The Organic SEO
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Robots.txt Misconfiguration = SEO Death
Ever done something stupid? Well, read this post on Google penalties, and then come back and finish reading here. Oh, and read the 3rd and 4th comments. Yeah, stupid. Ive found when you make a mistake the best thing to do is to own up to it, and then find something interesting you can learn from it. …
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Who is Sedat Yüksel?
Or perhaps I should say What is sedat yüksel? In the analytics stats for my SEO firm I see that my firms site has received 14 visits in the past 30 days from people who searched for the keywords sedat yüksel. The thing is that the word sedat yüksel do not appear anywhere on my site. And if I do a se …
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Ranking for Company Names – OrangeSoda’s Idea of SEO?
Disclaimer: The author of this post has a company that competes directly with OrangeSoda, so beware of competitive bias. Update: Since posting this, it has come to my attention that there is no About OrangeSoda paragraph at the end of the press release, although there is one for REMAX, which might i …
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NPR, All Things Considered: Good Times For Google Advertising
PPC in the news on NPR. A decent piece on the basics of using Google Adwords. Hopefully this will drive more and more advertisers to PPC and SEO. Maybe this is why some SEOs are seeing the growth of their businesses while traditional advertisers are hurting?
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What happens to the SEO value of a 301 redirected domain?
If you do a search for 301 redirect seo youll find all sorts of how-to guides on how to create 301 redirects, the right way to create them, and youll learn a lot about the value they provide to the site youre redirecting to. What I cant find is what a 301 redirect does to the old site, or the domain …
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Does SEO Pick Up in a Down Economy?
I dont know about you (please chime in), but since the beginning of the year my SEO firms business has been picking up. Maybe its just a fluke, but the same factors that make search engine optimization a good marketing tool in any economy make it especially good in a down economy. That is, SEO is re …
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Comment Links on TheOrganicSEO.com Are Now DoFollow
Just added the DoFollow plugin to the site here, so your comment profile links are no dofollow instead of nofollow. The funny thing is I actually thought they were dofollow to begin with. Enjoy!
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If you use Web CEO, SpyFu, or SEOmoz’s Rank Checker then you are dishonest.
Warning: If youre the type of person who would rather remain in ignorance because you think that makes you innocent of any crime because you dont know if youre committing one or not, then you probably wont want to continue reading. Of course now that youve read this its too late. Im not necessarily …
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How to get a link from Search Engine Land
From the folks who brought you Whats a Link from Wired.com Worth? and How to Get a Link from CNN.com now comes How to Get a Link from SearchEngineLand.com! 1. Set up a blog, just like this one. 2. Spend 100+ hours writing posts. 3. Spend another 20+ hours building links to your posts. 4. Give up and …
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Ranking for Company Names - OrangeSoda’s Idea of SEO?
Disclaimer: The author of this post has a company that competes directly with OrangeSoda, so beware of competitive bias. Update: Since posting this, it has come to my attention that there is no About OrangeSoda paragraph at the end of the press release, although there is one for REMAX, which might i …
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How to get a link from CNN.com
Except Ill burst your bubble right now and tell you the link isnt followed. But it can still generate some traffic and perhaps some links will come from that. This technique has been out there for a while, this is just the first time Ive had it be successful for me, hence the post at this late date. …
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Seeking Authors for this SEO Blog
This blog has been up for some time, but weve let it languish this year. Were interested in getting it back up and running and turning it into a valuable resource, and if youre an SEO professional with a penchant for writing wed like to invite you to become an author. Of course theres no pay involve …
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Why Google Shouldn’t Discriminate Against Paid Links
Because it cant accurately identify them. Frankly, I dont have much against Google having something against paid links. Its their search engine, they can do whatever they want with it. Of course Id prefer they live and let live when it comes to paid links, for my own self-interest as someone who occ …
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Dentists Uncertain About Online Marketing
While not specifically talking about search engine optimization, this survey of dentists that asks them if their dental practice website marketing is worth the expense is certainly relevant. It certainly would have been interesting to know how many dentists are using SEO and whether or not those who …
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Fixing Other SEO Firms’ Mistakes Using Dreamweaver Wildcard Search and Replace
All too often we take over search engine optimization efforts for a new client, only to find that the last SEO firm or SEO professional they were using did so many things wrong its going to be a major effort just to clean up their mess, let alone start making progress (although I suppose cleaning up …
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Utah SEO Firms Directory
New free directory of Utah-based SEO firms launched by MWI. Submission is free as long as your firm has a presence in Utah.
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Boston Web Design and Boston Search Engine Optimization Free Directories
MWI has launched two new directories, one featuring Boston search engine optimization firms and the other Boston web design firms. Both directories are free and the links are dofollow. But dont submit if youre not from the Boston area. Contact information is verified by a human visit to the website …
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Why Google Shouldn't Discriminate Against Paid Links
Because it can't accurately identify them. Frankly, I don't have much against Google having something against paid links. It's their search engine, they can do whatever they want with it. Of course I'd prefer they live and let live when it comes to paid links, for my own self-interest as someone who …
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The SEO Con Artists
A real description of an SEO firm on an SEO directory: Full service 1-on-1 SEO marketing since 1996. Check out comprised month-to-month packages at SEOgame.com (Eg. $375 package will start out at 2,220 manual directories and 550 manual article directory submissions) Manual submission services will …
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Fixing Other SEO Firms' Mistakes Using Dreamweaver Wildcard Search and Replace
All to often we take over search engine optimization efforts for a new client, only to find that the last SEO firm or SEO professional they were using did so many things wrong it's going to be a major effort just to clean up their mess, let alone start making progress (although I suppose cleaning up …
The Organic SEO
