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Google has added a new feature to the external keyword tool, they have added approximate search volume numbers. For example, I conducted a search for SEO and the results returned showed columns for "Approx Search Volume: June" and "Approx Avg Search read more »
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Gyutae Park writes "I want to give a little background information on my various SEO experiences and then outline what I think is an ideal career path for aspiring newbies to become SEO rockstars." read more »
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Writing a Business Plan can be extremely overwhelming. Writing a business plan for an internet business using a “template” b-plan is frustrating; we have tried many times. The majority of b-plan templates are 20 years old an don’t take into consider read more »
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Creating great content for your social network starts with preparation. Get to know the community and the types of content they like before spending your time and energy on content development. Once you know the people and what content plays well, y read more »
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Interesting look at some of the bloated pricing models that some "SEO Experts" still try to pawn off others. read more »
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Connecticut software developer Jake Luciani has run 10k items on Del.icio.us, Digg, Reddit and Mixx through the API of popularity ranking engine AideRSS to analyze the connection between popularity and timing. He determined the best days and times f read more »
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Overview of social networking exams now implemented in communication programs at college. read more »
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Explains why (and when) we see sitelinks at #60, what the penalty is likely to be resulting from, and what it may mean for the future of that site. Definitely worth keeping this information tucked away in the brain for possible future needs. read more »
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In this informative article, TheWis describes how hackers have been able to break into wordpress blogs and steal links. He examines the technical issues, and even makes recommendations on how to prevent your wordpress blog from being hacked now and read more »
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A happy client is a pleasure to have, but an ecstatic one is even better. When you go above-and-beyond to wow your clients, they can become a wellspring of repeat business. They’ll refer new customers to you, and publicly reinforce your reputation read more »
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Ok, it’s the middle of the night and I’m sitting in a rock hard airport chair, but my mind is on the takeaways that I have from the SMX Social Media conference. Much of this I knew, but it was heavily re-enforced.

The bigest benefit, as with most read more »
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With Google’s recent “shading in” of many whitehats by killing off even widget bait, more and more people are getting worried. Even for non blackhat sites.
So I've put together some tips for paranoid SEOs to resist the penalization power as long as read more »
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Since the small list of general SEO ones I previously published was received well, I figured I would create a download of some of the ones I find to be great tools in my link development efforts. I can't give them all away, but anyone who spends a l read more »
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Ann Smarty discussing the various ways you can have Google treat your content. read more »
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What does it take to rank #1 in Google for a set of competitive keywords? In this article, I’ll lay out the exact methodology you can use to dominate many niches in the search engine rankings. SEO is a billion dollar industry and many online busines read more »
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I admit it -- I've been tracking search engine rankings for my name for years. But online reputation management isn't all about ego or checking out a Friday night date anymore. Your career and future job opportunities are at stake. read more »
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Here is an in depth look at three backlink checkers which do much more than just report on Yahoo Backlinks, they help categorize and organize backlinks based on anchor text, site age, whois info and much much more. read more »
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This changes things for some adwords advertisers who were struggling with their messages. I'm going to be assembling vids in expectation of this change! read more »
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An excellent article, Mike, and excellent suggestions. It is an unfortunate byproduct of universal search and multiple algo's that the effort by Google to provide "better information" is at times providing "inferior and erroneous" information. read more »
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The mind of the senior-level SEO/AADD "sufferer" works a lot like a search engine. Search engines work hard every day to become more "human-like." If you're an SEO, do you have Adult ADD? read more »
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Easter may be over but the in-eggscusable puns are not. Solid tips on getting the attention and respect of bloggers with the goal of pitching Linkbait to them further down the line. read more »
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Do you think it is possible to take a vacation from social media? All those sites and feeds? Not likely, once it is in your bloodstream. read more »
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Great summary of the pros and cons of 7 social media websites and how they work in conjunction with your SEO efforts. read more »
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You might be wondering which form of multimedia you should be utilizing the most. I believe it was the CEO of Podango who was speaking when he layed out a pretty good rule of thumb. “Blog everyday, podcast every week, vidcast once a month.” The poin read more »
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One of the best ways to get publicity and generate buzz is to get bloggers to write about what you're doing. Boing Boing co-author Cory Doctorow provides some tips on making it easy for bloggers to point to you. read more »
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