May 14, 2008
Here I am talking about Jason Calacanis of Mahalo again, and how he spoke against SEO. Yes, he got me with his linkbait, but not in the way he got everyone else. Instead of writing another post about how he was write or how someone was wrong I want to explore the impact on reputation that controversial linkbait has. When Calacanis spoke about the soon…
May 9, 2008
This post has two meanings. The first, SEO’s need to stop complaining about who said what about SEO’s. The start of this conversation was interesting, when Calacanis said that SEO is on it’s way out. It’s a true statement, IF you explain it. Although, poorly stated, Jason actually meant that SEO in its current form is on it’s way out. Leading to the second point…
May 5, 2008
Everyone loves List Posts because they have the potential to go viral, are great link bait, and give a lot of information. So I’ve compiled a list of the top 100 list posts for learning Search Marketing, Social Media, and Affiliate Marketing. You’ll find a few well-known sites along with a few hidden gems.
1: Top 21 Signs You Need a Break from SEO 2007
2: 20…
Apr 28, 2008
**EDIT**
The Left The Box.com SEO Guide is now being offered only through to people that sign up for our Newsletter.
I just created a SEO Guide for beginners trying to get their feet wet into SEO and Internet Marketing. The seven chapter guide covers all the basics, and introduces tools to give you an advantage in the market.
Here is a list of the chapters:
Chapter 1:…
Apr 25, 2008
Economics, Law, Accounting; all examples of a profession where learning the language is half the battle to understanding the topic. You can officially add Internet Marketing to that list. No worries, Samir to the rescue, here is a list of Search Related Acronyms and what they mean.
A
API - Application Programming Interface
B
B2B - Business to Business
B2C - Business to Consumer
B2E - Business to Employee
C
CPA - Cost Per…
Apr 22, 2008
I woke up this morning and was uninspired, I didn’t know what to write about, so I was just browsing random sites, and one of them happened to be Flickr. I decided to try searching for SEO and what pretty surprised at what I saw.
This is the picture that comes up as the first result if you search for SEO in Flickr:

[When you search…
Apr 16, 2008
1 - Do Not Submit Your Ad on Digg / Reddit / Sphinn
Example
2 - Don’t Use Blackhat Methods or look forward to being a pariah. You WILL get caught sooner or later!
Example
3 - Don’t beg for diggs, stumbles, or sphinns. If it’s really good share it and if I like it, I’ll vote for it.
Rebecca Kelly : Please Stop Spamming Me
4 - Don’t send cookie-cutter…
Apr 16, 2008
I’ve found that reading is great but sometimes seeing is best. I’ve put together four great YouTube videos about SEO, SEM, and the industry on the whole. I found these videos to be informative and interesting to watch, I hope you do too.
Michael Gray: Make Your Wordpress Blog Search Engine Friendly
SEOmoz.org: Why Your Viral Content Isn’t Working
Pamcakes on SEM: Understanding Communities and More
Shoemoney: Making Money…