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In more instances than we want to admit, tips not only won’t (and can’t) help us to improve; they will actively get in the way of fundamental improvement by obscuring the advice we need with the advice that we enjoy. read more »
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Take a look at how Vimeo is gaining massive amounts of backlinks with their smart embedded links that come with every video. This is a great marketing advantage for both you and Vimeo! read more »
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CNET News: "Google is in the process of paring back a contractor workforce that numbers about 10,000, the company confirmed Monday." read more »
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This morning I [Jennifer Laycock] found myself in the middle of an interesting chat with Mack Collier on Twitter. It started when I joined in a conversation Mack was having about the metrics he measures when estimating the value of blogs. We kicked read more »
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You've answered the request for information (RFI), presented the request for proposal (RFP), and won the business. You've made it through legal review, developed a strategy, and got the client to implement your recommendations.

Now comes the hard read more »
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If you're promoting on Digg, you're losing your blog money. read more »
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You have a Twitter account, and you’ve followed some people. Some of those people are now following you back and you’re thinking “great, now what?” Or maybe you saw my Viral Tweet Test and wondered how you could accomplish the same effect for your c read more »
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I was able to track our beloved Ann Smarty down and lob some tough questions at her. Enjoy the interview everyone! read more »
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Brian Carter writes "I'm not a guy who does this stuff intentionally- some people do it very intentionally, and it's kind of manipulative. I'm an idea guy... some of my ideas just turn out to be more viral than others. I was actually surprised how m read more »
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Search engines are getting smarter day by day, technologies are advancing minute by minute, and search engine optimization specialists need to get on board and prepare for the future of SEO. read more »
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Unknowingly to most social media marketers, Stumbleupon is rolling out a fair number of changes that could affect user profiles, and their ’stumble power’. The beta has already rolled, and its only time before the finished release becomes available 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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My debut article in SEL's "Just Behave" column.

"By making more information available online, our habits are changing. We’re teaching one another new tricks and evolving together." read more »
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Before you can make decisions such as keyword targeting and page optimisation, it is first important to understand the search buying cycle and how this can impact on your keyword queries and landing pages. read more »
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In SEO, success is as much about your toolkit as it is about your skillset. Without great tools at your disposal, your ability to get the job done is really hampered. At SMX East this month I presented some of my favorite tools on the “Tools, Glorio read more »
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After showing up to ScarySEO looking like a priest, Bruce Clay's Chris Hart decides to embrace it and offers up the 10 Commandments for SEO. Well played. read more »
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SEOmoz is right, more than that: The key phrase SEO company is not the exception. Take a look at the more generic terms SEO and search engine optimization and you’ll quickly realize that the Google results there are even less relevant. read more »
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Ann Smarty, one of the best SEO bloggers around, writing for Search Engine Journal etc. reports how her frequent guest blogging backfired in several cases. read more »
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Veteran SEO blogger Bill Slawski of SEO by the SEA asks "What suggestions would you offer a beginning blogger?" and offers 10 of his own. read more »
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Small Fuel Marketing Blog explains the importance of branding by showing the success story of "The Marlboro Man" in the 80's. The Marlboro Man even appealed to the non-smokers. read more »
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While working within the "New-Web" space, it is important to establish an instantly recognizable and standardized avatar across all networks. Why? Because it helps to strengthen your personal brand. In this blog post I will discuss what makes a grea read more »
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Every webmaster needs to know this. Essential stuff. I wonder why Google thinks this is an indication of spam? read more »
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I've created a 37 slide presentation that walks viewers through the process of setting up and understanding Google's Webmaster Tools. This resource was created to assist search marketers and webmasters with the basics of the program. read more »
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While many people see YouTube as a fun and mindless distraction, the fact is that it's really quite useful. The video site is full of educational tools for just about anyone, webmasters included. These 100 videos for webmasters include clips with su read more »
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Joost de Valk gives us his final guide to WordPress SEO. read more »
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