4 SEO Personalities Essential to a Team
by Preston Van Dyke, August 9, 2011
Everyone who has worked in a team environment has experienced the group of people that seems to jive so well and simply get things done. While there are certain skills that must be had in any team no matter the industry—like project management for instance—in SEO there are four who can take … Read more
Why Google Favors Keyword Rich Domains
by TJ Welsh, January 27, 2011
You would think search engines are like an “equal opportunity employer.” That everyone has has the same chance to get ranked for certain keywords by taking advantage of on-page and off-page techniques, which include some of the following: Theoretically speaking, my competition could match my site in each of these categories. For … Read more
7 Rules of Social Media and Creating Trust Around Your Brand, via Peter Shankman
by Dan Bischoff, January 18, 2011
Peter Shankman — the skydiver and PR guy who gained fame by founding HARO (Help a Reporter Out) — spoke in Salt Lake City last week about social media marketing and building trust around a brand. The guy has great ideas that can help any business thrive. Thanks to OrangeSoda for bringing … Read more
How SEO Avoids Website Prosopagnosia and Makes Your Site Memorable
by Preston Van Dyke, January 13, 2011
Prosopagnosia. What the heck is that? This is what I found myself asking while listening to a recent Radiolab podcast. Turns out it refers to “facial blindness”—as in you are unable to remember and recognize any one’s face. Every time seeing someone is as if it were the first. How odd would … Read more
18 Simple SEO Items Commonly Missed in Web Development
by Dan Patterson, July 21, 2010
One of the things we constantly have to do as SEO experts is give recommendations to companies on how they need to change their site so that they can be better optimized. The sad thing is that a lot of the things we recommend should have been done during the Web development … Read more
So Your Industry Is Boring – Don’t Let That Keep You Out of Social Media
by Nathan Blair, July 20, 2010
A few days ago, a client expressed a doubt that’s probably all too common. He said, “You guys recommend that I get more involved in social media, but I’m in the (insert boring industry here) industry. What is there to say about the (insert boring industry here) industry?” Is social media stardom … Read more
Creating a Consistent Offline to Online Branding Experience
by Nathan Blair, May 18, 2010
Many companies choose to complement their search marketing campaign with traditional offline methods. For those who use direct mail, radio, TV, or magazines to drive website traffic, care must be taken to ensure the transition from offline to online be as seamless as possible. If you have ever received a distinct marketing … Read more
What I Wish DMOZ Was Like
by Adam Torkildson, September 22, 2009
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
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