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This year my trainer decided to branch off on her own and start a Seattle triathlon training company called TN Multisports. I set up her website and decided to try out Get Listed.org, David Mihm and Patrick Sexton's new site that helps local...
I wanted to establish if external links from Twitter hold any weighting. It is a well-known fact that Twitter uses rel = “no follow” on all external links, but do the search engines still cache these and consider them a vote?
For the first time in a good while, I managed to spend a few hours sitting in sessions here in London, re-absorbing some information and even picking up a few new bits here and there. Short post, but I figured if it's new/interesting to me, it might also be enjoyable to others (hopefully). Lisa Ditlefsen opened a new consulting agency - Verve Search...
I was doing some keyword/competitive research for one of my client's Google AdWords Pay-Per-Click account last week and I noticed some competitors' ads were exceeding the 25-character limit for the ad titles. It appears only to happen on [exact match] keywords for ads that use Dynamic Keyword Insertion, but this is the first time I have noticed this. I am bidding on the same exact match keywords, yet my default title is served because it exceeds the 25-character limit.
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I am so sick of hearing about using social networking sites to boost SERPs. Every time someone suggests this, I feel like banging my head against a wall. Not only does it go completely against the spirit of these sites, it is probably one of the hardest things to do successfully, and without alienating an entire community in the process.
I am very excited about the future of search and the possibilities that exist with new data being made accessible for search purposes. When you think about it, the one thing that is holding search back is accessibility to data. Once something is tagged with basic meta it can be searched for--imagine allowing your mobile phone to contain basic info about you that is then made available for search. This could come in handy when your friends are trying to find out what pub you are in on a Friday night!
Hmm, I'm not sure what category this goes in but here goes... this is my first blog post, so be gentle. This entry was very much prompted by a recent Q&A dealing with member only sites. You know the ones - limited content to titillate potential subscribers and the rest is locked up behind pay-walls.
Corned beef hash, hash browns, there are many great types of hash out there (don't start, I get it). All too often overlooked by online marketers and webmasters, however, is the old school hash symbol (#), also known as the pound symbol. This little beauty can do some pretty cool things for you. It can control duplicate content problems, martial affiliate links, and even help you...
The announcement from Yahoo!, Live & Google that they will be supporting a new "canonical url tag" to help webmasters and site owners eliminate self-created duplicate content in the index is, in my opinion, the biggest change to SEO best practices since the emergence of Sitemaps. It's rare that we cover search engine announcements or "news items" here on SEOmoz, as this blog is devoted more towards tactics than breaking headlines, but this certainly demands attention and requires quick education.
My coworker Mike and I were pondering lunch options today and decided to order from the Honey Hole, one of Seattle's best sandwich places. Every day the place has a line out the door because it's a popular haven for hungry Seattleites who want a belly full of sandwichy goodness, so sometimes we elect to call our order in and pick it up.
Good day, fellow mozzers. This past month during my annual vacation to Afghanistan, while traversing the Karakorum Mountains I caught up with the Most Famous SEO In The World, Mr. Darren Slatten. Fortunately for me, Darren had recently wandered from his cave to stock up on rice and opium after a long cold winter. After much prying, Darren reluctantly agreed to this far reaching interview. So, grab some popcorn, sit back and revel in the greatness that is Darren Slatten - The World's Greatest SEO on the planet Earth.
How do you stand out from the competition? When you spend as much time as I do reading what the big guns of the Search Marketing world have to say on a daily basis, it can be a little daunting. How are you going to make your mark?
I know it's a pretty simple concept, but I've been more or less obsessed with pushing people to target competitors' brand names lately. It's come up in about half of my recent conversations, and the thing that I don't understand is what a hard sell it is to people.