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This fad started a few years back and it seems there is no end in sight. As long as ‘pretend’ SEO’s and newbie webmaster chase the ole might ‘green bar’ I guess the business of buying dropped domains with page rank will continue. Here is one of my favorites that I just found on DP Read more about Dropped Domains – Enough is Enough[…]
This question has been floating around the web for years and the myth still looms quite large. Does a high page rank help me get a high search engine ranking? The simple answer is a big, fat NO! But it gets much more complicated. A high page rank could be representative of many other high Read more about Does Page Rank Help in Search Engine Ranking Position?[…]
I have noticed a little up-tick in my traffic on www.allweirdnews.com and when checking on some of my keywords I noticed I am ranking number one for a nice secondary one, “crazy news stories” and not only that but I have site links too!
If you enjoy my writing and want to learn a bit about SEO Tips for website analytics then you should head over to read my new Google Knol. If you have your own Google Knol related to SEO please comment here and I will give yours a read too! Here is an excerpt: Fear of Read more about New Google Knol by Jay Granofsky[…]
I have heard of online rep management but have not really had a reason to experience it first-hand until now. I Googled my name “Jay Granofsky” and found a couple of first page results that I did not particularly like. First off (in the number 9 position): I started this G rated site about 6 Read more about Reputation Management 101[…]
The biggest search industry buzz for the past year has been mobile search. No doubt because the mobile market is growing at phenomenal rates there will be a huge opportunity for the search industry to cash in on it. As most assumed Google has entrenched itself quite quickly in the mobile search market and professionals Read more about Google Mobile Search[…]
Ok, so I know I am not the first one to discover the new way Google seems to be displaying site links but I did find it very interesting that they gave my site the new fangled site links even though I was the 2nd search result. Not only that but no other result on Read more about New Google Site Links – Discovered[…]
Around a year and a half ago Google unleashed its’ wrath on general web directories. With bolts of lightning (not quite but just as painful to the directory owners) it struck down the page rank of some of the best know directories for buying links. Let’s see how they have faired 18 months later. http://www.ewebpages.org/ Read more about Directory Meltdown 18 months later[…]
This myth has been around for as long as I have been involved with SEO, so about 8 years. I recently replied to a thread on DigitalPoint forums concerning this myth. The original poster mentioned that they recently bought a domain name and a hosting package and the hosting company was offering them a fantastic Read more about Popular SEO Myth – Submission to Search Engines[…]
In Canada we are still hurting for decent pay when it comes to SEO jobs. I just saw an ad on Monster.ca where a company was offering 28k-30k for advance SEO, online marketing and analytical skills. In my opinion even if a canidate had half the required skills they were asking for the minimum salary Read more about US SEO Job Opportunities Growing[…]