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Josh Gampel does a nice job of examining the effects of the Economy on job searchers and companies doing the hiring in the search marketing field. read more »
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Part two of Reilly O'Donnell's analysis of where to find SEO talent. Reilly acts on Rand Fishkin's suggestion and compares the results of the February 2008 SEOmoz SEO survey with the data from the SEMPO members list. read more »
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DoshDosh: Viral marketing is the process of using peer-to-peer communications in order to rapidly spread information about a brand or message. The term ‘viral’ stems from the concept of a ‘virus’, a self-perpetuating phenomenon which infects whateve read more »
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Everyone on the SEMpdx Board is extremely excited that Danny Sullivan will be the keynote speaker for Searchfest 2009. read more »
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Agencies are facing a growing number of challenges differentiating themselves from their competitors given the number of search marketing agencies in the market today. Ken Clark suggests agencies begin employing the Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a way read more »
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Knowing that the search marketing industry is currently talent constrained, I wanted to take a look at where the search marketing talent was located. To get a feel for this I chose to use SEMPO's member roster as a baseline to assess where search m read more »
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So you've landed an interview for that SEO job you've always wanted? Use this checklist (available as PDF) to ensure you are ready to go! read more »
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As an SEO recruiter with many years of experience, I simply have to ask: if you have not jumped on the LinkedIn bandwagon yet, what are you waiting for? read more »
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For anyone who hates having to change their passwords because it means memorizing a new one, I built this nifty little tool that generates strong passwords with built in mnemonics. Please, feel free to share this with your family members who still i read more »
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So, you have an active account on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Sphinn, Digg, YouTube, and all of the other social media tools and forums. You have a blog that you submit content to on a regular basis (hopefully more often than I do to my personal b read more »
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A common misconception is that your job search starts once you decide you want to make a career change. In reality, there are simple things you should do on a regular basis to position yourself to be successful in your job search whenever that time read more »
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Sometimes, looking at things from a different perspective helps. Here are 4 ways to look at social media from a different perspective … and none require the submission to go ‘hot’ to receive benefit. read more »
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John Carcutt - "Real SEOs used to go to forums all the time. As a matter of fact, I bet most Real SEOs learned the craft on those very forums. Now, Real SEOs post all of that hard earned knowledge on their own sites or friends blogs. Why give away t read more »
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Where can you earn the most money in search marketing? Reilly O'Donnell analyzes data from Indeed to show you the top cities to earn big salaries as a search marketer. read more »
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It seems like over the last year more and more posts have come out criticizing SEO, questioning the use of standards, and all in all, casting a dark cloud over the industry that so many of us have grown to love. I think it's time we take a stand. read more »
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Huge site? No problem! Avenue A | Razorfish VP William Flaiz explains how to tackle SEO for the big boys. read more »
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Reilly O'Donnell walks through data that shows SEO jobs have had explosive growth over the last four months despite the current state of the economy and also discusses SEO job trends over the last several years. read more »
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With US inflation at a 26-year high and no end in sight, the economy is setting off alarms for businesses and consumers. This economic crunch gives businesses two paths to follow. Which one will you choose? read more »
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I actually planned on discussing some things you should do to make your page rank well when I started this post. But between the time I opened it and the time I started typing I got another one of those emails just guaranteed to make my blood pressu read more »
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Montana mother allegedly involved in MySpace prank which led to the hanging suicide of a teenage neighbor.

This is truly the dark side of social media and tied into the other Sphinn "Angry? Destroy Their Reputation Online!".

Will this lead to read more »
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