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The funniest thing you'll read all day on SEO. If any part of it comes true, I'll eat my own head. read more »
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I [Lisa Barone] hope you got Thanksgiving out of your system because I’m done being thankful. [kicks Qualitygal]

Four days out of work meant four days surfing the Internet and getting frustrated while I tried to perform simple tasks. Want to hear read more »
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One of the core concepts of viral advertising is to make it as shocking or unexpected as possible, the idea is to push viewers outside of their mental comfort zone. The following advertisement is a perfect example, since you aren’t sure what it’s ab read more »
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Last week Google announced the release of a new project known as the search wiki. This represents another step where google shows complete disregard for their users, ignoring what they want, and instead forcing them to participate in what can only b read more »
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Google has just added a new document inside the Google Webmaster Help archive which lists down all the best practices for a Blogger to succeed. The guide contains many tips for making the most of your blog....

....Pretty basic but useful :) read more »
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Laura Callow delivers awesome insights backed up by research and data, on why User Generated Content and SEO are a great match for each other. If you haven't thought implementing UGC onpage and through citation sources yet, this is a read makes a gr read more »
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In case you didn’t know it, the days of traditional banner advertising on websites with high volume traffic solely for the sake of getting traffic are pretty much over. That’s right, I said it - there’s just no ROI in banner ads. read more »
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I decided it was about time for another code update, and since there are plenty of SEO tips for PHP hackers and Wordpress users, I’m going to help out the ASP.NET programmers out there still in the dark about SEO problems with their code. The conce read more »
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Marketing on the web is not like marketing in person, or on a phone call, or via any other medium. Business websites require actual, useful content offerings both for your customers and for your SEO. read more »
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After Linkscape launched, some people didn't want to be included in it. Eventually, we got information posted for exclusion. But then there was a debate on whether that will exclude you or not. So, a discussion about how it works. read more »
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The IMNY Charity Party during SMX East raised more than $13,000 for The Ronald McDonald House.... I'd say that was a super success. Thank you WeBuildPages and all the wonderful sponsors. read more »
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Discussion of utlizing existing pagerank and nofollow links to funnel authority to internal site pages. read more »
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Wingnut says...

"So I sent a message to ripoffreport.com asking what their policy about removing postings that are false… Not that I’m on there… just thought it would be a good question." read more »
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Search industry blogger, Lisa Barone, joins the We Build Pages team as Senior Writer. She'll be responsible for writing, setting the direction and tone for content creation, and will serve as a brand evangelist. read more »
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Theorizes that Digg is on the decline after the widespread bannings. Recaps the aftermath. read more »
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During SMX last week, I did a series of posts that discussed what I believe to be the top five mistakes in affiliate marketing which culminated with this post, which I believe is the biggest barrier to success in affiliate marketing: Only Wanting th read more »
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Chris Brogan puts together a really great list of 25 ways to build your community. read more »
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Methods to correct Canonical URL and duplicate content SEO issues for both Microsoft Windows IIS 6 and IIS 7 webservers running ASP.NET. read more »
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“We thought the lipstick brand was too geared toward women and men who wear lipstick. As a man who doesn’t wear lipstick, but is curious about Natalie Portman’s dating habits, I personally wanted a site that was less pigeonholing.” - Alexis Ohanian, read more »
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That's right, Sphinn is now big in Japan. read more »
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"simply do a search at Google, Yahoo, or Live Search, then click Google Insights Bookmarklet. The bookmarklet will automatically open a new tab/window with Google Insights showing the stats for the keyword you were just looking up at a search engin read more »
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Straight talk from Loren Feldman of 1938 on why personal branding is a made up term and a complete waste of your time. read more »
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The man, the myth, the legend. Big Watah himself Brent D Payne talks about the "Big Watah" incident at SMX East. It is truly LAUGH-OUT-LOUD funny! read more »
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There are interesting pros and significant cons to incorporating SEO into universities and developing degree programmes based on the subject. Somehow, my disadvantages list got a bit longer than the advantages one... read more »
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Sometime in May, Yahoo has acquired a web service company called IndexTools. Now, several months after Yahoo is making use of their acquisition with a new service Web Analytics for Business websites. This service helps to create a feedback mechanism read more »
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