peterdavanzo

Interesting move from Google, it's the 1st time I've seen them go granular, but hey, what's with the dig at shadyseo! ;) read more »
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Mathias Ahlgren (new Base One blogger) goes through how to find available domain names containing keywords people search for. All this by using bulk whois tools and Google keyword tool. Simple but potentially so powerful for SEO when you find your g read more »
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In this 1500+ worder, easily, Peter intelligently argues *against* SMM, highlighting exactly why and how it doesn't work.

In stating that side so clear he forces you to either provide counter balance (start a discussion) or validate the time and read more »
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Did you mean.... read more »
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What happens when you ask some of the world's foremost link building experts to dish out one of their most guarded secrets to the world in a single collaborative effort? They respond! read more »
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"I love getting to know fellow SEOs a little better by reading
interviews of them. So I went on a quest to find as many SEO interviews
as I could. No doubt I’ve also left some out, but if so, then it’s
completely unintentional (blame the search e read more »
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The more buzzing around link buying, the more likely this will accelerate Google into finding ways to diminish link relationships in a way useful to SEO's. read more »
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Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? read more »
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Another of Peter Da Vanzo's link building interviews; this time with the Queen of Links, Debra Mastaler! read more »
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How does Google mine anchor text from links, and what kind of text around links might it also use to determine relevancy for pages being linked to?

What role might PageRank play in a page being included in a Base, Daily, or Realtime crawling proc read more »
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7 Link building and SEO professionals have shared their thoughts about nearly 40 different factors that might (or might not) influence the value that search engines can assign to a link. These opinions have been bundled into one document: The Link V read more »
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A RIDICULOUSLY good read from Wiep.net...

"In the style of SEOmoz' Search Engine Ranking Factors, this page includes the opinions of 17 well respected, international SEO and Link Building professionals on nearly 40 factors that possibly influence read more »
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Submitting to directories is still a solid, basic foundational linking tactic that offers you a way to get started using reputable companies to secure links from. Will it net you tons of PageRank, traffic or glory within the search results? Of cours read more »
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http://www.searchengineguide.com/robert-clough/search-engine-guide-publisher-responds-t.php

At the end of his article, Robert Clough of Search Engine Guide asks some terrific questions that he and the SEG staff have to consider:

"Are we willi read more »
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I will feel left out if I don't blog about this. read more »
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There is nothing inherently wrong or dishonest with free-to-submit directories. In theory, you get a listing, (or at least a review), free of charge because the directory is getting data to fill it’s directory providing value to it’s users. The tric read more »
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Loren Baker reports a page rank drop for Search Engine Journal as well as sites like Forbes.com, Engadget and the Washington Post. What are you seeing? read more »
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"For a company such as Google with a stock price based extensively on anticipated growth and public sentiment, it doesn't take a huge swing in goodwill to have a dramatic effect on valuation. Google has just slapped their biggest fans."

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Glen brings us good insights on the value of directory submissions on existing authority sites, and warns that such activity can kill new sites in competitive niches. read more »
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So true... read more »
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A series of missteps have left it facing claims that it has gone from a benign project – creating the first free, open-all-hours global library – to the information society’s most determined Big Brother. It stands accused of plotting some sinister l read more »
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Here are five very simple ways to make money blogging. Judging by what you see on the web today... they still (do) work! read more »
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When an Engineer showed me Microsoft Silverlight a few months ago, I had an "Ohh, cool" moment. So now that I see they are using that technology to allow people to create Mash-ups and Widgets, I'm even more excited.

From the Popfly site - http:/ read more »
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Skitzzo of SEO Refugee interviews Rand Fishkin about the recent uproar and controversy surrounding SEOmoz. read more »
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Jeremy Schoemaker gives some great points about why the Search Engine Strategies conference is going downhill fast. read more »
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