SEO

Since it’s the last week in the year I thought I’d share some stats from this blog with.

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For the curious visit CNet, for the legally minded take note that the link goes to google and google is the one doing the redirecting.
Hat tip to my non-analog spectral friend.

Over on threadwatch I recently made a comment that social media should not be used for meeting short term sales goals (link). I read an article today from Reuters that showed how giving something away to generate an early buzz resulted in more long term sales Disney learns lessons from “High School”
In print and [...]

So which is wrong Google Zietgiest or Google Adwords, either way one of you is lying …
See the top searches for 2006 and look at #5 radioblog. Try and buy the keyword here’s what you get …

Price jacked to $10 and I get told the keyword is rarely included in searches (new ad not [...]

So it seems it’s not ok to buy links, however it is ok to pay for an editorial review which may get you a link as long as it’s not guaranteed.
Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO » SEO article in Newsweek
Josh, with Yahoo, you’re paying for the manual review of a site by an editor–it’s [...]

All right you know there aren’t many times Matt Cutts and I are 100% agreement over anything, but like he says

Bruce Clay Blog. I know I know, it didn’t really start in 2006, but 2006 is the year it became a must-read. Lisa and Susan, get them to turn on comments over there, will [...]