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Google keyword tool reporting numbers, not blue bars. It has changed back but have screenshots - is this a Google blunder or a sign of things to come? read more »
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...and the drama continues...

SEL - Disclosure is a key point made by Matt. Now, if the article says the sources are not validated or the article is speculation - would that be sufficient? Would Google soon require us to slap on a nosource (aka n read more »
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Del.iou.us was once the #1 social bookmarking service. However, it doesn't seem to have moved with the times and it's usefulness seems to be dwindling, according to this TechCrunch article. read more »
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I have to strongly disagree with Technorati's recent forced upgrades. I dislike strong-arming tactics like this, and think it's dangerous, for several reasons. At the risk of voicing a potentially unpopular opinion, I feel strongly that this needs t read more »
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Ah, youth. 13 years ago I started my company with a spare room in my house, a credit card (limit: $1500) and a computer (Pentium 75 mhz, Windows 95). If I'd known then what I know now, would I have gone into this business? I don't know. But here's s read more »
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BOTW snagged over 30 ex-DMOZ original editors as their newest group of employees, affectionately dubbed "The Nerd Herd" read more »
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Bruceclay.com -

Refrain from personal attacks. At all costs. There are no exceptions.

Refrain from responding to personal attacks. At all costs. There are no exceptions.

It’s the best piece of blogging advice I’ve ever received. It’s als read more »
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Did you know that there are three simple alphabet letters that can make or break your social media campaigns? So many times we overlook these three letters and never realize that they can help improve your social media profiles’ success. read more »
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SEO Standards(to me) seem completely insane. There's too many variations on too many tactics. People aren't going to expose their tricks for a "risk assessment". And beyond that Google's tolerance for different tactics in different niches is complet read more »
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I had the privilege of attending Elite Retreat last week and somehow found myself seated between Andy Liu and Aaron Wall at the dinner table. Both are great classy guys and I definitely learned a lot from them. More to come on that later. For now, h read more »
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Finding a real good SEO expert to handle all of your website needs can often be a tough task. Having interviewed many, these are a solid list of 10 questions to make sure your potential SEO knows. read more »
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Having trouble making everything fit nicely on your page, while still maintaining usability? Here are 5 essential lessons garnered from observing industry giant Digg.com. read more »
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Lee Odden writes: "Personally, I think if a SEO firm outsources part of a client’s SEO or social media marketing program, they must be actively, if not intimately involved with the work." Otherwise, it’s pretty much a crap shoot what the client is a read more »
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"There is plenty of talk online about blogging being an excellent opportunity for the average person to make money online, and I know many Blogtrepreneur readers are bloggers themselves. In general, I agree that there is money to be made for the blo read more »
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Fantastic blooper real of Mike and Crew. read more »
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has acquired Automattic, a company that offers open source and social media technology to Web publishers. read more »
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Loren Baker writes, "Google has given Squidoo less overall authority over the years (unless a lens is of rather high value), but even with all of the spamming over at Squidoo, Yahoo seems to be giving a major preference to pages built within Squidoo read more »
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Recession is looming. But, apparently, the SEM industry is positive that this will lead to increased opportunities and more money moving into search rather than other marketing channels. read more »
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Ian Lurie shares a frustrating case study of a recent/former client who couldn't even implement analytics! The post goes on to share practical tips for anyone working enterprise level seo. read more »
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Black,White or Grey hat - why do you do what you do? Take a look in the mirror and tell me YOUR SEO Standards. read more »
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Pilo - I am a fan of Sphinn and generally find a bunch of good information and discussion there. Lately though I have noticed increasingly more SPAM submissions there. If I see Spam I report it right away and I hope others do the same. Unfortunately read more »
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In this blog, I’ve often spoken about different link-building strategies. Generally, we can break them down into two categories: chasing links vs. letting them to chase you. Both methods have their pros and cons, and personally I’ve found that a mix read more »
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Rand Fishkin identifies 7 reasons why business struggle to generate organic rankings. read more »
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I stumbled across this today, apparently this web developer was pissed about having to make more "SEO Changes" to his site ; hilarious! read more »
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