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How can a site with 24 million links from an automated link network be allowed to rank number one for "loans", "credit cards" and "mortgages" 6 months after Matt Cutts was aware of it? read more »
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When link building, it's important to not only know WHAT is/isn't allowed, but it's important to know WHY, and how to avoid them. This is a guide to the common penalizations within Google, how they're detected, and how to make sure your own site doe read more »
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This year you need to be more creative no more using Digg for the social aspect, no more late night chats about the natural high you get when playing the game that is Digg. If you are like most up and coming “middle class Diggers” seeing your storie read more »
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When the networks screw people over it is the fault of "users" or "the algorithm," but when the central networks do not like what we do we are "criminals performing illicit acts." read more »
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Title says it, posted on sphinn against Andy wishes but I was tired. read more »
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Maki (DoshDosh), Jennifer Laycock, and other familiar faces share online marketing secrets. This is also certain to be the only time I'm ever mentioned in the same article as Seth Godin, John Jantsch, and John Battelle. :-) read more »
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Vanessa Fox on using social media to point to your own content; specifically, hosting an image on Flickr and linking back to the page on which the image appears. read more »
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Greg Boser's beautiful description of a penalty to a major real estate site. His point about a site being penalized for its indirect (as well as direct actions). While I wrote a similar post on the issue at the same time, I believe his take on the r read more »
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Mad Hat follows up his first post on the topic of Shoemoney vs. SEO with his second installment:

*** Disclaimer: This post isn’t supposed to be about anyone in particular. This post isn’t about a post in particular. I may mention specific example read more »
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So, why is it exactly that Matt Cutts thinks that anonymous employees over at Yahoo have better decision making skills than the search engine industry leaders? read more »
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Moving your web site into another language involves many steps and many choices. Getting this process right is critical, and this article deals with each aspect of the process from translation of the site to marketing the site on the search engines read more »
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Skip the confusion that it was ALT text driving up traffic. Interesting look at how an apparently popular blog readability testing site handed out graphics with code that put links driving anchor text to a payday loans place. Not a new tactic, thoug read more »
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In light of Dazzlin Donna's recent 'Matt Cutts, why am I still being punished?' post at SEO Scoop, John Honeck suggests a scalable solution to Google reconsideration requests - Matt Cutts responds. read more »
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There are a few questions I repeatedly get from webmasters and online entrepreneurs. One of those common questions is how many press releases a company should send (weekly, monthly, more?). I always give the same answer: Send a press release wheneve read more »
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Stoney deGeyter recently wrote a great post on when usability is more important than SEO. With this article in mind I got into a conversation with a great and well-respected Flash developer, Dan Decort, about Flash and the caveats it places on usabi read more »
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Dev Basu writes this excellent post on the "How" and the "Why" of using Yahoo Answers to Capture Long Tail Searches. read more »
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Can I make the claim that I get my news from one source? Definitely not. Twitter, which started off as a site where you shared what you are doing, has emerged into a useful site where sharing news is only a small part of what you’re doing. read more »
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RipOff Report is the virtual equivalent of someone saying it'll cost £50 not to have your legs broken. Do your bit and spread the word about their shady practices. read more »
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Donna, I admire you. You sure do have some stamina, the way you've had them Louisiana lips of yours puckered so firmly to Google's evil ass this long.

They're in the wrong to make you (or anyone else for that matter) jump through hoops like that. read more »
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Facebook, as you’ve probably noticed, is everywhere. And with that ubiquity comes a massive audience just waiting for your web app. Whether you’re looking to make things easier for your current users, or you have the perfect idea for a Facebook-only read more »
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While the vast majority of search engine optimization projects performed by search marketing agencies are for small and medium sized businesses, SEO for large and complex organizations takes a unique combination of finesse and consideration. read more »
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Every day millions of people search for solutions to their tech support problems. This is a golden opportunity for you drive new visitors to your blog. read more »
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Scope creep (jobs that expand past what you're paid to do) will EAT your face alive if you let it. Example "SEM Goals & Scope of Services" document posted for discussion. read more »
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When social media experts highlight tactics such as commenting, social submitting/voting/bookmarking, sending [non-self-promotional] tips etc., they are highlighting relationship building - a means to influence based on the desire for belonging/love read more »
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