January 2009 Archives : Bruce Clay Blog
January 30, 2009Friday Recap 01/30/2009
Friday Recap [Whistles and sings] It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor… Oh, why hello neighbor. Thanks for joining us on this beautiful day! [Yay, Mr. Rogers! --Susan] At least it’s a beautiful day here in sunny Southern California, and if you’re one of the unlucky ones stuck inside [...]
January 29, 2009
SMX West Discounts, Training & Liveblog Schedule
[Update: Links to the SMX West 2009 liveblog posts have been added to the schedule below.] With less than two weeks before SMX West convenes in Santa Clara, we’re overdue for some announcements! The upcoming Search Marketing Expo conference will be happening February 10-12, and you can get 15 percent off the price of a [...]
January 28, 2009
Personalized Search Advancements – SEM Synergy Extras
If you’re interested in finding out how Google is customizing your search results, I have the perfect tutor for you. President and founder of Reliable-SEO, David Harry, aka the Gypsy, has been researching the subject of personalized search for years. And he doesn’t just have theories to share with you — he’s got research and [...]
January 27, 2009
Six Questions with Debra Mastaler
Next in our series of SES London speakers is Debra Mastaler, president of Alliance-Link. Debra will be speaking during the sessions Link Building Basics and Beyond Linkbait: Getting Authoritative Mentions Online. Debra has shared her experience and insights about link building at various conferences, through articles on Search Engine Land and Search Engine Guide and [...]
January 26, 2009
Six Questions with Greg Jarboe
Just around the corner and across the pond, Search Engine Strategies is gearing up for its 2009 London conference and exhibition, taking place February 17-20. In anticipation of SES London we’re pleased to bring you a series of Q&As with a few of the speakers. Starting us off is Greg Jarboe, president and co-founder of [...]
January 23, 2009
Friday Recap: Inaugur-Overload Edition
This week was dominated by coverage of the inauguration. (Guilty as charged!) To get a feel for what people were talking about, it’s always worth taking a look at the popular searches. According to Yahoo, President Obama’s new limo and a game involving former President Bush and a hot dog (I have no idea…) were [...]
January 22, 2009
Wishes and Luck Ain’t No Substitute for Good Training
New to the Bruce Clay, Inc. arsenal of SEO/SEM tools, training and services are our SEMToolBar™, Search Engine Optimization/KSP tool and three SEOToolSet® Training classes in New York. That’s my neck of the woods as BCI’s director, eastern region operations, so I’m here to tell you about the new training opportunities and invite you East [...]
January 21, 2009
Targeting Your Audience – SEM Synergy Extras
What’s going on my fine friends? Half of the BCI office is out sick on this hump day. Something nasty is afoot. If you’re one of the lucky one’s who hasn’t yet been afflicted by the plague, the more power to you! But if you are, I know what’s good for what ails ya. SEM [...]
January 20, 2009
An Internet Inauguration
Photo credit mobileme via Creative Commons Happy Inauguration Day! It’s an historic day for our nation. America’s first African-American president has been sworn in. A record-setting two million people attended the inauguration ceremony. And for the first time an astounding number of viewers watched the event via the Internet. This morning my colleagues and I [...]
January 19, 2009
SEOs and SEMs, Take Care of You and Yours
Photo credit John Trainor via Creative Commons I want to ask you to do something. It’s simple but complicated at the same time. It’s easy to say but hard to do. It’s worth the effort, nonetheless. Please take care of yourself. Take care of your customers. Take care of your company. I’ve watched a lot [...]
