#5 Google MayDay Update, Google PageRank Update and Long Tail Keywords

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Resources used and referred to in this episode

1. Matt Cutts Video about Algorithmic Update – This is the Matt Cutts video that was referred to above that discusses how long tail keyword phrases have been affected.

2. Submit Your Hot Seat – submit your hot seat and receive a FREE live webinar review and guidance to uncover how to improve your website, conversions and promotions (must be a Platinum Member to attend).
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#4 Basics of Building Backlinks, Automated Backlinks, Google Site Analytics and Member Hot Seat

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Resources used and referred to in this episode

AutomatedBacklinks.com – gain backlink credits through a traffic exchange using your own sites that have existing traffic.

Google Site Analytics – without knowing what or how people are interacting with your site, it’s like flying a plane blind (without instruments).

Submit Your Hot Seat – submit your hot seat and receive a FREE live webinar review and guidance to uncover how to improve your website, conversions and promotions (must be a Platinum Member to attend).

#3 Google Suggest is Localizing, Twitter’s New Ad Platform and Duplicate Content Trouble

Are you taking your content seriously? If not, duplicate content could affect you just like it did the example case study in the video above. We’ll also take a look at Google suggest localizing their auto-suggestions and Twitter’s new ad platform.

Don’t get caught in the duplicate content mess. Listen in above.

Resources used and referred to in this episode

Use a proxy to hide your IP address or display ads in other countries:  HideMyAss.com

ArticleWritingFun.com – helps you rewrite your articles to avoid duplicate content penalties.  We use this tool on a weekly basis.

Start Writing Articles Faster – instant article templates that make you write like a super star now — not later.

Submit Your Hot Seat – submit your hot seat and receive a FREE live webinar review and guidance to uncover how to improve your website, conversions and promotions (must be a Platinum Member to attend).

Search Engine Seduction Show | Episode 2 | Jim Morris | Scott Hendison

Do you know what is 50 times more likely to rank in Google than just any ordinary web page?

And what is probably the most important thing you want to put in your video description area?

Find out that in Episode 2 of the Search Engine Seduction Show (SESS)

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REFERENCES: Resources mentioned sporadically throughout the show will be listed below:

1. Google Webmaster Tools:  There are number of references to Google Webmaster Tools made in this episode as it relates to speed and optimization.  If you don’t already have a Google account that will grant you access to other services owned by Google, then you should grab one at the Webmaster Central link in the link above.

2.  Best Practice to a High Performance Website is to Reduce DNS Queries.  Reduce the load on your WordPress sites and any other social widgets or RSS feeds that you load on a page.

3.  How to use Page Speed plug-in mentioned above.

In the following video, SESS Search Expert, Scott Hendison, takes you through how to get up and running with Page Speed (a FireBug addon):

Google Engineer, Sam Kerner, put together this video with a simple website and takes you through how Page Speed works to effectively speed up your site.

4. Explanation of Do Follow links vs. No Follow link and the controversy between them.

5. Explanation of how to spot LGMSH or Large Gaping Magnetic Spider Holes.

6. Open Site Explorer – a service of SEOMoz.org where you can analyze your backlinks and those of your competitors and understand exactly what link text is actually being used in the backlinks of your competitor so you can truly understand what it’s going to take to become Number 1.

Make certain to leave your comments below and let us know whether you would like to have a guided walkthrough with Scott and Jim on the whole Google Webmaster Tools to optimize your site.

We look forward to hearing your feedback.

Search Engine Seduction Show | Episode One | Linking and What Google is Looking for in 2010

What better topic to discuss right at the beginning of the year than the most critical factor to the treasure trove of free visitors from the search engines.

We’ll also take a look at how linking building is changing, what you must do and what Google expects in 2010.

Will you be ready?  Listen in above.

Resources used and referred to in this episode

Rand Fishkin’s Presentation on SEO and Link Building Techniques for 2010

Ping.fm – aggregate your social media announcements all in one spot

SocialOomph.com – automate your social media marketing announcement (use in conjunction with Ping.fm)

WatchLiveTrends.com – spot live trends as they are happening, include within your content for additional traffic