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Heh! SearchEngineForums, a part of the old JimWorld empire celebrates Ten Years Online this month.

Let's hear your stories of life on the early web.

SEF - Helping to make the Web since 1998. :-)

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I'm sure the title of this post is going to make a few folks upset. Don't worry, the content is going to really make you mad. Not at me, but maybe at yourself, and especially at whoever taught you how to split test.

That's because, for most Adwor read more »
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Another good post from Brian Carter on using social media to boost your SEO and visibility. read more »
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MSaleem writes... The landscape of corporate public relations is changing fast. First the press release died and we told you how to write a press release for the social media audience. Now the elevator pitch is dead and here's how to adapt. read more »
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If you have ever had a few glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon or a couple bottles of beer while working over the weekend at home, it could be pretty easy to get a little side tracked, especially if you have many diverse clients with similar keyword segme read more »
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I think that you'll all agree that spam prevention is getting better with our increased moderator team, despite the much steeper increase in member numbers.

We have however seen a number of instances where Sphinn has been referred to as an easy s read more »
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Subdomains or Subfolders? What’s better for a blog/forum/etc: a subdomain (eg. http://jobs.searchenginejournal.com/) or subfolder (eg. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/)?

Please join the discussion! read more »
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Lee Odden writes, "Right along with Facebook, YouTube and blogging, Twitter is one of the most often written about social media communication tools. We’ve run polls about how people use Twitter as well as aggregated tips from the Twitter community o read more »
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Link opportunities are abundant if you know where to look. Sometimes there is value in linking outside the box as your site is only as strong as its weakest link. 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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Google will read almost anything — or should I say almost any file… Because the world wide web isn’t just about web pages written in HTML (Hyper-Text Mark-up Language), Google will happily read (and, if deemed appropriate) index a number of file typ read more »
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Ann Smarty writes, "Very often if you have some issues with Google ranking your site, you should search for problems with your own site (instead of rushing to get as many inlinks as you can). Checking that your content appeals both to your human vis read more »
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Barry Schwartz posts at Search Engine Land about the Google -60 penalty and some interesting indications from Google reps that seem to acknowledge the penalty exists. read more »
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Findability is just bullshit*, that means SEO, on-site SEO...

*A synonym for SEO used by people anti-SEO. 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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In social media marketing there are essential things to keep in mind to making your content go viral. Here's 5 great tips to assist you in the process. read more »
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SEO involves getting lots of moving pieces coming together in the right way to form a perfect storm of sorts, which equates to better search results for a Web site. Beyond SEO best practices, I polled our SEO team to come up with the top five "non-S read more »
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Most social media websites give you an individual profile page alongside the option of befriending other site users. The adding of someone as a ‘friend’ on a social media website is not just an empty gesture. read more »
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It's not the same as being there, but Brent has his slides of the presentation available on his site. Shame we don't get to see the full presentation. read more »
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StumbleUpon can be a great asset for your online marketing strategy. Here are 28 tips to take you to SU heaven. 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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Another great post by Patrick that looks at factors involved in the decision to either sell blog posts, of keep them at home.

Good read! read more »
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We all know Social Media Marketing can be pretty time consuming. There are numerous social media communities, each requiring you to sign up, make a profile, and participate, in order to have any success with them. So it is only natural that you woul read more »
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Google now indexes some aspects of flash content but not everything. This article describes exactly what Google tells us it can index and its limits. Before spending thousands of your or your client's funds on a full flash site, here is a checklist read more »
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Search Marketing Expo

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SMX Local & Mobile - San Francisco, CA (July 24-25) See the agenda, and register now!
SMX Sao Paolo - Brazil - (Aug. 7-8)
SMX China - September 23 & 24, 2008
SMX Stockholm - September 23 & 24, 2008
SMX East - NYC - (Oct. 6-8) Registration is now open.
SMX London - November 4 & 5, 2008