Help me decipher the reason behind all these delisted sites.
Friend of mine comes to me with a problem, most of the 60 or so sites on his shared server (same dedicated IP) appear to have been penalized. I agree ... [read more]
Friend of mine comes to me with a problem, most of the 60 or so sites on his shared server (same dedicated IP) appear to have been penalized. I agree ... [read more]
DISCLAIMER: While the mass amount of traffic is lovely, this is mainly a LINK BAIT TUTORIAL. People will link to your site, due to all the interesting content you create. ... [read more]
There aren't a whole lot of threads in the SEO subforum about local SEO, so I thought I'd outline some of my key points when it comes to these niches, ... [read more]
I've made three pure HTML5 sites now, utilizing new tags like <header>, <footer>, <canvas>, <nav>, <section>, etc. I swear they're ranking faster. But this is the sort of thing that's ... [read more]
It took me some time (more than I would like to admit) to learn this. Sadly my discovery process was wrought with haphazard trail-and-error. Years ago (like say, back in ... [read more]
I feel pretty good about myself this week. One of my SEO clients (an online retail vendor) got a phone call (not even an email, a phone call) from his ... [read more]
The whole hidden text technique was thwarted before I got in to SEO, so I'm probably not as up-to-speed as older Warriors. What if I use some unconventional techniques? Are ... [read more]
Anyone want to recommend me a backlink service? I'm looking for: 1) Niche oriented / highly relevant 2) Contextual 3) Authority page backlinks 4) With not a whole lot of ... [read more]
So I've been link building for a while now and never really cared to try Angela & Paul style links (I've been focusing on relevance, and as near as I ... [read more]
I'm really liking it + I was beginning to get pretty annoyed with SEO Quake's integration into my search results and poor aesthetics. SEO Toolbar for Firefox | Download the ... [read more]
I don't do a lot of article marketing to be honest. When I do, I write high quality articles that genuinely help people (i.e.- I do not spin). I'm an ... [read more]
Hey guys, I'm just wondering what's out there that's new and effective for keyword research? Here's my current approach:I typically do not use the Adwords tool directly alone as it ... [read more]
I have a couple of large sites that rank #1 for quite a few strong keywords, getting anywhere between 1000 and 5000 visitors per day. The visitors are conducive to ... [read more]
I have a couple of large sites that rank #1 for quite a few strong keywords, getting anywhere between 1000 and 5000 visitors per day. The visitors are conducive to ... [read more]
Sooooo, I wrote this article in my brand new blog and wanted to share it here, as (a) It's rather relevant (b) I want your opinion (criticism encouraged) (c) I ... [read more]
Just found this website: CommentHunt.com - Get Links from High Page Rank DoFollow Blogs Anyone ever used it before? Basically they're using a Google custom search with a few special ... [read more]
So I'm looking for a very specific type of Python programmer to work on a really very complex web app project. I've posted a ton of ads to Guru.com, which ... [read more]
Okay everyone, high PR sites have NOFOLLOW links everywhere. QUESTION 1: - When I add an external URL to a Youtube like, it's Nofollow, - When I include sources or ... [read more]
Hello, So I'm trying to integrate some META tags and whatnot into a website. Turns out the site runs nginx on the server and appears to the using a Ruby ... [read more]
There is no sandbox. Although if you're really very terrible, your SERP position is hurt. At least not in my experience, and in the past month I've been putting sites ... [read more]
In my experience, Decent PR + relevant + dofollow backlinks are extremely difficult to find. This is why I focus on backlinks that are dofollow from high PR sources. I ... [read more]
Hello, I've been doing a lot of SEO lately, to the extent that I've developed my own, fairly original strategies. However, so far, I've only been doing SEO for local ... [read more]
Just a little FYI from Cuttsy. Originally Posted by Eric Enge Let's say you move from one domain to another and you write yourself a nice little statement that basically ... [read more]
Recently noticed Majestic SEO's tool, which among other things, will count the backlinks to a page you specify. The only issue is that all the backlinks it counts are always ... [read more]
Lately, instead of spending forever commenting on blogs and posting on forums I'm not interested in, I've been researching my competitor's top backlinks for relevant blogs and websites, emailing the ... [read more]
I thought of posting this into the programming section, but I thought I'd get a better response here due to the higher volume of people. Right, so.. any clue on ... [read more]
Okay, this isn't to say that everyone in Toronto who does local SEO doesn't know what they're doing, but wow. I went onto the Craigslist services category today to have ... [read more]
EDIT: THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED. I ONLY REVIVED THE THREAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN UPDATE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTERWARDS. Okay okay okay: PANIC MODE. So without thinking I ... [read more]
I always here everyone talking about forum posts, article writing/spinning, blog commentary, etc. but no one ever advocates link theft. Sure it may be a little grey hat, but every ... [read more]
So I have this site. It's a PR 5 with an Alexa rank of ≈420k. It's a B2B portal and extremely business oriented. Someone is asking me how much I ... [read more]
Hello. I've been using Facebook + I just started with Adwords for a PPC campaign for a client. A certain amount of his product needs to be sold urgently. Adwords ... [read more]
Submitting to GENERAL web directories for backlinks usually seems to be a monstrous waste of time. However, I think local web directories, pointed at a dense geographical area, like say ... [read more]
Hi guys, I'm currently running a PPC campaign for a client. I have several ads up on Facebook and they're doing okay. Here's my issue: There's a time constraint on ... [read more]
Okay, so I'm trying to figure out how to datamine Google for the most frequently asked questions within my keyword. The syntax I first intended to use is part interrogative ... [read more]
I just noticed Google Hotpot today, it came out about a week ago. This is making local reviews so intuitive. Hotpot coupled with the new places interface means that the ... [read more]
Generally, I just build links and wait for them to be indexed. I do realize that I could aggregate them into a feed and shove them all down Google's throat, ... [read more]
Hi there. I have a great deal of experience with outsourcers when it comes to outsourcing PHP website development. One of my places of employment put me in touch with ... [read more]
Quick question: What's the term for a PPC advertisement that remembers when you click, but don't buy a good/service and then it appears in other PPC ads by the same ... [read more]
Okay, so I lied - the title got your attention though, didn't it? I love you guys, I've learned SO much, especially from the senior Warriors- and I don't even ... [read more]
Ever since Google went through its local search modification, it's been really upsetting me. I've posted a whole bunch of fake reviews to locations on places (clients of mine) from ... [read more]
So as of August, it appears Google's made some changes to its crawlers' protocols. This has always been the way I understood bots handle JavaScript:- Bots are busy entities. - ... [read more]
I got my first non-local competitive #1 rank on Google today (keyword='costume rentals') It took me 3 weeks, shot up from #63. feels pretty gosh darn good. YESSSSSSS. WIN More ... [read more]
I'm looking for a Mac compatible (or unix build) alternative to Scrape box (which is Windows only). Is there a Mac tool for harvesting and pinging backlinks that anyone can ... [read more]
Morning Warriors, Here's something that's been bothering me for some time: There's a lot of high PR sites out there with low PR internal pages. How effective are backlinks from ... [read more]
So I just realized something critically important that I was doing very incorrectly. I just discovered that Google doesn't rank by keywords in META tags anymore. So if that's the ... [read more]
Question 1: Keyword Stuffing: So I don't personally stuff too many keywords into my Meta's, I usually set the limit at 14. I try not to overdo it in my ... [read more]
I was speaking to a friend of mine who recently shared a very innovative strategy on his blog. He accidentally added himself to a malicious link farm once, and, as ... [read more]
EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that this involves user-agent cloaking and is VERY B1ackHat. I have come up with a whitehat way to do it, essentially skipping ... [read more]
Hi. I've been using computers since I was old enough to stand for programming, audio manipulation, graphic design, writing, server management, internet surfing and communication. I know it doesn't seem ... [read more]
I clicked on a search result for an article from Popular Science earlier today, and I was taken to the directory of a German server.. After some research, it turns ... [read more]
Just found this cool list. Seo Addons - Seo Addons and tools for optimizing web sites The only ones that are missing and that I'd really recommend for Firefox are: ... [read more]
I have a question, this is something I've been trying to figure out for a little while now (: Often-a-time people ask me to promote their local store or service. ... [read more]
I need some clarification here: Does it really make a difference if a third party site which contains backlinks to my site? Do all bots not count nofollow sites as ... [read more]