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I just read a thread on another site I belong to that fell along these very lines and I wanted to open it up here. The gist of the argument was which would do the most for SEO. The pro-on page optimization side (mostly SEMers) were indignant that anyone could …

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I am currently building some blog/microsites for a client and we are doing the hosting through GoDaddy. I have been looking into their offerings and they have a Search Engine Visibiltiy Toolkit available at a reasonable cost. Does anyone have any experience with this that they can tell me if …

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Hello All, I would like to know your experience regarding new search engine launched by Microsoft ie Bing. I liked its layout and it is simple and has an easy navigational structure. I would also like to know whether you use any other search engine ( other than Google). The …

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I was just reading about Bing, like MSN and LiveSearch, using the description in DMOZ instead of from a sites Meta Description tag. The post gave a work around to get Bing to use the Meta Description Tag but I am curious to know what DMOZ is and how, if …

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Many people on this blog have suggested many ways to organically drive traffic to the website or blog of your choice. As a former journalist (when print was not dead but on life support), I was contemplating the ability for writing articles for online media and using them as a …

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I just was reading in one of my linkedin groups that there is word that Google updated their PageRank Algorithm beginning around June 23rd. I also read that this is about one month after the last update. Has anyone else heard this and what are the implications of this? I …

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In simple Words [B]Search Engine Optimization[/B] means developing ,designing or making a site in such a way that it comes first or at least on first page. SEO is done on the basis of some key word.For e.g if your site is about fans then your key word can be …

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Hi, I would like to know that if I hyperlink a image to another page, would this be counted as a backlink by Google ?

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Saw this in a newsletter I receive from a business publication that I read... "Thomas Publishing Co. said Wednesday that it is immediately suspending U.S. operations of Thomas Global Register, an international industrial directory. The Web site will remain operational through Jan. 31, 2010. Thomas Publishing cited “the unprecedented global …

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Just took a look at [url]www.collecta.com[/url] . It is in Beta and is billed as a real time search engine that searches twitter, RSS feeds, and various social media outlets for results. Looks interesting but unsure what the potential is.

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I had a malware warning about my site but have no idea how it would of got on there or what I should do about it? ------------------------------------------------------------- Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for example.com What is the current listing status for example.com This site is not currently listed as suspicious. Part …

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While Bing is the big deal, another [I][B]decision engine[/B][/I] has quietly been made available for all to play with and help make stronger. HUNCH, from a team lead by Caterian Flake of Flikr fame, has been in invitation-only Beta since March but it was opened up to the general public …

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I was just reading about a new website that is in Beta that is using the Twitter model for Press Release-type announcements. The site is called QuickNewsBits and it uses a 160 character model. The website shows the Facebook and Twitter logos so there must be some reciprocal servce involved. …

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Yahoo will officially release Search Pad tomorrow. It allows users to collect information from search pages to one page. With release of a public url, Yahoo will allow data integration with Del.icio.us, Facebook, and Twitter. From a SEO perspective, I wonder how SearchPad will affect the SEO landscape. What do …

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Got tipped off to this one at a recent event. I don't know if any or all of you have seen it or played with it yet but I invite everyone to check it out and let me know what you think the SEO implications will be. Go into Google …

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Mozilla has release Firefox 3.5 with a functionality called 'Location-Aware Browsing'. The feature determines the computer’s location and asks permission to share it with sites that use it to enhance the functionality of online applications and services, such as helps you search for the nearest restaurant, can provide information that …

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One of my clients has links from their website to the Linkedin profiles of their execs as well as the Linkedin Company Page. Additionally, each of the exec's linkedin profiles list the corporate URL as does the Linkedin Company Page. My question is this, if a company has this type …

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I just read an article that said that in a study conducted by the Online Publishers Association (OPA) and comScore Networks, U.S. residents spent more than $500 million on online dating and personals in 2007, the second largest segment of "paid content" on the Web, and that those numbers would …

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I was just reading a blog that talked about one website that had its ranking affected by the fact that there were spam messages in the comment section of the website. Not only did the spam messages not pertain to the business but they were porn related. As many websites …

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i request help on this topic: MSN, Google and Yahoo Directory currently ignore on of my clients website. None of the other search engines seems to have trouble. The index.html is already in the three above. From there on, a cms is called through a frameset looking like this: frame …

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I just read that Google is offering SEO tips under the name Google Speed. I have only taken a cursory look at it but I have seen some other stories about it in other places that have been critical of the tips they provide or they just question the validity …

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In my reading I have seen some articles on Page Age and Link Age and for the most part the assessment is that older pages and older links will do better in page rankings because of their age. But they also state that at a certain point older becomes too …

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Hi Forums Members, I was just wondering have anyone every got their account closed, shutdown or banned for no reason at all. There have been people I have talked to who have had problems like this, which is very sad. These are people who have ran their businesses online, weather …

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I just read a blog post where the author states that to maximize your SEO efforts, and the benefits as well, the SEO specialist or team inside an organization should share the SEO strategy with a number of different parties within the enterprise so that everyone is working towards the …

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Bing has announced that they will include the twitter feeds for a few prominent twitterers in their search results. The result listing will show the most recent tweets by the person and a link for more. Will this cause companies to encourage employees to tweet more often to get into …

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[B]I just noticed that unlike wordpress blogs where most of them use nofollow, .NET blogs have dofollow in their comment section not only that most of the blogs approve your comments instantly and also there is practically no spams in these blogs which makes it very great for SEO. how …

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Short for search engine marketing, SEM is often used to describe acts associated with researching, submitting and positioning a Web site within search engines to achieve maximum exposure of your Web site. SEM includes things such as search engine optimization, paid listings and other search-engine related services and functions that …

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Hi There are lessons we have learned while doing internet marketing. Which lessons have you learned? I have learned: 1. NOT to create a website on Flash, especially the home page. 2. Becareful where you submit your links. 3. You can create the best website but if you dont plug …

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I was just reading a report of a speech given at SMX Advanced in Seattle where the speaker, Matt Cutts, stated that NoFollow links no longer conserve page rank but that they in some cases the evaporate it. The example given was as follows. You have Pagerank of 10 and …

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I decided to challenge myself and use Bing for a week. I encourage you to use Bing for a few days and report your experiences on this thread. I sure will. If you already have been using Bing, what are your experiences.

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