Claye Stokes

Claye has always been passionate about business, web technologies, and marketing. Professionally, he has worked for both SEO agencies and full service ad agencies. As a result, his experience ranges from managing the online presence and SEO for small- to enterprise-level companies, to working side by side with business owners to fulfill their entire marketing and advertising campaigns, both on and off the web.

When he isn't working or spending time with his beautiful wife and two children, you will probably find him researching and practicing online marketing techniques, or outdoors practicing his golf swing.

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Posts by Claye Stokes:

Review: Top 3 SEO WordPress Plugins

"What's the best WordPress SEO plugin?" I'm asked that question all the time, and recently took part in a debate discussing which plugin is best. I decided to draft a features list comparing the top three most downloaded SEO plugins to get a better picture of what each plugin has to offer, … Read more

12 Free SEO Tools of 2011 to be Grateful For

A few of these tools also qualify as resources or guides, but every one of these tools has made my life just a little bit easier this year. To all of you in this list, and to those I've missed or forgotten but who have offered free tools in 2011, THANK YOU! If … Read more

Proving the Value of SEO [Slide Deck]

Thanks to everyone that attended the webinar this morning! As promised: here is my slide deck. If you have any questions from the webinar or regarding the slide deck, shoot away on Twitter or in the comments below! Proving the Value of SEO View more presentations from SEO.com. Short Summary In this … Read more

2 New Google Analytics Reports for SEO

I love tools that provide increased clarity in organic search campaign performance, and I also love finding new ways to use data to report the value of organic search to clients more clearly and precisely. The GA team has been busy rolling out fancy new reports and features all summer, and two … Read more

New: How to Track Page Load Speed in Google Analytics

[Update 12/5/2011] Thanks to Roy (see comments) for reminding me to follow up with this post – as of two weeks ago, the Site Speed report is available by default in the new (v5) version of Google Analytics. No code snippets or special settings are necessary to view the report – just … Read more

4 No-Nonsense, Panda-Friendly Link-Building Tips

Allow me to take a little of the hassle, monotony, and time commitment out of creating quality, long-lasting, third-party links that will pass the “Panda” test and will deliver long-lasting results. Building high-value links is a constant, every-day challenge for search engine optimization companies and professionals. Building links that aren’t contrived and … Read more

Google’s Mission Statement: The Key to Long-Term SEO Success

“Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Source: Google’s Mission Statement Were you surprised by Google’s recent Panda/Farmer update? You wouldn’t have, had your philosophy and approach to SEO been informed and guided by the reason search engines exist in the first place, which happens to … Read more

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