The Google Buffet
I have been able to take some more time and mess around with Google’s Universal Search over the long holiday weekend, and I really like the direction. More simple search power to the masses is very cool, but I am…
Learn SEO Basics: Anchor Text of Inbound Links
Anchor text for inbound links is one of the most important factors in search engine optimization. According to SEOmoz’ search engine ranking factors (v2), anchor text is the 2nd most important positive factor. “The text people use to link to…
A Tribute to Those Who Served
I remember the first time I learned what Memorial day was and what it meant. I was in 4th grade, standing in the back of the gym during a school play. My dad was filming the play (my sister or…
25% of Google Searches are Fresh
A couple of items caught my attention yesterday. Aaron Wall reported that Google is claiming up to 25% of search queries run any given day are queries they have never processed previously. I found that to be quite a shocker….
Does SEO work in Hawaii?
I was gone all last week, in Maui. Yeah baby. It was our first time to Maui, and I loved it. I didn’t even think about writing a post the whole week, I am sure you understand. We had a…
Becoming SEO Famous: Neil Patel, YOUmoz, SEM Scholarship
I’m obviously not the authority on SEO fame (if I was I’d be famous), but I wanted to write about a few opportunities that can help you to become famous, at least in SEO. First, Neil Patel from ProNet Advertising…
Top 5 Top Blog Posts in SEO
I love a challenge. In fact, if I don’t take on a challenge it drives me nuts. So when Darren Rowse came out with his group writing contest (project) with the topic of “Top 5″, I had to come up…
Ding Dong Digg is Dead
There have been many discussions over the recent problems at Digg, Andy of Marketing Pilgrim, Muhammad of Pronet, and Michael of Wolf-Holf have all commented. I have made my less than glowing opinion of Digg known in a previous post….
Google… Here they go again.
I read an interesting/alarming Associated Press article by Dibya Sarkar, AP business writer, in the local paper yesterday. Four states, including Arizona, California, Utah, and Virginia, have agreed to “free consulting services” provided by Google. Essentially Google is going to…