by Scott | Apr 1, 2012 | Google
In a stunning move, even as the dust settles from their deindexing of some blog networks last week, Google is announcing a brand new ranking algorithm designed to level the playing field for domains in competitive industries. Each year, Google changes its search...
by Scott | Mar 26, 2012 | Public Speaking, SEO
This coming Thursday March 29th, I’m giving an advanced internet marketing presentation to a Meetup Group at the Portland Convention Center Red lion Inn. The program starts at 5:30 and goes until 7:30, and preregistration is required here. The tile of the...
by Scott | Mar 22, 2012 | Link Building
At SearchFest, one of the speakers (Rand Fishkin) said this in his morning session “…it’s not a paid link. It’s just a link that you get when you pay money.” I’m paraphrasing here, but it drew a laugh from the crowd because it’s completely true. We all know that...
by Scott | Mar 12, 2012 | Google, Local Factors, SEO
Last night I did a search on Google because my wife had her car window smashed by some Portlandia hooligans while she was watching the Central Catholic High School play. The first result for “emergency auto glass repair” was Glass Doctor, and it was a...
by Scott | Feb 29, 2012 | Link Building, SEO
I was asked to fill in at the off-site SEO session of SearchFest last week, and I worked for days on my slides, intending to give the best presentation that anyone had ever seen. I tried to pack nearly 90 slides into a 25 minute presentation, and after the first half...
by Scott | Feb 7, 2012 | Google, Local - Places - Maps
Doing a little bit if research, I noticed what I thought was odd behavior in Google local, taking me to directories instead of to a business, so I immediately jumped to a conclusion (imagine that!) and Twittered about it, pinging @davidmihm and @chiropractic Michael...
by Scott | Jan 31, 2012 | Local Factors, Public Speaking, SEO, SEO-101
My next internet marketing session is geared towards local businesses, (sign up here) and is specifically focused on beginners who don’t have technical skills. Web designers who are not SEO’s are also welcome. I suppose if you are an long time SEO that...
by Scott | Jan 5, 2012 | Public Speaking, SEO
I’m happy to announce that I’m running my own Meetup groups for 2012, and my first event has now been scheduled for January 19th, at the Convention Center Red Lion Inn. Why? Over the past few years, I’ve spoken on more panels and given more presentations...
by Scott | Dec 1, 2011 | Wordpress
Download from Here – After importing, go to the settings page to fine tune a little for your site, like adding your site name. Also, you must check the Yoast social area to ensure correct client Facebook and Twitter are used. One of the things I like most...
by Scott | Oct 2, 2011 | Public Speaking
The oldest, largest, and arguably best internet marketing conference will take place in Las Vegas on November 8th, 9th and 10th, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The session grid is huge, with 9 sessions running concurrently at most times, and this year...
by Scott | Sep 14, 2011 | Google, Local - Places - Maps
You MUST know that Google can instantly tell whether a certain Google user who just left a review is a “real” user or not, right? Google has access to everything a user does from their web browsing history to their Gmail habits, and they have for years....
by Scott | Aug 27, 2011 | Public Speaking
It was an honor to be asked to speak this year at WebCam – Central Oregon’s web and creative marketing conference, coming up on September 29 and 30th. This will be the third annual conference, and it’s gotten rave reviews for the past two years. The...
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