The biggest SEO story last Friday was Google’s announcement that they would begin incorporating “the number of valid copyright removal notices [they] receive for any given site” into their ranking algorithm. Then, a few hours later, Google quietly released a list of June and July algorithm changes. Due to the timing of these announcements, this […]

As a responsible SEO, I’m supposed to fall in line with my SEO brethren and repeatedly chant the following mantra: “Don’t chase the algorithm! Focus on long-term strategy!! Do real company sh*t!!!” That’s all great advice, but you know what? Being responsible is boring… and I love a good chase! Plus, if no one chases […]

Two years ago, Rand Fishkin (the CEO and co-founder of SEOmoz) wrote an excellent post about learning SEO: 6 Ways to Learn SEO. Many of the resources listed in that post are still extremely valuable; however, a lot has changed in two years. To help keep you current, I’m going to channel my inner Rand […]

“Inbound marketing” has quickly become one of the most popular phrases in the world of SEO. Numerous articles have been written about it; numerous people have become advocates for it, and numerous sites have been dedicated to it. But where did the phrase actually come from? Technically, Brian Halligan coined the phrase in 2005. However, […]

Writing well is hard. And writing great content that is optimized both for humans and the search engines is even harder. However, it’s the game of the Internet, and there is no way around it. Therefore, I have pulled together six SEO writing tips that will increase your confidence and entice people to read your articles […]