For anyone who's unfamiliar with Eric Ward, he's the web's original link builder, conducting campaigns for folks like Amazon.com back in the early 90's.Since that time, Eric has built relationships and connections with some of the...
Dana Melick, a Seattle SEO who works for BeyondInk, took me to lunch today. We had a terrific time chatting about the Seattle Seahawks and our personal experiences at Seahawks Stadium. We also talked a lot about the SEO industry and some trends that both of us have been noticing. One of our most interesting conversations was about the acquisition of SEOs a...
Snipermilk put together a cool battle system between many well known folks in our sphere (including yours truly). You can also upload your own photos to do battle - I added DazzlinDonna and pitted her against Aaron Wall in...
I just got back from attending the Link Ninjas seminar hosted by Jim Boykin of We Build Pages. Two days of link training sandwiched between two 8-hour rounds of air and ground travel and I'm feeling ...
So, if these guys are angels... does that make Shari, Jill & Dan...
Ian's blogged a bit more about the China Search Marketing Tour. It's currently open to 35 people (and I understand it's expected to be full within the next month) and costs $2500 w/...
Just got back from Affiliate Summit and it was clearly the best webmaster meeting that I have attended so far. The main reason... Hard Hitting Presenters Giving One Hour Presentations. Second reason... the conference was d...
Remember early this week when I made a complete ass of myself by making personal accusations about Mike Grehan (instead of staying professional and on-topic). Well, ...
I've been getting a few inquiries along the line of Porn, Pills and Casinos (PPC). I've got no one good to send these folks to - any ideas for referrals? Do any of you take on contracts in these arenas? I know that it's a very different field from the business an...
Early this week I called out some prominent SEO bloggers for not blogging enough. As of today, almost everyone has picked up the slack - I'm humbled and thankful... Now I don't have to cry myself to sleep without my favorite reading. Proving the Point: Dave's got 5 new posts since Tuesda...
I'm seriously considering taking the Search Marketing Tour to China in March and proposing to speak at SES Nanjing... It's just that I'm traveling so much in 2006 and I've got a to-do list a mile long already. What do you think?...
There are some bloggers in SEO that I love reading. Everything they post is like a golden nuggest of wisdom and my only wish is that they drop it on us with greater frequency. Here's my top 5: At Number 5... The Link Building BlogThis high quality resource from Andy and Pa...
I really enjoyed Lee Odden's interview with Todd Malicoat who runs the Stuntdubl blog (and works at WeBuildPages). Todd's one of the friendliest guys to meet in person (...
NOTE: This post has been edited. It was originally written in haste and without foresight. My apologies to Mike, who has earned better than to be criticized publicly in such manner. Mike Grehan, who stands without doubt among the people I admire most in the industry, has a ...