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Yes, it's true, Thomas is using rubber chickens to demonstrate competitive SEO research.

Can he stoop much lower?... read more »
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First in a series about SEO project planning and startup with a discussion of analytics.

Written by Tom Schmitz of Portent. Dang, my staff are clever... read more »
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Ian vehemently disagrees with Jeremy Shoemaker and Marketing Pilgrim that SEO is singing its swan song. What do you think? Is SEO a burly bully boy or is sand getting kicked in its face? Sound-off on the Conversation Marketing blog.



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Do you want to become a Twitter super user? Learn how to grow and strengthen your Twitter account.


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Marketing: Giving authentic, compelling information to the right audience the way they want it, when they want it. That's it. I'm a simple guy. So I have a simple definition. Let's break it down. read more »
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Ah, youth. 13 years ago I started my company with a spare room in my house, a credit card (limit: $1500) and a computer (Pentium 75 mhz, Windows 95). If I'd known then what I know now, would I have gone into this business? I don't know. But here's s read more »
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Ian Lurie shares a frustrating case study of a recent/former client who couldn't even implement analytics! The post goes on to share practical tips for anyone working enterprise level seo. read more »
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Internet marketing is about lots of little things, not one big one. This list is half-list, half-procedure. If you go down these items in order it might give you a decent internet marketing plan for the next few months. If you have others, post ’em read more »
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Ian Lurie's unfortunate experience with Alaska Airlines leads to an insightful post on 10 ways a business can best apologize if they screw up. read more »
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Why is it that when the B2B sales cycle can be 2 years or longer that most B2B websites do little brand or reputation building and only target leads and prospects in the final stages of the decision making funnel or process?

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Ian Laurie (SMX West Search Bowl team) wants Rand Fishkin go into the light, um, I mean have a Mac. If enough people donate $2.00 he'll send Rand one, otherwise he will donate the money to Habitat for Humanity.

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Internet marketing is not SEO. It's not PPC. It's not e-mail or web design, or social media. It's the sum of many parts.

Here's how Ian Lurie see's it all fitting together read more »
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An interesting analysis of some truly bad SEO from Sam's Club, who is jumping into the SEO business. Pick up your SEO along with a package of salmon fillets. read more »
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You need an internet marketing strategy, even if it's just "sell lots of stuff". Step one? Tear up your old marketing plan! read more »
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Certainly one for the water cooler, and as the author suggests, this is pure speculation and not based upon a shred of fact. read more »
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Search engines are hierarchical beasts. They see the internet as a series of structures, and while we can't say exactly what those structures are, there's a well-known method to the madness. read more »
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