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Archive for December, 2009

Google Shows URLs Blocked by Robots.txt

Yes, Google will still show pages even if you have set them up to be blocked in your robots.txt file. Find out why here.

Brittany Murphy and… SEO?

Be wary of pages who use news events such as the report on Brittany Murphy to lure you to pages that can infect you with malware.

Google New Year Easter Egg

Google does sneaky things sometimes. Easter eggs on sites can be cool.

Do Reciprocal Links Work?

Reciprocal linking used to work well. I’m testing to see if there are special cases where it can still work.

Nasty YARPP Bug Fixed

I had a YARPP bug someone apparently exploited. It has been resolved. I am victorious.

Google’s Christmas Present

Google is giving back for the holidays in 2009.

The Death of SEO, as Predicted 12 Years Ago

There are always questions on how effective SEO is. Is SEO dead? Dying? Some well-known voices have an opinion.

5 SEO Tips for E-Commerce

E-commerce sites can be tricky to do SEO for, but there are some basics to doing it well. Here are 5 tips to use for e-commerce SEO.

Power of Suggestion on Google’s Search Line

Google suggests things for you as you type. But you can find search strings more powerfully, if you know how.

Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

Is info in your Facebook account visible to the public? Find out how to check, and how to change it if you need to.

SEO vs. PPC – Will Use of One Increase with Demand of Another?

Google’s new real-time search results are starting to make businesses look more towards PPC because of how easily spammers can get organically listed now.

SEO Jobs: Demand is Going Up For SEO Skills

Demand is on the rise for people with SEO skills – ideally with a combination of SEO, PPC, social media and web design.

Social Media and SEO: How They Tie Together

Social media – you have your Facebook. SEO – do you know how to make Facebook work for your site? Doing it right works quite well.

Keywords Meta Tag Testing on Video

How well does the keywords meta tag really work? I tested it out, and put the results on video.

Basics on Quality Score – What It Is

Quality Score. Learn it, love it (or hate it) – it often makes the difference between paying $0.30/click and $10.00/click.

Demographics and SEO – Targeting Your Pages

Often looking deeper into who is actually doing the searches with demographics can bring your site higher in rankings (and profits).

Is Yahoo Selling Out? A Possible Sign…

Say what? Bing is taking charge, and Yahoo is selling pieces of itself? Things are changing…

I Saw CNBC: Inside the Mind of Google

Google was on CNBC! Their company (and their story) was covered nicely. Was a cool look… Inside the Mind of Google.

Be Found Online! By Best Buy?

Best Buy is offering free social media marketing and SEO services! And Danny Sullivan has something to say about it.

Google Hits Back Against Scammers

The work-at-home scams have been noticed by Google. With lawsuits.

Google’s Real-Time Search – a Video

Google’s released a video demonstrating how their real-time search will operate.

Google Goggles – Search By Photo

Google Goggles lets you take a picture and have it analyzed automatically. It looks quite cool.

Personalized Google Results, Whether Logged In or Not

So you think you can log out to keep Google from tracking your searches? Think again – things have changed.

Google Now Has Live Search Results

Google’s latest update means you can see live feeds of results for your searches.

Getting Banned From Google AdWords

Google is stepping it up further. They’ve sent out their first wave of bans to Google AdWords users.