Archive for the 'Stuntdubl SEM' Category

Custom 404?s - Don?t Make Your Users Feel Stupid

May 8th, 2006

Don’t make your users feel stupid. Make them laugh. Check your 404 page today and make sure it’s not the same old default techie drivel that sites lose users to every day. Preserve your web traffic with a few easy changes.
Just in case - what is a 404
Probably my single most […]

Just in Case?Read the Cluetrain Manifesto

May 7th, 2006

I’m not real sure why I waited so long…perhaps because I was afraid it was overhyped…but the point is, I’m finally reading it. I didn’t want to wait to post until I finished a review, since I will probably drink the knowledge of the book for quite some time to come to take it […]

Echoeing Click Stream as an Algorithm Validator

April 29th, 2006

Fun commentary, but technology sometimes sucks…Graywolf and I talked with Greg about click stream analysis and its’ potential impact on search engine results positions. Most people that talk about search engine rankings sometimes forget to realize that there are 100’s if not 1000’s variables to tweak in the search algorithms. Disclaimer: generally when I […]

GoodKarma Radio Show with Greg Niland Tomorrow

April 26th, 2006

I’ll be talking with Greg GoodROI Niland tomorrow on Good Karma about various topics including the pros and cons of using clickstream data in search engine algorithms, speculation on how it may be used and a slew of other totally speculative topics that I probably have minimal expertise to comment on but will anyways. […]

ClickTracks Appetizer - Free Web Analytics Software

April 26th, 2006

I was over perusing on Lee’s marketing blog when I noticed a post Thomas had done on Clicktracks appetizer. I’m a big fan of clicktracks mainly because the people behind it rock, they have excellent support and have made analytics extremly usable and yet still highly informational. Best of all they listen to […]

Explaining the Value of Viral Marketing Through an Understanding of Text Link Value

April 25th, 2006

Link valuation is the most fundamental component of current SEO strategies in my mind. There are certainly other important aspects to ranking well, but without understanding how to put a value on a link you are sunk. That’s why I harp about it on a daily basis, and think about it myself just […]

Book Review Break - The Tipping Point

April 23rd, 2006

Book: The Tipping Point by: Malcolm Gladwell

Subtitle: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Here’s the scoop: Malcolm Gladwell was the keynote speaker at the recent Boston Pubcon. I figured the memes from the idea in his book would be spreading like wildfire from all the procrastinators that finally found a […]

Boston Pubcon Recovery Mode - Linking Presentation Posted

April 22nd, 2006

Usually by the time I return from a conference, I have all the mental capacity of a sea snail. I really don’t understand how folks blog and still manage to enjoy themselves. I generally shut down from the online world for about a week or so:)
I think I’ll skip all the […]

Being an SEO - Can We Start SEO 2.0?

April 9th, 2006

We’ve already discussed SEO generations, how some folks entered the industry at different times and learned from others. Outside of the SEO sphere, however, SEO seems to elicit a much different response from folks based on their different (often negative) experiences with those claiming to be an SEO.
To me, SEO has been a very […]

I am Not a Link Communist

April 6th, 2006

It is against my better judgment to stir the pot on this issue, but it’s upsetting to me whenever the topic gets brought up. I don’t understand why engines are resorting to fear, uncertainty, and doubt to retain their relevancy, so I thought I’d bite the bullet and drop my .02, rather than let […]

How to Write Successful Subject Titles for Link Requests

April 5th, 2006

Unfortunately, not everyone on the web wants to hear from you. As people’s personal filtering systems get better, the odds that your message is received declines. Subject lines are a big part of how I do my personal e-mail filtering. When I say “personal e-mail filtering”, I mean the skimming of e-mail […]

You?re Only as Smart, Sexy, Funny, and Trusted as the People You Link To

April 3rd, 2006

Your online credibility is only as good as who you link to. Your ‘hood..your peeps, and even your advertisers.
If you link to ugly, dorky, sarcastic, mean, condescending, people like me, then you could potentially soil your credibility, lose website traffic, be banned from all current and future indexes, and be accused of […]

Time for New Adventures in Stuntdubl Land

March 30th, 2006

It is with anticipation and a bit of sadness that I will be leaving We Build Pages to pursue a new career. Unfortunately, the direction of the business is not inline with my personal and professional goals at this time, and therefore I feel I must move on. Now before you hooligans get […]

It?s Time to Get to Know Web 2.0

March 28th, 2006

If you’ve been lollygagging around like me, not reading up on all the new up and comers, Rand and Kat of SEOMoz have just saved you a helluva lotta time through the creation of their web 2.0 awards. Not only did they roundup 300 websites in 38 different categories, they also interviewed with the […]

Top 10 Reasons it?s Great to Be a SEO

March 26th, 2006

10. You can say you know Aaron Wall and Rand.
9. Because most people will never “get it” and that’s a good thing.
8. Everybody’s an expert because even the most experienced have only done it about 10 years.
7. You get to read Matt’s “seo blog”
6. You’ve experienced a “google dance”
5. Top 10 listings
4. You travel on […]

Top 10 Reasons it Sucks to be an SEO

March 26th, 2006

1. It doesn’t exist outside it’s own sphere
2. Forum drama and valid paranoia (sometimes they ARE watching)
3. Incompetent creative teams, illiterate content writers, and bad coders
4. Too much back biting blogger bullshit and snake oil peddaling.
5. Unreasonable expectations
6. When no one knows or understands the strategy.
7. Poor communication and organization
8. Rodney Dangerfield gets more respect
9. […]

SEOs and Lawyers - It?s a JOKE

March 24th, 2006

From some recent discussions, I’ve learned that it’s good to have a sense of humor and be able to handle a little self deprecation, constructive criticism, and even the occassional excessive sensationalism.
I hope most of your SEO experience doesn’t make you laugh at the below. Don’t get mad at me […]

Comments are Back?Again

March 22nd, 2006

Since I basically suck at coding, I keep borking my wordpress template breaking comments. For all those kind enough to comment, they are now back. Gonna try not to experiment without backups or knowledge from now on. Thanks to a very good developer discussion is back in action again.

Nick Wilson Talks About Performancing Metrics Performance

March 15th, 2006

Download the new free beta Performancing Metrics here.
I really like stats and most other webmasters and SEO’s do as well. Stable positive stats over time is one of the nicest things we can hope for. While Performancing Metrics is geared more strictly towards bloggers, the need for reliable, granular data is the same.
Nick […]

Review of Performancing Metrics

March 15th, 2006

Okay, firstly what is really better than free information that helps you to make money? Yes, there are indeed a few things, but not many. The gentleman over at Performancing.com have put together a nice free blog metrics tracking system that is a kind gift to those hoping to make money from their […]

You Can Never be too Rich, too Thin, or Have too Many Links

March 9th, 2006

…I came up with the title in a hurry after watchin’ too much E channel, pop news, and reality TV garbage while working on my laptop being to lazy to pick up the remote and turn the channel. G-dub was also inspirational with his, “no one wants to be fat or poor”.

So I’m talking links […]

Motivation for Posting and How to Post

March 5th, 2006

Incentivization and Motivation, in my mind are two amazing semi-scientific metrics to interpret and predict human behavior. Incentives are often thought of in monetary terms and motivation is more of a “sweat equity” labor kind of thing. For all things speculative like link development, community development, or any other new media marketing methodologies, economics theory […]

Stuntdubl Search Marketing Consulting Best Posts Roundup

March 4th, 2006

One of the main reasons I started this site was to have a point of reference for things, and my own sort of public bookmarks for discussion. I often go back through and read some of the posts, and several I reference more often than others. I thought I’d do a list of my favorite […]

If SEO DID Exist?

March 4th, 2006

If SEO DID Exist…
Would it be a noun our a verb?

A Few New Favorite Blogs

February 26th, 2006

Okay, You all know all the blogs and forums that everyone reads. You may know some of these, but you may have missed some as well, and damn it, I wouldn’t want that because I like ‘em. Since I don’t post one off stuff very often, I’ve built a list of my recent “newer blog” […]