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30 Hands On Google Search Plus SEO Techniques for Getting Personal


Image above: I'm only ranking at #113 for [seo] in "people and pages" but some of my best friends are around me While everybody was writing posts what the new ...
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The Stone Age of Blogging is Over – What’s Next?


* Lately many influential bloggers have written about the end of the golden age of tech blogging. They say "tech" but in a way they mean blogging in general it ...

Words that Damage Trust in Your Blog


These words may be correct English but nonetheless they make you appear like an idiot when you use them on your blog. Why? They have obviously negative or hidden meaning that influences ...
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Are Category Keywords in the URL a Significant Ranking Signal Now?


Above: Not personalized search results for the query [content strategy mistakes]. I rank at #7. Look who ranks at #2 and #4. While trying to assess the impact of stolen and otherwise ...
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10 Fatal Content Strategy Mistakes Most Businesses Make


* Everybody seems to agree by now that you need „great content“ to succeed on the Web. Both social media and search engines require quality content as their business model relies on ...
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Does Google Index Your robots.txt?


This is a guest post by SEO strategist Moosa Hemani. It has been slightly edited by myself, Tad Chef. robots.txt, a protocol that helps search engines to find out ...

12 Awesome SEO & Internet Marketing Resources from my Blog Readers


SEO 2.0 is for real. I practice what I preach. It's not just talk to make more people follow me. I really visit every blog or site that my readers and commentators ...
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SEO Activism: Detox Campaign by Greenpeace


For years I've been a proponent of using SEO for more than just making money. Even on the Web it's "people before profits". You can't just do business as usual ...
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How to Analyze Your Link Profile with cognitiveSEO Tools


These days you see lots of tutorials on how to export data from Google Analytics or Webmaster Tools to Excel to get an overview and analyze it. To be honest I hate ...
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The Joy and Pain of Starting a New Blog


* It's not a secret that I'm not as active on SEO 2.0 as in the early days anymore. I've turned out an "occasional blogger" over the years while publishing SEO related ...
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How Does Google+ Add to Your Social Media Strategy?


* Wow. Awesome! After just a dozen of tries I could sign up for Google+! Sadly it happened on late Friday so that I ended up trying it out on ...
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Where to Buy Links? Turkey!


Link building or attracting links is quite hard these days. Most people are looking for short cuts like paid links in spite of them being outside the Google Webmaster Guidelines. While some ...
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Why Click the Google +1 Button on Websites Instead of Liking or Tweeting Them?


Image: This is how logged out Google users see Google +1 votes. They display only on the first result. When Google initially introduced the Google +1 feature for search ...
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How to Fight Big Business in Google and Beyond with Smart Mob SEO


* Over the years I've been outranking big businesses, well known brands and major news media. I've been successfully competing with whole SEO teams. I've even managed to surpass spammers and black hat ...
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Run DMC and Google Want You to “Keep it Fresh”


* Whether you’re spitting rhymes about gold chains and Adidas kicks, or shaping your web strategy, one thing is essential… "Keepin’ it fresh." Fresh content is unique and engaging, and Google likes that. It seems ...
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Who is Your Competition on the Web?


Usually when people refer to their competitors they name a few businesses from the same industry who sell the same products or services as them. This might be ...
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Google Buys Links with Hidden Anchor Text


I was awestruck today when I noticed that the perhaps most important German blogging conference re:publica sells high PageRank links. Paid links are forbidden by the Google Webmaster ...
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Google +1: The New SearchWiki?


2.5 Years ago I hailed the new search results customization feature by Google called SearchWiki. I loved it in spite of it being broken from the start. Nonetheless the sheer possibilities ...