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A new tool to analyze on-page search ranking factors including title and meta content, server responses, load time, page size, page text, possible keyword phrases, link anchors, nofollows, bold tags, heading tags, alt tags and link data. Useful and read more »
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However, as search engines takes a more and more active roll in the community and SEO bloggers continue to publicly discuss previously untapped link sources, little known but effective methods, and conversations held in private, I’ve found myself as read more »
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Brian Carter writes "Oooohhhh scary time. It's so scary. And so is Twitter, in some ways...

If you retweet or sphinn or digg this, I'll send you chocolate. Really.

Here are the Top 10 Ways Twitter is Like Halloween..." read more »
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Already, Yahoo and other Search Engines are providing an API / Feed to allow you to keep track of web search results. For years, Google has not released an official API / Feed that even compares. Built with Dapper, you can get Google Web Search Resu read more »
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Distilled got in touch with Richard Millington at Feverbee to find out a bit more about the subject. Rich is an expert in building online communities and is currently working with Seth Godin in New York. read more »
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A fully optimized Local Business Profile contains a well-crafted business description, containing a unique selling proposition based on market and keyword research, domain name and email cross branding (including generic domains), authentic testimon read more »
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See the post for screenshots of a new, sparse, and somewhat strange implementation of product results into Google.com SERPs. Like it? Don't like it? read more »
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Rand and the rest of the Mozzers have released their long awaited SEO/SEM industry survey for 2008. Check it out and complete the 51 questions for a chance to win an iPhone or $400.00 from Amazon. read more »
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One retailer's creative idea to make its web site more interactive. read more »
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Got extra frequent flyer miles to burn? Fly out to Israel in early February to be part of the first every SphinnCon event.

I will be privileged to host the event, so come join me!

Danny just posted details about SphinnCon and the Israel agend read more »
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Post toaster has recently published a short but sweet social bookmarking guide. They touch on keywords and global relevancy, dofollow sites, tagging, and raw vs ASCII text. read more »
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Categorized list of 41 different local search engines, yellow pages, meta crawlers, data providers and local social communities. Complete with descriptions and links sign up, list or learn more. read more »
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Why Facebook's new social.im's privacy options leave a lot to be desired and will keep Lisa Barone from having perfect Tom Brady-esque babies with the guy who lives down the hall from her... read more »
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Many bloggers have received social media ’stardome’ and constant diggs, stumbles and votes. They never looked back and earn thousands of dollars a month.

Reasons and examples to use social media sites like sphinn. read more »
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Our official announcement for SEMpdx Searchfest 08, taking place March 10th in Portland. We've announced our preliminary agenda & have placed tickets on sale (Buy Early And Save $$$!!!).

Rand Fishkin will be giving the keynote and popular Sphinn read more »
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Stop words, one of the oldest and most useless "features" of the SEO landscape, are on their way to dinosaur status. When did this happen? Did I miss a memo? read more »
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How and why is Epinions.com useful for marketers? Aside from helping consumers looking for information about products, it can also help SEO’s, webmasters (who dabble in marketing) and brand managers by allowing them to monitor their products and dev read more »
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Now you can save time by using these enormous lists of categorized social sites to get plenty of targeted traffic. read more »
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The key to getting your requirements out there is by injecting yourself into the primary portions of the project that are used for developing the site—which basically means that you need be involved in the key deliverables that go to management and read more »
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On a cold winterss evenin at a Pubcon in Vegas,
I met up with the Linker; we were both too tired to sleep.
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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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"As the owner of an SEO company it is somewhat contradicting to write such an article. However, there are many times when a company or business simply does not need to hire an SEO company." read more »
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In this Stephan Spencer post Stephan highlights and expounds on Matt's response to indexing flash files in the recent interview Stephan had with Matt. This is a great follow up post to a successful interview. read more »
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Have you ever read a blog and noticed that every post had several comments? It's almost as if the post was just the beginning of a fascinating discussion that carried over to the comments. How can you create such a vibrate community on your blog? read more »
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There are a number of habits that separate top bloggers from the rest. They’re not often talked about, though the benefits they yield are very real. read more »
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I was telling an econ prof how all these Web 2.0 sites have a business plan like get a user base (web 2.0 jargon for dotcom crash eyeballs), then put ads up. Jane at SEOmoz rips em a new one:

"I do not think that I have become all that much more read more »
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