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Weekly SEO Round Up

Link Building http://www.searchenginejournal.com/natural-link-building/12582/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/link-building-for-small-ecommerce-sites http://searchengineland.com/a-case-study-using-contests-to-build-links-23776 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/keyword-research-synonyms/12540/ Social Media http://econsultancy.com/blog/4408-five-easy-ways-to-make-your-business-website-more-social http://www.seomoz.org/blog/early-detection-how-social-media-may-save-the-world http://econsultancy.com/blog/4436-social-media-engagement-good-habits-are-hard-to-start http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-target-users-within-social-networks/12558/ http://econsultancy.com/blog/4451-what-can-email-marketing-learn-from-twitter-blogs-and-other-social-media-channels-2 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_use_facebook_5_tips_for_better_social_networking.php http://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-employees-need-social-media-guidelines/12588/ PPC http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2009/08/dont-gamble-with-your-ppc-campaigns-save-it-for-the-casinos.html http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/increase-google-adwords-quality-scores-by-enhancing-user-experience http://www.thinkseer.com/blog/the-dos-donts-of-googlebase-avoid-the-headaches-keep-making-money/2009/08/21/ On Site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/perfecting-keyword-targeting-on-page-optimization http://econsultancy.com/blog/4413-e-commerce-delivery-options-key-tips http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/the-importance-of-nofollow-links http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/on-site-evaluation-in-action-what-where-and-how.html http://searchengineland.com/how-to-handle-an-seo-setback-24052 http://searchenginewatch.com/3634740 Random http://www.getelastic.com/top-ten-2-dot-0/ http://www.seobook.com/fox-news-blasts-seo http://www.seobook.com/google-adds-keyword-predictions http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/30/matt-cutts-google-sf09/ http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/us-websites-break-into-uk-serps-join-the-invasion http://www.aimclearblog.com/2009/08/20/how-savvy-advertising-agencies-outsource-search/ http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors Tools http://www.searchenginejournal.com/firefox-addon-html-validation/12526/ update: edited to fix the broken links – sorry about that.

SEO Weekly Round Up

Affiliate Marketing http://www.seobook.com/pros-cons-affiliate-model Analytics http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/08/web-analytics-into-money/ http://www.getelastic.com/is-analyzing-time-on-site-a-waste-of-time/ Link Building http://www.seomoz.org/blog/link-building-for-small-ecommerce-sites http://www.seobook.com/hanging-out-established-places Social Media http://econsultancy.com/blog/4394-18-observations-on-twitter-and-seo http://mashable.com/2009/08/17/enterprise-twitter-tools/ http://www.thisisherd.com/2009/08/online-arena-and-changing-definition-of.html http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/ruud-questions-hugo-guzman.html On Site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/perfecting-keyword-targeting-on-page-optimization http://econsultancy.com/blog/4393-how-to-impress-the-different-search-engines http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-matt-cutts-on-nofollow http://seogadget.co.uk/the-future-of-seo-structured-markup/ http://econsultancy.com/blog/4434-q-a-paul-cook-on-his-new-tag-optimisation-research Random http://www.seomoz.org/blog/4-essential-seo-infographics http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/08/optimize-search-engage-community/ http://www.seobook.com/google-caffeine http://econsultancy.com/blog/4400-how-will-your-site-rank-with-google-caffeine http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/08/google-caffeine-test-suggests-too-much-emphasis-on-real-time-indexing.html http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-much-do-rankings-matter http://www.seomoz.org/blog/this-week-in-search-for-81309 update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

SEO Weekly Round Up

Ad Copy http://www.searchenginejournal.com/optimizing-the-page-search-results-snippet-on-page-tactics/12216/ Analytics http://www.aimclearblog.com/2009/08/04/make-videos-pay-youtube-analytics-fundamentals/ Blogging http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/09/10-harsh-truths-about-corporate-blogging/ Branding http://www.seobook.com/myth-organic-marketing Link Building http://www.searchenginejournal.com/link-building-evaluation-guide/12297/ http://www.johnchow.com/six-solid-steps-to-get-more-links-and-traffic/ Social Media http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/08/03/62-ways-to-use-twitter-for-business/ http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/08/05/to-join-or-not-to-join-that-is-the-question/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-how-to-get-retweeted http://econsultancy.com/blog/4335-what-the-f-k-is-social-media-one-year-on http://www.aimclearblog.com/2009/07/13/reputation-management-crises-8-crucial-priorities/ http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/08/social-media-optimization-redux/ PPC http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090804-135250 http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090806-144107 On Site http://www.searchengineguide.com/stoney-degeyter/quick-tip-simple-breadcrumb-usage.php http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sitemaps-and-internal-links-the-10000-page-test/12336/ http://www.getelastic.com/applications-of-keyword-research/ http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/08/optimize-your-crawling-indexing.html Random http://mashable.com/2009/08/04/free-blog-media/ http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/reporting-your-seo-competitors/ http://econsultancy.com/blog/4380-five-must-use-sales-value-propositions http://econsultancy.com/blog/4381-etailers-still-need-to-improve-customer-service-survey http://searchengineland.com/how-to-excel-at-excel-for-sem-applications-part-6-23642 Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

SEO Weekly Round Up

Link Building http://searchenginewatch.com/3634550 Social Media http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/1-800-flowerscom-sets-up-shop-inside-facebook/ http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/using-lead-generation-amp-gain-social-branding http://econsultancy.com/blog/4327-20-+-mind-blowing-social-media-statistics On Site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/top-10-things-the-microsoftyahoo-deal-change-for-seo http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-the-seo-fundamentals-pyramid http://www.searchenginejournal.com/12-steps-to-complete-search-engine-domination-from-zero-to-hero-in-just-6-months/6745/ http://www.searchengineguide.com/stoney-degeyter/the-contruction-of-an-optimized-web-page.php http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2009/07/31/increase-page-views/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteaboard-friday-architecture-for-commerce-with-dr-pete http://www.getelastic.com/conversion-metrics/ http://seogadget.co.uk/googles-vince-update/ Random http://www.seomoz.org/blog/nudge-lessons-for-seo-and-business http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090729-163016 http://searchengineland.com/21-essential-seo-tips-techniques-11580 http://www.seobook.com/why-buy-milk-when-you-can-get-cow-free http://www.searchenginejournal.com/bing-reshaping-seo/12183/ http://www.seobook.com/seo-strategy http://www.thinkseer.com/blog/reporting-serp-spam-know-how-to-report-reclaim-your-rankings/2009/07/30/ Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

Weekly SEO Round up

Heavy one this week! Ad Copy http://www.seomoz.org/blog/getting-an-seo-copywriting-job http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/developing-a-super-powered-content-creation-program.html Blogging http://www.seomoz.org/blog/company-blogging-whose-voice-is-it Branding http://www.readwriteweb.com/readwritestart/2009/07/three-steps-to-building-online-brand.php Email http://econsultancy.com/blog/4289-email-marketing-listen-to-consumers-and-hit-send-at-lunchtime Link Building http://www.seomoz.org/blog/10-steps-to-advanced-keyword-research http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66736 http://www.searchengineguide.com/stoney-degeyter/directory-links-paid-links-or-do-they.php http://www.seomoz.org/article/the-professionals-guide-to-advanced-search-operators http://www.seobook.com/link-growth-profile Social Media http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/07/21/22-why-reasons-people-go-online-which-is-your-blog-connecting-with/ http://mashable.com/2009/07/20/facebook-sharing-data/ http://mashable.com/2009/07/20/twitter-new-users/ http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/07/21/32-ways-to-use-facebook-for-business/ http://www.searchenginejournal.com/customer-service-twitter/11950/ On Site http://www.building43.com/blogs/2009/07/20/faster-page-load-can-mean-more-profit/ http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35769 http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291 http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=15261 http://www.seomoz.org/blog/best-practices-for-title-tags http://www.seomoz.org/blog/canonical-url-tag-the-most-important-advancement-in-seo-practices-since-sitemaps http://www.sitevisibility.co.uk/blog/?p=377 Random http://blog.compete.com/2009/07/20/home-depot-lowes-customer-service/ http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/07/9-gtd-tips-to-improve-sem-time-management-productivity.html http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-the-future-of-seo http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1199-Measuring-SEO-Success-Challenging-but-Necessary Tools http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html http://www.hobo-web.co.uk/seo-blog/index.php/get-your-free-2009-google-seo-basics-ebook-pdf/ Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

Weekly SEO Round up

Ad Copy http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090717-154940 Link Building http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2009/07/19/low-cost-seo/ Local Search / SEO http://www.searchenginejournal.com/local-seo-using-multiple-urls-for-rankings/11863/ Social Media http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-laymans-personal-branding-platform Mobile http://econsultancy.com/blog/4234-mobile-commerce-best-practice-tips-2 Press Releases http://www.nevillehobson.com/2009/07/11/back-to-the-dark-ages-with-pay-per-click-for-prs/ PPC http://www.searchenginejournal.com/quality-score-3-unfrequently-asked-questions/11822/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/finding-and-using-niche-blogs On Site http://www.searchenginejournal.com/url-structure-seo/11801/ http://www.getelastic.com/addressing-customer-anxiety-when-where/ http://searchenginewatch.com/3634387 UI http://www.getelastic.com/how-to-reduce-customer-review-abandonment/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/captchas-affect-on-conversion-rates Random http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2009/07/17/become-authoritative-website/ http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-market-forces-seo Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

Weekly SEO Round Up

Ad Copy http://econsultancy.com/blog/4175-online-consumers-trust-real-people-not-companies Analytics http://econsultancy.com/blog/4155-pattern-recognition-with-google-analytics Blogging http://www.searchengineguide.com/mack-collier/the-one-thing-you-should-start-doing-tod.php Link Building http://www.seomoz.org/blog/using-the-adcenter-excel-plugin-for-keyphrase-research http://searchengineland.com/why-you-should-care-about-link-spikes-21852 http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-domain-trust-authority Local Search / SEO http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/geo-targeted-seo-the-technical-review.html http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/want-to-sell-online-overseas-make-sure-that-you-create-a-checklist-first.html http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-business-strategy-that-wins-for-international-seo.html Social Media http://www.searchenginejournal.com/women-social-networking-behavior/11720/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/who_uses_social_networks_and_what_are_they_like_part_1.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/who_uses_social_networks_and_what_are_they_like_part_2.php http://www.shoemoney.com/2009/07/09/run-a-profitable-facebook-campaign-101/ http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/dear-united-heres-your-chance-for-awesome-reputation-management On Site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/link-consolidation-the-new-pagerank-sculpting http://www.seobook.com/holistic-business-optimization http://econsultancy.com/blog/4165-how-to-deal-with-discount-codes-in-the-checkout-process Random http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/search-engine-promotion-campaign-for-shopping-carts-dynamic-ecommerce-websites http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-visualization Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

Weekly SEO Round Up

Not so much this week Ad Copy http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/6-lessons-learned-on-facebook-advertising Blogging http://www.seo-scoop.com/2009/07/01/five-ways-to-turn-blog-comments-into-conversations/ Local Search http://searchengineland.com/its-all-about-local-organic-domination-21825 Social Media http://www.seo-scoop.com/2009/06/30/getting-a-measure-on-social-media-metrics/ PPC http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-disconnect-in-ppc-vs-seo-spending On Site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-crawling-indexing Random http://www.seomoz.org/blog/a-dozen-donts-for-seos Update: fixed the broken links – sorry about that.

Weekly SEO Round Up

As part of my new job in the company I am now running a weekly SEO meeting where we get together and talk over SEO and its wider cousin Internet Marketing Ad Copy http://searchenginewatch.com/3634082 http://searchenginewatch.com/3634162 Blogging http://www.seomoz.org/blog/21-tactics-to-increase-blog-traffic Link Building http://www.seomoz.org/blog/getting-the-anchor-text-you-want http://www.searchenginejournal.com/20-essential-blog-directories-to-submit-your-blog-to/5998/ http://searchengineland.com/a-guide-to-qualifying-link-prospects-for-relevance-value-potentiality-17637 http://searchengineland.com/the-link-builders-guide-to-analyzing-serp-dominators-for-link-opportunities-21076 http://searchengineland.com/10-goals-for-link-building-campaigns-moving-beyond-get-more-links-19300 http://link-building-guide.com/Guide Social Media http://www.seomoz.org/article/social-media-marketing-tactics http://www.seomoz.org/blog/guide-to-traffic-from-digg-comments http://www.seomoz.org/blog/anatomy-of-a-super-digg http://www.seomoz.org/blog/get-er-dugg-a-comprehensive-guide-to-going-viral-on-digg-part-1-1870 http://mashable.com/2009/06/25/twitter-seo-tips/ http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-6-spheres-of-social-media-marketing.html Press Releases [...]