Overwhelmed by SEO Writers

by Jeff on February 4, 2012

I recently had to run an ad on Craigslist to find some writers to contribute to one of the blogs I run for a client. The ad was very specific: Calling all web developers who can share cool tricks, tips and tutorials with others, Developer Drive is seeking web developers who can write 500 – [...]

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Guest Post Spam

by Jeff on January 23, 2012

There are a few things that are important to anyone who runs a web site. No matter what type of site they own, everyone wants: A high position in the search engine results page for their keywords Relevant visitors who will stay on their site A whole ton of traffic To do this, web site [...]

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Guest Post Spam – A True Story

by Jeff on January 13, 2012

I am a huge advocate of guest posting as an online marketing strategy. In fact, much of my writing and marketing business consists of writing guest posts for my clients and finding quality blogs to publish them on. And I try to reciprocate as well. For a few of the blogs I run, I have [...]

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Guest Posting, An Infographic

December 9, 2011

I quite frequently laud the benefits of guest posting as a way for businesses to market their website and products. So when I stumbled across this inforgraphic that shows just what guest blogging can do, I had to share it out with my readers. You see, many people forget all the benefits of writing a guest post. [...]

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Your Blog Does Not Have Original Content

November 1, 2011

When contacting blogs for my clients who I write guest posts for I am often asked the question, “Is the content original.” Since I don’t want to get into an argument about semantics, I always say yes but the question should be, “Is the content unique?” because there is no such thing as original content [...]

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Understanding the Panda Search Signals

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Will Critchlow was a recent guest on SEOMoz’s Whiteboard Friday where he discussed a questionnaire he uses to help people better understand how to create content that Google’s Panda update sees as quality content. The questionnaire, as used by Critchlow, would be given to survey takers about a particular page on a web site. Those [...]

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Why Content Rules SEO

October 20, 2011

While here are many who repeat the mantra, content is king whenever the topic of Search Engine Optimization is discussed, there are just as many who dismiss the need for good writing and still make the claim that quantity, no matter how poorly written, trumps quality when it comes to web content. However after Google’s [...]

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WordPress and the Problem With Plug-ins

October 20, 2011

A while ago I noticed that some of my less popular posts were at the top of the list in my posts section of WordPress. Two of them were showing today’s date as the date published and on my blog they were on the front page. I really didn’t want this because like I said, [...]

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The Problem with Article Marketing

September 12, 2011

If you follow me on Google+ then you know that I am a big fan of SEOMoz’s Whiteboard Friday videos. A short while ago Rand Fishkin, the host, posted a video titled Article Marketing: Mostly a Scam. As someone who runs a content marketing business that focuses on guest blogging and using articles and other [...]

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A Waste of a Blog

August 20, 2011

Every once in a while, I will google my name to see where my work is showing up in the blogosphere. As a writer, I am thrilled to see my work being reposted on different sites. From a social media standpoint, I can’t help but think, “Another blown opportunity.” Don’t get me wrong, I love [...]

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