3-Point Technical Checklist For Your Website

credit: mikrosopht Yesterday Smashing Magazine put out a comprehensive list of check lists for the web. I like the concept but many of the lists offer vague and esoteric advice that requires more explanation to be used properly. I have grabbed three points from one of the articles that you can address today in a bout ...

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Is PPC Competition Related to SEO Competition?

credit: Mareen Fischinger No, PPC competitions is not the same as SEO competition. Let's use my name, Carlos del Rio, as example. Organic Search Competition Organic content is a relatively slow moving target. As time passes there is increasing competition, and even stale content continues to compete for placement. The mass of accumulated links can keep out-of-date information high in search queries. Assessing your organic competition involves looking ...

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The Problem With Chrome

Well first there is no Mac support. More importantly there is a lingering question: how does a browser serve Google? We know that Google is not a benevolent organization. They artificially manipulate the demand curve of advertising and continually create opt-in programs that give them surreptitious access to your information. So, why would Google want a browser? The same reason that Microsoft has one, to subtly monetize office products. Would you like to import this to Google Docs? The ...

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How Not To Write A Quality Post

Some days it is difficult to come up with a quality topic, especially when you have been away for a few days. What can I say as I am trying to switch gears from vacation to work. I know that I need to produce content, at least to get my brain back on subject. I should just do it badly to start and get better. So I search "how not to write a good blog" ...

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No Follow – Gaming A Broken System

Use of nofollow has been a hot topic last week, SEOmoz tentatively claimed that nofollow changes in their architecture may have been the reason that they saw an increase in search traffic over the last few months. Tempers flared in the comments and many people responded directly about PageRank sculpting and siloing some people responded about higher content standards or seo standards. I think that it is good that Rand brought up ...

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