From the category archives:

SEO Theory

Google Doesn’t Use Meta Keywords

September 21, 2009

Here’s a shocker! Google doesn’t use meta keyword data. So for Yoast, I am going to fulfill his request and link to Google’s post regarding the whole meta keyword issue.
Hey Yoast!  If you ever read this, I enjoy your work.
Take care.

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My Rankings Fell Off the Map, Now What?

July 10, 2009

Any business who has a decent web presence will go through this from time to time. Let’s say you’re cruising along and writing good content, acquiring some high quality inbound links, and working on your social media campaign and then all of a sudden you wake up one morning and check your rankings for [...]

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Domain Name – SEO: A Metaphor For Life

August 31, 2008

Main Points
* making assumptions based on a name
* domain names that throw you a curve ball
* making a name brandable
Domain Name: It all starts with a name. In the past, let’s say in the 1700’s, 1800’s, and into the early to mid 1900’s, you could probably tell where a person was from based [...]

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What I’ve learned During My Second Year

July 23, 2008

Here is a rough running list of what I’ve learned during my second year of “Search“. Maybe I’ll clean this list up, maybe I won’t. What I’d like to do is expand on these bullet points over time.

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What I Learned About SEO During My First Year

July 16, 2008

Looking back at my SEO career so far, I’ve come to realize a few things.
The first year was go, go, go, learn, learn, learn. I had to re-learn html, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and on top of all that, learn this “crazy new concept” of SEO. I can say, without reservation, during my first year [...]

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