You probably all know that SMX West is coming up - Feb 26-28 in Santa Clara, CA. You probably even know that there's a hundred great reasons to attend. But, what you may not know is that SMX West features the inaugural edition of the search industry's first battle of wits - SMX Search Bowl! What is Search Bowl?...
Stories, news, and other notable items from the past week: Three star links: David LaFerney (aka DrDave) wrote a post about on page SEO for WordPress. It's a nice, simple, handy guide on what fact...
For our first roundup of the new year, I've decided to change the format a bit and present the links first. I've also included notable YOUmoz entries from the last week, so hopefully you folks will enjoy the weekly YOUmoz roundup in addition to the other stuff. Stories, news, and other notable items from the past week: Three star links: ...
I know how tough it can be to justify the expense of attending an industry conference. I also know how easy it can be :) In the world of search marketing, ROI is often based on traffic and conversions (or page views if advertising is the primary revenue model) and despite the fact that attending a conference won't always bring you tons of traffic and conversions (at least not directly), there's...
For those of you who don't know me yet, my name is Danny and I am SEOmoz's intern. I have spent the last several weeks reading and categorizing all the blog posts written over the years on this site. It has been quite the project and has let me really experience how this company and the SEO industry as a whole have evolved. I, like the other mozzers, am a stat junkie and kept notes on notable tren...
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had fun ringing in 2008. In Seattle, we had a lovely non-fireworks display at the Space Needle (looks like someone will be jobless in '08), and I brought in the new year by rocking out with my friends to Rock Band and by kicking some tail in Wii tennis...I'm such a nerd. Anyway, onto this week's worth of additions to SEOmoz and stories throug...
It's time for another roundup! This week was a bit slow going due to the holidays, but nevertheless there were still some happenings throughout the web. Oh, and every week I'll be sure to also include what happened the Friday and Saturday before the start of the new week; otherwise, those days will slip through the cracks. That being said... New editions to t...
It's Thursday, so you know what that means: another installment of Roundup Thursday! This week, I'm implementing a more formal layout that will be executed in every recap post from here on out. Hope you enjoy it! That being said... New Additions to the SEOmoz Marketplace: Featured job postings: ...
One of my favorite people in the search industry is Mike McDonald (but he's a terrificly humble guy so no one tell him I said so - it'll go straight to his head). Last week at Pubcon in Vegas, Mike grabbed me for a 6.5 minute interview in the hallways of the Las Vegas Convention Center for what turned out to be a remarkably good video. The WebProNews team not only filmed, but cut and edited the...
We're rolling out with some new blog theme days at SEOmoz. As Jane mentioned yesterday, Wednesdays will now feature a social media post, and the rest of the week is as follows: Legal Mondays (courtesy of Sarah Bird, Esquire and Polly Pocket Litigator) SEM Tuesdays (we'll do our best ...
It's very late, and I need to be up very early, but the blog - she's a harsh mistress, so let's dive right in. Guide to Viral Marketing & Linkbait on the Web I edited this 40+ page guide just before we left for Pubcon last week and remarked to Jane (the primary&...
It's that time again, folks--post conference "Overheard in ________" time (aka Kevin Gleeson's favorite post). This being my first Pubcon experience, I had plenty of quotes rolling around in my head but tried to extract the least inappropriate ones (hey, some things just need to stay [and die] in the barren Vegas desert). That being said, enjoy the best quotes I was able to remember:
I've recently been tasked with managing our PPC campaign and working with Jeff on tweaking our landing pages in order to increase our Premium Membership conversions. This week at PubCon I attended as many conversions, PPC, and landing page-related sessions as I could to see if there were any tips or tactics I could pick up. I'd classify myself as someone who knows more than the basics about PPC an...
I'm typing this as I'm sitting at the departure terminal for my trip back home to Seattle. Its been quite the week, and I'm definitely feeling a bit fatigued, but saying this trip was "worth it", would be an understatement. This is my second time in Vegas, but first time out to a SEO convention. Being a developer I am often a bit clueless about who most of th...