You Need Better Not More
Traffic Jam in Beijing by poelog. In the recent weeks I haven’t published many new posts on SEO 2.0. Nonetheless I have been spending much time here. I’ve been updating at least a dozen of old postings from years ago….
101 Ways to Make Your Blog More Popular and Successful
* After 15+ years of online publishing, 10 years of blogging for a plethora of blogs, being an SEO for eight years and being paid for blogging for seven years by now I finally am convinced that I know how…
Blogging vs Writing
Image: Timeless Books by Lin Pernille. Is there a difference between blogging and writing? Yes, there is. I’ve been blogging for several years now and I’m increasingly aware of the difference. Think about what makes us read books by authors…
Search Marketing Standard: The Future of Print & SEO – Interview with Associate Editor Frances Mary Krug
The Search Marketing Standard is not only the oldest search marketing print publication I know of, it’s also the most focused and probably most popular one. Over the years I’ve enjoyed reading numerous issues of the magazine. Recently I had…
Why People Hate Ads and Love SEO
Love by jimscottIMD. I hate ads. I’m not the only one. Most people hate annoying ads. People hate ads on the Web and block them using a plethora of tools. They also hate outdoor ads and TV ads. They hate…
Sometimes Success Lies in Moderation
* Just yesterday I noticed that I entered the Adage 150 top marketing blog list at #143. Today I’m at #149. This might change quickly again so I’m not here to solely brag about it. The exact point in time…
How to Use LinkedIn for Marketing & SEO: Resources
LinkedIn Tattoo by smi23le Summary: This a a comprehensive list of LinkedIn Marketing and SEO resources for business people of all kinds. This post will give you an overview of state of the art LinkedIn optimization best practices and enable…
Great Niche Social News Sites for Bloggers and Internet Entrepreneurs
Niche social news sites are one of the most important pillars of an SEO 2.0 strategy. Only by taking part in niche communities you are able to deeply connect with your peers who then support you elsewhere on the Web….
Software for SEO: Tools, Why & How to Track Rankings in a Personalized Search World
Actual rankings in Google Webmaster Tools. Here the query seo blog and the number of impressions for my blog. When it comes to software for SEO many people in the SEO industry cry foul. Others try to sell you software…
SEO 3.0 – Hanging Out With the Hipsters
It has been almost 3 years ago when I started the SEO 2.0 blog. SEO 2.0 is stale by now. There is business as usual by now. No innovation. No next big thing. At least when it comes to SEO…
Image SEO for Photographers and Other Visual Artists
Photographing the Photographer by Naixn. Photographers and other visual artists have a magnificent tool to show off their work these days, the Internet. Everybody loves great photos and artworks so they spread basically by themselves. Still there is a big…
The Best Way to Convert Visitors to Supporters is to Forge a Bond
Friendship by sarniebill1 In modern SEO we often encounter the term conversion (rate) optimization. It means making visitors of your site your clients or customers in most cases. A conversion can also mean to make someone convert from a casual…
The Simple Guide to Freelance SEO the Succesful Way
* Patrick Altoft of Blogstorm recently wrote a piece about succeeding as an SEO freelancer. While I like Patrick very much, I even got my writing job at SEOptimise with his help, I partly do not agree with his advice….
Blog vs Dog 0:1
My dog by armaggesin. You might have wondered why SEO 2.0 has been so silent over 2009. I’ve promised much but couldn’t make it all happen. That’s life. I got a puppy in early 2009 and that has changed my…
hkcMjRm: How to Use Google as URL Shortener
Google short URL: hkcMjRm. Update December, 15th 2009: Try it with http://l.gog.is/hkcMjRm. Moreover Google has launched it’s own official Google URL shortener yesterday: goo.gl Thanks Brandon Diaz for the heads up in the comments. Sadly goo.gl is only available to…
10 New Google Personal Search Blogging, Social Media & SEO Tactics
Image: Trust by notsogoodphotography The new by default personalized search by Google is a big paradigm shift in SEO. Yesterday I wrote about the changes personal search will bring for blogging, social media, SEO etc. I prefer to call it…
12 Effects Google Personal Search Will Have on SEO, Blogging, Social Media and the Web as Whole
Image: Personal Preference by Kevin Dooley. Google gets personal: Now everybody will get personalized search results based on their search habits in the past unless they opt out in a tedious process. So most people won’t opt out or even…
Twitter Lists for SEO How to
Twitter added lists to its Web interface. Twitter clients like Seesmic already follow suit by adding Twitter lists support. Everybody uses lists as if they were the best thing since sliced bread. The SEO community is as always on the…
Interview with SEO Rockstar & Personal Development Guru Glen Allsopp
Image: Rockstar by N1NJ4. As a regular SEO 2.0 blog reader you probably know who Glen Allsopp is. I have linked his blog postings quite often in the past and he even blogsitted SEO 2.0 once a year ago while…
10 Blogging Mistakes Most Bloggers Make
Executed by mistake is a Creative Commons image by the moog. Sometimes it takes years of blogging to notice your most obvious mistakes. I’ve been blogging for several years privately, then a few professionally and still do on several business…
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