Archive for August, 2006

More (Final?) Thoughts on our Small Biz SES session

Filed in Conferences/Educ. by Matt McGee on August 28, 2006 0 Comments
More (Final?) Thoughts on our Small Biz SES session

What was that old Top 40 radio slogan the DJs would repeat ad nauseam? “The hits just keep on coming!”, or some such thing. Well, in this case it’s “The coverage just keeps on coming!” Here are three more articles recapping / mentioning the “Big Ideas for Small Sites and Small Budgets” session that I […]

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Friday night link-o-rama

Filed in Link Building, Web Design, Web Site Content by Matt McGee on August 25, 2006 0 Comments
Friday night link-o-rama

So many links, so little time. Who needs del.icio.us when you’ve got Graywolf (Michael Gray) sharing a terrific list on Threadwatch.org of links to Link Building articles. A must-bookmark. Nick Usborne writes this week about getting that “one thing” into your page headlines. What’s the “one thing,” you ask? No, not the old INXS song. […]

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Friday night funnies

Filed in Miscellaneous by Matt McGee on August 25, 2006 0 Comments
Friday night funnies

Speeding tickets a problem?

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Flickr photos in Yahoo SERPs

Filed in Social Media, Yahoo by Matt McGee on August 25, 2006 0 Comments
Flickr photos in Yahoo SERPs

Yahoo announced last night that they’re now pulling Flickr images into the main Yahoo SERPs. At the moment, it only happens on particular search terms … but just wait and I bet you’ll see it expand in the future. So, this seems like an incredibly appropriate time to remind you: How to Market on Flickr […]

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Image SEO in 6 Steps

Filed in MY BEST POSTS, SEO by Matt McGee on August 24, 2006 1 Comment
Image SEO in 6 Steps

Have a web site that’s heavy on photos? Want to optimize those images for better search engine visibility? I’ll risk the duplicate content police and copy what I just wrote at the Small Business Ideas Forum: Six steps for image search engine optimization. Very Important Factors 1.) Use keywords in the file name of the […]

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Yellow Pages status report

Filed in Local Search by Matt McGee on August 24, 2006 1 Comment
Yellow Pages status report

Greg Sterling has a good recap of recent usage stats for the yellow pages industry, both the print version and online YP sites. His title, “Reports of Print YP’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated”, gives away the overall theme. I’m guilty of saying the print yellow pages are on the decline, and I believe that […]

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