I was reading an old post about getting links on Matt Cutts blog. In March (2008) he posted an article that he’d written in 2005 to show that some techniques are timeless and still work. The article is good, though I’m sure a lot of people won’t *get* it. The real gold was in this comment, posted by a reader… (note the part I highlighted.)
As long as the focus is getting links, you’ll fail miserably. It’s like Guy Kawasaki says: “If the focus of a startup is to make ... Read Full Story
According to an article in eMarketer, most people don’t believe most of what they read on the Internet.
Which, of course, means credibility can be harder to get than traffic or high ranking. Something to keep in mind, whether writing link bait or filler posts, is that everything you post can add to (or detract from) your credibility.
So… which group are you in? Color me orange. Read Full Story
I happened upon a blog post by Patrick Altoft of http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/, dated Dec. 2007. He was talking about sites that belong in the Technorati Top 100 but have been “removed from the list.” Manually. Since the post was 6 months old, I decided to check current numbers.
From what I can see, TWO of the sites Patrick referred to should be in the top 5.
Alex King, creator of the “Share This” social bookmarkting plugin, has higher technorati authority than the #1 ... Read Full Story
You already know that social networks can drive lots of traffic. Mostly poor quality (ie; they don’t come back), but lots of traffic nevertheless.
If you’ve ever had stumbleupon, digg or technorati melt your hosting (raises hand) you know what I mean.
But here’s what your favorite marketing guru didn’t tell you about social network marketing and driving traffic through social networks.
Hobby oriented networks consistently get more users than social networks or busines... Read Full Story
Last Saturday, Microsoft withdrew a $47.5 billion offer to buy Yahoo after Yahoo dug in for a higher price. So… no Microhoo.
Turns out the deal killer was Google. The search giant offered to sell ads for Yahoo, giving them the bulk of the revenues - and Yahoo plans to use the money to develop their own search - to rival Google.
Does that even make any sense? Sure it does.
Google’s founders (Larry Page and Sergey Brin) and Yahoo’s founders (Jerry Yang and David Filo) all hail fro... Read Full Story
Don’t have all day, every day, to obsess on Google?
If you’re like most website owners, you don’t have untold hours to obsess on every little change at Google. You have a website to look after and work to do. Maybe a day job and family sprinkled into the mix.
Should lack of time for seo translate to lack of ranking? No. Because your ranking is ultimately about what you bring to the marketplace, not how much time you have to obsess on seo.
Thing is… there’s two d... Read Full Story
Don’t have all day, every day, to obsess on Google?
If you’re like most website owners, you don’t have untold hours to obsess on every little change at Google. You have a website to look after and work to do. Maybe a day job and family sprinkled into the mix.
Should lack of time for seo translate to lack of ranking? No. Because your ranking is ultimately about what you bring to the marketplace, not how much time you have to obsess on seo.
Thing is… there’s two d... Read Full Story
Interesting post about YouTube Insight at the Google Blog.
Go into My account -> Videos, Favorites, Playlists -> Manage my Videos. Then click the “About this Video” button.
You’ll be able to see how often your video is viewed in different geographic regions. You’ll also be able to see details of the lifecycle, such as how long it takes your vids to become popular and hit peak for views.
If you’re using video for business or marketing concepts, take a minu... Read Full Story
