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Do you ever get frustrated by websites gaining more links than you even though you had better content? This happens for several reasons but one I've been paying attention to lately is websites with personality and beautiful design are just more link-friendly.Think about it, do you want to link to a website that is bland and ...
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...
Blogging can help a site improve its ranking, visibility, and community. When it comes to indexing, it isn't that uncommon for search engines spiders to ignore parts of a site -- particularly if a site has hundreds or thousands of pages. At times site owners don't want pages indexed, but there are a fair share of those out there who are frustrated that some pages ar...
The customer is always right and should be the focus of any business or organization -- on-line or not. Good SEOs know that. I've been in SEO for about a year now. As someone whose only Internet experience -- beyond websurfing, e-mail, and buying and selling stuff -- was an itty bit of blogging and a short beginning HTML course coupled with no marketing or ad...
For those of you online that really know me, and have listed me as a friend on Facebook, I’m sure you’re already familiar with a number of groups I’ve created. For example I currently have started the following groups: I Enjoy adding Random People To My Friend List Because it Boosts My Self Esteem (for those of you with 800+ friends)Omega Kappa Kittens (the crazi...
Is SEOmoz taking advantage of the opportunity that Digg left on the table? Or is the Moz just asking for a good spamming?Last week, Digg announced that they were removing the Top Users list that was known and loved by all, especially the egocentric vanity checkers who loved seeing how they parred against other user...
Have you paid any attention to personalized search yet? If you stay logged into one of your Google accounts such as Gmail, your search history will start to accumulate. As your history grows Google starts to modify the SERPs that they send you in ways that they think will be more pleasing.
I first noticed this a few days ago when Google seemed to know which site belonged to me in the SERPs....
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Personalized Search: The Next SEO FrontierThere is a reason folks from Yahoo were discussed in The Wisdom of Crowds. I doubt anyone involved in determining the future of a major search engine's modus operandi has not read that book. If the crowd is truly wiser, one would assume that Google would use data gathered from mil...
Most people reading this might be thinking that article marketing worked great a few years ago but as Google has improved its algorithm the effectiveness has decreased somewhat. This post is designed to show that although some types of article marketing have been devalued it still works very well if you are creative. There are a number of different ways to tackle this issue, not all...
In our second VidCast installment, Team SEOmoz discusses the pros and cons of Digg vs. Reddit and who we think will eventually dominate the social media space....
This is a podcast highlighting all the new stuff we've added to SEOmoz with the launch of our new site. I tried to cover all the new features we added, including explaining MozPoints and the details of our premium membership. SEOmoz Version 3 - New Bells and Whistles ...
What type of blog manager are you? Mr. Packrat? Miss Self-Contained? Your style of blog management can make your blog an SEO powerhouse, a great resource for visitors, or an intellectual property graveyard. Check out these management styles and comment on which one you think is best! 1) PACK RAT:Blogs at full speed ahead. Never checks to see if h...
Google News can be a powerful tool for finding super targeted websites to get amazing traffic from. I know I am not alone when looking for places with great authority to send me traffic so, I think this tip could be beneficial for those frustrated with figuring out great places to get started with press.I am not taking anything away from the typical PR sites like ...