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I remember the first time I heard about someone ending a relationship via email. It was a long time ago (like, in the nineties) and possibly in the days before I had an email account of my own. Everyone was shocked at how someone could bring themselves to do something like that online. Now, such a break-up would constitute a gross lack of inventiveness. Why not edit your ...
Welcome back. I trust you all enjoyed yesterday's SMX Whiteboard Monday with Will Critchlow? Well, here's round two of our Week o' Whiteboard Interviews from SMX, featuring none other than ShoeMoney himself, Jeremy Schoemaker. Shoe is a true internet marketing superstar if ever there was one. He's also a great guy and a horrible influence in t...
Every time Rand receives a marketing book, he puts in on my desk. I don't know if it's a gesture of "Here, you read stuff..." or if it's a more direct "Read this or you're fired" (which is clearly how Rand operates, for those of you who know him well), but I've got a stack of books at home that are one giant "Read these" list. During my flights to and from Sa...
<p>Directories can provide a rapid way to get new links to a site. Opinions on how to approach this range from submitting to every directory in site, to being highly selective. This post will discuss what's happening under the covers to provide some perspective on how you might choose to approach it.</p><h3>The basics - Yahoo</h3><p>The key things that...
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With SMX West behind us, I thought it would be interesting to reflect back on something that we hadn't ever done at any other conference: operate a booth. I have to say that attending a conference when you have a booth is an entirely different experience than attending without one. Below I'll provide my input, Rand's thoughts, and some helpful tips from a cranky Irishman who's had plenty of experi...
Who Makes an Effort? Well, it turns out that it depends on what make means:42 SEO Feeds, 126 posts reviewed: 0% mangled text, 65% of posts had a graphic or something visual55 News Feeds, 165 posts reviewed: 10% mangled text, 0% grapics (excepting posted videos)25 Political News Feeds, 75 posts reviewed: 25% mangled text, 0% graphics (excepting...
As promised, here's the first in our series of Whiteboard X-day videos direct from the floor of SMX West. Our first victim is our good friend and extremely active SEOmoz member, Will Critchlow of Distilled. Will and his business partner, Duncan Morris, came in from London for SMX West and it was great to see them both. As a Londo...
In the first company, as I started to work with my Adwords campaigns, the only goal there was to get clicks (visitors) as most clients wishes. This was one of the 2 key figures that my boss was watching everyday. The other one was the CTR. If we were under 12%, the campaign was not good enough, and we had to work on the keywords or the ads. As I moved on to some other companies, im...
Next Monday, March 10th, is Searchfest 2008, a day conference organized by SEMpdx, Portland's SEM community. I've created an event for Searchfest, so if you plan on going, sign up!...
How Screwed Am I? Some Other Business Has the Same Name As I Mine.
Trademark Problem: When Two Businesses Own the Same or Similar Mark
It is possible for two businesses to own the same or similar marks. Remember that the guiding principle is consumer confusion. If the two marks identify different products and oper...
If you search enough at Google, you're bound to end up with some strange results, but as search marketers, we're often able to take a closer look and understand why something is ranking or appearing where it is. However... even I was stumped, surprised or just tickled to see some of the results below: ...
Man-oh-man, it's been a busy week, folks. As many of you know, a big chunk of the Mozplex relocated to Santa Clara this week for SMX West. The show went off smashingly and we managed to get several guests to do Whiteboard videos with us on the Expo Hall floor. What's this mean for you? It means next week will be filled with Whiteboard Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and (...
Two days ago our office updated our phone system to a more professional business setup. The new system brought additional phone extensions and 23 new phone numbers. While it was a bit of a headache having our phones and internet down while the phone company upgraded our account, it was nothing compared to our new problem. When our awesome receptionist ...
This morning I went running, hopped in the shower, and ran to the conference, hair still wet, because I didn't want to miss the Generation Google panel. I was excited to hear more about Harrison Gevirtz, a sixteen year old affiliate marketer, and Chloe Spencer, Stephan Spencer's daughter and a blogger who makes a good chunk of dough from AdSense earnings. Joining the...