Top Social Community Sites for Link Building

Posted on04. Feb, 2010 by Nate.

This post was written by guest blogger, Alex Stetson.
There are so many social media sites, social bookmarking sites, and document/video sharing sites available to us today.
It can be difficult to pinpoint which of these venues will be the most effective use of your time and effort for SEO link building.
Based on personal experience combined with [...]

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Is There Ever an End to SEO?

Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by Nate.

I’ve been talking with a good friend of mine a lot lately about SEO.
He’s working on a new business idea and knows that SEO, both on-site and off-site optimization, are crucial to his initial and on-going success.
However, he proposed a question that I felt I had the answer to, but wanted additional feedback from others.
The [...]

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How Is Google Real Time Search Going to Influence Natural SEO?

Posted on15. Dec, 2009 by Nate.

If you haven’t heard yet, Google has launched “real-time” search.
What does this mean for natural search engine optimization?
Will the SEO consultants who know how to do on-site and off-site SEO be “penalized” by this new functionality?
Or will SEO’s adapt, use social media more effectively (they should be doing this anyway), and give their sites even [...]

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3 Reasons Why Press Releases Won’t Get Published

Posted on23. Nov, 2009 by Nate.

Have you attempted to submit a press release for your website and had it get rejected?
What happened?
What was the reason for the rejection?
I recently posted a press release for a client, written by them, and had to edit it a couple times for these reasons.
3 Reasons Why Press Releases Get Denied
1. Advertisement: Currently, the way [...]

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Keyword Research – A Step by Step Guide (Video)

Posted on27. Oct, 2009 by Nate.

Is keyword research really THAT important for an online business?
Can’t I just skip that step and start making money right away?
Keyword research just seems like a waste of time…
I’ve worked with hundreds of clients over the last 4 years as a mentor at Prosper, Inc. and have heard variations of these EXACT statements over and [...]

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How to Use Google Docs for Keyword Research

Posted on09. Oct, 2009 by Nate.

Is keyword research really for you?
Aren’t there better things you could spend your time doing?
Shouldn’t you be starting hundreds of websites and watching the money come rolling in?
HA HA HA! If you have a huge data base of trusted buyers, keyword research may not be AS necessary. However, if you really want to be successful [...]

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Gary V on Why Press Releases Suck!

Posted on14. Jul, 2009 by Nate.

How much time and money are you spending on press releases?
Are you getting any ROI?
Gary Vaynerchuk talks about why story telling, not press releases, is the better way to market in today’s “social marketing” economy:

What are your thoughts on Press Releases?
Are they still worth the time and money it takes to create them?
Personally, for my [...]

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