March 19th, 2010 by Angie
Many people rave about the high link building value social networking sites hold. Well, I don’t think this is true. In fact, I don’t think social networks should generally be used as a link building method at all. At least not in the way many people seem to think they work. Here’s what I think.
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Tags: Link Building, rankings, seo, Social Media
Posted in Link Building | 2 Comments »
March 9th, 2010 by Angie
Spam. We all hate it. We all fight it, but there’s more closet spammers around than you think. Then again, is what they’re doing really spam? Maybe not…In fact, you might be spamming and not even know it!
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Tags: Link Building, seo, spam
Posted in Off Site | 10 Comments »
March 6th, 2010 by Angie
Link building is the bane of existance for most SEOs, but it certainly shouldn’t be. In the Link Building Masterclass, we talk about diversity and look at a huge list of posts and tools from around the Web that will make you a better link builder. After all, the better you get at building links, the less you have to do and the better your sites will perform!
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Tags: Link Building, links, seo
Posted in Link Building | 24 Comments »
February 25th, 2010 by Angie
Local SEO can be tricky, and unfortunately, SEOs are often the reason these sites reach a plateau. Find out what the problem is and what to do about it here.
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Tags: Link Building, local SEO, marketing, seo
Posted in Link Building | 3 Comments »
February 16th, 2010 by Angie
Should SEOs consider a career change, or at least a change in direction? The great debate has started!
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Tags: rankings, research, Social Media
Posted in Industry | 8 Comments »
February 10th, 2010 by Angie
SEOs often think ‘Panic!’ first when viral content, link bait, or a PR campaign goes badly. This is definitely the wrong reaction to have. While it might not be ideal, there are ways to make the best of it and suck the situation for all it’s worth. Here’s a look at two bad campaigns and how SEOs can deal with negative link bait, viral content, and PR.
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Tags: Link Building, links, ranking, Social Media
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February 1st, 2010 by Angie
If there’s one company out there that knows a thing or two about failed content and nightmare PR moves, it’s Walmart. Already desperate for a solution and reeling from years of accusations over bad business practices, they didn’t have much to lose. Learn about the situation, the reasons they failed, and how they could have avoided the problem.
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Tags: Link Building, seo, Social Media, tips
Posted in Social Media | 5 Comments »
January 25th, 2010 by Angie
Viral content and link bait is some of the best ways to build up a site and keep it ranking, but what happens when it all goes horribly wrong? What about the negative side to this type of content?
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Tags: copywriting, Link Building, links, ranking, seo
Posted in Link Building | 5 Comments »
January 18th, 2010 by Angie
How do you drive UK SEOs crazy? Change the ’s’ to a ‘z’ in their search results. All joking aside, some seriousness on Google’s new spelling ideas.
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Tags: Google, Keyword Research, ranking, seo
Posted in Google | 21 Comments »
February 18th, 2009 by Dave
When’s the last time you looked inside your website’s HTACCESS file? It really should become a part of your monthly (ack, weekly? daily?) audit routines. There could be gremlins at play you see…
Ok, here’s the gig, one day a mate comes along as asks me, “You mind Googling Twitter?” and [...]
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Tags: Google, hacking, hijack, htaccess
Posted in Google, Industry | 55 Comments »