Followup on HitTail and the Long Tail of SEO
July 31, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
About two months ago, I posted about HitTail (here and here). I think it’s time for another followup on this tool.
Want to see the best SEO tip published in a while?
July 31, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
I have to point out the best SEO tip I’ve seen published in a while. Andy Hagans at the Link Building Blog gives an amazingly clear insight into Google TrustRank. I mean, this is a lightbulb over the head kind of moment, folks. He brings together pieces of information that we already had into a brilliant view of how we can determine how trusted a site is. Kudos, Andy!
Cutts answers questions via video
July 31, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
As I recently mentioned, Matt Cutts took some webmaster questions, and has now answered them via video. His post is here, with links leading to the videos themselves.
Spotlight Sunday – 7/30/06
July 30, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Here is today’s installment of SEO Scoop’s Spotlight Sunday, where I shine the spotlight on some sites that were submitted to me. Here are several sites that I enjoyed. And as a reminder, if you want me to shine the spotlight on one of your sites one Sunday, just email me the title, url, and description (email to scoop[at]seo-scoop.com).
Local SEO tip: Use Craigslist
July 29, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Jason Brown, of Marketing Opus, has an interesting article giving detailed specifics of how to use Craigslist to increase your local search advertising.
Googleguy gives us a few tidbits of information
July 28, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Googleguy finally showed his face again over at WMW, and is discussing a few things that may be of interest to SEOs. I’ll do a quick recap of some of the things he said so far (or at least my interpretation of what he said):
Yahoo! Weather Report – New Crawler
July 28, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Yahoo! announced that they have implemented a new crawler, which will result in using less of our sites’ bandwidth. In addition, this new crawler means that you may see more or less pages in the index, and a shuffling of rankings as well. You can send feedback on observations or get technical support for the crawler problems.
Cutts taking questions again
July 28, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Matt Cutts is once again taking questions from webmasters, so get yours in (make sure you follow his instructions). Go here to ask your question.
Getting personal with SEOs
July 28, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 6 Comments
14thc.com is featuring several interviews with SEOs (10 in all). It is always fun to learn more about the human aspect of people we come in contact with on a daily basis, but may not actually “know”. Some of the interviewees may be SEOs you’ve heard of and some you may not. I think that makes it even more interesting, as we get a slice of life from different types of people. (Disclaimer: I am one of the interviewees). The 10 SEOs are:
Internet ad pricing tools
July 27, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Update: Years later, let me add my own ad rate calculator to the list below.
Serial Link Bait
July 26, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 5 Comments
If you are planning on producing content that you believe will be link bait, consider doling it out a little at a time. I call this “serial link baiting”.
Wanna be an SEO Peeping Tom?
July 24, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 6 Comments
Whether you are an experienced SEO, a beginner, or are just interested in the process, wouldn’t you love to peek into another SEO’s window as they work on a project? Jennifer Laycock and team are allowing you to do just that. In Real Small Business, Real Big Ideas – The Carrie D. Mader Project Part 1, Jennifer has gathered a team to help a site achieve organic rankings, and they will be documenting the process for everyone to see. I know I’ll be following along as the series progresses, to see just what another SEO is doing. I feel so naughty. 
Spotlight Sunday – 7/23/06
July 23, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Today is the first installment of SEO Scoop’s Spotlight Sunday, where I shine the spotlight on some sites that were submitted to me. Originally, I was only going to shine the spotlight on one site each Sunday, but decided there was no way I could only pick one. So, here are several sites that I enjoyed. And as a reminder, if you want me to shine the spotlight on one of your sites one Sunday, just email me the title, url, and description (email to scoop[at]seo-scoop.com).
