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Aaron Wall very kindly answered a few questions for me on the subject of geo and local search.

I was surprised by the incredible quality and depth of Aaron's insights. read on... read more »
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Wise words from Aaron relaying how he has increased the value of his product, and consequently his revenue read more »
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Killer headlines on demand - mind blowingly easy - a must bookmark!!!! read more »
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"Value your time properly and think big. You can not invest too much in learning, clean organic looking marketing (like domain names, site design, and public relations), or brand building.

The mind can adapt itself to do whatever you want it to. read more »
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Brett has numbers - submitted to court in the Dell vs BelgiumDomains trademark infringement case - clearly showing that Google, Yahoo et al are making MILLIONS every month from domain tasting, including the kiting of potentially trademark infringi read more »
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Awesome view from 20,000 feet of the on line marketing business. Take a step back, and have a think about where you fit into this pseudo Maslows hierarchy? read more »
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Michael's call to arms digs into the issue of how Google's influence and policies affect the future of monetized web properties in a "top-down, dictatorial manner." Is Google scaring people into a particular way of doing business that benefits Goog read more »
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I dumped text link ads. I nofollowed paid links. I javascripted links that might be mistaken for paid links. I canceled my sponsored review accounts....And I did all that for…what? read more »
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A great summary of the 12 different types of links, and how to get them. Well worth a squizz. read more »
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A well designed opt-in page and a warm and friendly welcome email can make all the difference to the professionalism and personality conveyed to a user.

Guy Kawasaki rounds up a few great posts on the topic. read more »
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I deliberately refrained from displaying the feed count in order to determine how many people will subscribe even though there is a lack of input from other information consumers. I didn’t guest post, advertise or provide incentives because I wanted read more »
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XMCP/Shady hits it out the ballpark with a great look into the world of porn promotion and SEO, showing how they've become Google-independent, while still leveraging it for the long-tail. Some topics Shady covers:

Why Is the Pornography Marketin read more »
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Marios Alexandrou has a great post revealing some interesting patterns about Sphinn. A whole lotta work went into this post ... and it shows, hots by day of week, hour of day, how many sphinns necessary historically, and so much more.

What a grea read more »
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Simplifying RSS habits reduced my reading time from 2 hours to 20 minutes! read more »
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Treating your users or audience like a human being rather than a faceless mouse clicker is crucial to any relationship online. read more »
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Are you protected against web scrapers and harvesters?

A quick step-by-step guide to protecting your original content using some basic defenses which keep the bad bots out, and the good bots in. read more »
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Seattle SEO John Andrews challenges Sphinn members to prove their mettle as marketers, by pushing Sphinn over 500 for the first time. If you're new to Sphinn, welcome! and why not throw your first Sphinn onto this historical post?

Sites like Dig read more »
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