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Avatar Went Hot: October 13, 2008 - 8:39 am
Posted By: cre8pc 2 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Blogging
You’re a blog owner. It has a catchy name. After submitting a blog post, you’re amazed at the inbound traffic. The ads in your sidebar are paying your mortgage. People recognize you on the street as that “Cool Blogger”. Next year, you’ll retire read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 6, 2008 - 8:21 am
Posted By: bloggeries 10 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.businessol.com)
Category: Google
Interesting take on this by none other than Catfish himself. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 3, 2008 - 6:30 am
Posted By: gyutae 10 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.winningtheweb.com)
Category: SEO
Well the fact of the matter is that “do-it-all” SEO software and SEO consultants can easily exist in harmony. Automated tools can make SEO’s more efficient but nothing can ever compare to the customized work of a highly-qualified SEO professional. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 2, 2008 - 4:32 pm
Posted By: dsnyder 11 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Social Media
If you work for an online marketing agency the following scenario is probably not uncommon. A client comes to you wanting to help shape the search results for their brand names.

They’re not talking about their own domain names or web properties e read more »
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Avatar Posted By: DavidWallace 11 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wolf-howl.com)
Category: Online Marketing
Michael Gray writes, "Having been involved in internet marketing for more than a few years, it’s interesting to see ideas fall out of favor only to come back in fashion, specifically email newsletters and true community building.
I’ll admit that I’ read more »
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Avatar Posted By: theGypsy 12 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://jmorris.name)
Category: Bookmarking
SNIP - I’m guilty as anyone else at the above infractions of SU review courtesies; however, I have seen the error of my ways and have started to put more thought and effort into my stumbling. Why? Because SU is social. If I’m going to join into the read more »
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Avatar Posted By: theGypsy 12 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.staygolinks.com)
Category: Google Searching
Barry Welford - Clearly Google is the biggest winner in this. However just do a Google blogsearch of ‘payday loan’. Of the top 10 results currently appearing, five of them are entries containing mumbo-jumbo sets of words including the words payday l read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Xurxo 14 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.clickz.com)
Category: Search Marketing
If you're a search marketer, don't devalue your services by offering a ridiculously low price. If you're truly an expert, make sure you get compensated for the expertise you bring to the table. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 28, 2008 - 7:41 pm
Posted By: TheNanny612 17 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Search Marketing
"Economy through obscurity is as bad as security through obscurity. Unfortunately it’s precisely what a search engine, or rather our way of using it, has to offer to the majority of businesses listed ." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 28, 2008 - 6:07 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 17 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://thelinkspiel.blogspot.com)
Category: Link Building
the Link Spiel - Your link marketing plan is a valuable piece of information and should only be seen by the people you contract to do your work. Don't let it become a piece of information passed around assembly line style. Protect your competitive l read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Xurxo 18 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.grokdotcom.com)
Category: Usability
How simple things like white text on a black background can frustrate web visitors and hurt conversions. Not to mention piss away your paid search budgets! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 20, 2008 - 5:58 pm
Posted By: thePuck 25 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blog.marketmou.com)
Category: SEM Industry
A great post on dangers of screwing over people who build reputation for a living. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 18, 2008 - 4:24 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 26 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Usability
Ann Smarty writes, "As a sitewide element, footers used to be a widely used way to both interlink your own pages and add external sitewide links. It was then so much used and abused that it turned into a some kind of "red flag" for search engines (e read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 11, 2008 - 4:46 am
Posted By: Gab 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://bestofthezlist.com)
Category: Blogging
Best of the Z List takes submissions of published posts. Editors review them. The premium material gets linked to in the newsletter, which is read, amongst others, by A List folks who've agreed to give you links/attention/social love when they like read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 4, 2008 - 11:41 pm
Posted By: eKstreme 39 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://ekstreme.com)
Category: Google Other
A series of questions that I would like answered honestly about the workings of Google Chrome. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 4, 2008 - 8:43 am
Posted By: CarrieHill 40 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://newsletter.blizzardinternet.com)
Category: Usability
Kim Krause Berg was kind enough to post a guest post on the Blizzard Blog to help our travel, tourism and hospitality clients tackle some usability issues.

The tips are good ones and I thought it was something others would find useful. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: August 23, 2008 - 7:12 pm
Posted By: nsmseo 51 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialdesire.com)
Category: Water Cooler
Shana or The Nanny to some has been nominated for the 'Hot Blogger Calendar', show your appreciation by giving your vote to 'The Hot Shana Albert' !!! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: cre8pc 54 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Online Marketing
According to eMarketer, in the USA alone for 2008, women will account for 52.6 percent of Internet users, outnumbering males by 10 million. The heck with pretty women in pictures to increase conversions. I vote for change. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: cre8pc 67 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: SEM Industry
The first five videos for Search Camp Philly are out, all filmed last Sunday in Philadephia. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: August 4, 2008 - 6:53 pm
Posted By: NickWilsdon 70 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://nickwilsdon.com)
Category: News Sites
My first impressions of SocialMedian.com, the news aggregation and voting site launched last week. I've also included a list of SEO/SEMs newsmakers who are already active in the system. Reserve your username, click the links and get set up. This one read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: August 1, 2008 - 6:21 pm
Posted By: cre8pc 74 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Very affordable! Speaker list:

* Debbie Weil - Author of the Corporate Blogging Book
* Kevin M. Ryan - Vice President, Global Content Director for Search Engine Strategies and Search Engine Watch
* Geoff Livingston - Author of N read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 28, 2008 - 10:15 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 77 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.shimonsandler.com)
Category: Link Building
Shimon Sandler asks, "Is it possible not to touch the code of a site and still optimize it?" The answer is yes and he explains why. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 25, 2008 - 4:49 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 81 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchrank.com)
Category: Blogging
A recent study revealed that ONLY 15% of Fortune 500 companies communicate with consumers via blogs. This number was lower than I expected, at least as far as Fortune 500 companies go. It is not surprising to me however with regards to businesses in read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 24, 2008 - 4:12 pm
Posted By: EricLander 81 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Google Searching
Complaint sites continue to litter the SERPS for a number of major brand names and the problem is quickly growing out of control. This morning, Loren Baker introduces us to an open discussion on how to combat these negative brand influences. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 23, 2008 - 2:10 pm
Posted By: jimhedger 83 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Though he writes that he dislikes writing about this topic, Barry was right to cover it. We have a collective problem of our own making... read more »
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