SEO Book
When we asked for questions from our readers on topics they'd like to see covered, we received a few requests on how to set up an SEO agency and position the service.Here's my take on it:Don't do it!OK, I'm being facetious :) But before you run out and sell your SEO skills, let's take a look at the issues, ways to get arou (Read More)
: I read the article and decided to offer my point to share amongst fellow Socialmedians :)
I'm not really in line with what the most respected Aaron has so well depicted on his blog post.
I would say that if you feel you have the right stuff then you should go for it.
What doesn't convince me about Aaron's post ? Well for a start there is too much pessimism projected on SEO and the business models: I've been working now for well over 20 years, and been on both sides of the wall, working for big companies, international organizations, and finally as an entrepreneur and consultant.
Every business has shady areas, things you wish were different and easier - SEO isn't any different.
I do believe that SEO is not to be considered any longer as a stand alone professional and is no longer a strictly technical activity: if you want to jump into the arena Titles and keywords won't get you very far.
One important aspect about this profession that is perhaps more stressful than others is the requirement to be constantly updated and informed on what is happening, and prepared to cope with unforeseen situations that happen more and more often.
I've been doing this now for 10 years - I'd do it again.
What I would advise is a broad preparation to make your presence effective in a wide variety of situations.
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
With a sensational headline like that, you might think that we had a hold of some stellar inside sources at the FBI. In fact, though, it’s commonly available information you can find at a number of blogs (and very likely in your very own Twitter account.Kevin Rose set up a Twitter account yesterday pretending to be his col (Read More)
ProBlogger
“Why do bloggers put so much focus upon growing RSS subscriber numbers to their blog if most of them only ever read your content in Feed Readers and don’t visit your blog?”This question (or variations of it) hit my inbox 3 times in 24 hours from different people so I thought I’d tackle it as a post i (Read More)
: I'll probably post a similar comment also actually on the blog.
This article does a good job of pointing out why RSS subscribers are good. Especially in point 4. There are a couple of types of bloggers at work here. Bloggers who hope to make money from their blog 9generally through advertising) and those who just want to push conetnet and influence).
You can actually be bot of these at the same time.
Anyway, I prefer to push people to subscribe to my blogs on RSS. I have a few ads I've never made money off of but I'm also not interested in making money off of my blog. I'd rather have every visitor continue to receive my content through my RSS feeds than try to coax them into returning for a later visit.
Search Engine Journal
Apple may be working on their own search engine technology and search advertising format according to TechCrunch and some other rumors floating around the web.Apple, a long time Google partner, currently uses Google Search on its iPhone, iPods and also owns the Mac friendly Safari browser, which enjoys a average 6.5% share (Read More)