When A Two Year Old’s Birthday Party Knocks You Down
September 30, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Today is my 2 year old granddaughter’s birthday. Yesterday, we held a birthday party here at my house for her. Remind me never to do that again. Seriously…remind me. Just in case I forget the fact that every tiny microscopical bit of my body hurts. That was all way more action than my normal day entails, and I’m way too old to deal with it all. My muscles and joints are very, very mad at me. I’ll probably go back to bed soon and stay there for a large part of the day. Therefore, thinking about SEO is just too.much.effort. Ya know? So, instead, I want to direct your attention towards a fine link building post from Debra. She has much more stamina than I do, so please absorb her energy today, ok? I’ll do my best to have all parts in working order by tomorrow. Seriously, off you go. Go on…go see Debra.
htaccess Generator Tool
September 29, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
Jeremy Steele has just released the alpha version of an .htaccess generator tool. While it’s not yet complete, it is still useful, so I thought I’d pass it along. Even if I only ever use it to quickly generate www/non-www redirects, it’s worth bookmarking. He’s going to be adding help files and other goodies in the future, but there’s no reason not to use it as is now. I’ve got it bookmarked for future use.
What Is Missing In Your SEO Campaign?
September 28, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 1 Comment
Look around your site. Now look around your competitors’ sites. What’s missing? I’d bet something is missing. What topic hasn’t been explored, explained, or expounded upon? Which user question has never been answered? What diagram has never been drawn? What podcast has never been heard? What screencast has never been shared?
Sounds Like MSN Is About To Kick Some….
September 27, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Wow, sounds like MSN is working on some really kickin’ features. Todd Friesen (oilman) is live blogging the MSN Searchification event, and he’s pretty impressed with some of what he’s seeing. Some of the highlights from his post:
New MyBlogLog Feature – Top Link Details
September 26, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
The MyBlogLog Hot in My Communities list now has a details link (marked with a question mark (?)), which shows *where* the hot link came from. It’s called Top Link Details and includes the following information:
A Question For Google Groups
September 25, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 8 Comments
For whatever reason, I can never post to the Google Webmaster Help group, because I always get the dreaded An error was encountered while trying to post, please try again later. error. So I’ll relate here what I’d LIKE to be able to post there, and perhaps someone will relay my message for me.
How Much Is A Site Review Worth?
September 25, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 10 Comments
I almost never do any kind of client work. I’ve said that time and time again, however, there are some rare occasions where I’ll take something on, and when that happens, it’s almost always in the form of a site review (or site audit, depending upon what term you’d like to use). I don’t have time to devote to ongoing client work, so a one-time review, with some follow-up Q&A via email to clarify the review’s points is all I can generally commit to. But when it comes time to tell someone how much I charge for a site review, I always wonder what the client thinks of the price.
Massa Gets The Tough Guy Award
September 24, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Holy sickbeds, Batman! Bob Massa has dealt with “malaria, and then typhoid fever and then salmonella and then a urinary infection all in the last 16 days“, and is still tough enough to blog and call someone out. Heck, I don’t even remember who or what he was calling out, because all I could think about was how tough he was to have gone through all of that recently. That’s gotta win some kind of award, in my book, Bob. Hang tough and don’t let anyone ever tell you that you’re a weenie. We know better!
What Obligation Does An SEO Blogger Have?
September 23, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 14 Comments
There’s been lots of talk lately on the subject of SEO bloggers backing up statements with facts. I absolutely don’t want to discuss the specific events or the people involved that prompted the discussion, and that’s my prerogative to do so. I do, however, see value in the broader discussion itself, so I’ll give my thoughts on the general questions involved in this heated debate. I’d love to hear your thoughts as well.
ClickBot Autopsy
September 21, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
Neil Matthews from Fraudulent Clicks presents a guest post on Google’s analysis of ClickBot,A, a software bot which launches click fraud attacks.
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Deep inside area 51 at Google’s HQ in Mountain View California an autopsy of an alien invader was performed by highly skilled technicians.
SEO, PPC and SEM Jobs Portal
September 20, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
There’s a new Search jobs portal in town. Well, actually, it’s way across the big pond from me, over there in London, I think, but it serves the UK, USA and Canada, so that’s local enough for me! Paul Griffiths contacted me to let me know that SEO Vacancies Ltd. has launched an SEO, PPC and SEM jobs and careers portal for the Search Engine and New Media Industry.
Google Finds, Admits To, and Fixes DNS URL Timeout Issue
September 19, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 3 Comments
A week ago, after Barry reported about a Google Groups thread , I followed that up with my Google Butterfly Effect post, and its follow up post.
SEO Cartoon Quiz
September 19, 2007 by DazzlinDonna · 7 Comments
Find out if you are an SEO expert or not by taking this quiz. Don’t worry, it’s short and it’s fun because you are choosing answers based on cartoons. I got 100% right, as you can see by the screenshot I took. But even if you get them all wrong, it’s still a fun waste of time for any SEO geek.
