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Clickbooth has been a bit lawyer-happy lately. In response to online criticism, and in an attempt to salvage reputation, they've been passing out cease and desist orders like candy. This details the whole drama, what they [allegedly] did, and how th read more »
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Clix Marketing: "Our friends at Engine Ready released two phenomenal goodies today: negative keywords list that you should(!) use in PPC campaigns NOW PLUS AdFlint, cool tool 4 PPC Ad copy variations." read more »
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Part two of the series on why most new PPC affiliates fail - common pitfalls for those entering the arena of affiliate marketing arbitrage. read more »
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A lively discussion about where SEO fits within the adult industry. read more »
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That'll teach those spammers! :) read more »
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SEO's know that Wikipedia uses nofollows on external links but what if you want a link from Wired? Well, I stumbled across Wired's How To section, which is basically just a wiki. After a closer look, I noticed that these links are not slapped with a read more »
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A light post, but the sentiment is dead on. Employees who are compensated based on the company's growth will always work harder to grow it. I wish Pratt would have added a little bit about employee stock as well though. ;-) read more »
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Azoogle, no doubt hurt by their $1 Million fine from the Florida Attorney General, has just confirmed that they are getting rid of 20 members of the AzoogleAds staff. read more »
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An argument for the possibility that outbound links on Google's blogs don't pass link value without using nofollow tags. Does the now-famous link to Golfballs.com count for anything? read more »
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I saw a post on sphinn and digg and I wanted to respond to a few points. Its about applying a method of discussing the effects of media change on society by Marshal McLuhan called a Tetrad. read more »
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We can say there are two drivers of viral growth then, desire and commitment. If a meme isn’t desireable at all, it won’t spread. If a meme requires a low level of commitment from the user, like a simple text-based blog post or a short video it requ read more »
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The trusted local review sites that Live.com draws their reviews from and which ones actually transfer star-rating value. Also how to use these reviews to leapfrog your competitors. read more »
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Recently, I’ve decided to experiment with affiliate marketing arbitrage. This is a whole new arena of generating revenue online for me, so I really have no idea how successful I will be, but I thought I’d point out this technique to readers who migh read more »
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How to use AdWords Editor to copy and move your keywords and ads to different areas of your account without erasing their performance history on Google's end. read more »
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Gab has a really interesting post about 5 things that MSN must do to gain marketshare on Google. I'm sure there are many others who feel the same ... Google is gradually going to take control of the net, and MSN is the best chance for keeping them h read more »
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This is One Free SEO Tool that Every SEO should have at their disposal for measuring the scope of their long-tail keywords.

Plucking ripe terms from the long tail of search is like snatching low hanging fruit, but on a higher they can also boost read more »
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Wingnut presents us with a good post on the ups and downs of working SEO, corporate style. read more »
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Google tells me there are over 11 million web sites to “Buy Kids.” Adwords says Target sells kids online! On the flip side for those interested in getting rid of your kids there are less than 5 million sites to “sell kids”. Read into that what you w read more »
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How to outrank your competition on Live.com's map search and on Windows Live Mobile, even if you are not the closest business to the searcher's location. read more »
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This is a tough post for me to write, but I’m going to write it because it should serve as an example. Let me first give you a little history. Picture it (kudos to anyone who got that intro)… I wasn’t always known as Sugarrae online… I switched to t read more »
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I have been thinking about this concept of SEO and Internet Marketing being something I think must be taught and discussed. Ultimately, the industry lies within conversation and apprenticeship. read more »
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From Matt Bailey: "Each of these problems can kill your internet marketing campaign in the search engines. They have critical importance in allowing the search engines to properly download your website to their servers and then analyze all of the in read more »
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Google has gone a step beyond maps to introduce addresses directly into Adwords ads and apparently is running a small test sample. read more »
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Ringtones campaigns are the new generation's promise of easy money. This is part 1 of a series addressing why most CPA network arbitrage newcomers ultimately fail, and the pitfalls that got them. read more »
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For certain searches, Google has replaced the thin gray line that normally separates organic and paid listings with a bar of colorful Christmas tree ornaments. read more »
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