<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' gd:etag='W/&quot;CkQDR3c9eSp7ImA9WxNXFk8.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768</id><updated>2009-10-03T21:39:36.961-04:00</updated><title>Rants and Raves in the SEO World</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default?redirect=false&amp;v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C0ICSXs5cCp7ImA9WxZTGEs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-8485428708724966774</id><published>2008-01-20T15:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T15:39:28.528-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2008-01-20T15:39:28.528-05:00</app:edited><title>Social Media and the increased levels of shameless self promotion</title><summary>There is one aspect of social media that is the main reason that many of us in the SEM world are currently fuming at Shoemoney.  It started by a simple post on his website on why he had a problem with SEO experts.  This of course has lead to many responses and some have been very heated.  There also been defenders of his cause.  And to top it all off, Shoemoney is now holding his radio show and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/8485428708724966774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=8485428708724966774' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/8485428708724966774?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/8485428708724966774?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2008/01/social-media-and-increased-levels-of.html' title='Social Media and the increased levels of shameless self promotion'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;AkYDRnY5fip7ImA9WxZTF0s.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-6020388030081391200</id><published>2008-01-19T13:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-19T13:42:57.826-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2008-01-19T13:42:57.826-05:00</app:edited><title>Advice for the SEO/SEM Upstart</title><summary>For those of you webmasters or individuals with HTML skills out there,  I wanted to write this post for your.  You may or may not have heard of Search Engine Marketing or Search Engine Optimization.  But you may be trying to make a decision on whether of not to join in to a fast growing industry.  Let me say this 5 years ago I was in the same situation.  I was just out of college with an entry </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/6020388030081391200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=6020388030081391200' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/6020388030081391200?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/6020388030081391200?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2008/01/advice-for-seosem-upstart.html' title='Advice for the SEO/SEM Upstart'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;AkEAR3cyeSp7ImA9WxZTEkg.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-1280126889687007463</id><published>2008-01-13T16:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T16:10:46.991-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2008-01-13T16:10:46.991-05:00</app:edited><title>Why not to believe your SEO/SEM Company?</title><summary>Now don't get me wrong, I want to give the benefit of the doubt to everyone I come in contact with.  This includes people I meet professional and casually and either in the real world or through the internet.  But this is business and business is business and if I or someone you know is paying for a SEO service, I need them to be completely honest with me and look out for my best interest.With </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/1280126889687007463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=1280126889687007463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/1280126889687007463?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/1280126889687007463?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-not-to-believe-your-seosem-company.html' title='Why not to believe your SEO/SEM Company?'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C0YEQnw_eCp7ImA9WxZTEkk.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-4840738790298421189</id><published>2008-01-10T19:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T11:18:23.240-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2008-01-13T11:18:23.240-05:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='search marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sem'/><title>One Hundred Thousand Search Engines</title><summary>Being a typical website owner in today’s internet market can be very dangerous to their bank account. They are faced with many low cost and very enticing options. They show up in their inbox everyday sometimes by the dozens. Anything from medications to search marketing and we all get this spam no matter how careful we may be with our email address. My personal favorite is the one that claim they</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/4840738790298421189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=4840738790298421189' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/4840738790298421189?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/4840738790298421189?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2008/01/one-hundred-thousand-search-engines.html' title='One Hundred Thousand Search Engines'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CEANQXc_cCp7ImA9WxZTEEw.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-7824337650586139436</id><published>2008-01-08T20:00:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-10T19:53:10.948-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2008-01-10T19:53:10.948-05:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='search marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sem'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='about me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scott ross'/><title>About Me</title><summary>Wow, this has been an idea I have been toying with for a while and I was finally persuaded to become a blogger crusader by someone I work with (this is for you Josh www.seo-factor.com).   It is a difficult task to become a successful blogger in the world as it has become very simple to put your voice on the web but to do it successfully you need to be able to market yourself.  Either to a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/7824337650586139436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=7824337650586139436' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/7824337650586139436?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/7824337650586139436?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2008/01/about-me.html' title='About Me'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C0ECQ3s9eCp7ImA9WB9UFEs.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098174129804188768.post-7295901693541650778</id><published>2007-12-12T07:13:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-12T07:14:22.560-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2007-12-12T07:14:22.560-05:00</app:edited><title>This blog is brand new</title><summary>I will be posting more to come...please come back after the first of the year...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/feeds/7295901693541650778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1098174129804188768&amp;postID=7295901693541650778' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/7295901693541650778?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1098174129804188768/posts/default/7295901693541650778?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seoravesandrants.blogspot.com/2007/12/this-blog-is-brand-new.html' title='This blog is brand new'/><author><name>Scott Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09897168818721893107</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06786537628480409007'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>