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It seems like Google are applying their penalties all over the place. Instead of manually punishing sites, they came up with all these red flags that can send your site into the depths of -60 / -300 / -950 penalty/filter. The penalties are site spec read more »
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Why SEO doesn't always go to plan. read more »
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SEO Testing - what is the take home message ? How do we choose a niche to perform experiments in ?
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Common SEO Myths V2 - The Tadi Strikes Back! read more »
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What every client should read before engaging an SEO. read more »
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I am not degrading those who sells seo as packages, but expressing my thoughts on why I don't believe, that's the right way of doing it. read more »
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25 SEO & Bloggers, including Rand Fiskin, Aaron Wall & Jim Boykin Give Their Views on Keyword Density read more »
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While to the untrained eye (or ear) this title may sound as an oxymoron, the word “Natural” is actually intended for Google’s algo: it is of utmost importance to convince the algo that your linking efforts are in fact a part of natural link acquirem read more »
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I am curious if anyone else has noticed a trend over the past year or so where people (I have nobody specific in mind) in the search marketing business seem to increasingly gravitate towards becoming a “SEO celebrity”. It’s a bit like like moths to read more »
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SphinnCon Israel was an exciting event. I am not familiar with the final number of guests, but for my eyes it seemed very similar to ~200 SE’ enthusiasts mingling, networking, debating, eating, drinking etc.

In a way, it reminded me my first SES read more »
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Now, being an SEO myself and seeing all of the other crap being offered out there, I can definitely say that I don’t blame Jeremy for how he feels. Many people think they know SEO when in fact they don’t have the slightest idea. They simply see an o read more »
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I’ve lost count of the number of times people say to me that SEO is going to die out in 5 years time and that people won’t need SEO services in the future. Of course all good SEO’s know that this notion is rubbish, here’s why. read more »
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Short but sweet article about how SEO companies can or cannot Guarantee Search Engine Rankings. Cool insight that I never have thought about. read more »
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Where John convincinly sets forth the argument that the answers to some relatively common SEO questions are situationally dependent and the best answer depends on objective reason and logic, and not a preconceived idea of what has to be done in that read more »
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I have seen a few of these at other sites, but Aaron at TheMadHat.com has put together another nice list of questions for SEO professionals. If you are hiring as SEO pro, this may help you and if you are looking for a job, you should at least quiz read more »
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Great post detailing 6 reasons to hire people that are better than you if you wish to grow as a company. He uses the example of Darren Rowse hiring Skellie ... and now in many respects she's viewed as the better writer.

So true! What a great piec 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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When your tired of playing childish games like leap-frog and tidily-winks in the SERPs (search engine result pages) with your competitors and your ready to change the subject from recess to biology and literally dissect your competition. You’ll need read more »
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Inspired by legendary basketball coach John Wooden, the SEO Success Pyramid is a guide to SEO success for everyone who's new to SEO and online marketing. Includes a free download of a printable graphic. I'd love any feedback! read more »
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The hard truth about SEO, there is no magic bullet. read more »
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Marketing analysis is the first thing you should start from. If you believe that you have no competitors it means that you are a genius or you never studied your market. read more »
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What do Dan Thies, Aaron Wall, Dave Naylor, Dave Davis, and select others like Hamlet Batista have in common? They think like search engineers. Here are some ideas to get you started in the same mindframe. read more »
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Jill Whalen takes a look at how SEO has changed over the last few years. read more »
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David Szetela writes in SEW: "We really do love your software. And we appreciate the fact that you introduce valuable new features so frequently. But please: slow down a little and spend a bit MORE TIME ON BUG TESTING." read more »
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The SEO playbook changes fast. Really fast. Techniques come and go on a monthly basis, and methods considered to be "the way and the light" can become obsolete – literally overnight. What helped a site rank yesterday can suddenly cause it to get pen read more »
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