Archive for September, 2009:

How I Got a Backlink from an .edu Site

{ Posted on Sep 30 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Internet Marketing
Those .edu and .gov backlinks are still gold mines to backlink builders. There's no proof that they are given any sort of preferential treatment in search engines, so don't believe it if someone tells you that they do. There is ...Read More »

Catch the (Google) Wave

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Social Networking
Yes, that was a complete rip off of the old 80s Coke commercials featuring Max Headroom. Regardless, look out for Google Wave's debut tomorrow, September 30th: Google is sending out 100,000 invites to, well, 100,000 lucky people. Read More »

Don’t Abridge your RSS Feed!

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Website Structure
Every day, I use Outlook to bring in RSS feeds from about a dozen of my favorite marketing & SEO websites. To me, it's a great way to read up on new articles without having to visit the site (unless ...Read More »

The Quick and Easy Way to Get Blogging Ideas

{ Posted on Sep 28 2009 by Pixelrage }
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There's no excuse for having writer's block these days. With so many places to turn, it's easy to find a great topic to blog about on a constant basis. Use social media as a source of unlimited inspiration for your ...Read More »

Youtube Videos and Nasty Surprises

{ Posted on Sep 28 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Most internet marketers use pre-existing videos from Youtube to help spice up their affiliate marketing endeavors. There's no doubt that a good video that demonstrates a product or a related topic is a perfect compliment to an affiliate marketing sales ...Read More »

Frustrations of Username Registration

{ Posted on Sep 26 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Website Administration
Have you ever attempted to create a group on LinkedIn? I've done so today, and man, was I furious. Here's the premise: you have to fill out an ENTIRE page of information about the group. Normally, I'm not one to ...Read More »

Unhealthy Page Rank Obsessions and You

{ Posted on Sep 25 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Years into the game, the page rank mania is hotter than ever on marketing forums across the 'net. I still don't know why, but it's like venereal disease of web marketing that never stops flaring up. When looking at the ...Read More »

Social Networking, Just for the Hell of It

{ Posted on Sep 25 2009 by Pixelrage }
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How many times have you heard small business owners talk about starting a Twitter account or Facebook Page with no rhyme or reason? For me, it's been way too many. From franchisees to start-ups, it seems like people jump into ...Read More »

Your Company Sucks…Dot Com

{ Posted on Sep 17 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Domain Names
While at the office, I spoke with a Godaddy representative over the phone who later laughed at how the latest domain I purchased was a "CompanynameSucks.com" domain (he already knew why I did it). Personally, I was amazed that it ...Read More »

PPC Advertising: Information Highway Robbery?

{ Posted on Sep 17 2009 by Pixelrage }
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If you do SEM for your company, you're already familiar with the fact that you have to bid on your own company's name in AdWords et. al., this is a common practice in keyword bidding. Has anyone sat back and ...Read More »
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