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Mozzers Run Off to Paris, Leaving Rand Sick, Mute & Troubled
Rand Fishkin

Mozzers Run Off to Paris, Leaving Rand Sick, Mute & Troubled

Yesterday around 5pm, I noticed myself getting sick - I had a run in with Dax from Webguerrilla, who had just come back from the London Free Clinic, where he was told that he "had a virus. Nothing to do but wait... Sorry old chap." Now I've got the bloody infection, have lost my voice, am speaking on the analytics panel in a few hours and woke up to find this note on Scott's bed: ...

Top Ten Pickup Lines for SEOs
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Top Ten Pickup Lines for SEOs

Just in time for Valentine's Day...Search here often?Is that a SERP in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?You must be banned from Google because it’s blackhat to look that good.I’ve been looking at the analytics, and I’d like to make you my landing page.You rank first on my personalized search results.I&rsqu...

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Is Linkbaiting Shortsighted?
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Is Linkbaiting Shortsighted?

Ok masterbaiters, it is time for you take your thumbs from where they usually are -- the keyboard typing some clever missive to garner links -- to give this post a thumbs down. You won't like it. The Google bomb for President Bush has finally withered to a miserable failure. Its cleverness had a built-in time bomb waiting to boom, and perhaps linkbaiting has a bomb t...

This Message Will Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds
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This Message Will Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds

You have anywhere from 4-10 seconds to engage my attention before I’m gone... Before I click away, close the window and head over to your competitor’s site for a dose of instant gratification. I shouldn’t have to piece together the objective of your page—this isn’t a TV crime drama, and even if it were, the plot would be more obvious than ...

What is Search Engine Optimization?
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What is Search Engine Optimization?

Search Engine Optimization: The Loudest Voice Wins Put yourself in the shoes of a small business owner. Think of how large the rest of the world is and how miniscule you are in comparison. Consider just how important it is to elevate your marketing message above the competing noise and to reach a single potential customer. In an environment as robust and...

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Where to Submit Your Site to Search Engines
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Where to Submit Your Site to Search Engines

A lot of people ask, "Where do I submit my site to search engines?" If you're new to SEO, it's a lot easier than you think. You see all these advertisements that for $20 they will submit your site to 10,000 search engines. Well, the truth is, that's a scam. There aren't 10,000 search engines, at least not 10,000 that will end up delivering any traffic to yo...

Who Else Hates Annoying Web Ads?
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Who Else Hates Annoying Web Ads?

If content is king when it comes to SEO, user experience is god. It happens everyday. I visit the typical major site to see an annoying ad for a home loan company (I think; I've blinded myself to these ads appear). That's a bad omen for my user experience on the site. Sometimes the ad has people dancing on roof tops, a man or men doing a weird f...

Big News & Little News
Rand Fishkin

Big News & Little News

Yesterday brought us the biggest news the SEO world has had in sometime - Google's Webmaster Central is showing relatively accurate and complete link data. When stacked against Yahoo!'s Site Explorer, this stuff looks pretty amazing. Webmasters are going to find themselves with a lot more link anal...