Random Things On A Random Day
January 31, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 13 Comments
SEOs Fight Fat For Charity – Like Reality TV but not. Watch us. Laugh at us (privately, please don’t hurt our feelings on purpose). Bet on us. Support us. Cheers us on. Hope that we raise lots of money for a charity. Be there. We’re putting it all on the line for your entertainment pleasure. 
Begin Countdown
January 27, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 25 Comments
Five…
Four…
Three…
Two… (oooh, getting soooo close)
One… BIG HINT
Matt Cutts, Why Am I Still Being Punished?
January 24, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 123 Comments
I dumped text link ads. I nofollowed paid links. I javascripted links that might be mistaken for paid links. I canceled my sponsored review accounts. I switched to a different method of monetization (Scratchback) that serves Google-friendly, nofollowed links. (And btw, Google, that put a huge dent in my revenue, just so you know). Finally, after I cleaned up everything that might possibly make you hate me, I filed a reconsideration request about 5 weeks ago.
Community Begets Community
January 24, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · Comments Off
There are a lot of pros and cons to having an online community associated with your site. The cons mostly center around having to manage people within the community (dealing with flamers, etc.). But the biggest pro, in my mind, is that community begets community. If you manage to get even a handful of core community members who are passionate about your site, they will inevitably spawn new members as they tell others about it. And much of the time, their enthusiasm for the site will filter down to the new members, causing them to be enthusiastic as well. It is this growth that will make your seo efforts easier, because you now have people who will link to your site if they have sites, or will create buzz in areas that contain people who do have sites.
Go 1 Day Without Any Search Related News, I Dare Ya
January 17, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 25 Comments
Call me crazy, but I’d like to suggest that you (yes, you and you and you too) refrain from reading any search industry news (blogs, forums, etc) for the next 24 hours. Actually, let’s say tomorrow (Friday here in the US), will be totally SEO blog free.
SEO Scoop Nominated For A SEMMY Award
January 12, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 4 Comments
There’s a new awards site that hands out awards for the best search marketing post / article. It’s been dubbed the SEMMYs, and it’s a great collection of some outstanding posts. I noticed that SEO Scoop has been nominated in the Social Media category for my Using Social Profile Pages To Your Advantage post. Very cool. Apparently, these long nominations lists are going to be reduced down in size to a much smaller pool before voting begins, so I’m not sure if I’ll make the final cut or not, but it’s very cool to be included in this round at least.
Promote Your Fans To Evangelists And Watch Them Become Linkbuilders For You
January 10, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 10 Comments
If you’ve done anything right in your brand management, you’ve probably managed to gather some fans. These fans think you (or your site, product, or brand) is the best thing since sliced bread. Have you noticed them? Have you really noticed them?
Free Month of Wordze Keyword Research For Everyone!
January 7, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 7 Comments
Oh man, there’s nothing better than free. I love free. Free makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. And right now – and for the next 7 days only – you can sign up to get a 30 day FREE subscription to Wordze keyword research. You can grab all the keyword research you can get your hands on for 30 days at zero cost. Got it? Free. No buckaroonies. Empty pockets and empty wallets are no problemo. You want it? You got it. Go here to sign up and bathe in keyword goodness, all for free! Woot!
No You May Not Have My Credit Card Number
January 7, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 2 Comments
Since speaking about SEO apparently gets me labeled either as an idiot or a pretentious windbag, I’m going to switch gears and mention something totally unrelated to SEO.
Mourning The Loss of WeBuildPages SEO Tools
January 2, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 11 Comments
It’s a sad day. WeBuildPages has decided to remove their awesome tools from public consumption. Granted, you can still get them (plus lots more) with their new Internet Marketing Ninjas program, but the “free” tools are history. (Yes, there’s a few still available, but not the really good ones!).
