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Google now indexes some aspects of flash content but not everything. This article describes exactly what Google tells us it can index and its limits. Before spending thousands of your or your client's funds on a full flash site, here is a checklist read more »
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No... I am not going to repeat the same old stories of Google Analytics and your ROI. This is just much simpler analysis using excel sheets and common logic. Of course you require to collect some data to start with. A detailed step by step approach read more »
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It looks like AmEx has a bad case of "sour grapes" when it comes to SEO. In fact they are calling SEO a waste of money, quite recently again. Maybe they should hire the right one next time.... read more »
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I'm hoping to open SEO Scoop up to many guest bloggers, especially those of you who may be just getting started. If you want your name to become a little more well known, guest blogging is one way of achieving that. I'm not saying that guest blogg read more »
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A technique to make sure only you can submit your perfectly-sculpted linkbait to Digg by blocking submissions automatically. It really works. read more »
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This post is important. Learn simple Local Business Center procedures to show up in the G-maps category of YOUR CHOICE. Mike Blumenthal discusses first research to reveal workings of Google's map categorization process. read more »
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Social Alerter is a free service that alerts you when your websites are about to go popular on Digg and delicious and be hit with lots of traffic. Never be caught with a dead server again! read more »
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There will come a time when you can't find the right category on Google Maps... book mark this for just that occasion. An awesome analysis by Mike Blumethal... 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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I dumped text link ads. I nofollowed paid links. I javascripted links that might be mistaken for paid links. I canceled my sponsored review accounts....And I did all that for…what? read more »
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Like many of its bretheren, the Socializer relys on finding a direct post URL to the 50 or so sites that it supports.
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I'm going to go out on a very wide and stable limb here and say that nothing any of us create should be on citeulike. My wif read more »
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Interesting idea by Dazzlin Donna ... can you go without search news for 24 hrs?

She provides some reasons for doing so too! read more »
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A post from JaneDoh pointing out that since Wired appears to have gone ahead and completely deleted their robots.txt now, maybe they didn't mean to be as drastic as they were originally, and actually don't understand how something as basic as robots read more »
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One of the things that happens once you start participating in a few social networks is that you start to form Friendship Pockets. The tighter your friendship pockets become, the more strength they collectively have. read more »
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Find a strong site that allows followed links, and decide to tell the world about it? Ok, that's fine.
Later decide maybe that wasn't the smartest move to do so on an A-list blog? Well, ok, that's fine too.
Try to cover your tracks later by saying read more »
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"If you’ve done anything right in your brand management, you’ve probably managed to gather some fans. These fans think you (or your site, product, or brand) is the best thing since sliced bread. Have you noticed them? Have you really noticed them?" read more »
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Now you can save time by using these enormous lists of categorized social sites to get plenty of targeted traffic. read more »
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I'm seeing site being hit once again.. Trying to find an example i'm willing to share.. What are we at now round 6 ? read more »
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A simple php script that allows even the most feeble of sites on the cheapest shared hosting to survive Digg. read more »
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Vote for those special blogs that made your 2007 a little brighter in SEJ's 3rd annual awards... read more »
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If your Technorati reputation factor sucks ass then read on, otherwise happily skip this post. Technorati calculates a blog’s reputation based on its link popularity, counting blogroll links from the linking blogs main pages as well as links within read more »
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Matt comes up with some astonishing numbers regarding indexed pages before/after supplemental was removed. read more »
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Do you want what other people write about your business, product or services to be your customers' first impression? Ranking well for your company name or domain can be critical. read more »
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"Search and Adwords are kept separate." At least that's what they'd have us believe. A quick look at Google's chain of command and why one company is still just one company. Oh, and evil too, of course. read more »
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As a small business owner, how can you make your business web site more attractive to your visitors?

That's not an easy question to answer, even though there are many website design books, articles and blogs out there. In fact, your problem is no read more »
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