seo: The real value of social networking - 03/12/08 08:15 PM
This will be a loaded question, since a vast majority of you reading this are members of this site and thus, are participating in social networking. Search engines giants have been snapping up social networking sites because they are becoming a source of competition for them....and another place for them to … (1 comments)
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seo: Spam rears its ugly head again - 06/26/07 07:42 PM
It seems these things come in cycles. You open your email up and watch as all of your contacts for today start appearing. Ho, what's this? Contacts from AR. Potential clients? Investors wanting to spend millions in your market? Confused, scared home buyers needing expert guidance and assistance?
Ah, no....ads for … (7 comments)
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seo: Blogs Ogog - 06/20/07 10:08 PM
I'm always looking for places to promote my site and blog. I came across one that I hadn't heard of before, ogog.org. Its run by a non-profit organization, which in itself makes it unique. It looks like its brand new, without a lot of users (yet).
You have to have an … (4 comments)
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seo: Tool Bar PR Update - 05/01/07 04:20 AM
That's right. The magic green bar is updating again. Doing a random check it seems the page rank update was fairly generous with Active rain and localism. It seems most agent profiles there on localism are showing a pr of 3 and AR profiles a pr of 4. Of course, the … (21 comments)
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seo: Mybloglog SOLD - 01/14/07 08:03 PM
MyBlogLog has some pretty big buzz going for it. The popularity of the site has skyrocketed (sound familiar?) lately. I had put up a post about mybloglog the day after Christmas. Since then, my friends, contact, family and fans have grown to over 50.
Since the page rank update from google, all … (3 comments)
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seo: Watchr - 01/14/07 07:38 PM
Social networking is here to stay. It seems every other day I stumble on yet another site is involved in social networking. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Today's world is about speed and getting what you want. Its everywhere in our culture. Back in the 70's McDonalds … (1 comments)
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seo: Upcoming.org - 01/07/07 02:17 PM
I stumbled on this site while I was making my mybloglog profile account. The concept behind the site is a news feeder service that allows you to publize events in your area to other users. At first look it doesn't seem that exciting, but allow me to elaborate a little. What makes … (3 comments)
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seo: My Blog Log - 12/26/06 06:24 PM
As I was sitting in the after glow of yet another very, Merry Christmas, I was checking on my various profile pages on different networks. One of my favorite sites (besides this one of course) is mybloglog.com. Think of it as a myspace for bloggers. I added my profile here, under … (5 comments)
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seo: Have you claimed your ID? - 12/24/06 05:28 PM
The internet truly does have a website on every subject. I was checking on my various profile pages on Squidoo, when I saw a lens that caught my eye. Following the links it listed I ended up on a site called claimid. The premise behind it is to "claim" your name … (10 comments)
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seo: Link Exchanges: Are you faithful? - 12/05/06 01:24 AM
Link exchanges, their benefits, whether they are still "alive", dead or just indifferent is a topic that has been coming up over and over again. Several posts about link exchanges have been posted here as well as on other blogs and forums. I think link exchanges still have merit, in a … (12 comments)
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seo: PubCon - 11/18/06 10:05 PM
This past week I've been absent for the most part because of the Las Vegas seo conference. One of the big things that kept coming up as a reoccurring theme was information accessibility. Making a site accessable by everyone, regardless of browser, os, etc. During one of the sessions, there was … (4 comments)
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seo: Pubcon - Keynote Address - 11/15/06 09:29 AM
I'm sneaking this in before I pickup Ken on my way to Pubcon. Yesterday was the first day of conferences at Pubcon. The keynote speaker was Guy Kawaski, former software evangelist for Apple computer (mac) back in the late 80's. For those of you that aren't familiar with the term, Guy's … (6 comments)
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seo: Understanding web traffic part 2 - 10/10/06 03:08 AM
Back in August I did a post on basically a beginner's guide to understanding web traffic. I think it turned out to be my first featured post and even though not many people commmented on it, I got a lot of positive feedback from the network via email. I always meant … (13 comments)
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seo: Niche Marketing or Main Stream - 10/09/06 05:27 PM
With the decline of home sales over the past year, it may be time to re-think your marketing strategy. Are you marketing to a main stream audience or targeting a specific niche, like baby boomers or second homes? How are you attracting your clients? Its the million dollar question, one that … (1 comments)
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seo: MSN traffic loss is not what you think - 10/08/06 07:19 PM
Quite a few website owner's have expressed concern over the recent update of MSN's search to MSN LIVE. The old msn search engine failed to live up to the hype after its release, so MSN replaced it entirely with the "Live" version. After the replacement last month, the forums have been … (4 comments)
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seo: Are Press Releases outdated? - 10/07/06 08:52 PM
A long time ago (2004) as far as SEO purposes, a well written press release could be a ranking gold mine. The most popular press release site, prweb.com was the place to put out a press release that could almost guarantee you traffic and having a top ten ranking spot for … (6 comments)
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seo: Real Estate SEO: Link exchanges you should avoid. - 10/05/06 08:33 PM
Most real estate professionals end up promoting their sites themselves. While it can be done successful, its definitely not for everyone. If you are a do-it-yourselfer, here are some things you should what out for when exchanging links for seo purposes. Unethical webmasters will go to huge lengths to trick or … (3 comments)
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seo: What do your pictures say about your site - 10/01/06 02:04 PM
One of the challenges you face as a website owner is putting up good quality content on your website. The better and more accurate that content is, the more likely it will draw new visitors and keep regulars coming back for more. Its said that a picture is worth a thousand … (6 comments)
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seo: Website navigation - 10/01/06 06:26 AM
Lots of real estate professionals that promote their own sites usually focus on two things: content and exchanging links. Quite often they are successful using that strategy and over look an important component for both ranking and use: internal links. Internal links can be as important to a website as outside … (4 comments)
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seo: Page Rank: The Trust Factor - 09/29/06 05:09 PM
Today it seems is the day to post about search engines, page rank and backlinks. Matt put up a post about the Google page rank update and I had put up some posts about MSN Live and Google Backlinks as well. For those of you wondering what the big deal is about a … (2 comments)
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seo: Tagging your AR blog posts - 09/27/06 04:53 PM
Lately I've noticed that not all members are tagging their posts like they should. Some seem to overtag, others leave out important tags. Tags are a great tool to help a user find the information they are looking for. Another benefit to tagging your posts correctly is search engine rankings. Tags help … (10 comments)
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seo: Making it Rain - Actively - 09/11/06 05:41 PM
I thought I would share with everyone just how powerful this site is becoming. Jacqui put up a post called Co-branding with Lowes on September 9th. It got me thinking that there must be other companies that offer something similar, so I googled Realtor co-branding and got a surprise. The blog post from this … (5 comments)
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seo: Is your website "fresh"? - 09/07/06 11:16 PM
There have been several posts on website content and the additional of it. As search engines change their ranking systems to combat abuse, it seems that content is becoming more and more important. I add any where from 4 to 20 pages of new content a month to Jacqui's site, www.lvrealty.net … (5 comments)
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seo: Link Exchanges Part 2 - 08/30/06 04:54 PM
Gena, this one is for you. So, you have started a link exchange campaign and have started to exchange links for several months. As I have stated before, as your site becomes higher ranked and more well known, you will start to develop a reputation on the web. Whether its good … (0 comments)
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seo: Is your site a true real estate resource? - 08/20/06 03:51 PM
With more and more potential home buyers starting their real estate search on the internet, even the dinosaurs are starting to get websites. Probably 99% of all agent websites will never be promoted properly and will never generate any type of business. Its been said that content is king. That statement … (0 comments)
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seo: Search Engine Rankings - 08/20/06 02:38 PM
I thought I would delve into search engine rankings a bit. What prompted this post was the obvious distress by one of the members for losing her ranking on Yahoo. First, let me specify that I am going to stating some things in a generic terms, because each engine does look … (7 comments)
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seo: Is your website sticky? - 08/16/06 11:31 PM
So after months and months of promoting your website, you are finally getting traffic. But the amount of leads being generated hasn't gone up. Visitors are finding your site but aren't sticking around. In other words, your website isn't sticky!
This concept has been around for a while in the seo world. Its … (6 comments)
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seo: Real Estate SEO: Supplemental Results - 08/12/06 06:39 PM
This morning a friend of mine called me because a ton of his pages were now showing up as supplemental results when he did a google site search. You may be asking yourself why is that bad? Well, in this case they were the first pages showing up in a search. … (3 comments)
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seo: Real Estate SEO: Link Exchanges - 08/11/06 11:57 PM
I hadn't planned on getting into link exchanges and their part in real estate seo, but surfing through the forums changed my mind. There has been a lot of debate among SEO experts as to whether recip linking was dead. There is valid evidence to support both camps. Matt Cutts (google … (1 comments)
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seo: Free Online Tools - 08/10/06 10:40 PM
As part of my SEO tutorial, I thought I would put up some of my favorite sites for free SEO tools. This list is by no means complete; I've picked out my top five sites because quite a few offer the same or similar tools:
widexl the link is the meta tag analyzer. … (4 comments)
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seo: Real Estate SEO - 08/10/06 05:13 PM
Is your website "fresh"? With the proliferation of agent sites on the web, competition is tougher than ever. The number of consumer starting their search for real estate on the web has been steadily rising the last few years. One of the biggest complaints by consumers is out of date information, … (4 comments)
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seo: Real Estate and SEO - 08/09/06 07:22 PM
I've been getting a lot of email from Active Rain members asking about why our site ranks so well. So I thought I would start with some basics. One of the easiest things you can do to improve your rankings is to make sure you have only one address on the … (1 comments)
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