Does Google Favor .Gov & .Edu Sites?
While many .edu and .gov sites rank well, it likely isn’t because the domain is .edu or .gov.
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Ryan is the SEO lead at Razorfish and founder of SERPrecon.com Ryan works from early in the morning until late in the evening. He makes many calls and has many meetings. Ryan runs WTFSEO – an SEO parody blog and a couple of free SEO tools: ServerHeaders.com and SEODataViz.com
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Are Modal Popups Searchable?
Using a modal isn’t necessarily good or bad for SEO – it’s all about how it’s coded and implemented.
8 SEO Job Interview Questions That Cut Through the BS
Want to hire the right person? Here are the best interview questions you should ask SEO job candidates.
The End of DMOZ and the Evolution of SEO
Beware the Ides of March. In case this is all Greek to you, it won’t soothe you to hear me say that DMOZ – the...
You Don’t Want a Google Disavow Links Option
Do you really want a disavow links option? I don’t. With the recent Penguin update, the SEO community has been talking a lot lately about...
Google’s Over SEO Optimization Penalty
If you haven’t already heard, Google’s Matt Cutts and Bing’s Duane Forrester recently did a SXSW session with Danny Sullivan where they addressed questions from...
Sesame Seeds and SEO
“Why are our hamburgers square? Because we don’t cut corners.” – Dave Thomas A long time ago I did an article on my personal blog...
Not All Spam Deserves The Death Penalty
By now you’ve most assuredly read about the Google Chrome fiasco. You know that Google threw Essence, their video ad agency, under the proverbial bus....
How Does Google Use Quality Raters?
There’s been a lot of fearmongering talk lately about Google’s human quality raters and just exactly what they’re used for and how their ratings are...
#pubcon Liveblog: Rogue SEO Tactics
Hey #pubconners it’s snacktime again so that means I’m doing what everybody else is – rushing to the conference room so I can snag a...
#pubcon Liveblog: Convergence of Analytics & SEO.
Welcome back to #pubcon. It’s been a long night playing blackjack (and an even longer night playing craps after that) but we’re back and semi-conscious...
#pubcon Liveblog: Black Hat Tactics
Ok boys and #girlsofpubcon here’s the session you’ve been waiting for. Black Hat Tactics and and Preventative Measures with Ziv Dascalu – and if you...
#pubcon Liveblog: Correcting the Biggest SEO Mistake & Retargeting
Welcome back to day 2 of #pubcon liveblog coverage. There’s a lot of rocking sessions going on right now and it was extremely tough to...
Liveblogging Pubcon: Enterprise Level Local Search
Up next we’ve got the enterprise level local search panel with Brian MacDonald, Will Scott, Chris Tolles, Alan Bleiweiss, and Arnie Kuenn. Will Scott just...
Liveblogging Pubcon: Optimizing Personalized Search.
Welcome back to Pubcon! Lunch is (almost) over and everybody’s heading back to the sessions. First up is the state of personalized search with Brian...
Quit Blaming Your Suck on Panda
Is it just me or has Google’s panda update become the scapegoat for poor SEO? It seems like every day I come across an article...