Category Archives: SEO and Paid Search

Google Aligns Itself with Big Brands?

Posted on March 4, 2009 by john

This is one of the most interesting and well written articles on SEO that I have seen in a while: Aaron Wall on Google and Branding Not only does it cover current events but also has some history of the … Continue reading →

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Site Redemption

Posted on December 20, 2008 by john

When I first started this blog it was an experiment. Much like The M Show, I had no idea where it would go or if I would have more than a few weeks of things to write about. Fast forward … Continue reading →

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White Hat SEO vs. Black Hat SEO

Posted on June 21, 2008 by john

It’s not Spy vs. Spy. It’s different. I’ve only been to one SEO Event, as it’s much easier (faster, cheaper…) to do my research online. Recently there’s been a lot of chatter about one of Danny Sullivan’s events that some … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Live

Posted on June 10, 2008 by john

Just a data point – I’m getting a lot of inbound traffic from Microsoft Live. That’s a huge surprise to me. The good news is that it’s from keywords I really like. I may give them a 7 day test … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Predictions

Posted on November 20, 2007 by john

My Inbox is also my To-Do list. If there’s a message that is part of an important project it stays in the box until it gets done. This can be a great productivity booster – many times if I am … Continue reading →

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AdWords and AdSense Primer – Questions from Ron Amok

Posted on November 9, 2007 by john

My friend Ron sent over a question asking for clarification on this post from Google – they are doing placement targeting and CPC for placement targeting. What does this mean? Here’s a play by play to get you started. Back … Continue reading →

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Curing the 302

Posted on October 15, 2007 by john

Well, it seem like the domain name change has propagated in a flash (translation – it looks like everything is working properly). So, what was that all about last week? The short version was to improve my Google Ranking. Read … Continue reading →

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Warning – Bumpy Road Ahead

Posted on October 12, 2007 by john

I’m going to be pulling a stunt to see if I can improve my Google ranking, if I screw it up I might mess up the domain name for a while. If you are a fan and you notice that … Continue reading →

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Sailing the SEO Seas

Posted on September 17, 2007 by john

About two weeks ago I had an epiphany, we have been tracking a number of search results for some key terms that we optimize for (for those who don’t speak geek – when you type in a certain term in … Continue reading →

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BlogDay

Posted on August 31, 2007 by john

Today is officially BlogDay, you can get the story and original recommendations in my previous post. Just a few other things I read that are always great: I’m a salesforce.com insider by reading SalesforceWatch. On the small business tech font, … Continue reading →

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