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Footers are important. Usually, they are a repetition of the primary navigation and contain anything that is considered "the fine print," such as copyright information and privacy policies. With the rising popularity of standards based design, they also have become the home for buttons that show off standards compliance. While doing a ...
I hate to revisit this topic again so soon, but it appears to require clarification for many folks. I've tried to lay out the process of how this theory works as clearly as possible, and provide a few examples. ...
Rather than simply list my opinion, or a list, let's make it democratic. I've created a short list of the Top 10 overlooked tactics I see in the professional search marketing sphere. These aren't the mistakes that websites make when trying to appeal to search engines, but rather, the omissions that we, as professional marketers and consultants, let pass by. ...
On March 26th, I'll be speaking on the Linkbaiting, Social Search Marketing & Blogging panel in Munich, Germany. My intention is to bring examples of the ideas and strategies that have been so effective in the English-language market to German SEOs & website marketers. However, I could use a bit of help - my Ge...
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If you're a new writer, just entering the blogosphere, you'll find an overwhelming amount of advice telling how to blog, how to monetize your site, what rules to follow for search engines, how to create passionate readers, and how to boost your traffic. One element that's often missing is the all-important subject of what to blog about in the first place. Let me urge you to follow this simple f...
Take a little sand and a handful of beans. Add the beans to an empty vase. Add the sand on top. Shake shake shake. What do you see on top? SEOs are the new creators of 'taste'. We think the wisdom of the crowd is on Digg's home page but that's not really true. That's because Diggers with large friends’ networks get dugg a lot more and SEOs spend a great deal ...
I've spent this week putting the finishing touches on our keyword research guide (which will most likely be available--both to purchase and for Premium Members--on Monday). This afternoon I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Tancer from Hitwise. Bill took me on a walkthrough of Hitwise's Competitive Intelligence tools, which he referred to as their "f...
At Voltier Inc viral content is an essential part of our game plan. Here is the first part or the techniques we use and the things we think about when constructing link bait and submitting to sites such as Digg. The Ideal Article: In order to have a successful Digg, you must submit i...
Today I want to touch on two issues that, when improperly perceived, can negatively impact how search marketers and site owners build out their campaigns. Links to Pages & Domains Many folks new to search marketing, and even some with experience, incorrectly assume that many elements of the PageRank model are still in place, including the idea that the link ...
You should know the characteristic of black hat SEO clearly. Knowing this will avoid your websites being banned by Search Engines. 1. CloakingWhen website or web pages are set up to display different content for a search engine spider versus a human user. Cloaking delivers one version of a page to an Internet user and a different ...
Every month, I have at least a dozen people tell me that I need to write a book. The SEOmoz blog is great, they'll say, but a book has the power to connect with an enormous audience, and besides, they'll continue, I need something to read on the plane. I've finally come to the realization that they're right. Despite my frenetic schedule, packed with travel, clients, in-house projects, e...
Just a short one that Mystery Guest pointed out to me in a huff tonight - Yahoo! search team, I think you owe her some apologetic flowers after this one. Her exact words after showing me this search were "do you love her?": ...
The Public Media Conference in Boston proved to be one of the most unique audiences I've ever spoken to. Rather than webmasters and business owners, the crowd consisted primarily of reporters, station executives and public media contributors. These folks share the interests and goals of traffic, branding, influence and connection, despite the difference in focus (profit vs. relevance & fund...
In order to please the masses, Rand once again chained me to my desk and ordered me to do a recap of SES London in an amusing comic book fashion. Thanks to Jeff and his spiffy MacBook (ComicLife yo!), this time I was able to create this batch of comics much easier than SES Chicago's Flash-tastrophe. Thanks, Jeff! Anyway,...