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Ian McAnerin discusses the three main factors of international SEO - localization, geolocation, and globalization. read more »
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Two charts, one organic and one PPC, showing the current 2008 search engine shares for North America, by Ian McAnerin. read more »
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McAnerin rant: The Google Toolbar (my favorite spell checker) not only doesn't work in the new IE8 Beta, but you would not believe what OTHER browser it doesn't work for!!! read more »
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Ian McAnerin discusses why ranking reports are not dead, and why site analytics isn't the be-all and end-all of understanding your visitors. read more »
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Google has rolled out a new invoicing notification system, which has serious accuracy and privacy issues. The whole story here. read more »
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Today, Yahoo YSM announced that Mexico was now on the new Panama system. Article includes a copy of the notification translated into English. read more »
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Ian McAnerin describes the process and reasons for creating a Code of Ethics, Industry Standards, and Guidelines, and their definitions and relationships to each other. read more »
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More on the Search Marketing Standards discussion. ProjectPHP asks for definitions of what standards mean, and Ian McAnerin delivers with some great definitions and lots of other useful information to continue this debate. read more »
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This is a rebuttal to Jill's 'We Don't Need SEO Standards' post at: http://sphinn.com/story/37119. I am in agreement that we do indeed need standards. read more »
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Interesting article on SEO standards. read more »
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Ian McAnerin suggests, with a graph, that there is a PPC-SEO continuum with sites that don't benifit from SEO on one end, and sites that don't benefit from PPC on the other, with most sites somewhere in between. Where is your site? read more »
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Ian McAnerin asks: Why are you asking me for this information - AGAIN?!! read more »
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What every client should read before engaging an SEO. read more »
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Ian McAnerin writes that "It's OK to have your own interests, but to ignore the interests of others is by definition anti-social and doesn't belong in "social media"." read more »
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Ian McAnerin smells a hostile takeover by Microsoft of Yahoo. Read the reasons and see if you agree. read more »
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There are times where it can be difficult for small business to compete in the paid search environment. As the cost of targeting keywords on venues such as Google AdWords continues to increase, many small businesses are finding it difficult to keep read more »
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Ian McAnerin posted a three-slide graphical presentation showing SEO, SEM and how the two interact. read more »
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Not really search marketing related, but since many of us write for a living (while we're not SEO'ing), I thought this forum discussion on the pros and cons of copyright laws and whether we should have them or not, might interest you. read more »
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Ian McAnerin has a trademark-safe name, IPGeoTarget, for a patent pending technique. Hopefully it'll help rather than hinder SEOers around the world. read more »
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With all due respect to my friends in the industry, compared to the amount of Digg requests I get (and you’d think I get a lot of those) and the amount of stories submitted to Sphinn in a given day, Sphinn has spiraled out of control. read more »
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I'm having trouble thinking of a name for a new service. Help me and win $$$, links,fame and a lifetime subscription! read more »
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This discussion includes some interesting information and opinions about gender differences in web design, marketing, etc. read more »
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Search Marketing in China is getting very hot, and visiting China during the Olympic Year is very cool. See? Yin and Yang. You get to take advantage of all the preparations and hospitality, but don't have to deal with the crowds. Check it out! read more »
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Danny Sullivan shares some timely photos of Elisabeth Osmeloski today as she said her vows with Matthew Ostrander at Sorrel River Ranch outside Moab, Utah.

Elis, best wishes from all of us! read more »
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My blog has a mix of topics, all generally related to web business consulting. But I also put a few humorous topics as well as a few relevant (business web) posts about Lexington, KY. I receive casual comments all the time about people saying they l read more »
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