Forum: Social Media
12th December 2012, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,200 Re: Multiple Youtube Accounts?
It is generally content and traffic generation methods that lead to YouTube accounts being closed, rather than the number you have set up. There are perfectly legitimate reasons for wanting multiple...
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Forum: Social Media
12th December 2012, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 780 Re: Facebook Contests
The first thing you need to decide is how you are going to run your contest. Building an app is the most popular route. If you have a reasonable level of coding knowledge, then this is something you...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
8th August 2012, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 863 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
8th August 2012, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 13,179 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
8th August 2012, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,655 Re: SEO Outsourcing on Fiverr
Don't use Fiverr for backlinks pointing directly to your site. Although you may have some luck if the links are part of a pyramid (i.e. there are buffer pages in between your site and the Fiverr...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
8th August 2012, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,271 Re: Adsense Earning So Low!
If you have only had the ads up for a few days, then don't worry as it will take a little while for Google to start displaying relevant ads.
Also, what is the ad competition like? Are you seeing...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
8th August 2012, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 402 Re: Is This Fake or Real PR?
The old adage about things that look too good to be true will likely hold in this case.
Even if the PR is genuine, you should be concerned about it coming from such a small number of backlinks.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
28th July 2012, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,106 Re: Authority website or micro niche sites
For a beginner, I'd recommend an authority-style site over a micro nice site. A larger site can provide more of a substantial project to get your teeth into.
I've seen a lot of beginners lose...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
28th July 2012, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 427 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th July 2012, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 412 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
28th July 2012, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,314 Re: What is Meant By Original Content?
In relation to Google, the term original content means something very different to the rest of the world. Rewritten content is indeed handed by Google as if it were original. This isn't because...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
28th July 2012, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,232 Re: Insanely Low CTR - What Am I Doing Wrong?
The first thing I would try is placing a 336 x 280 text ad block after the first paragraph in your posts. You would probably get even better results if you placed a block right under a headline, but...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,850 Re: fiverr adsense accounts
This (http://fiverr.com/adsenseaccounts/provide-fully-approved-adsense-account-at-any-payee-name) gig is very interesting. It's one of the best-rated Adsense account gigs on Fiverr.
If you read...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,295 Re: Are press releases still effective?
They'll certainly have an excellent temporary effect whilst they're on the homepages of the submission services you use. And if your press release is picked up by Google News, you'll get a nice...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 380 Re: Thoughts On Free Domain Hosting
Regardless of whether the sites you are sharing the server with will negatively impact your tier 1 links, these types of hosts often suffer lots of downtime and are slow - two factors we know Google...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,211 Re: SEO friendly theme
If you want to check out a specific theme, just install it on your site (or in a testing environment). That will quickly tell you how SEO friendly it is, and what SEO customisation options it offers.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 557 Re: Linkbuilding with bookmarking sites?
What gigs like this usually offer is posting bookmarks to sites created with Pligg. These sites often serve little purpose other than providing internet marketers with backlinks.
Don't get me...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 626 Re: Search Engine Ranking Tool
Rank Tracker from Link Assistant is excellent. It's a very flexible tool and is well suited to tracking multiple keywords/websites across a range of search engines.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
25th July 2012, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 291 Re: What is wrong ?
This happens all the time with new domains. I noticed it more regularly in the past when I used keywords as tags.
In general, this isn't anything to worry about. If your domain is less than six...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
24th July 2012, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 718 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
24th July 2012, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 604 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
24th July 2012, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,037 Re: Top 4 biggest SEO mistakes
Great list. I think all of the issues you've highlighted can be described as a lack of caution. In business, it's generally good not to over-think and get things done. But SEO - particularly for new...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 987 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 438 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 361 Re: Organic SEO for ecommerce website
There are loads of Jewelry blogs out there. Try to establish relationships with the owners of some of the more popular sites as there will be a lot of opportunities open up. Many bloggers will be...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,316 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd July 2012, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 578 Re: Best way to layout an amazon site?
Looks good. If you are trying to drive traffic to your home page (as well as directly to the reviews), then I would add a couple of featured post widgets to the sidebar to promote the reviews.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd July 2012, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,223 Re: What Software for Banner Design
Personally I'd recommend Photoshop too. It has a steeper learning curve than some of the alternatives mentioned, but there are a wealth of freely available tutorials to help you get the most out of...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,317 Re: Bots and Bandwidth
Here's a guide to dealing with bad bots (http://blamcast.net/articles/block-bots-hotlinking-ban-ip-htaccess) that should help.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,316 Re: How to block urls using robots.txt?
To block all search engines from visiting certain pages on your site, use the following format:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /pages/warrior/thisisthefirstpage.html
Disallow:...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 728 Re: 301 Redirect to Increase Domain Age
Yes, this still seems to work, most of the time. In some cases, people have found the benefits to only be temporary, but 301 redirects are a difficult area for Google to deal with. This is because...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 349 Re: Google site is now showing?
Google's search personalisation localises results for users. The theory is, if you search 'BMW dealers' you will be presented with a list of companies local to you. There are a number of factors that...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd July 2012, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 476 Re: rank in google.com
The two most likely factors to be causing this are that link building isn't continuing at the pace Google expected and/or backlinks to the page are being deleted rapidly
As others have said, it is...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 783 Re: Content, Content and More Content!
The difficulty with wafer thin micro niche sites is that Google isn't a big fan, so you are already swimming against the tide. It's certainly not impossible to rank them, but it is more difficult...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,006 Re: Can I Rank With A info. ???
No, you definitely haven't been banned, otherwise your site wouldn't be showing up in the SERPS at all. Best advice is to take things slowly. It's better to be a little bit too cautious when building...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 619 Re: SEO: Is It Over Rated?
Often on-page SEO is handled like a tick box exercise, where all elements must somehow be shoehorned into every post. This doesn't necessarily make for a great user experience.
Everything has its...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,006 Re: Can I Rank With A info. ???
Any new domain is going to be extremely difficult to get ranked within a week, even if the competition in your niche is very low. Keep going with your blacklinking campaign for another three weeks at...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2012, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 746 Re: To Hype? ...or not to Hype?
You should believe in whatever you are selling completely, and present its benefits with as much enthusiasm as you can muster. But don't go any further than this and make unrealistic claims. Even if...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2012, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,058 Re: It's easy to be an expert - agree or not?
If you are using conventional definitions of the term 'expert', then all the evidence suggests that considerable effort is required. For instance, this article in Harvard Business Review...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2012, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 650 Re: Wordpress tips needed for affiliate marketing
It's worth signing up to Amazon Associates in all of the markets it operates - not just your home market. And use a plugin like Amazon Link (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/amazon-link/) to...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 493 Re: Backlink question
There are many ways of obtaining free backlinks, and you will find a lot of information about them on this forum. Blog commenting, guest blogging, press releases and social bookmarking are all good...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 525 Re: Need Advice to earn Money
One of the fastest ways to earn money online is by offering services. It can mean working every bit as hard - and sometimes even harder - than you would be doing with a traditional, offline job. But...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
22nd July 2012, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 783 Re: Content, Content and More Content!
Unfortunately there isn't a set amount of content required - ranking well involves numerous factors. If you bought a relevant, backlinked, aged domain in a niche with little competition, you could be...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2012, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,104 Re: Content Curation!
Agreed, curated content is actually proving to be quite popular with users, with everyone from Scoop.it to the Huffington Post getting in on the act. So providing the content is good quality and...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd July 2012, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 4,512 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
21st July 2012, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,830 Re: Use of Anchor text after penguin update?
Since Penguin, in particular, it has become important to include anchor text like 'click here' and 'yourdomain.com'. After all, if we were to rely solely on others liking our content enough to link...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th July 2012, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 461 Re: Fiver Question.
You're probably best off forgetting about the order that was cancelled. Make a few more sales and that percentage will soon shoot up before you know it.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,163 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,216 Re: Authority Niche Ideas
Magazines.com (http://www.magazines.com/) is a great resource when you are looking for niche ideas. There are literally hundreds of magazines focused on buyer-hungry niches, which are large enough to...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 2,824 Re: IS SEO-Dead????
Personally I wouldn't think of this situation in terms of justice/injustice. Google's algorithm updates are beyond our control and something we have to learn to live and work with.
If your sites...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,597 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 370 Re: Blatent Copyright Infringement
If we're just talking about an RSS scraper that isn't ranking particularly highly, then I wouldn't waste my time trying to get the content removed. But if it's a potential competitor, then it may be...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,830 Re: Use of Anchor text after penguin update?
The fact that you've gone above 15% and not been slapped yet (Penguin was introduced three months ago) shows that there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to percentages. As others have said,...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,064 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 449 Re: Affiliate sites in trouble?
Firstly, I'd use SEO SpyGlass to check exactly what backlinks you do have pointing to your site. It's this area that the Search Quality Team are expressing concerns about, rather than your content.
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
20th July 2012, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 614 Re: google+ votes - do they do anything?
If you are planning to use the Google+ votes he is offering as part of a wider SEO campaign, then they will offer some value. But on their own, they won't mean much long-term.
How likely is it...
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