Do you still get SEO surprises?
June 30, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
If you’ve been in the SEO world for a while, let’s say…oh…at least 2 years, do you still get any real SEO surprises? Maybe you try something different, and see results you weren’t expecting? Or is everything pretty much “expected” by now? Just curious on a hot, muggy Saturday afternoon.
First, knock down the rankings obstacles
June 27, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
An old client of mine got in touch with me about three weeks ago, begging for help. Over the last couple of years, their site has lost all its rankings and they were desperate for change. I agreed to help with the following terms:
SEO Scoop Third Birthday!
June 26, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 13 Comments
Three years ago today, SEO Scoop was born. Much has changed in the SEO world in those three years, and SEO Scoop has changed with the times as well. To honor you, the Scoop readers, I held a contest this year and the lucky winner is …
Goo Goo Ga Ga Google Onesie
June 24, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 5 Comments
If you laugh at geeky humor like I do, you’ll laugh at this Goo Goo Ga Ga onesie available for your baby. I’m not sure I would dare attempt to put a Google-inspired outfit on any of my grandchildren, but I’d sure be tempted to try and slip this one on. I mean, c’mon… Goo Goo Ga Ga! How funny is that! It is funny, right? Right???
Final reminder and a link for your newbie friends
June 24, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Final Reminder: Less than 48 hours left to get in on the contest. Also, if you have newbie friends or family who are looking to get into the whole Internet game by having a site of their own, and you want to avoid extensive hand-holding, you might want to point them towards a new ten-part series I just completed over on my DazzlinDonna blog. It’s called How to Make a Living in Your Pajamas, and it’s aimed at the average person (not you) who wants to create their first site and make some money from home. In other words, it’s really aimed at being able to answer a lot of their questions without YOU actually having to answer them. Hope that frees up some of your time. I know it will free up some of mine. 
Link love for a good cause
June 22, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
A couple of months ago, I participated in a charity meme, and today I want to link to a site for a different, but similar reason. G-Man, our old bud who has been fighting cancer for years, is hoping to get the word out about how everyone can help find cures for cancer and other diseases. He’s got all the details about how you and I can help find cures, and I absolutely HAVE to pass on some link love to him for that.
Are you my social network friend or just a social spammer?
June 21, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
I admit that I’m not one of the big social network gurus with a ton of “friends” on places like Facebook. But I’m savvy enough (I think) to understand the difference between a real connection and a fake one. If you and I are complete strangers, and you are going to waste your time and mine in attempt to befriend me via some social network, at least have the brain cells to fake some sort of connection between us.
Reminder: SEO Scoop Birthday Prize – SEOmoz Premium membership
June 20, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
Just wanted to remind everyone to get in on the SEO Scoop 3rd Birthday Contest where the prize is 2 free months of an SEOmoz Premium membership. You have less than a week to get in on the contest. Two months of a premium SEOmoz membership will get you a lot of value out of Rand and his gang of hoodlums. They’ve added some new goodies to the Premium membership, so you’ll be able to benefit nicely. Official contest announcement is here. But really, all you need to do is click on the Subscribe to SEO Scoop by Email link just under the big orange RSS subscribe button in the top left sidebar.
Making the case for utilizing social media
June 18, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Social media is influencing and impacting business results in incredible ways. Some businesses are finally beginning to understand this and are starting to ask how they can use social media to drive positive results. Cymfony has released an interesting, free white paper that does a good job of outlining the enormous impact that social media is having. For example, they note that 24% of online car shoppers have changed their mind about a vehicle purchase based on social media. That’s a pretty astounding statistic, I think. So, what do car dealers do to have an impact on that? How do they get their brand out in front of the social media crowd?
Best Domain Name Finder Ever
June 14, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Ok, the title of this post sounds a bit Digg-ish, but honestly, DomainsBot is truly the best domain name search service I have ever seen. Let me explain why I think that.
Reinclusion is now Reconsideration
June 12, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
When did Google’s “reinclusion” request become a “reconsideration” request? I suppose when they decided to allow webmasters to beg for forgiveness for actions that resulted in penalties rather than outright bans, they realized the term needed to be changed. In any case, I was pleased to see the new terminology in Webmaster Central. It makes sense now.
Linking because I laughed
June 10, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
Despite the fact that I am about to link to a post that is nearly 2 months old (gasp! the horror!), this post made me laugh today, so today you get to laugh at it too. I don’t care if you laughed at it 2 months ago. Laugh again!
ASK Campaign (no, not that one) bombs
June 10, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
For a while now, I’ve been noticing a referrer in my logs from a search on Ask.com for [Search better now], which has been sending visitors to an old post of mine. It’s been nothing more than a passing curiosity for me, until today. Today, I came across an Ask ad. See below.
