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High Rankings Question of the Week

January 11, 2012
To go along with this week's article on Rel=Author, I asked my social media followers if they've implemented Rel=Author on their content yet, and if so, was it showing in Google's search results? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Same-Page Anchor Links

December 14, 2011
I know that incoming links are important in search engine rankings, but do the search engines consider anchors the same way as an incoming link? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

ODP/DMOZ Advice

December 14, 2011
I am hoping you can help me navigate the confusing ODP site where I submitted my website to let me know how I can find the editor of the topic I submitted to so I can contact him or her. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Irrelevant Backlinks

December 14, 2011
Is there any way to block irrelevant backlinks pointing to my site? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Redirecting a Domain Via Network Solutions

December 14, 2011
From an SEO standpoint, can I use Network Solution's "forwarding service" to redirect my extra domain name without negative impact? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Can I Rank for Competitive Keywords?

December 14, 2011
Most of the keywords I've found that are most applicable to the services my company provides are highly competitive. Is there a way our website can still rank for those highly competitive keywords? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Do We Need an .edu Domain?

December 14, 2011
Is it true that, in general, .edu domains get ranked higher than .com? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Do Blog Post Links Count?

December 14, 2011
Does link popularity take into account blog postings with your link and product information? What kind of weight does that hold? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Does Google Analytics Count Bots as Visitors?

December 14, 2011
If I am looking at Google Analytics and it says we received, say, 15 unique visitors on a particular day, does that mean real live people or does that also include Google bots? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Title Tag Question

December 14, 2011
We were wondering which types Title tags would potentially rank higher in the search engines. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

December 14, 2011
What's your recommended Title tag length? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

10 Questions for New SEO Clients

November 30, 2011
If you could only ask 10 general (non-industry-specific) questions of your new SEO customers, what would they be and why would their answers help you help them? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

November 30, 2011
What questions do you ask a new SEO client, and why? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

November 16, 2011
What's your formula for writing Meta description tags? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

November 2, 2011
What cool website content have you created or recommended that goes above & beyond product & service offerings? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

October 19, 2011
How do you measure the success of your SEO work? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

October 5, 2011
How has SEO changed for you over the years? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

September 21, 2011
Do you change URLs for SEO purposes if they're not currently using keywords but are being indexed fine? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

High Rankings Question of the Week

September 7, 2011
Are dishonesty, stretching the truth, or white lies necessary to be a good marketer? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

August 24, 2011
What's your 1 tip for naturally working keywords into content? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

August 10, 2011
How many different conversions do you measure on a typical website? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

July 27, 2011
What are your quick words of wisdom for a business owner just starting out with SEO for their site? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

July 13, 2011
What's your best use of blog categories and tags? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 29, 2011
Any tips for choosing keyword phrases? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 15, 2011
What Bad SEO Advice Have You Heard Lately? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 1, 2011
Do you recommend bidding on competitors' brand keywords in your paid search campaigns? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

May 18, 2011
What creative, interesting, unique or crazy thing have you used Twitter for recently? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

May 4, 2011
Have you noticed much change in Google's results since Farmer / Panda? That is, less spam? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

April 20, 2011
Got any local SEO tips? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

April 6, 2011
Name a common SEO tactic that doesn't actually move the needle in terms of rankings or traffic. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

March 23, 2011
Do you get work done during vacations? OR do you even try? OR do you even take vacations? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

March 2, 2011
What're 1 or 2 main factors you feel caused massive drops in traffic to some sites w/Farmer update? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

February 16, 2011
Is it too late to save SEO and its reputation from those who have made SEO = spam? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

February 2, 2011
What type of web spam concerns/bothers you the most? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

January 19, 2011
Is there a viable alternative to Google? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

January 5, 2011
What reasons have you seen for a loss of traffic after a redesign? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

December 15, 2010
Which SEO recommendations also make a website more usable to people? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

December 1, 2010
What's the most difficult/frustrating part of keyword research in your opinion? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

November 17, 2010
What's the most creative content you've added to a website that enhanced its value? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

November 3, 2010
What do you think of the new SERP display for local listings in Google? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

October 20, 2010
Do You Have a Long-Tail Keyword Strategy? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

October 6, 2010
What's your measure of a successful SEO implementation? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

September 22, 2010
What type of search engine spam do you see still working well in Google? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

September 8, 2010
What's the biggest reason you've seen for SEO failure with clients? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

August 25, 2010
What's a catchy word or phrase for when a company uses their own internal language, forgetting that the rest of the world doesn't? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

August 11, 2010
What's your best use of social media? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

July 28, 2010
Do you use "article marketing" as a form of SEO? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

July 14, 2010
If you're a website designer, do you work with SEOs? If you're an SEO, do you work with developers? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 30, 2010
Have you seen sites obviously penalized by Google and, if so, what was the cause? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 16, 2010
True or false? Today's SEO could be tomorrow's search engine spam with the turn of an algo crank. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

June 2, 2010
Do you ever use nofollow links, and if so, for what purpose? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

May 19, 2010
How often do you view your web analytics? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

May 5, 2010
What's Your Favorite SEO Myth? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

April 21, 2010
Do you like it when local map listings show up in the regular Google results? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

April 7, 2010
What do you feel is THE most important SEO tactic for any website? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

March 24, 2010
This week, I asked my Twitter followers:

How often should one blog? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

March 10, 2010
Which Parts of SEO Do You Outsource? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

February 24, 2010
If you had an extra 20 hours a week, what would you do with them? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

February 10, 2010
Do you build links for the traffic or for rankings? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

January 20, 2010
What (if anything) will you be doing differently with your SEO strategy this year? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

January 6, 2010
What has changed most in Search Marketing since 2000? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

December 16, 2009
How often do you think most websites should be redesigned? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

December 2, 2009
The easiest part of SEO is... Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

November 11, 2009
What are your Twitter pet peeves? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

October 28, 2009
Will you care if Google turns off toolbar PR? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Twitter Question of the Week

October 14, 2009
Do you think SEO is undervalued by most companies? Why or why not? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

TQW: Does registering at a site to post a comment...?

September 30, 2009
Read the responses to the Twitter Question of the week. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Do you give ballpark SEO quotes...?

September 2, 2009
The Twitter Question of the Week is: "Do you give 'ballpark' SEO quotes to companies if/when they won't tell you what the website is? It's kinda necessary, no?" Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Is there such a thing as white hat or black hat social media...?

August 19, 2009
The Twitter question for this week was: "Is there such a thing as white hat or black hat social media? Why or why not?" Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

The hardest part of SEO is...? - Twitter Question of the Week #TQW

August 5, 2009
My Twitter question for this week was:

"The hardest part of SEO is...?" Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Do you do keyword research for...? Twitter Question of the Week

July 22, 2009
Do you research keywords before writing a blog post or article? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>