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SnydeySense - As is true with most content centered link strategies, it is likely going to take you more than one lesson or unit plan to achieve your link goal. You will need to not only learn read more »
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Dave Synder writes "I had an epiphany while working on a site yesteray, and as most lessons come from life, I thought I might as well turn it into a blog post.

The reality of SEM is that creating PPC accounts that yield a high ROI can often be mo read more »
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When this happens, the only thing that will keep you going is your passion for the topic. If you are truly interested in the subject, you won’t give up easily. You won’t stop. You’ll make time to write. It won’t be a chore. You’ll enjoy it. This hig read more »
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A candid interview with super affiliate Scott Hazard. He gives tips on where the future of affiliate marketing is going, and how to diversify. read more »
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Many people start a blog for this reason, to create a presence for their company or themselves. Perhaps sell some things or just flog their brilliance or get leads / clients. All perfectly legitimate and it could work for you as well. I think the on read more »
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Three classic techniques can get you to better ad copy more quickly, without brute force testing of many variations. By "better," I mean higher CTR. We'll need to make Google happy in the early going to build up quality signals that will give you an read more »
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By implementing gradual engagement, I was able to combine the demo features of my website, with the registration process. By using my product for free, my customers were becoming registered members - and that's how it should be. read more »
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When you combine social networks, and word of mouth marketing, there is no reason why in the future, companies will pay us all as micro-affiliates for our recommendations. read more »
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Connecticut software developer Jake Luciani has run 10k items on Del.icio.us, Digg, Reddit and Mixx through the API of popularity ranking engine AideRSS to analyze the connection between popularity and timing. He determined the best days and times f read more »
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The first This Month In SEO on the new site. Does it feel any different? The post should look familiar, but the title is new. Some constructive criticism from Lyndon Antcliff after last month’s post is responsible for the change. read more »
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A comment left on a popular blog may be viewed by a few hundred people in one day. Multiply that by the lifespan of the blog and you’ll see that a simple comment may say a lot about you. Every blog comment is usually permanent. It’s not just a hyper read more »
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Social media is one of the most difficult things to justify in terms of ROI because current analytics aren’t well suited to measure its data. Outside of linkbait, whose value can be measured by analogy to the link-buying market, there are no standar read more »
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As Tad so beautifully puts it, "In SEO 2.0 you do neither sell nor trade. You practice true altruism. Many people know already: Altruism is the better egoism. The more you give away the more you get back."

Uh..Tad rocks. read more »
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Slightly Shady asks for input about a difficult life decision. To leave school or remain in it. When you're making 10 times more than your professors, these decisions can be challenging. read more »
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Wonder how you're growing Twitter followers compared to others? Here's a rundown I wrote on tools that will help you chart progress and see how you stand. read more »
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If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein

being simple, to the point and straight forward in any conversational material can mean the difference in someone skipping it, skimming it or remembering it. B read more »
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Just as there are countless credit repair companies that claim they can wipe your slate clean and remove negative items, there are many reputation management firms claiming they can "remove negative search engine listings." But can negative listings read more »
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Well its absolutely true! A group of friends with similar interests but complementary skills is beneficial for all involved, especially where each works to help the others in the group. If each member is an authority in their respective realms, and read more »
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Publicity is free exposure without having to spend thousands of dollars on advertising. Publicity has great staying power. When you are written up in a publication, the people who read that eventually pass that on to other people by giving either th read more »
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In large organizations, it takes the effort of several internal groups to accomplish top level business goals. When natural search optimization for Web sites, commonly called SEO, is moved in house, it generally is the task of a combination effort f read more »
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For this round of the ‘How Would I Do This…’ I am looking at an article on CNN called ‘How do you know your love is real? Check Facebook’. I am also going to tie in my previous post on the overuse of stock photography. read more »
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"We only have budget for one thing this year--should we do relationship marketing or social media?" She works with giant companies and I work with small organizations, but this question drives us equally nuts. So here's the answer. You do both. read more »
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It seems like everyone is on Twitter these days, but are you following everyone you should? With so many users, it can be hard to find the right people to follow - you might even miss finding some of your very own friends on the service, especially read more »
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Did you know there's only 261 shopping days left before Christmas? That might seem like a crazy thing to worry about in April but you know what they say, the early bird gets the link. Using the holidays to attract links is fun, good for trend watchi read more »
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In an environment where other users are literally competing to bookmark up-and-coming news, speed often matters or someone beats you to the punch. Composing compelling titles and descriptions takes a lot of concentration and skill. I’m sharing examp read more »
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