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Working for one of the largest agencies in South Africa, I can confirm we haven't been contacted by Google to discuss certification in any way. In my opinion this is another bankroll for Google, there is no way they can monitor every single agency t read more »
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Google AdWords is rolling a new tool that would let AdWords members identify which keywords their potential customers are searching for and to help them identify which keywords they should advetise on and which keywords are relevant to their landing read more »
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Great new keyword tool from Google. This will make my PPC keyword search experience much easier! read more »
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Kalena is known for her scathing dumbass of the week series - but this one is more than just humour.

"Let me preface this post by saying that I love Google and I’m a big supporter and very early adopter of AdWords pay per click advertising. BUT read more »
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Casanova-ish KevGibbo shows how a career in PPC will give you plenty ideas for charming the ladies or the guys read more »
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"Maybe its just me, however I have checked this on a nummber of machines and it does seem that Google are playing around with the Google Product Blended search results." read more »
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SEO roundtable stating that Yahoo is raising CPCs by 25%!! Yahoo's excuse is that there is "increased consumer buying activity..." which is just crazy. Wow, monetization gone mad. read more »
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Jane follows up Danny's post about his conversation with a truthfully challenged (if you see what I mean) search marketer. She mentions the 'e' word. Twenty quid to the first person to mention Lyndon-gate in the comments.

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SEO is bursting with personal brands. Brands that have been so ingrained into the industry that we don't always even realize there's a company behind these folks. Obviously this goes on in other industries as well, but I really think we SEOs take it read more »
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Not content with acting as most people's default browser, Google actually now wants to be people's browser. It makes you wonder why they keep pumping so much cash into Mozilla (although for those guys I guess 'so much cash' is a relative term) read more »
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Another great post from PPC Hero detailing how to find sites to target on the Content Network... 3 Methods are outlined, and results are discussed to provide the best research methodology. read more »
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Eloi Casali of SiteVisibility outlines 3 mistakes people make with their PPC campaigns and how to avoid them. Tired eyes and keyword blindness can lead you to make expensive mistakes, so take note and as Eloi says, have a double caramel latte. read more »
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The mainstream media are paying more attention to outbound linking, starting with a 4 week trial of "linking out to external sources from within the body text of its news articles" on the BBC. read more »
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It just couldn't get worse. I mean, the top banner, all the wasted space (when I say wasted, it is really because it is, I do like clean and minimalist designs).

Well, what do you guys think about it, after having played with is a couple weeks? read more »
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If you click through Google Doodle, you will be taken to a page which is simply a SERP for “Beijing 2008 Olympic Games“. This page displays various news results, and the latest news on Olympic events. It also display links to blogs, photos… But no P read more »
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SERPGuard is launched in beta today. The system is built in Ruby on Rails using the new Safe Browsing API that Google has helpfully made available. We built this application as part of our in-house client suite but decided to release it publicly. Ho read more »
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This is mostly my personal criteria, but I (glen alsopp) wanted to share the things I look for when doing an SEO health check for others, and hopefully you can find this a useful resource and be able to improve your own search engine traffic by goin 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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Glen from ViperChill has grilled dozens of SEOs and Online Marketers to get their most valued online reputation management tips. read more »
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HR Oasis, Inc. seeks an experienced SEO / SEM Manager for a permanent full-time position located in Chicago, IL. The SEO / SEM Manager role is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to take their career to the next level. We are looking read more »
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Efficient Frontier is out with new research looking at how the major search engines get search traffic outside their own search engines, including the remarkable stat that less than half of Yahoo's paid search clicks happen on its own search sites. read more »
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Don't let the Jobs fanatics tell you different - MSN actually make some pretty good ads (and let's be honest, who doesn't want to punch the smug idiot playing Mac?) read more »
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If only people would learn from this. Tad gives real examples of why your content won't make it on social media sites; worth your time to read. read more »
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We noticed something quite interesting with our client's Yahoo PPC account. At their own admittance Yahoo are "testing new partners"

Wonder who? Any guesses? read more »
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