To Link or Not to Link or How to Link – A SEO Dillema

Originally posted in 2006 and updated for 2008. Look around you, the SEO industry is routinely at least 6-12 months behind search engine trends be it good or bad. There is always considerable discussion, in an effort to stay one step ahead of the competition,...

Re-Check Your Text – Special Characters Affect SEO

We posted this in 2006, almost exactly two years ago. It’s a chance for us to re-visit the SEO trends of the past and determine what changes in the industry have taken place since. Before one of the web sites we used to work on had a regular news feed. Searching...

When Geolocation of IP Doesn’t Go Deep Enough

Varying Results for Geolocation of IP Tools Case: I personally had a web site that needed Canadian web hosting so I could leverage the web site to an exclusively Canadian audience. I went with a host that touted everything Canadian. Turns out when I checked a month...

Rapid Fire: The Real Value of .edu and .gov Links

There has been increased speculation regarding the value of attaining quality .edu or .gov links. Many SEO’s and webmasters, largely swayed by the dreaded ‘visible PR monster’, swear that acquiring one way links from domains with .edu or .gov will...

Rapid Fire: The Value of Press Releases to SEO

Someone asked the following question regarding the value of press releases: I am looking for some dofollow press release services that are: a) reasonably priced b) allow links in text c) feature in google news (but not be all and end all) The Value of Press Releases...

Rapid Fire: Reciprocal Linking Dead?

The age old questions, to reciprocal link or not to reciprocal link. Here is a brief outline of what reciprocal linking is if you’re unfamiliar. Nowadays people are asking a different question: Can I Safely Reciprocal Link? The answer is obvious, of course you...