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Forum: Search Engine Optimization 15th June 2012, 04:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 693
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Anyone Else Seeing WikiHow And YouTube dominating SERPS?

Well, for example, for the keyword "how to make a guy like you", page 1 looks pretty normal with 2 wikihow pages at the top.

Then, page 2 is showing 3 wikihow sites at the bottom...again, not too...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 15th June 2012, 03:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 693
Posted By Derek Blandford
Anyone Else Seeing WikiHow And YouTube dominating SERPS?

I was just wondering if anyone else was seeing WikiHow and YouTube sites dominating the SERPS. It used to be that Google would never show more than 3 pages in a row from the same domain in the SERPS...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th May 2012, 03:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,927
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Sneaky Redirects and Google's Penguin Update

Yep, the same is true of the other sites I've mentioned and there are a bunch more. Actually if you look at the cache's of those sites as you have mentioned, you'll see a lot of hyperlinks to other...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th May 2012, 09:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,927
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Sneaky Redirects and Google's Penguin Update

Actually the sneaky redirects by this person are currently dominating almost all terms in the "get your ex back" niche....things like "how to get your ex boyfriend back", "get your girlfriend back",...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th May 2012, 08:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,927
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Sneaky Redirects and Google's Penguin Update

I've always thought sneaky redirects are something like this...

1.) Do a search on Google for "should i text my ex" without the quotes
2.) In the #2 position at the time of writing this is a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th April 2012, 01:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 535
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Google’s Webspam Algorithm Gets Official Name.

Google might just make me stop loving all these little creatures I used to adore so much... *lol*

So Penguin update it is...Matt Cutts confirmed this to me on Twitter

With all the havoc this...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 09:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 769
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Is Google Still OK with Web 2.0 Sites?

Unfortunately "link scheme" is one of those ambiguous terms that's open to a lot of debate.

Technically, any link you build to your own website could be considered part of a "link scheme" to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 09:11 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,303
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Finding A Common Theme Among Pages Hit Yesterday

The problem is people are trying to read into all of this TOO EARLY...

Until the update completely finishes and the dust settles, we won't know exactly what sites were hit. Your site may be hit...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 09:07 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 696
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Seems Like the New Algo is Working Out the Kinks

The update is clearly not complete yet. This ALWAYS happens with EVERY update. It takes days (sometimes even weeks) before all the shuffling stops and you really see how an algo change affected...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 09:00 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 769
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Is Google Still OK with Web 2.0 Sites?

Honestly, from what I've seen in the latest Google changes, Google appears to be giving much love to web 2.0 properties. I'm seeing lots of web 2.0 sites with a single post outranking better sites. ...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 08:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 918
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: On page SEO after the latest Google algo change?

I agree...way too early to start making changes to your marketing and optimization strategies...let's see how this all plays out. Google can't leave the results like this or they'll lose all their...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 08:45 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,759
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Google is now Finished

This update is nowhere near finished. Honestly Google is smart enough to know they can't have blank pages at the top of their search engine if they want people to continue using Google for searching...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th April 2012, 08:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 488
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Are you noticing that your site is back from latest algo update???

I agree. I think it's way too early to start speculating on exactly what sites are being targeted and WHY. Also way too early to start making changes to your sites...

Clearly the search results...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th April 2012, 06:58 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 9,773
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: All my sites were "penalized" today. Anyone else?

Oh and #10 is great too..."Tumblr Staff"....really? What the heck does that have to do with heartburn?!?!
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th April 2012, 06:30 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 9,773
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: All my sites were "penalized" today. Anyone else?

So if you're not already going WTF to this update, here's something that might make you think...

I was searching various phrases just for fun to see some search results and happened to type in...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th April 2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 9,773
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: All my sites were "penalized" today. Anyone else?

Hmm...looks like they may have taken care of the "make money online" issue...don't see the no content blogspot blog at the top anymore...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th April 2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 9,773
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: All my sites were "penalized" today. Anyone else?

If you want to see just how bad the Google search results are messed up right now, do a search for any of the following keywords...

viagra
make money online
python hosting
something

Talk...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 14th March 2012, 11:54 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,176
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEONitro and SEOLinkmonster Kill Your Sites?

Unfortunately, I can't speak good of SEOLinkMonster either.

The first few days I used it, the results were awesome. My sites moved up after nearly every post. But then the hammer came down.

I...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 12th March 2012, 02:55 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,472
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEO Link Monster - Has anyone tried it?

Dori was extremely helpful at looking into my account in regards to my problem of not being able to find any of my submitted articles in Google if i did a quotes title search (e.g. "Article Title"). ...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 3rd March 2012, 04:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,472
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEO Link Monster - Has anyone tried it?

Hi Dori,

Thanks for looking into this for me. I've sent a note to support to pass along to you.

Derek
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 3rd March 2012, 12:12 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,472
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEO Link Monster - Has anyone tried it?

I have yet to see anyone address why you can't find your titles if you do a Google "'s search. I asked support, but the best I got was "indexing may take 1 to 2 weeks" which is kind of the answer I...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 27th February 2012, 02:23 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,472
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEO Link Monster - Has anyone tried it?

Hi Kim,

Just wanted to clarify that the N/A's you are seeing are nothing to worry about. That's the way it's supposed to be. Any posts made prior to February 24th (I think) will show N/A because...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 27th February 2012, 01:28 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 30,472
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: SEO Link Monster - Has anyone tried it?

Can anyone who is using SEO Link Monster find their posts indexed by doing a quotes search for the titles of their articles? (E.g. "Article Title")

When I first started using this link network...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th February 2012, 01:27 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 714
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: It it easier with an Offline SEO Partner?

I tend to be a one man show as well. It definitely does slow you down as there's no way to get as much done by yourself as someone who has several outsourcers working for them. My problem is I'm...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th February 2012, 01:20 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,363
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Outsourcing Lessons from Failure

I've just recently been testing out some outsourcing. Up to this point, I've done everything myself from web design, blog setup, keyword research, SEO, content, backlinking...yadda yadda yadda.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th February 2012, 01:11 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,163
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: 15 characters too long for a domain?

15 characters is not too much at all.

I think you want a shorter name if you want people to remember it and type it into a browser, but if most your visitors are just going to be clicking on links...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th November 2011, 01:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 844
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: WTF Is Going On With Clickbank This Week?

Hey James,

I'm seeing the same thing in my account. The stats are WAY messed up this week.

Clickbank stats are always a nightmare. Usually they just lag a little, but this week they seem to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 505
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Stealing Content? Changing Date?

Unfortunately content gets ripped off all the time. I've learned to just deal with it.

But what I'd really hate is if I spend a bunch of time creating awesome content, having someone steal it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2011, 03:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 505
Posted By Derek Blandford
Stealing Content? Changing Date?

Hi All,

I need some help. What keeps someone from stealing your content and using it for their own wordpress post and then changing the date for when the post was published (easily done from the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2011, 08:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,355
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Anyone else seeing a HUGE drop in clickbank sales?

As a follow up to this, if you are experiencing a big decline in Clickbank sales, you might want to check the products you're promoting and make sure the sales pages, order form, etc. are working...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2011, 10:38 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,355
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Anyone else seeing a HUGE drop in clickbank sales?

Honestly, I don't think this is anything to be concerned about. I just had an above average week followed by a pretty crummy week. It's not the first time this has happened and it won't be the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th August 2011, 01:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 461
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Techie Warrior Nerds, I Need Help :)

Hi Bill,

Thanks for responding. I guess I should of taken more time to pick out a more appropriate forum/thread.

As for the title, I was being playful, not mean or insulting. Thus the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th August 2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 461
Posted By Derek Blandford
Techie Warrior Nerds, I Need Help :)

Hey Warriors,

How do you go about having a non-existent post or page on your site redirect to a 404 error page instead of the home page. For example, if someone types in a URL to your site that...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th February 2011, 09:41 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,919
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Is It Just Me Or Have Ezine Articles Lost Rank In The Last Couple Days?

I definitely like the changes. Even though my articles have lost rank my main sites with great content have improved rankings just like Google said they would.

Auto blogging and crappy article...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th February 2011, 08:52 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,919
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Is It Just Me Or Have Ezine Articles Lost Rank In The Last Couple Days?

Is the same thing happening at other article directories? Have the latest Google changes "devalued" articles somewhat?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th February 2011, 08:39 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,919
Posted By Derek Blandford
Is It Just Me Or Have Ezine Articles Lost Rank In The Last Couple Days?

Is it just me or have articles at Ezinearticles been losing rank over the past few days? I've heard about recent changes to Google's algorithm and have noticed a lot of ezinearticles dropping in the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th September 2010, 11:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,998
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: Why has my website disappeared from google?

This seems to be rather common. I have a few sites doing the same thing at the moment. One day they're ranked number 5 on google and the next, they've completely disappeared. They still show up if...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th March 2010, 09:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 519
Posted By Derek Blandford
Can Anyone Explain?

Can anyone explain to me how some people who use article marketing at Ezinearticles are able to generate like 30,000 views to their articles in one month's time?

I see these types of articles from...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd February 2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 446
Posted By Derek Blandford
Re: New - Need Some Traffic Help

Thanks Rebecca. I'm not looking to have it handed to me. I'm looking for a place to start. I understand it takes trial and error. I understand what works for one person isn't necessarily what's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd February 2010, 08:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 446
Posted By Derek Blandford
New - Need Some Traffic Help

Hi,

I'm new here and hoping I can pick up a lot of great tips.

My main question right now is creating traffic to my sites. I've always been a design guy, but I'm looking to get into some...
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