Google looks for patterns of linking to bad neighborhoods
September 29, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 5 Comments
Google’s Adam Lasnik clarifies what Google looks for in regards to penalties involving outbound linking.
What I have learned from a forced absence from the Net
September 29, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 7 Comments
Being forced to be offline for so long, with only the occasional dialup access, I’ve learned a few things.
SEO / SEM ROI Calculator
September 23, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
I just found an interesting SEO ROI Calculator tool from SEER Interactive. Since I’m still in non-work mode and have only a few minutes at a time to be online, I don’t have time to really test it out. However, it looks really cool, and if it works well, then it would be sweeet.
Nice aggregation of SEO tools
September 21, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
BizGrowth has put together a control panel of SEO tools. The site lists and categorizes over 150 free online SEO related tools, ranging from keyword analyzers and meta tag generators to page rankers and site analyzers, with some miscellaneous tools thrown in as well.
Internet summer is officially over
September 18, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 5 Comments
Well, that’s my take on it, anyway. Summertime is my worst season, when traffic and income falls to extremely low levels. Over the last two weeks, my sites’ income has increased over 3,500%. So, I declare Internet summer to be officially over. If you were waiting for your SEO efforts to produce during the upcoming holiday season, you should start seeing those efforts begin to pay off. On the other hand, if summer is your best season, you’d better start storing nuts for the winter. 
The fall of a 50-ton truck
September 12, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 7 Comments
Ever seen a 50-ton truck fall through a septic tank? I have…today. Yes, that’s right. A contractor’s truck drove right into my brand new septic tank today. Busted right through the top of the tank and broke the tank into several pieces.
Google, please rethink some things
September 11, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
As I’ve mentioned, I’ve moved. This also means that I no longer have my old ISP. That means that I’ve lost an email address (the one associated with my ISP). Unfortunately, that is the email address I used as my login username for Google Adsense. I need to change my username now, or I will never get any email from the Adsense folks (and those of you who are into Adsense know that it is vital to not miss an Adsense email).
Quick update on my status
September 10, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
We are completely moved out of our old house now, but it will still be another two weeks or so before we are moved into our new place.
Google is teaching SEO
September 4, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 6 Comments
softwareengineer99, in this WMW thread, has noticed something quite interesting. Adam Lasnik, Matt’s own cuttlet, officially Google’s first Search Evangelist, is giving a course in SEO to government employees at Catholic University on September 18, 2006 (and it’s only $30).
What was once 75 SEO interviews is now 92
September 4, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
On August 25th, 2006, I posted links to 75 SEO Interviews. That list has now grown to 92, so you might want to check out the new ones on the list. And again, if I’ve missed any, please let me know, and I will be happy to continue to add to the list.
Adding too much at one time is bad…confirmed?
September 3, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
Matt Cutts in an update to this post says “We saw so many urls suddenly showing up on spaces.live.com that it triggered a flag in our system which requires more trust in individual urls in order for them to rank…“. Now, I might be misinterpreting this statement, but it sounds to me like a confirmation that adding too much at one time will trigger a flag. It’s possible that just adding too many new subdomains causes a problem, but I would guess it may apply to pages or folders as well.
Whats in your attic?
September 1, 2006 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Just when I thought I had 95% of the house packed up and ready to move, I remembered the attic. Just finished hauling everything down from there and have started the process of sorting through it all. Most of it is Christmas decorations, but there’s quite a few boxes of old memories. It’s been a hoot looking through all of that old stuff. Drivers licenses from my youth, a few pics of ex’s that I missed when I burned the rest of them, knick-knacks from world travel, and lots and lots of junk.
