At the last Search and Social conference I noticed that 10e20, Brent Csutoras and Search and Social were having pow wow meetings…all very secretive, but NOW we know! They have merged and merged in a massive way! The question is what does this mean? What happens when you put the brightest minds in the industry [...]

Common Online Business Mistakes by Michael Gray, Alan Bleiweiss and more! Business Owners, Some Things to Keep In Mind Social Media is Not a Cure-All Solution Your WordPress SEO is Only as Good as Your “SEO” Nothing Interesting On Your Site = No Traffic! What is Local Search? Business Blogging – “What Should We Write [...]

I talk to people all the time that say that they LOVE their all Flash website and refuse to change it. I agree that many are attractive, but if people cannot see your site what is the point of having one? Some people may not have Flash on their computer and guess what? They can’t [...]

A quick list of don’ts!…. SEO – Search Engine Optimization Don’t just hire anyone that says they do SEO. I have seen about 50 sites in my town offering SEO, but when you look at what they do it isn’t SEO at all. Sticking keywords somewhere is NOT SEO! Experts vs. Non-Experts – Be careful [...]

Matt Cutts answers “What signals are used in ranking other than PageRank?”

How much traffic do you think is generated by marketers searching for their own target keywords?

Here are some things you can do online this summer while hanging out by the pool (get a lapdome). Get a legal pad and write done all the things I mention here. When you are done review it and see if you need to make some changes in your website and with your online marketing [...]

Google’s Matt Cutts answers a question Is there such a thing as building too many links? Here is another good video about Google’s Mayday Update

I learned a lot in the sessions, but plenty of people have blogged about that. So, I am going to write about the people! Loren Baker is a GIANT. Like super tall…really, really tall. (He is also a Star Wars fan, episodes 4, 5 and6) If you tell someone that Rae Hoffman a.k.a Sugerrae threatened [...]

What are the top 5(-10) online business mistakes you see business owners making? I asked some people in the industry that I respect the question above and here are their answers… Michael Gray – Twitter @Graywolf 1) If You Build It They Will Come: The people who work in SEO and internet marketing realize the [...]