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Matt Cutts Ruins “Link Buying” Session at PubCon

Update: At Matt’s request, he wanted me to make it more clear to people that this entry was posted in the Humorous section. And indeed, this entry was 50% joke and 50% serious. Serious, only in the fact that I think some of the panelists’ … Read More

Yahoo! Releases Top Searches of 2007

The year is almost at an end and while many of us are still out fighting the crowds at the local stores searching for gifts (or at PubCon), Yahoo! has taken a jump on Google and Live Search by releasing their report on the top … Read More

Raven SEO Weekly Digest – Issue 4

PubCon is just around the corner and Web geeks from across the country will be travelling en masse to Las Vegas. Whether a newbie or a veteran to the Web, there is always something new to learn at PubCon. For Those Absent from PubCon Since … Read More

SEO Expectations and Commitments

When considering taking on an SEO campaign you should be realistic about your chances of success. Promising the world and delivering nothing gives SEO, and those in the industry, a bad name. Implementing an organic SEO campaign or using white hat techniques may take longer … Read More

The Importance of Article Distribution and How it Relates to SEO

Article distribution can be a very effective method for gaining inbound links and traffic to a website. As part of an SEO campaign it can be time consuming, but if completed and carried out correctly, it can make a significant impact on search engine performance. … Read More

Five Steps to Effective Keyword Research

Keyword research is an absolute must before you begin an SEO campaign. Targeting the wrong keywords may result in meaningless, ineffective search engine rankings. It can also result in lost revenue due to the inability of a potential customer to find you on a search … Read More

SEOposition Aggregates the Usual Suspects

For those who don’t like to use RSS Aggregators — like NetNewsWire, Google Reader or Bloglines — but still like to keep track of the latest news, Feed Buzz is perfect for all things SEO. All of the usual suspects are there, like Wolf Howl, … Read More

SEO Weekly Digest – Issue 3

It has been an interesting week in the world of SEO. Without further ado… Microsoft’s Webmaster Tools Microsoft today released a Beta version of their Webmaster Tools. At first glance, it looks like it’s going to be a standard website analyzer tool with all of … Read More

The End of Stag Hunting

It used to be that conducting a search for “sitening” in Google would result in Google asking you if you meant “stag hunting.” As always, I would say to myself, “no, I didn’t mean stag hunting you stupid #$*@(# search engine!” Although the first result … Read More

What Makes Google’s Search Engine Tick?

“User, meet Google.” “Google, meet user.” The inner workings of the Google algorithm are a closely guarded secret; but if we take a little time to understand the processes of the search engine itself, we can gain useful knowledge which we can use for future … Read More