This post is less about local search, and more about local sites, but of course, they do go hand in hand. The last few days I was in the midst of Hurricane Gustav. I live 60 miles north of New Orleans. I chose to stay, mainly because it would have been too much of a hassle to pack up the 4 dogs, 1 cat, and 1 bird. We would have evacuated if it had been mandatory for our area or if Gustav hadn’t weakened as it got closer, but since it did and because it wasn’t mandatory for my area,…
(more…)
Meet Paige Filler, the Search Blogger of the Day. Today I’d like to highlight a post called del.icio.us vs delicious.com, in which Paige is keeping track of “what happens to a site with hundreds of thousands of indexed pages when it is redirected to a new domain.” It’s a quickie-type post, but I think it would be fun if several people joined in and tracked this over time. (more…)
Meet Paul Steven, the Search Blogger of the Day. Today I’d like to highlight a post called Google Keeps Rolling With New Tools To Play With. Is there anything more fun to an SEO geek than SEO tools? We do love our tool toys, don’t we? (more…)
Right off the bat, I want to disclose that I’m not an SEO guru. Yes, I’ve studied it and I do know something about SEO, but my expertise is actually in generating great content. I work for a magazine and write articles each month, but I also have a website with lots of info and I make some good money off it as well. While I am not quite ready to quit my job and work from home in my pajamas, I have had some great success with my website using article marketing, and I want to share some of the tricks I’ve learned with you. (more…)
