Chapter 3 Teaser: Provocative SE-Friendly URLs

I've been feverishly working to meet deadlines on the seo book and dealing with a sickness — so I've been quiet.  But I haven't been sleeping.  The book is now 100% done and edited.
So here's the introduction from Chapter 3, "Provocative SE-Friendly URLs."  Leave a comment and let me know what you think.  Or just […]

Hacker Crime Spree in the SEO Space

As you have probably seen by now, a few SEO blogs have been hit by a hacker going after a wordpress exploit. He got Wolf-howl, stuntdubl (still down), and boogybonbon.
The letter from the hacker.
Here is the Coverage on threadwatch.org and ha.ckers.org.
True, the SEO blogosphere is a bit of an echo chamber but a little […]

Sponsor Wanted for 2nd SEO Poker Tournament

We need a sponsor for the 2nd SEO poker tournament. The plan for how to do this one is absolutely amazing: I’m pretty sure nothing like it has ever been done before and it’s brilliant (if I do say so myself).
Last time around we had a few problems with the sponsors. The first […]

Cashing In With Legacy Link Equity

Your computer sucks.  The Core Duo is dead – now you need a Core 2 Duo!  Well, at least nobody is selling them.  And if the web page was located at /Core-Duo.html, one can 301 redirect /Core-Duo.html to /Core-2-Duo.html.  This channels the legacy equity to related updated content.  This practice is superior to returning a […]

How Newbies Can Skyrocket Your Profits

Ever notice that whenever you mention that you work with computers, every Tom, Dick and Harry with an AOL account wants to pick your brain as to why their computer doesn’t work? They can’t wait to get you on their 450 MHz Machine running XP so they can Dial into their AOL account and […]

STILL No Gmail

Since the problem started last wednesday, I recieved gmails on friday for about 10 minutes. For the Last 50 Hours, the only emails I have recieved have been from other people with gmail sending to my gmail account.
Sure, I’ve been on the beach playing volleyball here in rio, but that doesn’t mean I don’t […]

STILL No Gmail

Since the problem started last wednesday, I recieved gmails on friday for about 10 minutes. For the Last 50 Hours, the only emails I have recieved have been from other people with gmail sending to my gmail account.
Sure, I’ve been on the beach playing volleyball here in rio, but that doesn’t mean I don’t […]

How To Sneak Trademarks into AdWords

One thing I've noticed in my PPC adventures is that Google AdWords is anal-retentive when it comes to using drug trademarks in the legal space.  This probably isn't the only area where trademarks become an issue (The Apple trademark seems to be another one), but drugs are where I've noticed it most.  Accutane is a […]

How You Can Stop Dirty Feed Scrapers In 3 Easy Steps

Stealing is wrong; but some people just don't seem to get it when it comes to intellectual property.  Some of my posts take a few hours to write.  It's just plain annoying when people steal my work.  I'm sure that you feel the same way.
Now, normally, I don't call out spammers — but since […]