First Generation Websites

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A special episode Carolyn and I were asked to do in the time slot immediately following the launch of the new SEO Rockstars 2.0 debut. Where we talked about First Generation Websites and we offer the plugins and platforms to help you update your website so that it will continue to rank well, plus the necessity of proper maintenance.

Avoid Search Engines for a week

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Robert Garcia does an experiment where he doesn’t use any search engines or bookmarks for a week, but uses blogs, social bookmarking, portal links, and news sites to search.

Google Crawling through HTML Forms

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We discuss the Google Webmaster Central blog post that that they are now crawling through HTML forms to try to discover new web pages and URLs that otherwise couldn’t be found and index those pages on Google.

April Fools Rumors

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We squashe April Fools rumors like cshel being pregnant, CNN dropping in ranking on Google, plus rumors on keyword stuffing of meta tags.

Anti Phishing and Consumer Protection Act

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We review the “Anti-Phishing and Consumer Protection Act of 2008″, also known as S. 2661. The bill is intended to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals through deceptive means.

Top Affiliate Challenge

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Learn about the Top Affiliate Challenge real time online reality program where 12 affiliate marketers and three industry gurus will compete for a cash prize. If you’ve done anything in affiliate marketing, start getting your videos ready to go — you won’t want to miss this one.

Site Improvements

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A blog post titled “Stand still and get passed” leads to a discussion on site improvements made and then sites standing still for months while the site owners let things slide.

SEO Integrity

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We give our thoughts and reactions on Shoemoney speaking out on his radio show about a blog post disputing the integrity of 95 percent of SEO experts.

Copyright Infringement

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Can you sue a forum owner for copyright infringment? Carolyn and Brian discuss a situation a listener had to deal with and discuss if that person has any standing, plus they discuss the facebook ban of technology blogger Robert Scoble.

One Hundred Episodes of SEO 101

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SEO 101 celebrates its 100th episode with an obligatory clip show featuring outtakes and bloopers.

SEO Maintenance

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Brian and David answer a listener question about what he should expect from his SEO consultant or firm in terms of reporting, service, and support.

Client Treatment

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Carolyn and Brian discuss how clients should be treated and give some examples of times we have not been treated that way.

Twitter and the Comedy Tour

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We interview stand-up comedian Brody Stevens about an upcoming feature on his comedy tour using Twitter, and we discuss some relatively unknown twitter uses.

Print ads from Google

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ProxiBid Founding Partner and Vice President Ken Maxwell discusses his speech about Print ads from Google at a recent Nebraska People Making Money Online meeting.

Spider Traps and Duplicate Content

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We discuss how spider traps create duplicate content and what to look for now when doing directory submissions.