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Debra Mastaler writes, "While it's tough to control what people say, you can work to protect your reputation by registering your known brand/name with as many social media/forums/discussion sites as you can, especially the popular ones in your niche read more »
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Rob Snell tells his incredible story of how he was asked to testify in a congressional hearing on the impact of the Internet on small business. read more »
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"Here are eight common mistakes companies make in selecting keywords for their campaigns." read more »
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We recently had a great turn out at our quarterly lunch meeting of the Virginia SEO MeetUp. The afternoon flew by as the group talked and shared ideas on everything connected to SEO. There were lots of questions on things like which conference shoul read more »
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Debra Mastaler writes, "ow many times have you read an article or blog post where someone says "don't worry about PageRank, if the link will drive traffic it's worth pursuing." I'm betting you read that a lot and if you're like me, catch yourself sc read more »
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What is the hardest part of link building? Is it the massive amount of time involved in competitive research or massive time involved in negotiating space or even developing new and creative content that continually attracts links? None of these.
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In yet another SEM industry leading move, UPONG has released the final copy of there ambivalently anticipated and quasi-interesting Standards.

“All members will be held to this far reaching and historic document”, acting head seo_master_77 told i read more »
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"I can’t remember the make or model of the automobile. I don’t care who the woman is behind the wheel. What I remember and giggle to myself about is that she asks if your car turns you on.

Well, hell yes. Thanks for noticing!" read more »
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Did you know there's only 261 shopping days left before Christmas? That might seem like a crazy thing to worry about in April but you know what they say, the early bird gets the link. Using the holidays to attract links is fun, good for trend watchi read more »
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Having trouble making everything fit nicely on your page, while still maintaining usability? Here are 5 essential lessons garnered from observing industry giant Digg.com. read more »
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Rand asked his readers for three of their best link building techniques. Here are three that I have on very good authority works wonders. (And yes, it's all tongue in cheek!) read more »
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Patricia Skinner writes: Rumblings of discomfort are being felt by some web users who have found to their cost that someone, somewhere sees what you do online. The social media sites are great networking tools, and can be useful for business. But if read more »
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Ya just gotta love Friday's with Aaron.... yeee haaa

theMadHat - You are now a twit. There are many useful and sneaky ways to use the twitter and in my opinion it’s the best social network out there at the moment. The items listed above don’t fal read more »
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Just imagine what life would be like if you could take your robots.txt file out to the bar with you. You could filter people out and only allow certain people to contact you. Or, of course you could leave things wide open! Of course you are going to read more »
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Sometimes the goal of web site conversions is like dating. read more »
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If you don't think Matt Cutt's retro post on building links to your site that he recently published applies to you, then perhaps you need to reshape your thinking. read more »
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"When launching the business in 2005, we looked at our competitors and realized that, for the most part, they had built attractive web destinations. However, almost all our competitors had static sites that lacked the ability to connect with custome read more »
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But there are some more indirect, more subtle ways to increase your blog's popularity. One of them is the way you manage to combine your blog with your persona, your avatar. read more »
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How GodTube is using Spanish translation, hosting other people's contests and showcasing media involvement (capitalizing on credibility) to build links and credibility to its site. read more »
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It's come to this... read more »
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(Ahem. Don't blame me. I didn't write the headline!) So, as Todd Malicoat tells us ... "here is what you should do if you really want to be a total outcast douchebag at an SEO Conference." read more »
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As someone who agrees that Facebook becomes more of a nuisance with each passing day, I'm starting to think that my well-known Twitter resistance is futile.....agree/disagree? read more »
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Six business problems are run on each of the social media sites with outcomes compared. Which do you think is better for business? read more »
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Search Marketing Gurus will be the vehicle driving most of the questions during the Calacanis keynote at SES NYC. Li has asked for tough ones, so lets not disappoint her eh?

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You cannot ask "Jason why are you such an jerk?" or any ot read more »
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Kim Krause Berg ponders the forces that drive network TV execs to create a show that "allows" stay-at-home moms to experience the careers they give up. Why are women expected to choose? read more »
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