Patrick Sexton (Feedthebot) joins We Build Pages!
Last week I attended SES San Jose, and I ended up coming back to NY with Patrick Sexton (Feedthebot). We’ve got really big plans for the future of We Build Pages and Patrick will be a big part of that. Here’s the press release. I’m Feeling Lucky!
- 08-27-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Seeking an Experienced Perl Programmer.
We’re seeking someone who is very experienced in Perl. This job is in Troy New York. You will need to move to Troy New York. No Exceptions. Our ideal candidate: Is fluent in Perl, PHP, SQL, and Javascript (with experience with AJAX) Writes code that is easily understood and maintained by others Can design databases […]
- 08-23-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
(QualityGal) Keyword-Rich Domain Names and Sites That Don’t Suck
Kurt Krejny of Fathom SEO is causing a bit of a ruckus on Sphinn with his piece about Domain Name Gaming. Basically, he’s irritated with keyword-rich domain names being bought up and filled with useless content that ranks well. I have to agree. What’s the controversy? First, johnandrews commented that Kurt’s argument is “naive and […]
- 08-21-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
SES San Jose 2008 – See ya at Night!
Sunday morning I’m heading out to San Jose for the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference with 7 other ninjas. I’ve actually got a pretty busy week… Monday night there’s the IMCharity event for the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation and the Childrens Hospital. I’m also proud to say that we’re one of the sponsors of […]
- 08-15-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
(Non-SEO) Exploring Rocks and Streams and Life.
OK readers….I’m going to warn you…it’s another one of those "after 1am…I’m still at the office" posts …. A Space of my Own – Written May 28, 1988 – (Over 20 years ago), when I was in 11th grade…fyi, I got an 88 on it…I had lots of spelling errors (could you guess?). I remember […]
- 08-14-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
(QualityGal) That page fails at meeting user intent. No, really.
* Jim’s note: Feel free to Sphinn this. Tough love. It’s something I’m going to have to start getting used to as the office consultant on user intent. It’s hard to tell someone – like your boss, or a client – that their keyword targeting campaign is due to fail miserably because it doesn’t match […]
- 08-12-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
(QualityGal) Your mom doesn’t know SEO.
Part of my job, as I understand it, is helping to keep Jim honest. Not to imply that he would ever be intentionally dishonest – nor would most respectable SEO professionals – but I think that, sometimes, it’s easy for SEO folks to lose sight of the people who actually click on the pages they […]
- 08-06-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
How should Search Engines treat Paid Links?
Eric Enge did an excellent interview with Priyank Garge, the director of product management for Yahoo Search Technology (YST). The interview was almost exlcusively centered around to topic of "links", and Eric did a great job of asking the right questions, and Priyank gave some great honest insights into his/Yahoo’s view on links. Here’s what […]
- 07-30-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
I Feel Lucky and have big Dreams, and we’re up to 40 now.
Ok, I’m at the office after midnight again, but I’m taking a break and posting a nostalgic "I’m feeling lucky rant" – hope ya enjoy my happy rant. … At times like these (when I’m at the office late at night working alone – only time I can get things like non-emergencies and emails done) […]
- 07-30-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
What if a Human Reviewer Looked at your Backlinks?
So last night I gave my “Quiz” asking you to find the “unnatural” link. I’ll admit it….those pages don’t link to any of our clients, nor to any sites we own 😉 It was really a rhetorical question. The point is…you really couldn’t see what link that might, or might not, have been influenced by […]
- 07-29-2008
- Jim Boykin's Blog
