I bought Webmaster World, and I’m building a better Ninja Dojo – by Jim Boykin.
See the official press release here. Below is my story of everything that’s transpired over the past few months, leading us up to the WebmasterWorld announcement. Over 10 years ago I joined WebmasterWorld (WMW) with the username JimsThoughts, and it was over 9 years ago that I attended my first Pubcon conference and was able […]
Can Removing Backlinks Help You to Penguin-Recover? (Weekly Q&A)
There’s an interesting thread over at SEOchat forums discussing the possible ways to recover from the ranking drop caused by Penguin update. One of the most interesting points being discussed: “Does backlink removal make sense?” Let’s first see what Penguin is actually is. Algorithm Update vs Penalty Your website rankings may drop because of either […]
7 Most Awesome Internet Trolls of All Times
Ah, the internet troll. A new breed of annoyance – and often hilarity – you have many different types. The opportunistic prankster who has only began to troll because the situation was too perfect not to. Many people I know have been building their whole careers in the Internet marketing by trolling… some were really […]
Kim Krause Berg Joins Ninjas & Jim Buys the Cre8asiteForums.
A few days ago, in case you missed it, we announced that Kim Krause Berg (Founder of Cre8asiteForums) has Joined Internet Marketing Ninjas, and that that I bought the Cre8asiteForums. Kim also posted an “official notice” on the Cre8asite blog. I’ve been having several communications with the community members…in admin/moderator areas…in private chats, on facebook […]
PubCon Charity Party Wednesday October 17th – Save the Pandas and Penguins!
There is nothing a ninja loves more than a party, unless of course it’s a charity party! So that’s exactly what we’re doing at PubCon Vegas this year. As part of our ritual conference prep for any trip we pay close attention to all the night time parties networking events. During our research we saw […]
Optimizing Your Logo for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google Plus
Everyone is using social media these days, and that isn’t exactly a surprise. It is the number one way to increase visibility and engage with a target base. Especially as people from all over the world, of all ages, genders, income levels and other demographics are equally likely to have at least one profile. In […]
Copying My Competitor’s Links = Avoiding Banned Tactics? (Weekly Q&A)
There’s an interesting discussion over at SEOchat Forums: Will I avoid spammy links by copying competitor’s link profile (which seems to work)? There’s some logic in that: If my competitor’s rankings are good, his links must be working; If my competitor’s rankings are stable, his links must be good and safe. Right? Wrong! While competitor […]
8 Infographics to Understand Social Media Etiquette
Who uses the internet, and for what? At what point does the age barrier begin to be clearly seen, and how can we use that to out advantage? It is an issue addressed in this interesting infographic from Business Week. The main positive of knowing the statistics of such questions is being armed with information, […]
Toolbar Pagerank is Still a Signal… of What? (Weekly Q&A)
With all those Penguin updates forcing us to look into our IN-coming links, we almost forgot about another neglected Google’s love indicator: Google Toolbar PageRank. Yes, people are still looking into that and yes, it still indicates something we want to pay attention to. And this is what being discussed over at SEOchat forums: Sudden […]
The Life of a Social Media Update: Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter & Pinterest
As the social media user you are likely to have noticed that there are several ways to send an update to your social media stream: you can send an update, comment on your friend’s update, like your friend’s update and share your friend’s update. So what’s the difference? What happens when? The Differences To make […]