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Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team, has finally waded in on the issue of fake linkbait. 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 am a regular participant in Sphinn, but lately I have been extremely disappointed in Sphinn’s quality (or lack thereof).
With the exception of Jeff Quipp, I am beginning to lose faith in their concern for administrative control there." read more »
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I'm sure the title of this post is going to make a few folks upset. Don't worry, the content is going to really make you mad. Not at me, but maybe at yourself, and especially at whoever taught you how to split test.

That's because, for most Adwor read more »
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Here we go again. SEO guidelines or advice that sucks, is not true or is just poop on a page being published on a big popular website. read more »
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Need a cheat sheet that covers most of the SEO tasks that go into your web development projects? This guide covers just about all of the basics...and then some. read more »
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Rand and I posted a relatively amusing piece of linkbait on Tuesday night. Little did we realise that we were about to take over the top ten most searched for phrases at Google. read more »
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Your client is thrilled with the new blog. It provides a SEO friendly CMS, it’s Social Media friendly, your client loves the opportunity to participate in the conversation, etc, etc. but despite how cool their new blog is…. despite the increase in r read more »
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"I have been thinking about this for a while. There are so many new SEOs getting into the game and unfortunately many of them are clueless wanna-be’s. How are we to distinguish between these posers and the “Real” deal?" read more »
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People have increased responses by 300% by adding one single letter and 800% by adding one single word, 1700% by testing 3 similar headlines and so on and so on. read more »
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A full guide on how and why you should write a robots.txt file for your website. read more »
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Andrew Baron tried selling his account on eBay this week. The eBay auction has closed, but you can still see the bidding history here, as it went as high as $1,550. read more »
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Loving the ride on the Twitter bandwagon? Here's a few light-hearted excuses to get off. read more »
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Does google bowling exist?
Do you get penalized for getting 1000's of links you never looked for or asked for?
Can someone really hurt you by linking you to 1000's of bad neighborhoods?
This guy needs help, and he needs it quick. read more »
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Jessica's summary of the MIMA.org & MCAD presentation by Joseph Jaffe is concise and accurate. I also attended the conversation in Minneapolis and found it to be informative regarding the complexity of an organization developing or even responding t read more »
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C'mon folks, do I really need to tell you what this is about? Another brilliant post by Neil. read more »
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Do you talk the talk, or are you digging yourself into marketing oblivion before you've even begun? read more »
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Shaun Anderson touches on nofollow sculpting and why nofollowing his contact page is less important than nofollowing links to bad neighborhoods. read more »
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Very cool & creative ad. Way to push the envelope. read more »
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"Is it just me, or is there a 'Social Media' piece that’s somehow being overlooked here?

Addressing the 'social' in social media.." Kimberly teaches the "think inside the box" marketers about social media. read more »
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Wow, indeed "Very Impressive SEO Service" as one of the 150+ bots stated. read more »
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David Mihm shares "the ten most essential strategies that I have found to be effective for maximizing my clients’ online presence since 2004." He covers the whole range of online marketing options in short, digestable chunks. Great stuff! read more »
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This takes the cake and IMOH opinionated O is as sleazy as they come. Linkadage is selling .edu subdomains for $50 a month.

"PI.edu is now offering sub-domain blogs that will allow you to educate your potential customers on your field of e read more »
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Becoming an authority site is a lofty goal, but with the right amount of dedication and expertise, you can achieve it. Building authority means staying on top of news, networking and proving that you know your stuff better than anyone else in your n read more »
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Wow ... this is a big announcement. Previously, Google was not able to get past simple forms, but now it can. Great development. read more »
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