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<title>Social Media News | Published News | Search Marketing</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:41:44 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quicker Loading of Your Website Ensures Improved SE Rankings]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/quicker-loading-of-your-website-ensures-improved-se-rankings/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/quicker-loading-of-your-website-ensures-improved-se-rankings/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:41:44 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sanseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/quicker-loading-of-your-website-ensures-improved-se-rankings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now that Google has released news regarding the inclusion of website's speed as one of the factors responsible for website search engine ranking, it is obvious that most website owners would get want delve into matter, a bit more deep. According to the statement, it is clear that the websites having lower loading speed would have less probability of making their way to the search engine result pages than those that load up faster.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Big Roundup of Link and Link Building Tools]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/another-big-roundup-of-link-and-link-building-tools/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/another-big-roundup-of-link-and-link-building-tools/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:09:41 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/another-big-roundup-of-link-and-link-building-tools/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of my previous columns here on Link Week showcased a number of tools commonly used in link building. Since that post, a large number of new tools and services have come online, so I thought an update would be helpful. Not all of the sites listed will be traditional linking tools, I've also included a number of social media and general informational sites which can be used to find link partners.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Ways Local Domains Crush Dot Coms In International SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/6-ways-local-domains-crush-dot-coms-in-international-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/6-ways-local-domains-crush-dot-coms-in-international-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:25:05 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaguy</dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/6-ways-local-domains-crush-dot-coms-in-international-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 2003 I first began speaking on international SEO at conferences and seminars and have lost count of the number of times I've heard the question, "Is it better to use local domains or dot coms with a folder or sub-domain for my site?" To me, the answer to this question was obvious even a decade ago but the debate has continued to rage. The next question in popularity is always "...and do I need local hosting?"<br /><br />I'll address the hosting issue<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dont Overdo On Page SEO Tweaking]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/dont-overdo-on-page-seo-tweaking/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/dont-overdo-on-page-seo-tweaking/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:09:14 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaguy</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/dont-overdo-on-page-seo-tweaking/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Clients can easily become obsessed with on-page SEO, constantly tweaking title tags, headings, and on-page content. While these activities are important at the right place and time, people shouldn't get obsessed with it. Do the necessary work up front, make some decisions, and then move on.<br /><br />Tweaking on-page content on existing pages quickly begins to offer you diminishing returns. In addition, you probably have limited resources for SEO. As a<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cost of Landing Page Optimization]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-cost-of-landing-page-optimization/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-cost-of-landing-page-optimization/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:34:40 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaguy</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-cost-of-landing-page-optimization/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A certain kind of mental re-framing is required as part of the proper perspective for ongoing landing page optimization.<br /><br />Each Landing Page Test Has a Cost<br /><br />You will have to expend time and effort to set up the test, monitor data collection, and analyze the results. Even if your test is successful, you still have to consider alternative marketing activities that you could have been engaged in rather than testing, and the lost opportunity cos<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spam Forums at Your Own Risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/spam-forums-at-your-own-risk/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/spam-forums-at-your-own-risk/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:23:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/spam-forums-at-your-own-risk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was lax for years and years about letting in just about anyone to Cre8asiteforums and letting them create their existence there. However, it became clear that the moderators and myself were spending most of our days deleting spam and banning members who spammed the Community.  We're often assisted by the Community because members hate spam and report spam posts to the staff.<br /><br />For the past year or so, every new member is screened before they <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEOmoz Tips Offer Testimonials Get Links]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/seomoz-tips-offer-testimonials-get-links/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/seomoz-tips-offer-testimonials-get-links/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:11:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/seomoz-tips-offer-testimonials-get-links/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can often customize the link location and anchor text (so long as it's relevant and sensible) - just ask when you send over the testimonial (or, better yet, send over the exact HTML code that will embed the right link so all the receiver has to do is copy + paste). 2) Testimonials are frequently sitewide, but even when they're not, they tend to reside on popular, important pages (even homepages sometimes - an otherwise impossible place to ge<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Another 20 Hard Core SEO Tips]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/another-20-hard-core-seo-tips/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/another-20-hard-core-seo-tips/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:11:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/another-20-hard-core-seo-tips/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another 20 Hard Core SEO Tips - The List: 1. Take your most popular article and write a sequel to it every year. 2. Launch 3 blogs on their own domains. Don't build any links for them. Don't promote them in any way. Use a different blog application for each one. 3. Pick your 3 favorite SEO bloggers. On their next three articles find something to disagree with and ONLY disagree with them in their comments. 4. Find an SEO forum you have never visi<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google’s Next Generation Search Technology]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/google%E2%80%99s-next-generation-search-technology/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/google%E2%80%99s-next-generation-search-technology/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:10:41 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hivankar987</dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/google%E2%80%99s-next-generation-search-technology/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google's Caffeine is the next generation search technology that is most widely spoken about in the search industry. Google has code named its new search engine as ‘Caffeine'. The search giants are challenging it to be a new version of the world dominating search engine and they have also said that it would be much more faster than the existing search engines and that they would be even more accurate.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drive Traffic to your Web Site with Twitter Automated Systems and Get More Twitter Followers]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/drive-traffic-to-your-web-site-with-twitter-automated-systems-and-get-more-twitter-followers/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/drive-traffic-to-your-web-site-with-twitter-automated-systems-and-get-more-twitter-followers/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:10:27 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mazz02</dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/drive-traffic-to-your-web-site-with-twitter-automated-systems-and-get-more-twitter-followers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twitter Automation tools greatly enhance the ability to use Twitter effectively and efficiently for your personal or business use. With the aid of these tools, One can automate a variety of Twitter functions, saving time and increasing productivity. You can auto tweet, generate thousands of highly targeted followers hands free, auto follow and unfollow those who follow or unfollow you, and much more.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Buying The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-buying-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-buying-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:10:27 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-buying-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you don't buy links it is hard to influence the anchor text, particularly if you are doing SEO at the enterprise level AND want to get deep links into commercially oriented pages. Companies spend billions of dollars a year on organic SEO because ranking a few spots higher in Google can be worth a lot of money. If you know a #5 ranking is worth x, then there is a good chance that a #1 ranking can be worth something like 8x.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2009 Search Engine Ranking Factors from SEOmoz - A Must Read!]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/2009-search-engine-ranking-factors-from-seomoz---a-must-read/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/2009-search-engine-ranking-factors-from-seomoz---a-must-read/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:03:12 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/2009-search-engine-ranking-factors-from-seomoz---a-must-read/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every two years, SEOmoz surveys top SEO experts in the field worldwide on their opinions of the algorithmic elements that comprise search engine rankings. This year features contributors from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, the Ukraine, the Dominican Republic and many more.<br /><br />Each participant was asked to rate more than 100 search ranking factors along with specific questions about hot issues in the SEO field. This document<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What 70 Plus Hours Of Backlink Checking And Research Shows]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/what-70-plus-hours-of-backlink-checking-and-research-shows/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/what-70-plus-hours-of-backlink-checking-and-research-shows/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:15:26 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/what-70-plus-hours-of-backlink-checking-and-research-shows/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What are your direct competitors doing in the way of getting more backlinks? My research in over 30 verticals sheds some light on the question. This is part 1 of 2. In this part, I'll address three issues: 1. Practical uses for this competitive intelligence, 2. My methodology in conducting this research, 3. Some fun data points for niche research...<br /><br />The selected domains were plugged into Majestic SEO's excellent Historical Backlink Tool. Plug<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Case Study Using Contests To Build Links]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-case-study-using-contests-to-build-links/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-case-study-using-contests-to-build-links/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:37:21 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-case-study-using-contests-to-build-links/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When you're building links, it's natural to use tactics you're comfortable with, so we started our research looking at topically relevant link bait and white papers written in the last year. The idea was to find a trendy topic, hire an industry authority to write a three part series and pimp the content from the client's site. It's a good strategy and usually works, so off we went culling Digg, Delicious and industry media sites like OpenForum a<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Art of the Landing Page with 7 Tips For Increasing Conversions]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-art-of-the-landing-page-with-7-tips-for-increasing-conversions/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-art-of-the-landing-page-with-7-tips-for-increasing-conversions/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:55:35 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/the-art-of-the-landing-page-with-7-tips-for-increasing-conversions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Landing page optimization and testing can have a dramatic impact on your online marketing profitability. But even without testing you can quickly eliminate several common mistakes that can instantly skyrocket conversion rates.<br /><br />These approaches work across a surprisingly wide variety of circumstances and industries:<br /><br />1. Remove Choices: You should be very clear about your desired conversion action (whether it's a sale, download, form-fill, or<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Fix your Nofollow Screwup]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/how-to-fix-your-nofollow-screwup/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/how-to-fix-your-nofollow-screwup/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:55:35 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/how-to-fix-your-nofollow-screwup/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You manage a large Web site with thousands or millions of pages of content and sometime in the last two years you resorted to using rel='nofollow' on internal links in the hope of "improving" your search performance. Having drunk the kool-aid you looked at metrics and concluded that maybe it worked. And you felt it continued working even long after Google actually deprived you of all that PageRank you thought you were channeling. So here you are<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Many PPC Ads Should You Test?]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-many-ppc-ads-should-you-test/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-many-ppc-ads-should-you-test/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:08:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-many-ppc-ads-should-you-test/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are many essential ways to improve your AdWords account's performance, but one of my favorites is ad testing. When I review people's existing AdWords accounts, one of the most common bad habits I see is running just one ad per Ad Group. This is a missed opportunity. You're losing revenue and ROI by not testing ads.<br /><br />Ad Testing has huge benefits for the advertiser; Discover scientifically which offer gets the best response from your prosp<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding Linking Intent - The Spam Connection]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/understanding-linking-intent---the-spam-connection/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/understanding-linking-intent---the-spam-connection/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:08:03 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/understanding-linking-intent---the-spam-connection/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A good friend of mine sent me an interesting question a while back, "Dear Dave, can you give me some pointers on how search engines determine link intent?"<br /><br />It's hard to say what constitutes 'intent' when it comes to various aspects of linking and search engines. It really isn't that straight forward and understanding 'query intent' tends to be the most researched area for search peeps.<br /><br />And as far as patents/papers, I doubt there is really <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Marketing for Drop Shipping Retailers]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-marketing-for-drop-shipping-retailers/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-marketing-for-drop-shipping-retailers/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:04:04 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-marketing-for-drop-shipping-retailers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to promote this type of content is by targeting a specific audience in social media, forums, newsletters, and blogs. If the content is truly unique, these people will naturally spread it to others. Word of mouth marketing will help propel this content and get it noticed. That will lead to more links. The most overlooked promotional methods in link marketing are traditional marketing techniques that have been used forever in the o<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11 Sources of Duplicate Content You are Probably Unaware of]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/11-sources-of-duplicate-content-you-are-probably-unaware-of/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/11-sources-of-duplicate-content-you-are-probably-unaware-of/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:27:40 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/11-sources-of-duplicate-content-you-are-probably-unaware-of/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some 'experts' will tell you that you don't need to worry about duplicate content if you have enough incoming links. True. But you need a mighty big pile of links in order to successfully counteract the effects of duplicate content. It's sort of like eating loads of sugar and taking insulin to counteract it - sooner or later you'll pay for your indiscretion. I've also seen experts saying that if your duplicate content is on your site, it's OK, a<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Development Guide with Tons of Useful Tips on Link Building for SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-development-guide-with-tons-of-useful-tips-on-link-building-for-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-development-guide-with-tons-of-useful-tips-on-link-building-for-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:27:40 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/link-development-guide-with-tons-of-useful-tips-on-link-building-for-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Link development is tough. Not everyone can create amazing linkbait, as easy as the experts make it sound. It's not an easy proposition to get people to link to your website if you're a local realtor, mortgage broker, or holistic doctor for that matter. It is POSSIBLE though with the right approach to actually solicit and develop links that will help your search engine rankings. From LOTS of trial and error, here's the link building process I've<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Blog2Life: Blogging Tips, Tricks, and Secrets! | Inside the Webb]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/interview-with-blog2life-blogging-tips-tricks-and-secrets--inside-the-webb/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/interview-with-blog2life-blogging-tips-tricks-and-secrets--inside-the-webb/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:07:45 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ascendancy</dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/blogging/interview-with-blog2life-blogging-tips-tricks-and-secrets--inside-the-webb/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interview with the creator of Blog2Life, Jamie Carter. He discusses how he approaches blogging and internet marketing, and how he plans to help and educate others through his blog. <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How a Search Engine Might Determine Whether a Search Involves a Geographical Intent]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/how-a-search-engine-might-determine-whether-a-search-involves-a-geographical-intent/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/how-a-search-engine-might-determine-whether-a-search-involves-a-geographical-intent/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:10:24 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/how-a-search-engine-might-determine-whether-a-search-involves-a-geographical-intent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many web sites involve businesses or organizations that provide goods or services or information relevant to people at a specific location, like the location of a hotel or a dentist's office in a certain city, or building regulations for a specific town. Many searchers use search queries that may not include geographic information in a way that makes it easy for a search engine to help those searchers find those web sites. If a search engine can<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 FireFox About Config Tweaks for Internet Marketers and Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/7-firefox-about-config-tweaks-for-internet-marketers-and-bloggers/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/7-firefox-about-config-tweaks-for-internet-marketers-and-bloggers/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:10:24 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/7-firefox-about-config-tweaks-for-internet-marketers-and-bloggers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FireFox about:config stores the browser configurations. To access them, simply enter about:config in the address bar and hit "Enter." Last week I shared a quick tip on tweaking FireFox spell checking behavior with about:config settings - and found that many people liked it a lot. So here are more about:config tweaks Internet marketers and bloggers like myself will find useful.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Nofollow Wisely and the Dangers of Nofollow]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/using-nofollow-wisely-and-the-dangers-of-nofollow/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/using-nofollow-wisely-and-the-dangers-of-nofollow/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 09:38:14 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/using-nofollow-wisely-and-the-dangers-of-nofollow/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEOmoz has always been a big fan of using 'nofollow' for link juice or PR sculpting within one's website. If you an expert at this, you're careful, and you're diligent, it's an incredibly powerful link sculpting strategy that can have a big payoff within Google. But what if you make mistakes? If using nofollow is used haphazardly and you don't pay attention, site-sculpting with nofollow can cause some unseen problems in search engines, especiall<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domain Names & Search Engine Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/domain-names--search-engine-marketing/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/domain-names--search-engine-marketing/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:27:06 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/domain-names--search-engine-marketing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how domain names play a role in seo, and strategic online marketing optimization. This is a short video on how important domain names play an important role in branding, acceptance, and authority within Google.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Headline Title Trick to Maximize Social and SEO Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/a-headline-title-trick-to-maximize-social-and-seo-traffic/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/a-headline-title-trick-to-maximize-social-and-seo-traffic/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:38:04 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaguy</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/a-headline-title-trick-to-maximize-social-and-seo-traffic/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social media is all the rage these days. Everyone wants to get in on the game and promote themselves on networks like Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, and Digg. Social media, when done right, is a proven method of Internet marketing that can send hordes of quality traffic to your sites (e.g. see my case study about how Twitter sent me 35,967 hits in 14 days). But where does on-page SEO fit into all of this (particularly the title tag)? Does your <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Guide To Qualifying Link Prospects For Relevance, Value & Potentiality]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-guide-to-qualifying-link-prospects-for-relevance-value--potentiality/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-guide-to-qualifying-link-prospects-for-relevance-value--potentiality/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-guide-to-qualifying-link-prospects-for-relevance-value--potentiality/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The core problem of link building-assuming you've maximized your site's linkability-is not prospecting for sites that may potentially link to yours. The problem lies in rapidly identifying the link prospects whose links will provide the fastest and largest impact on your search marketing goals. When building links to influence search rankings we look at three key metrics for evaluating link prospects: relevance, value and acquisition potentialit<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Simple SEO Changes to Improve Unexpected Rankings | Traffikd]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/simple-seo-changes-to-improve-unexpected-rankings--traffikd/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/simple-seo-changes-to-improve-unexpected-rankings--traffikd/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:34:36 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mediaguy</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/simple-seo-changes-to-improve-unexpected-rankings--traffikd/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You may notice that some of your blog posts are drawing search engine traffic for particular search phrases and keywords (especially if your blog has had some time to establish itself with search engines). Even if you are doing keyword research prior to writing posts, you'll almost definitely see that some of these phrases that are producing traffic are not something that you had intentionally targeted. While this is a nice surprise, it also mea<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Monitor Your Rankings Using Google Analytics Advanced Filter Segmentation]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/website-analytics/how-to-monitor-your-rankings-using-google-analytics-advanced-filter-segmentation/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/website-analytics/how-to-monitor-your-rankings-using-google-analytics-advanced-filter-segmentation/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Website Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/website-analytics/how-to-monitor-your-rankings-using-google-analytics-advanced-filter-segmentation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are two very quick ways to go about collecting the referrer data in Google Analytics, one is to collect and report full referrer strings in GA using the User Defined variable which is reported under Visitors then filter for "cd=" with the "Find User Defined Value" search box at the bottom of the report. The second is to segment all Google Organic Search Data and pass only the search term an<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Majestic-SEO : Compare domain Backlink History]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/seo-or-social-media-tools/majestic-seo--compare-domain-backlink-history/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/seo-or-social-media-tools/majestic-seo--compare-domain-backlink-history/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:24:16 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>SEO or Social Media Tools</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/seo-or-social-media-tools/majestic-seo--compare-domain-backlink-history/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Very cool backlink tool. The tool generates unique charts that are rarely seen outside of R&D labs of the best search engines out there: it shows backlink discovery by month. We hope you will enjoy playing with this tool as much as we enjoyed making it! It currently ignores subdomains, but in the future we might produce this data for subdomains too.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube - Whiteboard Friday-Content Categorization for SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/youtube---whiteboard-friday-content-categorization-for-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/youtube---whiteboard-friday-content-categorization-for-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:17 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Strategies</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-engine-strategies/youtube---whiteboard-friday-content-categorization-for-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This week, Rand discusses various methods of Content Categorization. Placing some time and effort into your info architecture can make a huge difference in both rankings and user experiences<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to use adCenter to improve CTR of Organic Results]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-to-use-adcenter-to-improve-ctr-of-organic-results/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-to-use-adcenter-to-improve-ctr-of-organic-results/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:21 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/how-to-use-adcenter-to-improve-ctr-of-organic-results/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Getting a site to rank in the organic listings of any search engine can take some time and it's only half the battle. Once you're there it's important to know exactly what your Title Tag and Meta Description should be to get the best possible Click Through Rate. Testing Title Tags on your high ranking pages can be dangerous.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid Search: Moving Beyond The Keyword]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/paid-search-moving-beyond-the-keyword/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/paid-search-moving-beyond-the-keyword/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:37 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/paid-search/paid-search-moving-beyond-the-keyword/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With more products, features and prices available in comparison to physical stores, the sheer time and transportation savings are making the Web an increasingly preferred shopping venue. In fact, according to the latest Forrester research, online shopping is growing five times faster than brick and mortar stores, with a projected growth of 14 percent by 2012, a trend that the economy will no doub<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Big Bunch Of Link Building Ideas]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-big-bunch-of-link-building-ideas/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-big-bunch-of-link-building-ideas/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:18:32 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/link-building/a-big-bunch-of-link-building-ideas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of weeks I've come across  some great link building discussions, techniques and Twitter tools I  wanted to share here.  I also wanted to mention a foundational linking tactic we're using and seeing great results from. Let's start with a valuable tip I found on one of the SEO forums<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[15 Ways to Measure (and GROW) Your Site's Linkability]]></title>
<link>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/15-ways-to-measure-and-grow-your-sites-linkability/</link>
<comments>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/15-ways-to-measure-and-grow-your-sites-linkability/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:33:43 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>socialseo</dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.socialseo.com/socialnews/category/search-marketing/15-ways-to-measure-and-grow-your-sites-linkability/</guid>
<description><![CDATA["Linkability" is a URL's ability to incite someone to create an inbound link to it. Every URL on your site has measurable linkability. Some just have (far) more linkability than others. This article guides motivated link builders through methods, metrics and speculations for calculating - and growing - the linkability of individual URLs.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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