinsic value of content, timing and links and how to transform ordinary content into extraordinary optimized SEO copy.

Grasping the process of how a search result is optimized for maximum efficiency is t read more »
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Managing an international website isn’t as straightforward as running a site focussed on a single local market. There are several issues that need to be handled very precisely in order to maximise your traffic while maintaining a user friendly desig read more »
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VKI Studios visited all of the Internet Retailer's top 500 websites to report what analytics applications were installed on each site. Here is the data that was captured and analyzed. read more »
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"This little baby is the BIG BROTHER of the forms on your site, watching your visitors take the tentative steps towards conversion or oblivion." - A great post for all the web analytics junkies out there. read more »
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Google Adwords can be one of the most cost effective and efficient ways to advertise your products or services, but, when poorly managed due to not understanding the basics, your campaigns will never reach their full potential. read more »
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Digital media thought leader David Bayer explains how SEO can be used in conjunction with local and geo specific pages to achieve high rankings in the search engines for very specific terms. read more »
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"Here's how you can impress your boss and co-workers - I'm not kidding you can look like a real rock star in less then 2 weeks." read more »
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A quick exploration of 8 metrics to use when trying to decide if a link is worth going after. read more »
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