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40,000 Reasons the IM Charity Party at SES San Jose Was a Success...... and all the more reason to make sure you go to the IM Charity Party at SMX East.

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A large thread at WebproWorld forums discusses facts and myths about Dmoz (Open Directory Project) and I thought it should be summarized (and expanded) here. read more »
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Paid directories have historically been one of the best link building strategies for Search Engine Optimization. Back in the golden days of SEO, where it was much easier to manipulate Google for SERP’s, paid directories were thought of as being the read more »
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Another great one from Shimon Sandler.

Start off by downloading a Keyword Report for a previous Time Period out of Adwords report center. Sort by your specific success metric (eg: Cost-Per-Coversion, Orders, etc.). read more »
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33 Reasons Why You Should Go to the IM Charity Party at SES San Jose read more »
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Danny Sullivan will be speaking at SES San Jose! In addition to Danny's return to SES, there will be lots of other must-see panels.

Check out Greg Jarboe's predictions for the top stories to come out of the conference. read more »
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With the rising popularity of web browsing, social media news sites, and iPhones, a mobile section is fast becoming a feature every good social communities must have. read more »
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Shimon Sandler asks, "Is it possible not to touch the code of a site and still optimize it?" The answer is yes and he explains why. read more »
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BOTW published a blog post that detailed some of the changes that have been made to their Local section. I found some of the info useful and thought you might as well.. read more »
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If you have been on Reddit much over the last few days, you might have noticed the share feature has returned. Click on the “share” button under any submission and fill in the blanks to send your favorite stories to anyone through email. read more »
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Here is a detailed explanation of the Keyword Analysis process & Documentation. A must read. read more »
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So you finally implemented web analytics. Now what? What metrics should you look at? What do those metrics mean? read more »
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Simply put, Siloing is architectually structuring your website to get the Search Engines to recognize your site is about your targeted keywords. You want the Search Engines to consider you as the subject matter expert. read more »
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Best of The Web adds a local component, making a great directory an even better resource on the consumer level. read more »
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Ron Tovbin writes "Let’s start with the an overview of the basics. When you go to a web page, say, cnn.com , there is a lot going on behind the scenes to make that page show up in your browser. Remember, before anything can happen, a TCP/IP connecti read more »
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Seriously, if you're gonna redesign a site, it might as well be a cool one like WAN. You'll get a lifelong link, and Brent saying nice things about you. Plus, I'm gonna send you guitar hero so we can b*tch about Tom Morello being a guitar alien fr read more »
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Shimon reveals some data which should help you gauge your CTR's based on the average in your vertical. read more »
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Shimon Sandler outlines a perfect example of how one major brand's website outage is feeling the aftershock in the Google SERPs. read more »
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Post-launch Adwords process from strategies, split testing, ad optimization to content targeted campaign optimization. read more »
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I am not sure if anyone noticed or not, but Reddit.com has removed the advanced search option from it’s site. I used to use advanced search strings like “(site:brentcsutoras.com)” to check if anyone had submitted my posts to Reddit. read more »
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After abandoning search it looks like ASK.com has abandoned proof reading and spell checking as well. Instead of "Cinco de Mayo" Ask celebrates "Cinco do Mayo" instead. Maybe now that Microsoft has some extra cash not buying Yahoo they will buy you read more »
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Is Mobile Technology and Social Media taking away what our Children should be learning during face-to-face Communication? read more »
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It's not the same as being there, but Brent has his slides of the presentation available on his site. Shame we don't get to see the full presentation. read more »
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Adam Sussman (Shandyking) has officially joined the BOTW team. Adam is a great SEO and awesome guy. I can't think of a better fit for the BOTW crew and really looking forward to the new things coming. 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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