Digital PR
Why Rand Is Wrong, And Sphinn Is A Popularity Contest
I’m on holiday at the moment (although my wife might argue with that, considering that I have written this blog post) and so I’ve had a lot of time to consider the conversation going on at, and about, Sphinn right now, and especially Rand’s opinion on it.In a post entitled “Sphinn.com is basically just a popularity contest” T...
Breaking News: Danny Sullivan = Old, Rand Fishkin = Not Old
Rand was astounded to see that typing in "rand fishkin birthday" brought up the following results in Google: ...
The New Direction of SES & An Interview with Kevin Ryan
Last week, I received some very friendly correspondence from the Search Engine Strategies and Incisive Media organizations about my irresponsible post on speaker exclusivity. I knew that I had done wrong, and to make amends, I asked if Kevin Ryan, who was ...
Leaking Rumors... SES, SMX & Speaker Exclusivity
Usually, I don't like to post unsubstantiated rumors because the potential for trouble is high and it's often not worthwhile. However, this time I'm posting with the express goal of stopping the situation from becoming a reality (or at least requesting a re-think). Here's the deal... Today at the SMX conference, two sources that I trust told me independently that last week, the folk...
SEO Meetups, Now (Hopefully) Coming to a City Near You!
Jon Payne (if I were talking to his friend and wanted to invite them both to a party, I'd so say "You better bring the Payne!") emailed Rand, urging him to write a blog post about SEO groups. Since Rand's indisposed in China, poor Jon had to resort to downgrading and asking me if I would blog about it. My motto should be "Rebecca Kelley: When R...
Fight AIDS, End Muscular Dystrophy & Help Defeat Cancer All with a Download
As many long time readers know, our resident black-hat blogger, G-man, survived several bouts of cancer over the last few years. Last week, I received an email from him asking if we could mention one of the most fantastic resources available for helping in the fight against the disease - World Commun...
Epiar is Making Exceptional Strides in the Automation & Efficiency of SEO Campaigns
Two weeks ago, I spent 90 minutes on the phone (a lifetime for me) with Epiar's Ken Jurina and Curtis Dueck (they're in a video with WebProNews here). They walked me through their propietary and incredibly advanced, internal SEO software, explaining how they're able to provide&...
The Age Old Question: If You Inherited SEOmoz, What Would You Do With It?
A couple weeks ago, just for the hell of it, I emailed several SEOs and asked them the question they've waited their entire careers to hear: If you inherited SEOmoz, what would you do with it? Rand Fishkin is out of the picture (he left SEO to pursue his dream of becoming a master chef, he eloped with Mystery Guest, he got sued by Puma, whatever), leaving you to run SEOmoz and ...
The Brief History of SEO
Google announces that the public can report paid links...The entire SEO community shits itself...This is why. The...
Are Professional Networking Sites Worthwhile?
I'm having a tough time deciding whether or not online professional networking sites are absolutely brilliant or a complete waste of time. We're talking the LinkedIn / Spoke / Xing ...