"I was getting things together for our SEO newsletter today and came across a video from everyone’s favourite ‘breath of fresh AIR’, Matt Cutts. The topic at hand was about PR sculpting (or soiling - more on that soon). There were a few things in this brief snippet that I felt worth talking about…"
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"This article proposes ten different link building goals along with prospecting suggestions. Further, you’ll find suggestions for using the Link Qualification Work Sheet we created for the Guide To Qualifying Link Prospects For Relevance, Value & Potentiality to reach your goals as quickly as possible."
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
SEO Geeks Resource Library - search patents and IR papers - Search and Internet Marketing rants, news and views - the Fire Horse Trail - http://www.huomah.com/Search-...
"Over the last while I have been collecting a wide variety of search engine patents and information retrieval research papers. It's all part of the ongoing obsession... Over the last few years more than a few times I hear from folks looking for search related research/patents; it's became time to start a reference library. Time permitting I am looking to add more and more resources for those looking for some 'SEO Higher Learning' -"
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"No, there really aren’t any ”secret” link building tactics, what you hear is pretty much what’s out there. But there is some secrecy around website sources and where to find them so the answer to the question is yes and no. Focus on finding quality, relevant sites and you’ll find it “easy” to rank well. And that’s no secret!"
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"When you start typing a query into a search box at many search engines, you may see a dropdown appear under the search box which offers selectable suggestions for query terms even before you may have finished typing. The suggestions may also provide alternative URLs for web pages if you are typing the address of a web page into the search box."
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"Earlier this month, Orange released its research study on mobile marketing, and what they found might surprise you. After following the habits of over 2,000 mobile surfers and looking at both quality and quantity, here are a few of their findings:"
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"So the question becomes; if this happens to you, what can you do to minimize the visibility of this “information” without having to resort to spending thousands to hire a professional reputation management firm?"
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
One of the things that is evolving in my philosophy of SEO is how I look at the role of trust. Trust was not something that was important during AltaVista’s hey day, when keyword density was king, or even during the early days of Google when PageRank in its purest form ruled the day.
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet
"It might help you land a contract or two, but more importantly, it could help you retain existing clients. Say it with me: “the job is not done until you rank number one” (catchy eh? I just copyrighted it so don’t even think about it… FIRST!)."
- David Harry
from Bookmarklet