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PubCon 2010 Session Review: Buying Links

November 11, 2010 Comments Off

I made it to the 3rd day of PubCon. That in itself is a great feat. Thursday morning I attended a “Buying Links” session. Below are my notes to this session: The session was moderated by Christine Churchill of KeyRelevance. Jamie Steven, VP Marketing with SEOmoz, started the session filling in for Rand Fishkin. Jamie [...]

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The New SEO

December 16, 2009 4 Comments

If your idea of search engine optimization is meta tags, site submissions, and keyword stuffed content, then keep reading. The fact is many of the old SEO tactics are dead. It is not to say you can’t still use meta tags and submit your sites to search engines. Those tactics, if done properly, won’t hurt. [...]

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Popular Posts from 2008

December 2, 2008 Comments Off

As December rolls in and the year comes to a close, I thought I would recap some of my most popular posts from 2008. Top 9 Posts (in no particular order) Google Teleportation Pollution Do not cut online marketing funds in face of recession PPC Spend should be more than SEO Vertical Search leads to [...]

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Quality internal link building is a result of good content

February 18, 2008 6 Comments

I am often asked, usually in a whispered voice, “Do you have any good tricks?” “Yes, look at your site”, I say. Good content solves most SEO problems. That same idea applies to on-site link building. There is no doubt that link building is a huge factor in gaining search rankings. However, many web marketers [...]

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