searchcommander

Where I argue that the key to getting a search marketing rockstar to work for your company is letting them set the rules of engagement. read more »
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Want to learn how to rank well in the search engines? Join Aaron Wall, author of the popular SEO Book blog and widely-hailed marketing and Search Engine Optimization expert, for a FREE session that will reveal what you can do to achieve your SEO goa read more »
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Check out Scott's awesome free SEO tool...input your domain and it evaluates your site on lots of different SEO criteria. Great job by the Search Commander! read more »
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How Google will eliminate search as an affiliate marketing channel
How merchandising will need to adapt to the needs of SEO
Why Google is likely to come into conflict with the mega-retailers like Amazon and eBay read more »
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SEMpdx has done many Hot Seat site review events and new board member Lisa Williams distills 12 nuggets of knowledge from participating in these events. read more »
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David Mihm writes "Yesterday marked the two-month anniversary for the official "Report Spam on Google Maps" thread on the Google Maps Help Group. I thought it might be useful to review the instances of spam reported thus far, for insights into some read more »
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My guest post for Search Engine People where I argue that ADD is a gift for anyone who does search for a living but disengaging from technology is key to maximizing the benefits of this gift. read more »
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Best of the Z List takes submissions of published posts. Editors review them. The premium material gets linked to in the newsletter, which is read, amongst others, by A List folks who've agreed to give you links/attention/social love when they like read more »
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The ultimate checklist to make sure your website is going to be suck-free read more »
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David Mihm discusses why it is advantageous to be an early adapter of technology as opposed to a herd follower. read more »
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Seth Godin has an article today called ads are the new tip jar, where he advocates clicking on Google adsense to help bloggers get paid for their work. Michael is right - this needs to be discussed more as to why it's a terrible idea. read more »
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Kevin Ryan was gracious enough to break away from his busy pre-SES conference schedule to answer a few questions for me. read more »
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David Mihm put together this sweet article on reviews and reputation management which collects and links to a lot of other opinions on how to manage your reputation online in a world of Yelps, TripAdvisors, Google Maps, Yahoo Locals, and all the oth read more »
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The sun is still shining, but it's time to start thinking about planning online holiday strategies. Ideas to help you connect with your customers online during the holidays. read more »
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Is it a "real" recommendation? Is it just an ad? Is it a sponsored click? Is it an invasion of privacy? Is it really Todd?

These sort of recommendations are "interesting", to say the least, and I think it warrants some discussion... read more »
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We hear about horror stories from time to time, where Affiliate Marketers have been stung on their commissions after they have already provided services. If you are just getting started in Affiliate Marketing, then be sure you have a contract and be read more »
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The SEM industry needs highly skilled people to stay ahead of the curve for clients, so how do you find them? Is the apprentice the new intern in the industry? Industry experts chime in. read more »
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Menlo Park based Cuil has officially launched with quite a sizable index of 120 billion web pages, making them arguably a comprehensive search engine on the web. Cuil not only claims that they have found a way to massively reduce the costs involved read more »
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Fake Social Media Profiles - Good, Bad or Ugly. I think Michael Gray really hits the nail on the head with this one. I guess as with so many other things it really comes down to the intent. read more »
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A very detailed and in-depth look at Sphinn from Edward Lewis of seoconsultants.com read more »
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Lisa Williams most excellent guest post at the SEMpdx blog where she talks about trying to get her Google de-indexed client back into Google's good graces. read more »
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Robots.txt has become a widely used method of controlling your site crawling. Thus it has become one of the first things I check when diagnosing on-site issues. While nowadays almost every webmaster knows its basics, some things still cause misunder read more »
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My Plurk article where I ask top Plurkers why they Plurk and to compare Plurk to Twitter. Featuring Darren Rowse, Rob Lloyd, Chris Hooley, David Harry, Samir Balwani, Kristen Munson, Li Evans, Kent Lewis & Lyndon Antcliff. read more »
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Michael Gray opens the gates to guest posters on wolf-howl.com. All good posts will be considered, good news for the lesser known SEO bloggers :)

(News announced by Melanie Nathan on Plurk - thanks) read more »
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I had a great e-interview with Adam Audette and his answers to my questions had the quality of his most excellent blog posts. Enjoy! read more »
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