Archive for May, 2008
May ’08: Best Search/Marketing Posts
Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts during May. If you’re new to SBS, this is a monthly feature. You can find earlier “Best Of”s for each month in the archives. Only rule is that my own posts are not eligible. Local Search David Mihm: Local vs Traditional SEO: Why Citation Is the New [...]
An Update on Blog Stuff and Life Stuff
At the risk of appearing vain, here’s a quick update on my life/career status. I share this only because friends and peers are emailing to ask how things are and what my plans are since I lost my job a month ago. (That post ranks #1 for “SEO career advice”, by the way. Hehehehe!) I’ve [...]
Local Blogging: Don’t Forget the Local Stuff
I’m bullish on hyperlocal blogging. It’s already popular in many larger cities; Seattle, for example, has a great community of bloggers who are not writing about the city, but writing about their own neighborhoods — and doing it well. Local blogging is also big in the real estate industry, which is a natural fit: Real [...]
SBMU Returns by Popular Demand
Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure the original plan was to do another Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference next year, probably around a year after the first one wrapped up last month in Houston. Then this happened: Robert, Jennifer, Rachel, Vickie, and the whole gang hit an absolute home run with SBMU [...]
Yahoo Looooves Keywords in Domain Names
For the past month or so, some folks on WebmasterWorld have been discussing recent changes in Yahoo’s SERPs. Some of the more recent comments suggest that Yahoo is looking heavily at keywords in domain names. I agree 1,000%. As I type this, I’m looking at a site that is currently at #10 on Yahoo for [...]
What I’ve Learned About the SEO Success Pyramid
I’ve now presented the SEO Success Pyramid to two different audiences, and each time I’ve learned something new about it. Presentation #1 The first presentation was at the Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference last month in Houston. The presentation lasted about 20-25 minutes. In the process of creating and rehearsing that presentation, I learned a [...]
We’re Still Twittering for Charity
If I’ve learned one thing in three weeks of using Twitter, it’s this: It takes a lot longer to reach 500 followers than I expected. Jeff Quipp and I are still Twittering for charity, trying to see who can reach 500 followers first and win some money for our favorite charity. Jeff and I each [...]
SBS Flashback: May 2007
For those of you who are new SBS readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month. The Internet as Small Business Enemy, pt. II Idea: Improve Local Search Business Data Real Estate: SEO Disaster / SEO [...]
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