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"Six and a half years ago (which is ages, in Internet years), Robin Nobles, Eric Ward, and John Alexander compiled a legendary list of 131 legitimate link building strategies. Four years later, Aaron Wall and Andy Hagans published 101 link building read more »
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By Ian Lurie - some nifty points and a few chuckles. He's got a great writing style. read more »
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This one's a home run. Vanessa Fox on international SEO, country-specific web sites and content, geographic intent, IP targeting, and oh so much more. Terrific article..... read more »
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From a sample of 1000 recent SEO jobs, I've gathered a snapshot view of where the SEO jobs are located around the US.

There have been well done posts and surveys talking about SEO salaries lately. And posts discussing where the talent is. Does it read more »
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Everybody who works for an SEM agency, has worked for one in the past, or just visits Fortune 500 company websites from time to time, has probably had this thought at least once or twice; “If only they got it…”. Well, within the next 5 years, most l read more »
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Is anyone working on reducing the spam that is submitted on Sphinn, looking at some of the user names, it seems that spam-bots are able to register and submit.

I get all Sphinn content fed to me via RSS and it takes me ages to filter out all the read more »
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Are you looking for the best Internet marketing blogs to improve your skills and keep yourself updated on the latest insider knowledge? If you’re like me, you’re frustrated at all of the so-called “Top X Blogs” lists that use inaccurate and faulty m read more »
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Debra "The Queen of Links" Mastaler got interviewed by Eric "The King of In-Depth Interviews" Enge, and shared lots of good tips. read more »
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Ideally you should only have one web analytics tool on your website. the reality is that many people run more than one tool on their website. That means the bane of every Analyst’s existence: Data reconciliation! So in this post I want to share my p read more »
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Essential insights on link development from Eric Ward: look for passion & partners and pretend once in a while that you work for Google ´making sure search results are good for your particular industry´... read more »
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Whilst it is generally agreed that linking out currently doesn't have direct ranking advantages, linking out provides a number of marketing benefits that can, in turn, lead to higher rankings. read more »
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Dustin Woodard does a guest post at the Hitwise blog which shows that the Long Tail of Search could actually be 90+ % of natural search traffic--meaning the tail could be without much of a head or body. read more »
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What do you do when SEO clients won't follow your advice? Here's a good overview on what to do. read more »
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The Fortune 500 are “woefully unrepresented in natural search,” according to a new report out this week. Conductor, a New York-based search/analytics agency, studied the natural search visibility of Fortune magazine’s 2008 Fortune 500 — a list of Am read more »
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If you’re a graduate looking to move into online marketing, you could do very well for yourself in SEO. Here’s Richard Baxters guide to getting a job in SEO and making a rockstar career for yourself. read more »
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Last year’s article on hard core SEO tips proved to be the most popular article on SEO Theory. It still receives a respectable amount of traffic. I was stuck for a topic that morning and decided to challenge people’s preconceptions about search engi read more »
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Very worthwhile reading with tips to help you determine the potential value of a directory link and whether or not it behooves you to take the time to submit to an individual directory or not. Not all links are created equal...using directory submi read more »
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Another great article by Lee Odden, working at a PR/Ad Agency i can honestly say Lee "gets it" on how PR and SEO must maintain a balance. read more »
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Every SEO will have to deal with this one time or another. A new client enters your door with a site that has come under the gun for violating Google's ToS. Here are some tips for a successful reinclusion request. read more »
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Peter DaVanzo used Google2001 to look into the past, from an SEO point of view. Has the nature of spam changed since 2001? How has Google changed in order to nullify the affects of spam? read more »
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A really useful collection of articles, tools & resources for anyone working in internet marketing read more »
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Excellent article on why small businesses should adopt social media, with supporting facts and numbers.
"Customers visit an online community 9x more often and stay 5x as long than on a static passive website. Social media marketing means that bran read more »
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Let's see how much free expression in the blogosphere is really cherished around here. It would be a valuable form of feedback to let people agree or disagree but to censor it...? A shame. It's not like one little post of dissention is going to c read more »
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Images on a web page can provide a chance to express ideas in a visual way that can convey a considerable amount of information, and may also add to the attractiveness and perceived quality of a site.When search engines rank pages in search results, read more »
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This post will show you why your link request may be getting deleted, rejected or ignored. read more »
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