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Doing a simple search for the term blog reveals some interesting information found in the SERP. There is absolutely no mention of WordPress or any other blog publishing platform. Yet, there are three instances of Google mentioned.

Ironically, af read more »
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Loren Baker has had his google account suspended.It's having a huge impact. Is your business safe? read more »
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You know there are days where you really just cant believe the things you see. Cruising on over to the Martha Stewart blog you’ll read how they are running a contest and REQUIRING a link back to Martha’s Blog to be entered … (screen shot for posteri read more »
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(Disclaimer: There is good news here too - but only if you take immediate action. Warning: Some of this is considered ‘advanced SEO’). read more »
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I was recently inspired to make a video about the person who meant the most to me in my Web marketing career. For me it was Greg Boser. Watch the video to learn why. I would love to know who is most important to your Web marketing career. Consider d read more »
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This is the test site from the video that Google has up for FriendConnect. Try out friend connect and see how it works. I actually found myself liking it. Really easy to use. read more »
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The biggest problem with SEO standards is we’ll get some half baked, half assed, implementation that’s just as bad as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). As a concept it’s seems like a wonderful idea, everyone agrees to a set of established teachin read more »
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This guy says the new beta version of the Google toolbar is hijacking the 404 pages of "regular websites" - anyone else experiencing this? read more »
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When the networks screw people over it is the fault of "users" or "the algorithm," but when the central networks do not like what we do we are "criminals performing illicit acts." read more »
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It seems Google used their real dataset for PageRank for the Google Directory export, forgetting that they are telling their millions of users lies on their toolbar with manual penalties, which until now had no visible proof. read more »
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Gaining exposure for your blog is critical to building a following, readership, and revenue. Besides the basic SEO steps of adding compelling and keyword friendly titles, URL structure and descriptions (along with the basic Wordpress SEO plugins) ba read more »
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As advertisers across the web marketing realm learn more that local paid search (PPC) is where a large portion of the future of this form of advertising lies, it is important to understand what its implications are. This includes what tools are avai read more »
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Official statement finally from Izea (PayPerPost) on their blog regarding Google PageRank Updates.

"We now know from some of our friends inside of Google (thanks "bob") that they are now looking for phrases such as PPP, PayPerPost,ReviewMe, Payu2 read more »
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Caroline Middlebrook says, "At the end of October, this blog was at 259 subscribers, within a week it was well over 500 and remains around the 550 mark now. People keep asking me how it happened so I thought I’d better share." read more »
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Latest StumbleUpon toolbar adds unwanted features to Google search results. Is this spyware from one of the oldest and most trusted brands in the social media optimization game? read more »
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from the page, "The much discussed and highly revered Cluetrain Manifesto is proving to be more relevant than ever. As Social Media becomes more pervasive in marketing, it’s imperative that we become gatekeepers to prevent opportunistic marketers fr read more »
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