28th December 2004
Why Every Webmaster Should Own a Blog
November 2003
What is a Blog
Weblogs are dated journals which are used by about 0.03% of the internet, yet they play a huge role in search results. To remove spam from search results, search engines have been rel...
28th December 2004
Low Quality Web Directories
27 July 2004
Why are Directories Important?
Since search algorithms are just programs without intelligence they must rely upon the intelligence of humans to structure their search results.
Some search engines such as G...
28th December 2004
Interview of Bruce Stone of Wow Directory
June 7 2004
Hello Bruce,
Thanks for taking the time to let me ask you a few questions. Lets get into the questions...
When did you come up with the idea for Wow Directory?
WoW is a long time dream co...
28th December 2004
Branding a Directory
April 2004
How do I Create a Successful Directory?
There are a few things which are important to do when creating a directory. To maximize the long term success of your directory you want to ensure:
Search engines can index yo...
28th December 2004
The Struggles of a Directory
December 2003
No single person will ever know enough about the world around them to create a comprehensive global directory. We are forced to rely on one another to help build catalogs of the internet. As time passes and t...
28th December 2004
Interview of Spurl Creator Hjalmar Gislason
28 July 2004
Recently I interviewed Hjalmar Gislason, who is the owner of a social searching bookmark project by the name of Spurl. Here is what he said...
What is Spurl?
Spurl helps users remember the i...
28th December 2004
Hubs & Authorities: Local Community Link Structure
December 2003
Why Links Matter
All successful businesses have feedback loops. To be competitive a search engine must rely on some third party factors to determine the quality of a resource. By linkin...
28th December 2004
The SEO Tragedy of the Commons
December 3, 2004
The Tragedy of the Commons is...
An amazing read which is exceptionally thought provoking. It talks about how a lack of control in the name of freedom will lead to our own self destruction.
If we do...
28th December 2004
Mesothelioma: Greed, Cancer, & Profits
December 2, 2004
Mesothelioma: Malignant spreading tumor of the mesothelium of the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum, arising as a result of the presence of asbestos fibres. It is diagnostic of exposure to asbes...
28th December 2004
Be the Best
December 2, 2004
Work from Your Interests:
The web allows you to get paid to learn and teach about any subject you are interested in.To do well in a hyper competitive market (such as the web) you will want to do something you are interest...
28th December 2004
Political Search Engine Marketing
October 30, 2004
Using Search Engine Marketing to Spread Democracy...What?
When you know search engine marketing you can spread any message you like. You can also do it on the cheap. :-)
Politics...
Is sometimes ...
28th December 2004
SEO & Internet Marketing: Land of the Middle Man
16 July 2004
Who am I fooling?
I tell some people that I am an SEO and what I do and some people think it makes me really smart. The truth is that with a little experience and some effort anybody can b...
28th December 2004
SEO vs. PPC: Seth is Completely Wrong!
July 5th, 2004
What did Seth Say?
"Lucking into (and it is luck) the top slot of a great word on Google is not a business plan. It's superstition. It's blind faith."
He basically said that pay per click is th...
28th December 2004
Why Build a Niche Website?
June 11, 2004
Quality vs. Quantity
Larger is not necessarily better. Many people tell you to make tons of content but fail to explain exactly what quality content is. The biggest problem with growing extremely large is a co...
28th December 2004
What is Quality Content?
June 5, 2004
Lots of people tell you to make quality content, but they fail to ever define what quality is. What quality are people talking about when they say make quality content? Long, short, easy reading, snappy, robust, c...