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.
Posted: December 29th, 2009 under Google, SEO.
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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.
Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under SEO, Security.
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Google New Year Easter Egg
Google does sneaky things sometimes. Easter eggs on sites can be cool.
Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under Google, cool.
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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.
Posted: December 22nd, 2009 under SEO.
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Nasty YARPP Bug Fixed
I had a YARPP bug someone apparently exploited. It has been resolved. I am victorious.
Posted: December 22nd, 2009 under Web Design, wordpress.
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Google’s Christmas Present
Google is giving back for the holidays in 2009.
Posted: December 21st, 2009 under Google, cool.
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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.
Posted: December 17th, 2009 under Marketing, SEO.
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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.
Posted: December 16th, 2009 under Marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing.
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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.
Posted: December 16th, 2009 under Google, cool.
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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.
Posted: December 15th, 2009 under Security, Social Media Marketing.
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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.
Posted: December 14th, 2009 under PPC, SEO.
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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.
Posted: December 14th, 2009 under Advertising, Marketing, PPC, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Web Design.
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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.
Posted: December 14th, 2009 under Marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing.
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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.
Posted: December 12th, 2009 under SEO.
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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.
Posted: December 11th, 2009 under Google, PPC.
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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).
Posted: December 11th, 2009 under Marketing, SEO.
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Is Yahoo Selling Out? A Possible Sign…
Say what? Bing is taking charge, and Yahoo is selling pieces of itself? Things are changing…
Posted: December 11th, 2009 under Yahoo.
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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.
Posted: December 9th, 2009 under Google.
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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.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing.
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Google Hits Back Against Scammers
The work-at-home scams have been noticed by Google. With lawsuits.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Advertising, Google, Marketing.
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Google’s Real-Time Search – a Video
Google’s released a video demonstrating how their real-time search will operate.
Posted: December 7th, 2009 under Google.
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Google Goggles – Search By Photo
Google Goggles lets you take a picture and have it analyzed automatically. It looks quite cool.
Posted: December 7th, 2009 under Google, cool.
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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.
Posted: December 7th, 2009 under Google, SEO.
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Google Now Has Live Search Results
Google’s latest update means you can see live feeds of results for your searches.
Posted: December 7th, 2009 under Google.
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Getting Banned From Google AdWords
Google is stepping it up further. They’ve sent out their first wave of bans to Google AdWords users.
Posted: December 4th, 2009 under Google, PPC.
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