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SearchWiki: Now or Never for SEO

Skitzzo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:00:43 +0000

There has been a lot written about Google’s new SearchWiki in relation to SEO. The initial reaction in most of the posts I’ve read is that SearchWiki sucks and it’s going to ruin SEO. Some SEO bloggers have entered into full Chicken Little mode claiming the sky is falling. While the long term effects of [...]

What Value Are You Adding?

Skitzzo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:03 +0000

One of the resounding themes of this year’s PubCon was a short but profound question: What value are you adding? While it seems like an easy question, having a solid answer to the question can be the difference between success and failure for your site, and not just in the search engines. Bloggers As the number of [...]

Is SEO Blogging Worth It?

Skitzzo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:41:29 +0000

When I first heard about search engine optimization, I was given a set of CD’s and tasked with learning how to bring traffic to a website from the search engines. While those CD’s helped educate me in the basics, it wasn’t until I stumbled across an SEO forum that I really started to learn the [...]

The Election via Google

Skitzzo — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:52 +0000

This time of year it’s hard to avoid the latest most up-to-date polling numbers telling you which political candidate is winning or which party is in the lead. We’ve got political pundits coming out of the wood-work and each one of them has a different take on the whole thing. Rather than relying on the latest [...]

An Open Letter to SEO Bloggers: Back up Your Statements!

Skitzzo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:33:28 +0000

Dear SEO Bloggers, I’ve been reading SEO blogs for quite some time and while I appreciate the input you offer up on a regular basis, I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend. It seems that more and more of your posts state your opinions or theories, as facts. Now don’t get me wrong, this is nothing new; people [...]