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Avatar Went Hot: November 7, 2008 - 9:45 am
Posted By: searchkari 28 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.linkbuildingbestpractices.com)
Category: Link Building
Most SEO's agree that there are three components to higher search results; 1) good content, 2) onsite optimization and 3) quality link building. However, in my opinion, most SEO's are not link builders and most link builders are not SEOs. I believ read more »
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Avatar Posted By: blogdawg 43 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.elixirinteractive.com)
Category: Social Media
40 percent of all Americans received news and information about the primary campaigns from the web, according to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project developed in June. The study also found that younger voters and Democrats make more read more »
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Avatar Posted By: daveshap 44 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.elixirinteractive.com)
Category: SEO
Just received an email from Zillow as follows:

Want to show up higher in results on search engines like Google? We can help. Zillow has a lot of “Google Juice” and we want to share it with you. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: daveshap 66 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.fionndownhill.com)
Category: Google SEO
Over time there will be fewer organic listings that will generate search traffic as Google has carved out a dominant share of the search market and users look at a smaller share of the search results due to amount of confidence they place in Google read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 22, 2008 - 8:50 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 74 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: Link Building
Peter Da Vanzo writes, "Link building is hard work. Have you ever tried to get people to link to your pure commerce/commercial brochure-web site? You know how tough it is out there. The link economy has become so established, we've even got strategi read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 16, 2008 - 1:22 pm
Posted By: daveshap 142 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.topsemtips.com)
Category: Blogging
5 steps to make your Wordpress blog accessible on mobile devices. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 10:10 am
Posted By: Rachel 210 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchrank.com)
Category: Social Media
David Wallace provides an impressive and informative look at what is appropriate when submitting articles to social media sites. He explains proper title, description and category selection etiquette, giving clear examples and elucidating on why th read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 1:26 am
Posted By: Wiep 212 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.audettemedia.com)
Category: SEO
Adam Audette explains the concepts of designing optimized site architectures for efficient spidering by search engines. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 2, 2008 - 2:03 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 247 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Link Building
Search Engine Land - When I am asked if I have a link building guide or manual which summarizes my own personal best practices, I explain that every single site must have its own individual link building best practices guide, which takes into accoun read more »
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Avatar Posted By: WebheadInteractive 251 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.linkbuildingbestpractices.com)
Category: Link Building
So sometimes us SEOs like to have fun and explain what we do in a fun way (because, hey, SEO is FUN!) so I found this video about link building on You Tube yesterday and sent it to my good friend Arnie at Vertical Measures. He liked it so much, he p read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 29, 2008 - 11:55 am
Posted By: SlightlyShadySEO 280 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com)
Category: Google SEO
This entry covers why there is such a sudden surge in negative SEO, how it's done (filtering out details), and what few things you can do to protect against it.
All information was retrieved from my own test results(using my OWN domains as targets) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 26, 2008 - 3:59 pm
Posted By: Wiep 282 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Great post by Diane Aull. "I was talking recently with a friend who's been trying to hire an SEO to work on her company's website. She was surprised to find out how much it could cost to hire a good SEO (by "good" I mean those people I was willing t read more »
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Avatar Posted By: daveshap 283 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.daveshap.com)
Category: Link Building
How competitors can pollute your back link profile and make search engines think your site is spammy. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 14, 2008 - 7:55 am
Posted By: daveshap 296 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.computerworld.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
I say 'controlling my message,' you say 'gaming the system' read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 2, 2008 - 11:38 pm
Posted By: Wiep 306 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-scientist.com)
Category: Link Building
When we analyze incoming links, we tend to focus on more or less the same set of link parameters. However, sometimes looking beyond the regular, can provide the opportunity to not only succeed in link building, but even dominate the niche you are co read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 29, 2008 - 11:31 am
Posted By: patrickaltoft 310 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.linkdiagnosis.com)
Category: Link Building
Uses Yahoo data and is one of the best link analysis tools I've seen. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 22, 2008 - 6:11 pm
Posted By: webuildpages 317 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jimboykin.com)
Category: Link Building
I hate beating a dead horse, but I think it's all in our best interest to try to understand where are the lines that have been drawn when it comes to purchasing links. I reference comments from Matt about paying for a Yahoo Directory listings to sho read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 9, 2008 - 10:54 pm
Posted By: webuildpages 330 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jimboykin.com)
Category: Link Building
On a cold winterss evenin at a Pubcon in Vegas,
I met up with the Linker; we were both too tired to sleep.
.......
You got to know when to link em, know when to bait em,
Know when Matt's talking FUD, And when he's holding a gun.
You never coun read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 8, 2008 - 7:21 am
Posted By: jeffquipp 332 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.97thfloor.com)
Category: Online Marketing
Mat Siltala from 97th Floor writes a great post discussing the impatience of many when it comes to cleaning up their online reputations. He suggests not to give up, as in time a clean reputation will pay tremendous dividends.

So true! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 7, 2008 - 3:32 pm
Posted By: Wiep 334 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchenginewatch.com)
Category: SEM
Many new search marketing firms target start-ups and small businesses as their market segment of choice. They do this because it's quick and easy to make sales. So what's the key factor that distinguishes clients? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: seoturtle 335 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com)
Category: SEM Industry
A great case study of an industry training program. Has some interesting insights into training needs and expansion to university programs. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 3, 2008 - 2:21 pm
Posted By: aglobalwarming 336 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.10e20.com)
Category: Networking
Participating in forums can provide valuable insight to business owners. Not only for sales, but for some good perspectives from others in your industry as well as potential clients. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 4, 2008 - 11:27 am
Posted By: AndyBeard 336 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.hobo-web.co.uk)
Category: SEO
Shaun takes another look at visualising link equity, with hot links and hot pages. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 26, 2007 - 1:49 pm
Posted By: St0n3y 344 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.allthingssem.com)
Category: SEO
Great list of interview questions for SEOs. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: daveshap 344 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.daveshap.com)
Category: Link Building
Ways to build links and increase conversions to ecommerce stores. read more »
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