Seo for your living

In my previous post on Search Engine Journal, I discussed how blogging was ideal for real estate marketing, boosting natural SEO and lead generation opportunities. Yet, real estate agents have a hard time starting a blog, even when shown evidence that showing up on Google s top pages is tantamount to being the next generation full […]

Spam Your Friends With Ads (Beta)
Many companies and individuals against spam will gladly promote it as long as they are getting a cut of the profits.

Paid Links are Not SPAM if They Pay Per Click
When Google workers lie publicly to push their business model it doesn’t bode well for the future of that company or the future of the web.

VisitBritain hires The Search Works for SEO (Netimperative)
UK tourism firm VisitBritain has appointed search engine marketing company, The Search Works, as its SEO partner.

Hands-On SEO Certification Training Comes to Beaverton, Oregon (PRWeb)
Search Engine Academy of Oregon begins accepting registrations for its first SEO training classes in September 2007. Respected SEO skill-building professional, Colleen Wright, announces the opening of a new Search Engine Academy in Beaverton, Oregon this fall. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1UaGlyLVNxdWEtSW5zZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

New Ideas in Search and Social Networking
Despite Google s dominance or perhaps because of it many small companies are entering the search field. Often they use some variation on the social networking approach or combine it with search. I receive press releases from these companies regularly and it s interesting to read the release and check out what they re trying to accomplish….
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Making External Links Become Internal Links
An annoying trend that has recently swept across the web is turning external links into internal links.

Frank Schilling Keynote Speech Video
If you want to learn about domaining, Jay recently posted Frank Schilling’s keynote speech video, which is a great overview of the domain market and where it is headed. Worth watching twice if you are new to the domain market.

In my previous post on Search Engine Journal, I discussed how blogging was ideal for real estate marketing, boosting natural SEO and lead generation opportunities. Yet, real estate agents have a hard time starting a blog, even when shown evidence that showing up on Google s top pages is tantamount to being the next generation full […]

New Ideas in Search and Social Networking
Despite Google s dominance or perhaps because of it many small companies are entering the search field. Often they use some variation on the social networking approach or combine it with search. I receive press releases from these companies regularly and it s interesting to read the release and check out what they re trying to accomplish….
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Expressing Love & Hate: Smart, or Sooooooooooo F*kcing Stupid?
It is much easier to spread stories, build a brand, and sell stuff if you are talking up positive things. It is much harder to do so if you are too crass and/or too cynical. Ultimately you still have to be comfortable with what you are doing, but there is a noticeable tax on honesty unless it is well structured or generally positive in nature.

Mint: Keep Your Analytics / Website Traffic Stats Private for Only $30
Free statistic programs have many hidden costs. Shawn Inman’s website analytics measurement software Mint is a great value at only a $30 one time price.

Google Books Vertical Getting a Big Push in Search Results, Clogging Up SERPs
I recently performed a search on Google where 15 of the top 30 results came from Google Books.

Spam Your Friends With Ads (Beta)
Many companies and individuals against spam will gladly promote it as long as they are getting a cut of the profits.

Frank Schilling Keynote Speech Video
If you want to learn about domaining, Jay recently posted Frank Schilling’s keynote speech video, which is a great overview of the domain market and where it is headed. Worth watching twice if you are new to the domain market.

Just Get People to Talk About You
Conversation is the #1 signal of quality to search engines. That may change at some point, but for it to do so search engines have to try to change human behavior that has been built, marketed, and reinforced for thousands of years.

Online content publishers and publishing houses that produce print content whether it be books magazines or newspapers sometimes have trouble understanding the very real differences between them. Yes they both produce content — but they go about it very differently which leads to different cultures. This can lead to frustration whenever the two cultures meet or old media and new media companies try to compete with each other….
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SEO Hosting Adds Twelve Free Search Engine Optimization Scripts (PRWeb)
Scripts make Host Gator’s SEO Hosting the most comprehensive hosting service for helping customers maximize search engine placement. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2007)

VisitBritain hires The Search Works for SEO (Netimperative)
UK tourism firm VisitBritain has appointed search engine marketing company, The Search Works, as its SEO partner.

Spam Your Friends With Ads (Beta)
Many companies and individuals against spam will gladly promote it as long as they are getting a cut of the profits.

Hands-On SEO Certification Training Comes to Beaverton, Oregon (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Search Engine Academy of Oregon begins accepting registrations for its first SEO training classes in September 2007. Respected SEO skill-building professional, Colleen Wright, announces the opening of a new Search Engine Academy in Beaverton, Oregon this fall.

Making External Links Become Internal Links
An annoying trend that has recently swept across the web is turning external links into internal links.

Google Books Vertical Getting a Big Push in Search Results, Clogging Up SERPs
I recently performed a search on Google where 15 of the top 30 results came from Google Books.

Paid Links are Not SPAM if They Pay Per Click
When Google workers lie publicly to push their business model it doesn’t bode well for the future of that company or the future of the web.

Google Gadgets for Link Research & Keyword Research
I created a free Google Gadget for doing link research and updated the keyword research Google Gadget. With a click of a button you can add either of them to your iGoogle page. You can also add them to any web page by copying and pasting a small snippet of JavaScript.

RankQuest Free SEO Toolbar (Developer.com)
The RankQuest SEO Toolbar provides you quick access to more than 30 intuitive Search Engine Optimization tools. Once you download and install the SEO Toolbar you are only one or two clicks away from carrying out most of your day to day SEO operations.

I recently came across a number of new and useful SEO tools. Some of them were emailed to me and others were from browsing around the web. This is a roundup post citing some of them.

Behold: The SEO World’s Response to the Inexplicable Success of ‘The Secret’ (adrants)
Given: It’s hard to make SEO interesting or even appealing to marketers who would rather be designing graphics for a direct mailer or fantasizing about making music videos. MRP Web Media gives us The Lost Brad Tapes, a compilation…

RankQuest Free SEO Toolbar (Developer.com)
The RankQuest SEO Toolbar provides you quick access to more than 30 intuitive Search Engine Optimization tools. Once you download and install the SEO Toolbar you are only one or two clicks away from carrying out most of your day to day SEO operations.

SEO & Physical Fitness Metaphors (Search Engine Journal)
I ve been speaking to a lot of people lately about the basics of SEO and I find myself using Physical Fitness as a metaphor to help people understand some the basic concepts and I thought it would be fun to share. It s usually not a Set-it-&-forget-it proposition: Most people understand that you can t just go to the […]

Making External Links Become Internal Links
An annoying trend that has recently swept across the web is turning external links into internal links.

Google Supplemental Results & Rankings vs Internal Link Weight
Over at Seo4fun, Halfdeck created some free tools to estimate your internal PageRank flow based on your internal linkage data and how you link out to other sites.

Paid Links are Not SPAM if They Pay Per Click
When Google workers lie publicly to push their business model it doesn’t bode well for the future of that company or the future of the web.

New Ideas in Search and Social Networking
Despite Google s dominance or perhaps because of it many small companies are entering the search field. Often they use some variation on the social networking approach or combine it with search. I receive press releases from these companies regularly and it s interesting to read the release and check out what they re trying to accomplish….
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Getting Real Estate Agents to Adopt Blogging for Enhanced SEO (Search Engine Journal)
In my previous post on Search Engine Journal, I discussed how blogging was ideal for real estate marketing, boosting natural SEO and lead generation opportunities. Yet, real estate agents have a hard time starting a blog, even when shown evidence that showing up on Google s top pages is tantamount to being the next generation full […]

Conversation is the #1 signal of quality to search engines. That may change at some point, but for it to do so search engines have to try to change human behavior that has been built, marketed, and reinforced for thousands of years.

Frank Schilling Keynote Speech Video
If you want to learn about domaining, Jay recently posted Frank Schilling’s keynote speech video, which is a great overview of the domain market and where it is headed. Worth watching twice if you are new to the domain market.

SEO Tool Roundup
I recently came across a number of new and useful SEO tools. Some of them were emailed to me and others were from browsing around the web. This is a roundup post citing some of them.

Good internal navigation should be logical, easy to follow, and reflect your keyword theme.

Updated tools.seobook.com
After adding those Google Gadgets to the tool section of the site I appreciated how unorganized it was, so I re-organized it, created categories, and linked out to many useful marketing tools hosted elsewhere. Hopefully you find it more useful and more helpful now.

Google Maps shows local rentals, homes for sale, and foreclosures. The real estate data is one of their featured content categories, searchable by location, and sortable by price.

Paid Links are Not SPAM if They Pay Per Click
When Google workers lie publicly to push their business model it doesn’t bode well for the future of that company or the future of the web.

Host Gator Adds 12 SEO Scripts (Web Host Industry Review)
August 27, 2007 — ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Host Gator announced on Friday it has added twelve search engine optimization scripts for its new SEO hosting service.

Frank Schilling Keynote Speech Video
If you want to learn about domaining, Jay recently posted Frank Schilling’s keynote speech video, which is a great overview of the domain market and where it is headed. Worth watching twice if you are new to the domain market.

Google Reality Not Reality (WebProNews)
The NYTimes is running an op-ed piece about how using SEO techniques they are dredging up information on people that is out of date, and also inaccurate, or was updated later on, but does not show up as a correction on the persons Google query. This is leading to the idea that Google Reality has been so manipulated by SEO techniques, that real reality, where there was accusation, but then …

It is much easier to spread stories, build a brand, and sell stuff if you are talking up positive things. It is much harder to do so if you are too crass and/or too cynical. Ultimately you still have to be comfortable with what you are doing, but there is a noticeable tax on honesty unless it is well structured or generally positive in nature.

I recently came across a number of new and useful SEO tools. Some of them were emailed to me and others were from browsing around the web. This is a roundup post citing some of them.

Getting the Most out of Your Blog
Content management systems help businesses individuals and pretty much everybody else get fresh easily updated content online in a user-friendly way. Hundreds of thousands of blogs based on content management systems go live every day. Even so it s pretty rare to see a really professional looking blog despite the fact that it isn t that hard to create one. In this article we will look at how to use and manage your blog effectively and hopefully not make the errors dozens of bloggers make….
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SES - The SEO Reputation Problem (WebProNews)
SEO is a four-letter word to some people that stands for snake-oil salesmen and blog spammers. Yet SEOs are also highly in demand and plenty help website generate traffic that converts. This session looks at SEO’s reputation problem and explores possible solutions. Moderator: Jeffrey K. Rohrs, VP, Agency & Search Marketing, ExactTarget Speakers: Shari Thurow, Founder & SEO, Omni …

Frank Schilling Keynote Speech Video
If you want to learn about domaining, Jay recently posted Frank Schilling’s keynote speech video, which is a great overview of the domain market and where it is headed. Worth watching twice if you are new to the domain market.

SES: The Usability Of SEO (WebProNews)
Good search optimization practices don’t just make a site friendlier to the engines. SES San Jose panelists discussed how good SEO works wonders for human visitors, too. (Our on-scene WebProNews staff has passed along this latest news from SES San Jose 2007 . If you can’t be there, you need to be here with WebProNews this week, for videos and reports.) Shari Thurow of Omni Marketing …

SEObook Makes Free Tools Available (WebProNews)
Of all the SEO principles out there, two remain at the forefront as the most essential: keywords and links. Understanding the language of the searcher (the words they will use to find you) while maximizing the external link love (how search robots know whether you are trustworthy) are top priorities for anyone trying to optimize their website. Both, of course, fall under the umbrella of …

Making External Links Become Internal Links
An annoying trend that has recently swept across the web is turning external links into internal links.

Google Books Vertical Getting a Big Push in Search Results, Clogging Up SERPs
I recently performed a search on Google where 15 of the top 30 results came from Google Books.

Google Supplemental Results & Rankings vs Internal Link Weight
Over at Seo4fun, Halfdeck created some free tools to estimate your internal PageRank flow based on your internal linkage data and how you link out to other sites.

The Complete History of The World, 29,457 Different Ways…
Helium announced the launch of their freelance article marketplace today.

An annoying trend that has recently swept across the web is turning external links into internal links.

Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristrocrathy I (Search Engine Journal)
One of the most interesting SES SJ panels last week was definitely the panel Are Paid Links Evil with Matt Cutts (Google), Michael Gray (Graywolf), Todd Malicott (Stuntduble), Todd Friesen (Oilman), Greg Boser (Web Guirilla) and Andy Baio (Upcoming.com). The panel started with a funny, but off-topic video by Matt Cutt s and made it clear to […]

The Complete History of The World, 29,457 Different Ways…
Helium announced the launch of their freelance article marketplace today.

Mint: Keep Your Analytics / Website Traffic Stats Private for Only $30
Free statistic programs have many hidden costs. Shawn Inman’s website analytics measurement software Mint is a great value at only a $30 one time price.

Old Media, New Media Need to Learn from Each Other
Online content publishers and publishing houses that produce print content whether it be books magazines or newspapers sometimes have trouble understanding the very real differences between them. Yes they both produce content — but they go about it very differently which leads to different cultures. This can lead to frustration whenever the two cultures meet or old media and new media companies try to compete with each other….
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Expressing Love & Hate: Smart, or Sooooooooooo F*kcing Stupid?
It is much easier to spread stories, build a brand, and sell stuff if you are talking up positive things. It is much harder to do so if you are too crass and/or too cynical. Ultimately you still have to be comfortable with what you are doing, but there is a noticeable tax on honesty unless it is well structured or generally positive in nature.

Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristrocrathy II (Search Engine Journal)
This is part two of the article: Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristrocrathy . Now here is a misconception that I would like to correct. People that buy links do this to gain ranking for a term that is relevant for that page. Even links on sites about Linux that say buy Viagra , point […]