Adam Torkildson

So I was down in Vegas for a 3-day conference, staying at the Hilton Hotel. I am pretty big into fitness, so I woke up early the first morning and headed over to the spa/workout room. Lo and behold, there was a $20 charge to use the facility!? I was incensed, and … Read more

Have you received the Census Bureau Questionnaire? If not, you have a treat in store. At least 5 pages of detailed personal information must be completed for at least 6 of the people living in your home, if you have that many. And don’t think you can get away with skipping it … Read more

If you can guess what the following terms all have in common, I’ll give you $25 via Paypal, no questions asked. Just leave your comment at the end of this post. This is not open to current employees of SEO.com. Here they go: SEO, Jobs, Careers, Linkbuilding (I’ll tell you the answer … Read more

I know all of you SEO.com fans out there are wondering “what are the most important plugins that I can use on my WordPress blog for SEO”? Well, I’ve decided to unveil our secret stash of the best WordPress plugins for SEO because this is the year of sharing. And also I’d … Read more

My SEO skills would be the song, “Eye of The Tiger.” It’s by Survivor, and the main chorus says: ‘rising up straight to the top, had the guts got the glory, went the distance, now I’m not gonna stop, just a man and his will to survive. It’s the eye of the … Read more

The question I would like to answer today is: ‘How valuable is it to build links to your sites deep pages?’ The whole issue could be summed up with 1 one sentence: It is VERY valuable to build links to deep pages on your site. Let’s explore why. Think of your site … Read more

Based off of my last blog post, this is an extension and expansion of the amazingly under appreciated and little-known world of the ‘mommy blogger’. Having literally stumbled upon a group of women who have blog followers in the millions, I was astounded to find that they are not at all the … Read more

This post is about how to leverage social media to get tons of links and buzz about your product or service. As an example of one of the best ways to do this, let’s talk about Mac & Cheese, you know, from Kraft. I recently saw a contest where Kraft was giving away … Read more

I get asked the question “What type of traffic converts the best” often enough that I thought I would write about my response, and answer the question once and for all. Over the years, there have been multiple studies on traffic and conversions. Some have been comparing ppc vs. organic, some have … Read more

The inspiration for this post came from a conversation I had with a friend who was very confused as to how he could get any meaningful profit from using Facebook. Let’s first talk about what Facebook is, and what it isn’t. Facebook is an easy way to stay connected with friends, family, … Read more