Finally, I've made it to the conference here in San Jose. I got off the airplane at 2:00pm and by 3:00pm was in the speaker ready room in a roundtable discussion about search spam and rankings with Matt Cutts from Google, Dave Naylor (DaveN), Todd Friesen (...
Aaron Wall has an important blog today on the subject of war in Uganda. Don't think to yourself "hey, it's not my problem," just head over to the post, read it, and form your own opinions. There's a chance for the online world to make a big difference, so let's get to it. In other news, I'm leaving for San Jose tomorrow morning ...
As most of you know, I'll be speaking next week at the San Jose SES conference. I'm going to be presenting slides (in Flash, not Powerpoint) for two sessions: Search Algorithms: The Patent Files - 9:00am on Monday I'll be discussing the recent Google patent - Information Retrieval Based on Historical ...
Mick Sawyer, of SEOChat & Syndik8 has offered to review your site, offer his considerable expertise in dealing with the search engines' algos AND "do the full onsite optimization" in exchange for a couple links. It's a very tempting offer that several folks have already taken him up on. I'd urge anyone who's in need of some free...
For entertainment purposes, it's really not necessary to leave the SEO forums. Case in Point - a post last night that has kept up all morning at SEOChat. There's some good back and forth on white vs. gray vs. black, and some admissions of all types from people of all types. Plus, there's a theory ...
Donna Fontenot, DazzlinDonna of SEO-Scoop, SEOChat, Digitalpoint, SEW and others is now offering 1 hour consulations for the affordable sum of $300. If you're seeking a true professional with great skill, access to technical & design knowledge and an almost supernatural sense of what's influencing the SERPs, I highly recommend her services. You...
A great thread at SEW has blossomed into something truly remarkable, with more than 3 dozen members contributing information about their degrees and educational background. Folks range across the s...
Aaron Wall (of SEOBook) has a great interview with David Naylor, SEW moderator and head of a gray hat SEO company in the UK. Several interesting topics are brought up including Dave's use of SEO tools, his monitoring of the search results for tweaks and shifts in the algorithms, and his valuation of contribution...
Unbelievably, the top search at Technorati at midnight tonight (Friday, July 1st) is none other than SEO's vagabond turned famous, Ian Turner...
Ian has been found - the details are at Threadwatch. He's in the Atlanta airport, delayed due to a lack of a passport and an especially prickly TSA. I haven't felt this relieved in a long time....
Nick and Threadwatch have updated their coverage of our missing comrade from the WebMasterWorld conference. So far, many large blogs have information on Ian, all pointing to TW for the authoritative view. TW is also where Ali, Ian's wife has been...
I'll start with the bad news - Ian Turner, a well known contributor at WebMasterWorld forums has dissapeared after the conference ended. Everyone in SEO is hoping you turn up OK, Ian. If you have information or want to know more and try to help, there's a thread on the subject...
Today marks a number of debates between myself and other SEOs in the business, primarily on topics surrounding the use of search engine spam or so-called "black hat" techniques for ranking websites. First off is my conversation with Mick Sawyer (aka Earlgrey) who kindly submitted to a debate over e-mail that turned into quite an excellent ...
A rare link to a thread over at V7N, where Gexus asks what to hand out at trade shows. The answers are far flung and wide-ranged and certainly get creative. Everything from chocolate fountains to grip-strength balls to bags and even cannabis are recommended by the posters. Personally, I still have several items from the SES shows I ...