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First Generation Websites

David Brown — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:16:22 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:08:34 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:54:09 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:42:17 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:25:07 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:42:11 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:34:40 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:00:30 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:50:09 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:48:15 +0000

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

SEO Maintenance

Brian Mark — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:55:07 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:00:33 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:54:14 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:14:56 +0000

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

Brian Mark — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:22:01 +0000

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

SEO Getting Tougher

Brian Mark — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:12:32 +0000

SEO Rockstars host Greg Boser joins us to talk about why you can’t always play by the rules in SEO and why he thinks SEO is getting tougher.

SEO Newbie Common Mistakes

Brian Mark — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:57:04 +0000

In this episode, David goes AWOL to help a friend with a boat. Brian and Carolyn steer the ship down the slippery slope of SEO Newbie Mistakes, and the resulting voyage is good. Special thanks to Jenn Slegg for a great article to get us started and motivated to tackle this topic.

Questions from BrainBugg

Brian Mark — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:19:44 +0000

We answer questions submitted by BrainBugg on everything from Top Level Domains to Making money with Directories.

Site Search

Brian Mark — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:27:17 +0000

For all sites, e-commerce sites especially, site search is very important. There are lots of options, and we cover a few. Brian also rants about the new Google Minis that appear to have some crawling issues.

A Garage Sale for your Website

Brian Mark — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:58:49 +0000

How do you drive extra traffic to your site for a special event, sale, or exciting new article? In the offline world, you’d have some sort of a sale flyer, radio ads, TV ads, or even hold a garage sale. Online, it’s a little different, but we’ve got some ideas.

* Since WMR hasn’t posted this one yet, I have it up without commercials. Please ignore the awkward silence in the middle.

Next Internet Millionaire

Brian Mark — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:11:33 +0000

Today we had the opportunity to talk with Joel Comm, author of The AdSense Code and the man behind The Next Internet Millionaire. We learn some of what the TV show is going to be about and what the format will be, as well as what viewers can expect to learn. Clearly, Joel Comm is breaking new ground as a pioneer in this new medium.

SEO Factor Weighting with Todd Freisen

Brian Mark — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:53:13 +0000

In this episode we talk about the weighting of different factors with Todd Freisen. We get some general ideas of what’s important and what isn’t, then move on to some talk about the Google toolbar and an upcoming reality show.

SEO with Shoemoney part 2

Brian Mark — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:47:19 +0000

Today, we get into SES and why you should attend and what we’re looking forward to, talk about Jeremy’s recent experiences in Minnesota and get some insight into PPC and quality score from Jeremy as well.

SEO with Shoemoney part 1

Brian Mark — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:43:01 +0000

Today, we talk to Jeremy Schoemaker about SEO. We discuss a few changes we’ve seen, the AuctionAds sale, and his take on Yahoo. More coming from him on Wednesday.