JohnHGohde

Google has just added a new document inside the Google Webmaster Help archive which lists down all the best practices for a Blogger to succeed. The guide contains many tips for making the most of your blog....

....Pretty basic but useful :) read more »
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I'm not going to try to explain John's post in a couple sentences but I will say that by the time you're done reading it, the strong statement he makes with his post title doesn't seem that radical any more. read more »
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Sr. Product Manager of Microsoft, Skip Chilcott openly endorsed that webmasters should participate in Link Exchange schemes as it helps to boost the rankings in search engines. read more »
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Are Wordpress developers born mute? Some people with an inquiring mind want to know what their problem is.

Have you been following the latest Wordpress plugin releases? Is there a contest going on for writing the briefest and most obscure descrip read more »
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Mike Blumenthal, Danny Sullivan, Matt McGee, Dana Lookadoo and myself are all sending the same message about Local to Google. Here's the question for you: Do you think of Google's Local applications as wikis? Probably not, but Google does. This arti read more »
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I disagree with this article, but thought it might provoke some good discussion. Eager to hear feedback. read more »
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John thinks it's useless. No one wants to read inaccurate, unedited reporting. read more »
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Shaun Anderson made a summary of Google's recently released SEO Starter Guide by highlighting all techniques you should try to avoid. read more »
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Search Engine Land - Google is getting into the SEO consulting business. Well, not quite. But, Google is now formally offering an “SEO Starter Guide” with practical advice for webmasters about improving search engine visibility and increasing traffi read more »
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Web standards and Google .... read more »
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Ann Smarty describes 3 FireFox extensions that can help with backlink research in Google Webmaster Tools. read more »
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If you own your online content and routinely link to blogs or websites, it is important to optimize the link text so your readers know why they should click a link and for Google to know why you’re linking to it. read more »
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To understand the full richness and variety of what people do when they are using Google, we spend many hours in the field, watching people search and listening to what they say as they do this. We hear it when they're happy, and when they're terrib read more »
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This post illustrates a bad SEO scenario, what can you do when your client refuses to take your advice, but pays their bills? Definitely needs good discussion! read more »
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Most SEO's agree that there are three components to higher search results; 1) good content, 2) onsite optimization and 3) quality link building. However, in my opinion, most SEO's are not link builders and most link builders are not SEOs. I believ read more »
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Essential SEO fix for WordPress, it will increase internal PR/linkjuice on category pages and reduce URL length. Aaron Chronister (aka TheMadHat) finally brings us a hack to solve this problem. P.S. pressure him for a plugin in the comments. read more »
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That's one way to deal with content thieves... read more »
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While the rest of the SEO community was buzzing about SES San Jose and the crazy trapeze people they met at SearchBash, Jim Boykin was quietly planning an industry coup. The man literally went on a hiring spree and began tricking SEO types into trad read more »
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After showing up to ScarySEO looking like a priest, Bruce Clay's Chris Hart decides to embrace it and offers up the 10 Commandments for SEO. Well played. read more »
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SEOmoz is right, more than that: The key phrase SEO company is not the exception. Take a look at the more generic terms SEO and search engine optimization and you’ll quickly realize that the Google results there are even less relevant. read more »
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Lisa Barone via WBP - What the hell has happened to me? When did I become such a social media addict that the computer is where I turn to for advice, solace and pats on the back? I used to be an intelligent, independent woman. Then came social media read more »
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Bookshelf, a new Search Engine Land column, features reviews of books, white papers and other publications that help search marketers do their jobs or gain a better understanding of general digital marketing issues. I know quite a few books that sho read more »
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I grew up in a house with a lot of rules. From the time I was 8 it was just the girls in my house…. my mom, my sister and I. My mother taught us strong values and we were expected to follow them everyday. Don’t get me wrong…. there was a lot of love read more »
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A major Adwords policy has been revised, and it seems to be going unnoticed. For reasons that no Googler could explain, you were unable to bid on any beer or champagne related keywords. You could, however, bid on wine keywords. This is no longer tru read more »
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Great interview with Craig Newmark - mentions thoughts on where he thinks the net/communication is going. read more »
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