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Google Game Changers | December 09

by Scott | Dec 21, 2009 | Google, Industry News

There were a few changes at Google this month which I’ve been pointing out to clients, so I’m posting them here too. I added the month to my title, because I expect we’ll be seeing a lot more of these types of game changers as time goes on. You &...

When is SEO a Trademark Violation?

by Scott | Aug 18, 2009 | Industry News

Aflac is trying to get someone to make changes on their website, claiming that they’re guilty of Federal Trademark violation merely by using the letters a-f-l-a-c as part of a file name. Even more ridiculous, this is being requested of one of their own licensed...

Google New Option – Wonder Wheel Video

by Scott | May 15, 2009 | Google, Industry News

“Universal Search” was implemented by Google quite a while ago, yet the only visible change to the search results has been occasional interspersing of some video or news. Search was not really “revolutionized” or “changed as we knew...

What would You Ask at Elite Retreat 2009?

by Scott | Feb 17, 2009 | Conferences, Education, Events, Industry News, SEO

I’m leaving this moring for Elite Retreat, and I’m writing this in the airport because my flight is delayed. It occurs to me that I may not be able to productively fill all of my “one on one” time. Have you looked at who’s speaking at...

SEO Automatic Site Reviews – Official Launch

by Scott | Feb 9, 2009 | Industry News

Over the past couple of years, I’ve put out a few SEO tools, but none have been as well received as my latest addition, SEO Automatic, which gives instant SEO feedback on any given URL. The concept was simple – we needed to be able to review a website and...

Peak Studios – Boulder, Colorado – Actually Harming Clients

by Scott | Dec 9, 2008 | Industry News, sempdx, SEO, Spam prevention, Viruses and Scams

Peak Studios is a “search marketing firm” in Colorado that deserves special recognition for being incredibly stupid. Apparently, they’ve decided to leave fake negative reviews on my local business profile in Google, and they’ve done the same...