Craigslist Blocks Search Engines
January 3rd, 2006According to a thread at SERoundtable, a few million results in Google (and other search engines) from Craigslist have dropped out due to a change in the robots.txt. The change must…
Archive for the 'All SEO' Category
Huge amount of links added to my new site
January 3rd, 2006 Some days ago I released NetMarketing.us.
And since 72 hours I have added the following amount of links:
Two PR 7 links (both home page)
Ten PR 5 links (6 sitewide and 4 home page)
Ten PR 4 links (6 sitewide, 2 home page and 2 on subpages)
Seven PR 3 links (4 sitewide and …
Couple New SEO / SEM Seminars
January 3rd, 2006Jim Boykin is hosting a free SEO gathering. Dan Thies is hosting a conference on linking. Perry Marshall is hosting a conference on Google AdWords.
Researching Search Engine Results and How People Use Them for Research
January 3rd, 2006I’m meddling in Bill Slawski’s territory here, in that he’s better known for presenting and analyzing papers on search engine technology. However, I caught this one and since it uses usability testing scenerios in the research, I gave it a…
The Economic Lifecycle of a Search Engine Result
January 3rd, 2006Sticking with my recent economics kick, I’m pondering the lifecycle of a search result. I think just about every keyword nearly qualifies as still being in the “boom period” as there is still relatively little competition being pushed out of emerging search result microeconomies. In fact, there is still room for extensive arbitrage […]
SEO Community Advice from Andy Hagans - 2nd Generation SEO
January 3rd, 2006Andy dishes out some sagely advice on how to make it in the SEO community over at Search Engine Journal. Normally, I don’t do posts for single articles, but Andy does an excellent job of catering to the ego of the blogger in me. This in itself, is a great lesson for how […]
Directory strategies - What can you get away with?
January 3rd, 2006This post by Aaron Wall made me think about directories and their SEO value going forward (again). The question: what place should directories have in your link building plan? They used to be the bulk of many sites’ link aquisition…
Search Images by Drawing a Sketch
January 3rd, 2006There is this new creative way to search for images, that currently doesn’t work too well, but it still is very cool. It is named retrievr and you can search the Flickr image database by sketching something in real time….
Google to Sell PCs with Own Operating System?
January 3rd, 2006Via /. an LA Times article that says; Sources say Google has been in negotiations with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other retailers, to sell a Google PC. The machine would run an operating system created by Google, not Microsoft’s Windows,…
Ads By Yahoo! May Blend In to Background
January 3rd, 2006There is a WebmasterWorld thread named Yahoo Ads W/No ‘Ads By.’? which asks how can someone remove the “Ads By Yahoo!” part of the Yahoo! Publisher Network ads? The thread continues to explain that in some cases, it may appear…
Urchin Server Side Compared to Google Analytics
January 3rd, 2006Ever since March 2004, I have been comparing analytics software built by the same company. The first entry I have on this was named Comparing Web Traffic Between Different Web Analytictical Tools which shows the huge gap in traffic when…
Google Search Syntax Tidbit
January 3rd, 2006This is not new, but many of the folks out there are unaware of it. A search syntax at Google works as follows; Search on ~*marketing will bold some the preceding words to marketing. Search on ~*marketing*~ will bold some…
Craigslist Blocks Most Spiders: Millions of Pages Delisted
January 3rd, 2006A thread started at our forums named Craigslist Delists Millions of Pages from Search Engine Indexes uncovers the new robots.txt file in place over at Craigslist. It basically reads; ############################## # Exclude robots from these User-agent: YahooFeedSeeker Disallow: /forums Disallow:…
Conversation is Easy to Cite
January 3rd, 2006Post about how easy the web makes it to use conversation as a marketing tool.
Should I Use One or Two Websites?
January 2nd, 2006Post about weather or not it makes sense to place a product catelog on an informational site or if it should be on its own separate site.
Is Buying Links a Waste of Time?
January 2nd, 2006Post about how Google and other search engines may look at some paid links.
Does Google PageRank Factor Into Link Quality?
January 2nd, 2006Page about some of the things Google may consider when determining the value of a link.
How do I Track Where My Site Ranks in the Search Engines for Various Keywords and Keyword Phrases?
January 2nd, 2006Post about quickly checking where a site ranks for various keyword phrases in various search engines using free SEO tools.
What is a Keyword? Should I Focus on Single Words or Keyword Phrases?
January 2nd, 2006Post about the problems associated with being too focused on a single keyword.
Do You Still Update Your List of General Directories?
January 2nd, 2006Post about directory links, editorial votes of quality, and automated directory submission software.
What do I put in a Frames Website to Help it Rank?
January 2nd, 2006Post about avoiding using frames and the noframe tag.
Where Do I Learn How to Develop a Landing Page?
January 2nd, 2006Post suggesting resources and experts which will help you learn about building a landing page.
Google’s 2006 New Year Graphic; “Weird”?
January 2nd, 2006A WebmasterWorld thread named Another Weird Holiday Graphic: The Animal Trend Continues suggests that the Google logos have been a bit on the animalistic side recently. The thread creator asks; Is Google intentionally avoiding more predictable holiday representations, or is…
Big Daddy Data Center Migrating Over to Main Google SERPs
January 2nd, 2006For those of you following the “Big Daddy” Data Center, there are reports at WebmasterWorld that people have been seeing the “test DC 64.233.179.104″ results at the primary Google.com site. Has this solved the canonical and supplemental problems? Does everyone…
Finding a Good SEM Niche in ?06 - An Intro to SEO Economics
January 2nd, 2006I did a session at SES Chicago on “Developing Your SEM Niche”. I think the only coverage was at WPN. It was the first time for the session, and I had some great panelists to help make me look good, but the content covered and the perspective I approached it from is still […]