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Twitter Lists are Teh Awesome

The power and responsibility of twitter lists in the search ecosystem

Twitter Lists are Teh Awesome

Twitter Lists are Teh Awesome

Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s

If you watched any of the congressional hearings about the newspaper industry where Marissa Mayer testified one of the concepts she brought up is Living URL's. The basic concept is a story lives at a single URL and gets added to/edited/updated over time.

Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s

Wordpress SEO: How to Create Living URL’s

Wordpress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure

For this post we're going to be taking look at the optimal permalink and URL structures for wordpress. There are a lot of different options, and there isn't a one size fits all answer, however there are definitely better and worse choices you can make.

Wordpress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure

Wordpress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure

Wordpress SEO: Wordpress Security Why it Matters to SEO

From a security standpoint wordpress has always been a piece of swiss cheese, not very secure and with lots of holes in it. In this post I'll explain why, and look at some things you can do to protect yourself and mitigate the damage.

Wordpress SEO: Wordpress Security Why it Matters to SEO

Wordpress SEO: Wordpress Security Why it Matters to SEO

Wordpress SEO: How to Maximize Your Internal Link Strategy

Like a red headed step child no one pays much attention to internal links. In this post we'll take a look at some tools that help you link internally more effectively.

Wordpress SEO: How to Maximize Your Internal Link Strategy

Wordpress SEO: How to Maximize Your Internal Link Strategy

Digg’s Most Valuable Asset is User Data … Who Else But Google Needs That

July 26, 2008

As much as I loathe rehashing news stories I’ll throw my hat into the failed Google buying Digg story.

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SEO Haters: Misconceptions and Misinformation

July 24, 2008

The following is a Guest Post from Melanie Nathan.
There is a harsh wind blowing through our industry. We all feel it. and if we don’t, perhaps we’ve got our heads in the sand. The truth is SEO’s are, for the most part, loathed.
As a transparent and somewhat public SEO I personally receive at least one [...]

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First Guest Post

July 24, 2008

I’ll be having my first guest post today from Melanie Nathan, I’m reaching out to other folks this week. Let me know what you think in the comments or in private.

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How to Turn Google Knols into an MFA Scraper

July 23, 2008

The following is purely hypothetical and should not be taken as advice or a suggestion.

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Lessons in Linkbait and Social Media

July 23, 2008

One way to make sure your linkbait is successful is to pick a subject that you believe in, are passionate about, and that will bring out an emotional response from members of your target audience.
Or you could play it safe and write the 5 ways Twitter is helping web 2.0 businesses.
The first is memorable the [...]

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Is the BlogHer Conference Guilty of Sex Discrimination

July 21, 2008

Last week July 18th through the 20th was this years BlogHer Conference. According to the Blogher website their mission is:
To create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community, and economic empowerment.
To those organizers I challenge them to look in the mirror and realize that you’ve now become the same evil and sexist [...]

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Looking for Guest Posts

July 9, 2008

So over the years I’ve been asked more than once do I accept any guest posts, and they answer has always been no. Well I’ve decided to change that policy and try letting a few guests posts go out and see what happens.
So what’s it take to be accepted as a guest author? Well you [...]

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Google Loves Wikipedia – Even the Empty Pages

July 9, 2008

If you’re one of those kooky SEO’s that doesn’t believe that domain authority/trust is the single most important factor in SEO today, I really think you are either blind, stupid or both. Situations like the Tour De France really highlight the weaknesses in the Google Algo.

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Hey Google Going to Drop the Paid Links Hammer on Coke

July 7, 2008

Hey Google Going to Drop the Paid Links Hammer on Coke? I’m not sure how sending someone a mini fridge knowing full well they are going to blog about it is any different than sending someone cash for link advertising. Then again you created the two tiered internet justice world we now live in, and [...]

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How to Guarantee Your Stories Will Fail on Digg

July 7, 2008

Here’s a perfect example of how to shoot yourself in the foot on Digg (link)
What’s going to get more attention, clicks, or votes …
“How to avoid laptop loss at the airport”
or
“US Airports Lose Over 10,000 Laptops Every Week”
If you’re wondering why your submissions flounder look at your titles are they more like #1 or [...]

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Why Fast Company Won’t Exist Long Before 2016

July 3, 2008

So Fast Company posted an article entitled Six Jobs That Won’t Exist in 2016. Hey Fast Company Staff get your heads out of your collective asses and stop with the paginated articles … especially when you don’t need them … if you don’t people will stop reading you and you won’t be around to see [...]

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Hey Robert Scoble and Seth Godin Did You Forget Something

July 3, 2008

So Seth Godin and Robert Scoble talk about a video by Fred. When you look at all the views of his videos he has over 45 million youtube views

Scoble and Seth go on to say how the traffic numbers aren’t important and it’s the quality of the viewers. Umm hey did you guys miss that [...]

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Google Knows Where I Live

July 2, 2008

Last night I was using Google Maps to get directions and noticed a new feature, a camera icon located next to each of the steps on Google Maps. When I clicked on the icon I saw a picture of my house!

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What’s Wrong With A Universal Google Icon

June 21, 2008

When Google switched to a single universal icon a few weeks back they created problems, the icons on my bookmarks toolbar are now … (wait for it) … IDENTICAL. The last two on the right are Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Central, so I have no idea which is which. Compare that to the Google [...]

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Google’s Two Tiered Internet World Sinks to a New Low

June 20, 2008

Today Google released an new feature that gives away traffic stats and keywords for most websites on the internet. However what everyone failed to notice is that Google laid everyone else bare, naked and exposed but kept their own stats locked up and private.

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Hey Matt Cutts Be Fair if You Are Going After Paid Links

June 20, 2008

Really I wasn’t going to post this but since Matt Cutt’s asked people to snitch on paid links again I thought I’d bring up another case of Google’s double standard and two tiered justice.

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Michael Gray for President

June 10, 2008

Since Ron Paul failed to galvanize the interwebs I’m going to have to step up to the plate

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Dupe Content Google Thinks They Have It Licked

June 9, 2008

So according to the google blog they think they have the duplicate content problem under control, I remain less than convinced. Here’s my original post, but as of right now google is giving everyone but me credit (screen shot below) lets see what happens:

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SMX Advanced 2008 Recap

June 9, 2008

Now that I’m back from SMX advanced and have had a few days to catch up I’ll share my thoughts.

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