Archive for April, 2011

Exact Match Domains: This is Why They Can Still Rank

2011/04/06

I was on Facebook last night and it happened to me to see in the home stream some comments about Matt Cutts’ recent words about exact match domains and the possible end of their “superpower” in the SERP. I am sure you know what I’m talking about, or just ask yourself if you’ve ever seen domains like affordabledogdresses.com in the first spots of Google result pages… Now, will this situation change, as Cutts is saying

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Google Falling Off the Map in China

2011/04/06

Google’s woes in China continue piling up. The latest: Google failed to submit an application for an Internet Content Provider mapping license by a March 31 deadline, and it now appears there is no future beyond July 1 for Google Maps in China. The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping will “firmly punish the serious delinquent behaviors of enterprises that do not submit the application,” according to a People’s Daily Online report

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Social Tools to Build Your Brand-ividual

2011/04/06

In testing out the newer Facebook question feature, I thought it would be interesting to step away from corporate marketing and ask our network about personal brand marketing and the tools that have been the most effective.

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63 Juicy Internet Entrepreneurship Interviews in One Book: #Code Bytes

2011/04/06

The Internet is full of countless industries and make money opportunities that most individuals them to struggle with due to the lack of focus.  Every corner that you turn on the net, someone has the next get rick scheme or opportunity that is telling you that you will be an overnight millionaire. What if you had a resource that could change your mindset, while learning from Internet entrepreneurs whom have already been successful all in one place?

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Funny: Search For “Tilt” On Google Via iPhone

2011/04/06

Go to your iPhone and type in the Safari Google search bar the word [tilt] and hit search.

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Without CRO & On-Site Optimization, It’s Tempting to Abandon SEO

2011/04/06

Posted by Bill4Time This post was originally in YOUmoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc.

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Use Google Custom Search To Validate A Google Penalty?

2011/04/06

A WebmasterWorld thread asks a very nice question… Can you detect if you have a penalty by using Google’s custom search engine feature. Basically..

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How Some Well-Known SEOs Got Into SEO

2011/04/06

Chris Winfield compiled a fun industry related post to read named How Did You Get Started in SEO…

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Google Shuts Down Position Preference For AdWords Bidding

2011/04/06

Google has announced it will be retiring AdWords position preference, which automatically sets bids to achieve a certain position on the page, in early May. The company is seeking to dissuade advertisers from putting an emphasis on the position of their ads. Yesterday, the company posted an..

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