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Ok, most of you are thinking that this is a really odd question? It has been a long known online marketing secret that the first and second spot in paid search is not always the best but has anyone ever thought of any circumstances it might be better for your website to rank second instead Read more about Is it Ever Better to Show Up 2nd in Organic Search?[…]
One part of SEO that many people have trouble with, even professionals – is data-mining. I wrote a Google Knol titled : Website Analytic Tips for SEO a few months back and received good feedback on it. The truth is, that data-mining can be very time consuming and a bit boring but it is essential! Read more about Data-Mining for Profit[…]
I have heard from a few potential clients before that even though their own website does not rank for many searches they are OK in the SEO department because their various directory listings rank, so people will find them anyways…. This is a really bad decision and will most certainly guarantee a long-term unsuccessful foray Read more about But I Already Rank…Kind Of[…]
I found an interesting blog post on DigitalPoint and that combined with some local research really has me concerned about the current and future state of SEO. Almost every new client I speak to has one or two horror stories under their belt from dealing with SEO in the past. Btw, here is the post: Read more about The Future of SEO[…]
I just spent a few minutes perusing the computer services category of my local Craigslist to see what the local competition is up to….and let me tell you – they are up to no-good! Usually it would make me feel good to see so many clueless folks calling themselves SEO and SEM experts but I Read more about A Look at the Local SEO Competition[…]
Someone just emailed me this link and it was pretty shocking! With so many spammy link sellers buying dropped domains and re-purposing them – this person either doesn’t speak English or is non-too-bright! Check-out the domain name he is selling links on, www.AntiSemiteOfTheWeek.org!
When the big banks start looking for SEO experts you know the profession has hit mainstream! SEO as a profession is quite big in the USA, UK and other countries around the word but Canada has been lagging a bit behind the rest. But I just heard about a managment position being offered at TD Read more about Canadian Banks Look for SEO Experts[…]
Now that Google is coming to terms (publicly) with the fact that SEO is real and important it seems they released their own SEO Report Card internally. Very interesting report and you can download the entire thing here.
You know search engine optimization has gone mainstream when it shows up in a Dilbert comic strip!
but sometimes you can be too honest? Now I should first point out that this SEO has his site hosted on free hosting and has virtually no ranking himself but I do find his ‘tell it like it is’ attitude refreshing. Please see the below quote from his website: The following can all affect the Read more about This SEO tells it like it is….[…]