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Month: December 2012

Why a Statement from Google's Matt Cutts Means It's Time To Get Serious About PR

Why a Statement from Google's Matt Cutts Means It's Time To Get Serious About PR

The press release — a PR rep’s best friend. And in the early days it was the best method for businesses to get their message to the media.  But in the digital age, the focus has shifted.  It has become less about the message and more about the links.  Although the press release has become a staple of most medical Internet marketing strategies as a means of easily earning backlinks, a recent comment from Google’s Matt Cutts suggests its time…

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The Best of 2012: My Top 12 Posts from Around the Web

The Best of 2012: My Top 12 Posts from Around the Web

2012 has been an interesting year for Internet marketing.  Facebook got a facelift, Google Places got plussed, Pandas and Penguins continue to run rampant, things got Pinteresting on Pinterest, and everyone is a kick ass photographer thanks to instagram.  Needless to say there has been a lot to keep up with. If you’re a regular reader of the blog or you follow me on the slew of social networks I keep up on, you know I do a lot of…

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Why Raven Tools Still Matters In Spite of Removing Rankings Data

Why Raven Tools Still Matters In Spite of Removing Rankings Data

I’ve been a Raven Tools user for almost as long as I have been in the field of internet marketing.  I still remember being introduced to Raven Tools via a phone demo with Jon Henshaw and I remember receiving my first Raven Tools t-shirt for simply tweeting at Jon Henshaw that I wanted one.  Needless to say Raven Tools and I have some history. But there’s a reason Raven Tools and I have a history.  It’s not because I own…

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Origins, Blogging, and the Life of a Liveblogging Rock Star: An Interview with Virginia Nussey

Origins, Blogging, and the Life of a Liveblogging Rock Star: An Interview with Virginia Nussey

If you’ve been in SEO for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard the name Virginia Nussey.  Even if the name isn’t familiar, surely her work is.  As the Social Media Editor for Bruce Clay Inc, Virginia writes about all things search and social and has become a live blogging all-star covering conferences such as SMX and SES year round. I’ve followed Virginia’s work since the start of my SEO career back in 2007, but I didn’t have the opportunity to…

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