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iGoogle – the ‘I’ is for ‘Irritating’

I wish I had been taking screenshots of Google’s homepage, search results pages, the logged in homepage, webmaster central and all of the different Google areas that have been changing so much over the past two weeks. Lots and lots of cool stuff,  to be sure,...

Stompernet is Opening Again

Stompernet is one of the most expensive programs on the Web, but it is also one of the best. I’ve been a member all of 2007, and I continue to shell out my money month after month, never ceasing to be amazed at the rich flow of information both from faculty and...

Portland Internet Consulting

Have you ever seen anyone tie up all three available search slots at the top of Google in the local (Google Maps) results?  I hadn’t either… If you search for Portland internet consulting firm on Google, you’ll see my friend Charlie Stanley of Fierce...

Moving a Domain Name

At the 2006 Las Vegas Webmaster World I stood up and asked Matt Cutts from Google a question that actually got applause from he crowd. I asked “Why do we have to lose rankings for so long if we change domain names, and might the Google Webmaster Tools team be...

Listed in Google in 36 hours?

Sitting at a table in the bar after a recent SEMpdx meeting,  a member (Garry Egan) stated that he could get a site indexed by all three search engines in 36 hours, and even ranking for a non-competitive term or two. While everyone at the table was sufficiently...

Who Still Uses ALT Tags?

Knowledgeable search engine experts tend to agree that ALT tags are no longer a relevant ranking factor for any of the big three search engines. If that’s the case, the same as meta keyword tags, then why do so many page one websites still use them? If...

Adding Relevant Content

If you are a beginner at search, or you are your own webmaster in a small business, then you’ve undoubtedly heard that adding content to your site on a regular basis is critical to your continued success. For SEO beginners,  I have a few tips in my SEO101 area,...

The Perfect Website

From a site visitor perspective, of course it should look professional, and be functional and easy to use, but what about for the administrator or site owner that needs to maintain it? What would make it perfect for them? Host anywhere In their case, the perfect...

Blackberry Time Won’t Stay Set?

My time wouldn’t stay set on my Blackberry, which was driving me crazy. Apparently nobody has told Verizon and Blackberry that daylight savings time came early this year. In the options – 8 times section, of my Blackberry settings, in addition to changing...