October 5, 2009

Revisiting PageRank Sculpting & Siloing

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 10/05/2009 @ 9:09 am | Comments (1)
Revisiting PageRank Sculpting at SMX East

Welcome to SMX East! We’re kicking it off and holding no punches, starting the liveblog marathon with this session in the SMX Advanced Track. Quick line up of our distinguished panel:
Moderator: Danny Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief, Search Engine Land
Speakers:
Adam Audette, President, AudetteMedia, Inc
Eric Enge, President, Stone Temple Consulting
Rand Fishkin, CEO & Co-Founder, SEOmoz
Brent Payne, Director of Search Engine Optimization, Tribune Company
Leslie … Read more




August 27, 2009

Engagement Objects: More than Just Cool to Look At

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 08/27/2009 @ 4:12 pm | Comments (0)

SEOs talk a lot about the link economy these days. Web-based businesses should pay attention to links in order to rank.
Then again, we hear a lot about community building, too. Social media is a necessary element of customer engagement.
So which is it?
Alright, you got me. It was a trick question.
There’s no single silver bullet to online marketing success. Links … Read more




August 19, 2009

The SEO Development Life Cycle – SEM Synergy Extras

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 08/19/2009 @ 4:25 pm | Comments (0)
generic software development life cycle diagram

On our weekly podcast SEM Synergy, we spend the show reliving the lessons and announcements born out of SES San Jose. Bruce Clay, Inc.’s crowning moment during the event was the opportunity to demo our upcoming tools to others in the SEO industry.
BCI’s IT manager, Aaron Landerkin, talks on the podcast about the process of developing the next generation … Read more




August 18, 2009

Our SEO Newsletter Turns 70!

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 08/18/2009 @ 10:47 am | Comments (1)

After averaging around the neighborhood of four posts a day during SES San Jose, you were starting to jones for more from the Bruce Clay blog, weren’t you? In between the liveblogger marathon and writing up this post you’re reading now, the Bruce Clay media team has been busy crafting this month’s SEOToolSet Newsletter.
It’s a cause for celebration here … Read more




August 7, 2009

SEO Advice in Your CMS!

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 08/07/2009 @ 10:49 am | Comments (1)
Pixelsilk logo

What if SEO was never an afterthought? What if search engine optimization best practices could be easily considered as site content is created through a CMS? Now they can be, through an exciting new partnership between SEO-friendly CMS Pixelsilk and Bruce Clay, Inc.’s SEOToolSet diagnostic tools. [Warning: Shameless excitement below.]

“The real problem that SEO has had is that it is … Read more




May 18, 2009

Adding User Behavior to SEO Considerations

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 05/18/2009 @ 4:13 pm | Comments (4)
building blocks

Photo by ella novak via Creative Commons

Web site usability professional and search marketer Shari Thurow has amended her long-standing SEO building blocks. Instead of recommending three major components to pay attention to when optimizing a site, she has added a fourth important factor to the mix: user behavior and intent. Her revised search engine optimization building blocks are now made … Read more




April 23, 2009

Tracking the Tech Transformation, Part Three

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 04/23/2009 @ 5:04 pm | Comments (0)
old technology

Photo by crabchick via Creative Commons

In this three part series I outlined ways that the information revolution that began at the end of the 20th century caused a fundamental shift in our expectations of the world, each other, and the ways that we communicate.
The first part focused on how the Web as a cloud enables us to collect our … Read more


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April 14, 2009

Search Marketers and Web Developers Meet in Santa Monica

Posted by Virginia Nussey on 04/14/2009 @ 5:01 pm | Comments (1)

Update: Coverage of the topics and tactics shared during the event can be found on Search Engine Land.
Last night I attended L.A.’s very first Jane and Robot Web dev and search meetup. Nathan Buggia of Live Search and Vanessa Fox of NineByBlue.com have teamed up to bring the search and Web dev community a great resource in JaneAndRobot.com.
Nathan and … Read more




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