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search engine marketing: Tomato University Class on SEO!! Don't Miss it! - 05/10/10 10:31 AM
Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to write a quick note to let you know that I'll be teaching an SEO class at Tomato University tomorrow! My goal for this class is to break down SEO into a manageable repeatable task list specific to real estate agents. These skills are vital for any website owner and as the marketplace gets more competitive you have to make sure you are doing everything you can to stay on top. This class is appropriate for both beginner & advanced skill levels.
 
Here are the details...
 
When:  May 11th  2pm Eastern
Where: Online Thru TomatoUniversity.com
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search engine marketing: 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need More Domain Names - 07/19/08 12:00 AM
In the classes I teach, this is a topic that comes up quite frequently.  A company will already have a website that does pretty well in the search engines and is generating business.   But the company gets an idea in their head (I’m not sure from where) that more domain names will equal more business.
There are some problems with this mentality…
1.  New Domain Names = More Time & Money to Develop Just because you have a new domain name, doesn’t mean you automatically have a website.  This is obvious, but you’d be surprised at how many people simply … (45 comments)

search engine marketing: Interesting Blogging & Search Engine Statistics - 05/16/08 10:02 AM
Here are some fun search engine and blogging statistics I pulled up. I like doing this about once a year to see what is going on in the search space to see if there are any trends I’m missing. Plus, it’s just really interesting data to look at. Most comes from comscore, hitwise, and technorati. enjoy…
 
Blogging Statistics
* 28% of all visits to blogs in 2007 resulted in some kind of action (email signup, contact form, etc.)
* There are currently about 15.5 million active blogs (blogs updated within 90 days)
* Total blogs tracked by technorati: 74 million
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search engine marketing: An Update on Hittail.com -- Still a Great SEO Tool - 04/17/07 01:10 PM
If you read this blog every once in a while, you have probably heard of Hittail.com, a free service that allows you to discover “long tail” keywords, thus allowing you to optimize for those words, and drive more traffic to your site. I wrote about hittail back in November of last year when it was launched.

I wanted to post a brief update on the services of HitTail since I’m such a die hard fan.
I got an email about a week ago from Mike Levin (the creator), talking about the new “plus” service they are now offering:
To read … (0 comments)

search engine marketing: Top 10 Most Common SEO Mistakes - 04/05/07 12:43 PM
These are some of the biggest mistakes I have seen people make when trying to optimize their websites to rank well in the search engines…
1. Bad titles. Titles are literally the first thing that search engine spiders see when they look at your website, and often your customers too. They are a great way to tell a search engine what your page is all about, and they play a significant role in ranking if used properly. Place your keywords in the title, but don’t go overboard. Here is an example of a good title for a page optimizing for Phoenix … (34 comments)

 

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