Ripping into Google’s Information for Webmasters.
Today I decided to re read the "Google Information for Webmasters" Page. I agree with much of what Google says here….but there are some items that make me scratch my head and go "Really?" Let’s start at the top Many SEOs provide useful services for website owners, from writing copy to giving advice on site […]
- 12-19-2005
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Laptop thieves – worse than content thieves!
Computers stolen from office in the middle of the day! I just got an email from Bill Hartzer stating: As you might already know, we had several laptops stolen from our offices on Wednesday. The guy walked right into our offices during lunch time and walked out with laptops, a cell phone, and a purse. […]
- 12-16-2005
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Capitalizing your links and being paranoid.
I just got one of the best questions I’ve even recieved from a client before, he asks: When getting a link from a site is it better to have all letters of link title lower case, capitalise them, or is it irrelevant? As capital letters have a different ascii code I presume one day search […]
- 12-15-2005
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Buying links under the radar so Matt can’t find them.
ah….what an exciting week it’s been so far! All this talk about “buying links” featured everywhere. Matt’s giving the good ole Google PR advice, Jeremy from Yahoo is saying “I’ll sell links“, Threadwatch, Rand (more), Barry, Greg, Todd, Danny, and everyone else has been chatting about it. Matt’s even on Round 2 (not counting mentions in this thread) […]
- 12-13-2005
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New Poll – how much $ did you make in 2005
My latest poll asks "How much money did you take home in 2005 due to your SEO efforts (what’s your income)?" (see the left side to vote). FYI, none of this info is tracked (so you can be honest – I’ll have no idea who you are). Anyone with ideas for future poll questions?
- 12-11-2005
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10% of SEO’s work on over 200 websites each.
According to my last poll, twice as many SEOs/Webmasters work with over 200 sites than only work with 1 site. 69% of my readers work with between 4 and 50 websites, and 10% work with over 200 sites. My last poll asked "How many websites do you work on?" The results were:1 site 5%2-3 sites […]
- 12-11-2005
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Who’s your favorite SEO Blogger?
Last week I had a joke post poking fun at SEO Awards that some companies are giving away…but a few days ago this very blog was nominated for an award so I’m changing my tune now ….hehe Naw, these awards are put out by Search Engine Journal (a trusted site) and the "awards" are via votes […]
- 12-11-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Graywolf on Social Networking and More.
A look at Michael Gray – Graywolf – Interviewed. SEO Buzzbox has been busy giving interviews, including one with Rand Fishkin (Read about Rand in Newsweek!) and as well as an interview with Michael Gray (better known as Graywolf from Wolf Howl). Michael’s interview was filled with some nice nuggets and tips including: Now here’s where […]
- 12-11-2005
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Thinking of content more than links – suprising myself.
I’m suprising myself in that lately I’ve been focusing more on "content" thinking, rather than "link" thinking….must have something to do with trying for this "naturalness" stuff then engines have been trying to get us to move towards for years…but only recently has it really seemed to be a real ranking factor. This weekend I […]
- 12-11-2005
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Seeking advice on Hotel/Lodging affiliate programs.
I’m seeking advice on Hotel – lodging affiliate programs. I’ve got a client whom has a great old site that ranks #1 for "somewhere" hotelsand #2 for "somewhere" lodging In hearing about his current affiliate agreement with a company called MyAreaGuide I was shocked at what MyAreaGuide has my client roped into. I’m going to be seeking another […]
- 12-09-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
