What If… Google Buys Yahoo?

April 21st, 2008 by Alan

What if…the testing of Google Adwords on Yahoo is really something else? What if Yahoo is trying to help Google determine the value of Yahoo if adwords were to be part of Yahoo. Since Google’s main revenue is Google Adwords, it makes sense to devote multiple avenues to paid search. A Google buyout of Yahoo?
This […]

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This Site May Harm Your Computer & Your Mind

March 1st, 2008 by Alan

You better think before using popular applications meant for blogs as the core for your business. What happens when Google decides to remove access to your site from the results because your trendy and popular blog application (Wordpress in our case) gets hacked without your knowledge.
Think about it, you invest thousands into marketing and promoting […]

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Seeing Green?

October 26th, 2007 by Alan

It seems like a dogs age since Google updated the PageRank Toolbars. Making this the second PR update for the year. Many sites are reporting lowered PageRank, but some younger sites seem to have been given a nice boost when optimized from a link-baiting and content syndication methodology.
I now more than ever believe that these […]

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Supplemental Index - Why are big sites falling victim?

June 2nd, 2007 by Alan

The supplemental index has become a tool for Google to place less valued pages into to try and fine-tune the quality of its main index. In fact, the current supplemental index is growing rapidly and may be trying to get into the “Size Wars” of Millions of pages indexed. - OK, so I may like […]

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Google’s over-emphasis on LSI & Authority Domains - Does Relevancy Even Exist?

May 24th, 2007 by Alan

Every once in a while marketers may become critics, this post would be just that. Most of the time this blog has been informative, but after being involved in search since the late 90’s, and seeing so many algorithm changes and so many different Search Engines, I think its nice to make a few comments […]

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The Top 3 Tools for Keyword Research on the Fly

May 3rd, 2007 by Alan

This is a quick Tidbit for SEO Keyword Research: Utilizing Keyword Search Tools on the Fly.
One thing we often do with clients is track terms in conversations about potential new directions and goals. In doing this we often use our knowledge of the system and the goals of the client to determine the best choice […]

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Links: A Commodity to be Bought, Sold, Traded, Bartered and Penalized for…

April 18th, 2007 by Alan

Never before have we been in an era where links have become a commodity. You can sell them, buy them, trade them, barter for them even try to fish for them as link bait with crazy ideas and good information.
But what is the real value of a link? Should we be buying links, should paid […]

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Matt Cutt’s Blog Hacked by Dark SEO Team

April 1st, 2007 by Alan

A French (according to the whois) site called Dark SEO Team at DarkSEOTeam.com has hacked Matt Cutt’s blog and taken it over.
I expect they will be PR 0′d very soon for this. I would be quite surprised if they are not banned. Personally I am not for anyone who would go to this effort for […]

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The Google Sandbox Effect Theory

March 29th, 2007 by Alan

The infamous and theoretical Google Sandbox Effect, where new domains are reported to take 9 months or longer to rank. Notice something interesting about the 9 Months? 9 Months is a life cycle of humans. We are in the womb for 9 months before we are born. Google uses this time line in its sandbox […]

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The Top 4 Age Factors for Search Engine Ranking

March 28th, 2007 by Alan

Age is a very important factor in Search Engine Optimization. There are several different types of age that can play roles in how Search Engines rank websites. Knowing these factors can be helpful in determining how long it will take for a website to rank well. Keep in mind age is only part of the […]

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