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I've recently been tasked with managing our PPC campaign and working with Jeff on tweaking our landing pages in order to increase our Premium Membership conversions. This week at PubCon I attended as many conversions, PPC, and landing page-related sessions as I could to see if there were any tips or tactics I could pick up. I'd classify myself as someone who knows more than the basics about PPC an...
I've been asked several times to give presentations on the basics of social media marketing, and have now refined my 15 minute introductory tour to the point where I think it's fairly good (and I'm really damn picky about my presentations). The following presentation (in visual and text form) should be helpful for anyone trying to convince their bosses, team or cohorts that investing in SMM is ...
SEOmoz's Q+A section has been a goldmine of eye-opening experiences for the entire staff, and never more so than when we see something so bizarre, so surprising, that it defies explanation. Tonight, we not only got to see one of these fascinating search riddles, we're actually able to share (a rare event as most domains with specific search problems ask to re...
I'm typing this as I'm sitting at the departure terminal for my trip back home to Seattle. Its been quite the week, and I'm definitely feeling a bit fatigued, but saying this trip was "worth it", would be an understatement. This is my second time in Vegas, but first time out to a SEO convention. Being a developer I am often a bit clueless about who most of th...
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It's Friday. It's the last day of Pubcon. It's been fun and informative and exhausting (too little sleep, too much drink...it's a conference and it's Vegas). So here's another installment of the Danny Sullivan interview in which Danny tells us what goes into programming a conference like this, how he gets content ideas, and what you can do if you want to be a speaker....
Last night SEOmoz hosted the much-anticipated Search Spam party (much anticipated by Rand and Gillian, anyway, who have been skipping around the office like giddy little school girls the past couple weeks). Held in the room opposite the Google Meet the Engineers mixer (how very ...
I don't know what it is about this town, but things work very differently here. I've been getting little sleep and not eating very much (aside from a trip to the Bellagio's buffet where I ate myself sick) and yet I feel fantastic. They say casinos pump oxygen into the gambling halls and bars in order to keep you awake and alert and spending money. Whatever it is, it works. This morn...
Being a developer, I tend to be drawn to the sessions here at PubCon that have more of a product creation and development feel. The search marketing sessions are good too, and I attend them over the entry level developer sessions, but when I go to a session my takeaway is how what I've learned can make me a better developer. Fighting lack of sleep, I attended the Local a...
Please excuse the post's title. It's been a long day already and I'm terrible at writing titles at the best of times. From the nineteenth floor of the Wynn in Las Vegas, my fried brain decided that an off-topic title for an on-topic piece was just fine. Most of you know why we're here. It's Pubcon. This conference marks the first time I've been "back" to an industry event,...
Today at Pubcon, I'm speaking on the Link Buying Panel, but here on the blog, you're getting a sneak peak at one of my topics for the presentation....
We've got a doozie for you this week folks. Search Engine Land's very own Danny Sullivan dropped by the Mozplex for a little Whiteboard Friday guest spot. Before I knew it, the camera batteries were running dry and he and Rand had talked for almost an hour, so this is going to be a multi-part Whiteboard extravaganza! In Part I, Danny & Rand discuss Facebook's new ad strategy and...
Did you know that the difference between registration and non-registration could be you owing your attorney 15k versus you getting $150,000 in statutory damages? That's right. If you don't register, you could end up in the hole, even if you win. Alternatively, you could register, get your attorneys fees paid for and maybe actually get some cash back in your pocket. I think this post is worth your time, don't you? So, let's all take a deep breath, grab our caffeinated beverages of choice, and jump back into the exciting and riveting world of copyright registration.
Today I'm pleased to announce the release of Private Messaging here at SEOmoz. Starting now, you'll be able to private message other users using the sexy "Private Message This User" butto...
I don't generally like to pick on Google, or anyone else in particular for that matter, but since the search giant is hitting on all cylinders, I think they can probably take a little nudge or two. I'm going to keep this short, sweet and to the point (and also very self-centric, because it's tough to effectively analyze everything that might have happened on someone else's site): ...