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Website Promotion – 7 Common Lies & Misconceptions
After many conversations with existing and potential clients, I have come to find there are many misconceptions and straight-up lies about our industry. Some of these lies are just bogus and everyone should be aware, so I’ve whipped up this handy guide with explanations! 7. You cannot make money with …
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Crossed Over Into… The Nofollow Zone: Livejournal SEO And What Nofollows Mean For You
It’s been a bit over three years since I’ve used the once-titanic blogging site LiveJournal for anything. LiveJournal’s still got an active community, but it’s true that asking “What’s your LJ name?” of a new acquaintance is a little bit more embarrassing today than it was in 2003. My account’s …
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INFOGRAPHIC: Why Content Marketing Matters
Our friends at BraftoN have put together a great infographic on the importance of content in the world of SEO. It’s an established fact that search engines give preferential ranking to sites with the freshest and most pertinent content, but it’s eye-opening to really dig into how important content really …
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Savvy Online Business Builders: The New Snake Oil Salesmen
A Look at the Growing Trend of Internet Marketing Con-men We’ve all seen these people at conferences, pimping out their extra shiny business cards and talking like late-night infomercials – the online business strategists and social media experts. They claim to have the secrets to creating a successful online brand …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
We’re back with another 5 for Friday, a collection of the freshest and tastiest SEO news stories, blogs and recommendations from across the web! Google’s Spam Report Page Gets “Biggest Refresh” In Years — Search Engine Land The Webmaster Tools spam report form has been completely updated and refreshed, heralding …
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Google Isn’t Bowing Down
So, in case you haven’t heard, there was a major update to Google Places late last week. My Friday was filled with confusion, frustration and a feeling of something worse to come. It was sort of like a David Lynch movie with a Local twist. Now that the smoke has …
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Google Transparency – Is It Really That Bad?
Could it hurt Google to be a little bit more clear? Mr. Kohn at Blind Five Year Old thinks not. Google’s public persona can be unclear and capricious, while the size of their user base is so large that noise from their algorithm can have deep effects on the livelihood …
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SEO for Musicians: Take Advantage Of Your Audience!
If you’re involved in any kind of creative endeavor, chances are you’re waiting to be discovered. The duty of the artist is not just to make art, but to share it with others; this goes doubly for musicians, whose opportunities for media expansion have exploded in the last several years. …
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Top 5 Search Marketing Bloggers You Should Be Stalking in 2011
The top 5 search marketing bloggers you should be following if you want to better understand SEO, PPC, and SMM in 2011
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The Effect of Google Instant on Long Tail Search Behaviors
We have been watching some recent Google product changes over the last few months to monitor the effects on site traffic, and in November we see most websites moved along at a positive level with their organic search numbers. Nothing startling. Everything is on track. But for a significant few …
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