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Over the past years I’ve come to love SEO and all that encompasses the skill set needed to be a knowledgeable and productive internet marketer. I’ve read the books, scrolled through the blogs, created test sites, monkey’d around on many different tools and created my own Excel Super Spreadsheet for analytics and data analysis. My desktop has learned to hate my fix...
Did you know that on average a visitor will remain on a thank you page, after he has completed a form, longer than he remained on most of the web pages he visited before he completed the form? Well you might think what does it matter, he just did what i intended, he either just made a purchase or he has become a lead, however, there is really so much more that you could offer him. ...
It's 9:30am and you've just started a pitch for a new SEO client. They're the curious type - wanting to know how search engines rank pages, why the changes you'll recommend will make an impact, where you learned to do SEO, and who you can list as good examples of your work. As you dive deeper into the requirements for the project, you arrive at the link building section. The client wants to kno...
Before I begin, I would like to emphasize I had never before done SEO. I had no clue about the terminology used, and I was never part of the club most of you have been in for a while. I have a tentancy to ramble, but I assure you it is all relevant to my tale of mystery, drama, and eventually, wonder. So please bear with me. I am not trying to bring new information to the table, rather I am try...
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SEO and Copywriting Can Be a Real Workout I spend a fair amount of time in the gym each week (probably around 5 hours or so) and the more I write copy for ads or websites, the more I see how the work done in the gym is a lot like the work done on the screen or page. Here are just a few of the similar...
What enthralled me about using SEOmoz's Competitive Link Finder was not the raw stats. In fact, considering how early on in the SEO process I am with my current client, it was somewhat disheartening to see how strong the backlinks were to established competitor sites. What was a lot more interesting was to see the kind of sites that were providing my competitors backlinks. Some were resourc...
In a down economy, it's easy as a business to stick your head in the sand and hope for the best while your peers run screaming "The sky is falling!". All you can do is hope that you're still alive when things turn around, and then you can go back to the way things were. Except that things will no longer be the same, and you'll have a whole other uphill battle infront of yo...
Ok, SEOMozer folks, this is my very first YouMoz post and I’m pretty nervous about it. It’s just like songwriting where you compose something from your personal perspective and cringe a bit as you put it out there for everyone to see. (And if any of you are even thinking about checking to see if I know what I’m talking about, let’s make it ...
While I’m convinced that the reason most businesses fail is a self-sabotaging manic depressive CEO, lack of market research is a close second place.There are two main sources of ideas for product development. One of them is wildly hit or miss, and the other is actually fairly consistent for a win. Let’s see if you can figure out which one. Source #1...
The time has come to register for the London PRO Training Series 2009: Tips, Tricks and Tactics. Building on the success of the recent Seattle event, we have gathered in London some of the best SEOs around and given them strict instructions to make their presentations as actionable and tips-focussed as possible. It's time to get your ticket for 19th-20th October.
One thing that you'll hear over and over again in the SEO industry is "make sure that you embed SEO in your business". I know I've said it a lot at conferences and in client meetings but what does it actually mean? Well this post is chock full of tips to help you actually embed SEO in your business. Since I've not long come back from the Seattle SEOmoz Pro Training Seminar (which was tot...
Some call it old-school, but email marketing is still among the most effective channels out there. In this week's Whiteboard Friday Rand looks at some fundamental tactics of email marketing, including how to build and engage your list and how these strategies both compare and dovetail nicely with the SEO practices you already know so well. ...
From worthwhile industry reads to actionable YOUmoz articles, there was an abundance of scintillating reads this week in the search world.
Earlier today (08/31/2009) Rand questioned Should SEOs Spam report ...