Modern SEO News Blog http://www.modernseo.com Devoted to the art of SEO Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:38:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Guess the Affiliate/Niche for $15 http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/guess-the-affiliateniche-for-15/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/guess-the-affiliateniche-for-15/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:56:47 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/guess-the-affiliateniche-for-15/ I have a ton of websites lying around here and there and SEO is something that would take a few weeks to come into effect (in my opinion - I’m sure others can probably do it quicker than I can).

Anyways, I did some decent SEO on a website and it ended up getting a TON [...]

]]> CJ StatsI have a ton of websites lying around here and there and SEO is something that would take a few weeks to come into effect (in my opinion - I’m sure others can probably do it quicker than I can).

Anyways, I did some decent SEO on a website and it ended up getting a TON of search engine traffic. This website is purely an affiliate website and uses an affiliate program through CJ.com and I’ve showed the stats for this month to the left.

I plan on writing a full report on how this website ended up taking off and EXACTLY what I did to get an extra $100 this month.

But in the meantime, I’m holding a small contest for the WickedFire Members by giving away a small amount of money ($15 via PayPal) to the first person that can guess which affiliate I used. If you aren’t a member, just spend a few minutes signing up. If you are a member, head on over to their thread and start guessing!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/guess-the-affiliateniche-for-15/feed/ Modern SEO Revival http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/modern-seo-revival/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/modern-seo-revival/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:34:12 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/modern-seo-revival/ I’ve been busy with many new projects lately, but I have come back to revive one of my prosperous blogs - Modern SEO News. I’ll be updating the blog on a daily basis and accepting sponsors as well.

We will also be touching on the affiliate scene as well now! Look forward to more blog posts.

]]> I’ve been busy with many new projects lately, but I have come back to revive one of my prosperous blogs - Modern SEO News. I’ll be updating the blog on a daily basis and accepting sponsors as well.

We will also be touching on the affiliate scene as well now! Look forward to more blog posts.

]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/modern-seo-revival/feed/ Google Health http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-health/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-health/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:44:03 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-health/ Now I think this is a bit silly, it feels as if though Google is taking over every aspect of the average man’s life. I can understand them dominating the advertising and search engine area of the internet, but a line should be drawn! Now they have released a new program entering into healthcare, Google [...]

]]> Now I think this is a bit silly, it feels as if though Google is taking over every aspect of the average man’s life. I can understand them dominating the advertising and search engine area of the internet, but a line should be drawn! Now they have released a new program entering into healthcare, Google Health, which allows you to input your details regarding your health and medication and get responses regarding diet and such.

It does seem to be a service that would benefit many people, but the problem lies with the fact that it is mostly automated responses from a computer, and not an actual physical analysis done by a doctor (one of the points stated by the U.S. Health Care System). Google responded by saying that people should benefit from as much information as they can, and this also solves the problem of having to move your medical history from one state to another. Furthermore, it seems that they are also getting support from the Bush administration since they support the push to electronically handling hospital/health records.

Here is a screenshot snagged from Blogoscoped:

Google Health Screenshot

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-health/feed/ Possible Removal of Google PageRank? http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/pagerank/possible-removal-of-google-pagerank/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/pagerank/possible-removal-of-google-pagerank/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:43:01 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/pagerank/possible-removal-of-google-pagerank/ Search Engine Journal is reporting that Google might decide to remove their Google PageRank bar from their Google Toolbar. Technorati Tags: Google, PageRank

]]> Search Engine Journal is reporting that Google might decide to remove their Google PageRank bar from their Google Toolbar.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/pagerank/possible-removal-of-google-pagerank/feed/ Clicksor is a formidable alternative to AdSense? http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/pay-per-click/clicksor/clicksor-is-a-formidable-alternative-to-adsense/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/pay-per-click/clicksor/clicksor-is-a-formidable-alternative-to-adsense/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:40:38 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/pay-per-click/clicksor/clicksor-is-a-formidable-alternative-to-adsense/ As soon as people get banned from AdSense, it seems that they run to Clicksor, hoping that they get more leniency for the same price. Last year this would have been crazy talk to most webmasters, but now that Google has released more and more restrictions on the type of content you’re allowed to [...]

]]> As soon as people get banned from AdSense, it seems that they run to Clicksor, hoping that they get more leniency for the same price. Last year this would have been crazy talk to most webmasters, but now that Google has released more and more restrictions on the type of content you’re allowed to serve with AdSense, I’m starting to believe that Clicksor just might be a formidable alternative to AdSense.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/pay-per-click/clicksor/clicksor-is-a-formidable-alternative-to-adsense/feed/ Microsoft Acquires AdECN http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/msn/adcenter/microsoft-acquires-adecn/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/msn/adcenter/microsoft-acquires-adecn/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:18:00 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/msn/adcenter/microsoft-acquires-adecn/ Considering that Microsoft already runs it’s own advertising service via adCenter, it was quite a surprise when they bought AdECN. However, AdECN is quite the catch, considering the features that they offer for their advertisers (and the publishers). Technorati Tags: Microsoft, adCenter, AdECN

]]> Considering that Microsoft already runs it’s own advertising service via adCenter, it was quite a surprise when they bought AdECN. However, AdECN is quite the catch, considering the features that they offer for their advertisers (and the publishers).

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/msn/adcenter/microsoft-acquires-adecn/feed/ Yahoo! Search Marketing or Search Bribery? http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/yahoo-search-marketing-or-search-bribery/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/yahoo-search-marketing-or-search-bribery/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:33:39 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/yahoo-search-marketing-or-search-bribery/ I decided to take a crack at Yahoo’s Overture PPC program today and stumbled across this page that talks about paid inclusion in Yahoo!’s Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). Now this doesn’t seem like bribery at first, but… Technorati Tags: Yahoo, Overture, PPC

]]> I decided to take a crack at Yahoo’s Overture PPC program today and stumbled across this page that talks about paid inclusion in Yahoo!’s Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). Now this doesn’t seem like bribery at first, but…

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/yahoo-search-marketing-or-search-bribery/feed/ Modifying Google AdSense Ad-Language http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/modifying-google-adsense-ad-language/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/modifying-google-adsense-ad-language/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:06:44 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/modifying-google-adsense-ad-language/ I just thought this would be a great find for Google AdSense users, especially those that run websites in a language other than English. In fact, I saw an advertisement in Hindi in my gMail Account yesterday. I don’t know if it was a random coincidence or they somehow managed to get my ethnicity (even [...]

]]> I just thought this would be a great find for Google AdSense users, especially those that run websites in a language other than English. In fact, I saw an advertisement in Hindi in my gMail Account yesterday. I don’t know if it was a random coincidence or they somehow managed to get my ethnicity (even though I never displayed it on the internet).

Nevertheless, Search Engine Roundtable has posted up how you can change your primary language for your Google AdSense formats:

  • Log in to your account at https://www.google.com/adsense
  • Click the My Account tab
  • Click the Login Information [edit] link
  • Select a language from the Display Language drop-down list
  • Click Save Settings

A prime example of a website that should definitely use this, would be Deepika News. They are an unbelievably popular Indian news site, with tons of traffic each day. However, they are displaying English advertisements. Even though many Indians can read English, the CTR for these ads must be horrible. But, if it was in Hindi, the official language of India, more readers would click on the ads. Just goes to show what can be done to monetize your website if it’s in a different language.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/modifying-google-adsense-ad-language/feed/ The Tools/Websites of an SEO http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-toolswebsites-of-an-seo/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-toolswebsites-of-an-seo/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:58:00 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-toolswebsites-of-an-seo/ I received an E-Mail from a reader, Jeff, asking to make a blog post on the tools that I would use when developing a website to check on their status, as well as research a website before buying it.

]]> I received an E-Mail from a reader, Jeff, asking to make a blog post on the tools that I would use when developing a website to check on their status, as well as research a website before buying it.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-toolswebsites-of-an-seo/feed/ API Websites http://www.modernseo.com/websites/api-websites/ http://www.modernseo.com/websites/api-websites/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:04:42 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/websites/api-websites/ I’ve worked with a couple of API websites in the past and I’ve always been interested on the concept of running websites which are supplied with continuous amounts of free content. Furthermore, people are now creating scripts that are meant to utilize these APIs.

Anyway, I found this great website with a list of numerous APIs [...]

]]> I’ve worked with a couple of API websites in the past and I’ve always been interested on the concept of running websites which are supplied with continuous amounts of free content. Furthermore, people are now creating scripts that are meant to utilize these APIs.

Anyway, I found this great website with a list of numerous APIs on the web. If any programmer wants to take up this opportunity, go nuts! My prize API-based website is Vol3D, which pulls videos from Revver itself and uses my affiliate ID to display them for money!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/websites/api-websites/feed/ DreamHost Security Leak http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/web-hosting/dreamhost-security-leak/ http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/web-hosting/dreamhost-security-leak/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:52:04 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/web-hosting/dreamhost-security-leak/ I was pretty amazed when I heard a company as prominent as DreamHost have a security leak as massive as 3,500 FTP accounts. Caydel was one of the unfortunate customers who had his account bypassed. Apparently he noticed a ton of spam links placed on his website, but didn’t think of anything at the time. [...]

]]> I was pretty amazed when I heard a company as prominent as DreamHost have a security leak as massive as 3,500 FTP accounts. Caydel was one of the unfortunate customers who had his account bypassed. Apparently he noticed a ton of spam links placed on his website, but didn’t think of anything at the time. Nevertheless, DreamHost still hasn’t discovered the security hole.

If anyone is looking for a new hosting company, I would recommend Sixty6 Hosting.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/web-hosting/dreamhost-security-leak/feed/ HitTail Suggestions http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/hittail-suggestions/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/hittail-suggestions/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:13:18 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/hittail-suggestions/ I’ve been using HitTail every now and then when I’ve been thinking of a blog post to make, since I definitely don’t mind being favored by the search engines! Anyway, I think they offer a great service and they do have a ton of tools for their Basic (a nicer way to say free) Users.I [...]

]]> I’ve been using HitTail every now and then when I’ve been thinking of a blog post to make, since I definitely don’t mind being favored by the search engines! Anyway, I think they offer a great service and they do have a ton of tools for their Basic (a nicer way to say free) Users.I plan on outlining the features I consider to be the most useful for an SEO.

HitTail Overview

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/hittail-suggestions/feed/ eBay Buys StumbleUpon http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/ebay-buys-stumbleupon/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/ebay-buys-stumbleupon/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:07:18 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/ebay-buys-stumbleupon/ I really thought this was an odd combination, since I would have never expected eBay to be even remotely interested in anything in the social bookmarking area. Nevertheless, it has happened yesterday and we can only see what eBay has in store for StumbleUpon.

According to the senior directory of eBay, Michael Buhr, they will keep [...]

]]> I really thought this was an odd combination, since I would have never expected eBay to be even remotely interested in anything in the social bookmarking area. Nevertheless, it has happened yesterday and we can only see what eBay has in store for StumbleUpon.

According to the senior directory of eBay, Michael Buhr, they will keep the same management, but will incorporate some of their own staff (him for example) to work with the StumbleUpon team and enhance their experience, as well as incorporate them with eBay. Michael Buhr also commented:

StumbleUpon is a great fit within our goal of pioneering new communities based on commerce and sustained by trust. StumbleUpon’s downloadable toolbar provides an engaging and unique experience to its users, but it is the similarities in our approaches to the concept of community that make it such a compelling addition to eBay.

I’m guessing the obvious that eBay would probably use StumbleUpon to help users share auctions that they find interesting or unique.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/ebay-buys-stumbleupon/feed/ Affiliate Ingenuity http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-ingenuity/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-ingenuity/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 13:27:15 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-ingenuity/ Basically Revver is a video community, similar to YouTube, but they also display advertisements at the end of all their videos. The best part, is that they are also offering an affiliate program that pays you by PayPal to promote their videos by choosing a video to put on your site.

With the fact that they [...]

]]> Basically Revver is a video community, similar to YouTube, but they also display advertisements at the end of all their videos. The best part, is that they are also offering an affiliate program that pays you by PayPal to promote their videos by choosing a video to put on your site.

With the fact that they are offering an API, this would only make the deal better! I decided to take advantage of their API and create a whole website that displays nothing but their videos and my affiliate code: Vol3D. Just goes to show you how far you can get with a small amount of ingenuity!

This script will pull video codes from the Revver website and display them on your website with your affiliate code embedded into the code. You can choose which tags you would prefer to be displayed on your website as well! I am currently selling this script for $35 and if you are interested, feel free to contact me here.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-ingenuity/feed/ An End to Incentivized Offers? http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/an-end-to-incentivized-offers/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/an-end-to-incentivized-offers/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 05:34:25 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/an-end-to-incentivized-offers/ A couple months ago, Shoemoney posted up an E-Mail he received from an anonymous source. Apparently, ValueClick Media is running “free” incentivized offers and have a small disclaimer at the bottom:

To receive the incentive gift you must: 1) register with valid information; 2) complete the user survey; 3) complete at least 2 Silver, 2 Gold [...]

]]> A couple months ago, Shoemoney posted up an E-Mail he received from an anonymous source. Apparently, ValueClick Media is running “free” incentivized offers and have a small disclaimer at the bottom:

To receive the incentive gift you must: 1) register with valid information; 2) complete the user survey; 3) complete at least 2 Silver, 2 Gold and 6 Platinum offers. Purchase may be required.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/an-end-to-incentivized-offers/feed/ W3C Considered a Factor in SEO Ranking? http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/website-development/w3c-considered-a-factor-in-seo-ranking/ http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/website-development/w3c-considered-a-factor-in-seo-ranking/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 22:58:52 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/website-development/w3c-considered-a-factor-in-seo-ranking/ I just made a blog post on SEOFox regarding the impact W3C Compliance would have on one’s SEO Ranking. Overall, I believe that having a W3C compliant website really couldn’t hurt. It would definitely hurt your website if a search engine couldn’t index your website correctly. Furthermore, it would annoy visitors using problematic browsers like [...]

]]> I just made a blog post on SEOFox regarding the impact W3C Compliance would have on one’s SEO Ranking. Overall, I believe that having a W3C compliant website really couldn’t hurt. It would definitely hurt your website if a search engine couldn’t index your website correctly. Furthermore, it would annoy visitors using problematic browsers like Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox which read the code differently (FireFox reads codes more strict while Internet Explorer reads code loosely).

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/website-development/w3c-considered-a-factor-in-seo-ranking/feed/ Same eBay Listings under Various Sub-Domains http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/same-ebay-listings-under-various-sub-domains/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/same-ebay-listings-under-various-sub-domains/#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 00:41:06 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/same-ebay-listings-under-various-sub-domains/ Most people think that well-established companies like eBay wouldn’t have disorganized pages in Search Engine Results Pages, but I guess this discovery by Aaron Wall can’t go unnoticed.

It seems that eBay has a huge amount of sub-domains, one for every category, search results and such. Well, having a huge amount of sub-domains for every category [...]

]]> Most people think that well-established companies like eBay wouldn’t have disorganized pages in Search Engine Results Pages, but I guess this discovery by Aaron Wall can’t go unnoticed.

It seems that eBay has a huge amount of sub-domains, one for every category, search results and such. Well, having a huge amount of sub-domains for every category can lead even the strongest search engine awry. Google seems to have indexed numerous pages/auctions from different sub-domains for ‘titleist provx’ and displays all these results.

You can’t be sure if eBay did this on purpose or by accident, but this can lead to a lot more targeted search engine traffic to eBay when you think about it. A user might disregard the first eBay results in the SERPs but after seeing numerous listings, they are bound to check out a couple, and end up simply bidding on an item on eBay instead of purchasing one from another website found through the SERPs.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/same-ebay-listings-under-various-sub-domains/feed/ Rumors of Microsoft buying Yahoo! http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/rumors-of-microsoft-buying-yahoo/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/rumors-of-microsoft-buying-yahoo/#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 16:11:50 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/rumors-of-microsoft-buying-yahoo/ Let me start by saying these rumors are most likely fake. Blogs like Search Engine Journal take the fact that just because the stock price rose by nearly 19% for Yahoo!, it dropped earlier this morning. Technorati Tags: Yahoo

]]> Let me start by saying these rumors are most likely fake. Blogs like Search Engine Journal take the fact that just because the stock price rose by nearly 19% for Yahoo!, it dropped earlier this morning.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/yahoo/rumors-of-microsoft-buying-yahoo/feed/ MySpace News = New Social Marketing Target http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/myspace-news-new-social-marketing-target/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/myspace-news-new-social-marketing-target/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 02:59:29 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/myspace-news-new-social-marketing-target/ Well it has been a while since MySpace has done something new in order to get a bigger user base. Now that they’ve launched MySpace News (BETA), I’m sure that they’ll attract all the social media experts out to game MySpace News. Technorati Tags: MySpace

]]> Well it has been a while since MySpace has done something new in order to get a bigger user base. Now that they’ve launched MySpace News (BETA), I’m sure that they’ll attract all the social media experts out to game MySpace News.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/myspace-news-new-social-marketing-target/feed/ Yahoo! Acquires Right Media http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/yahoo-acquires-right-media/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/yahoo-acquires-right-media/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 00:25:47 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/yahoo-acquires-right-media/ Right Media is one of the biggest CPM Networks on the net and is well established on the net. Last night, Yahoo! has announced their recent acquisition of Right Media Network. Technorati Tags: CPM, Yahoo, Right Media

]]> Right Media is one of the biggest CPM Networks on the net and is well established on the net. Last night, Yahoo! has announced their recent acquisition of Right Media Network.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/yahoo-acquires-right-media/feed/ Viral Marketing via Dollars http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/viral-marketing/viral-marketing-via-dollars/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/viral-marketing/viral-marketing-via-dollars/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:15:51 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/viral-marketing/viral-marketing-via-dollars/ I was working on a computer and sitting next to me where a couple of kids entering the serial numbers on the bills on TrackTheBill.com - A way for users to track where their money originated and ended up. The interesting part is that the kids where writing the URL to the website on the [...]

]]> I was working on a computer and sitting next to me where a couple of kids entering the serial numbers on the bills on TrackTheBill.com - A way for users to track where their money originated and ended up. The interesting part is that the kids where writing the URL to the website on the dollar bill itself.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/viral-marketing/viral-marketing-via-dollars/feed/ Google Layout with Yellow Ad Box http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-layout-with-yellow-ad-box/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-layout-with-yellow-ad-box/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:49:33 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-layout-with-yellow-ad-box/ Many of us are accustomed to seeing the natural blue sponsored advertisement box at the top of the natural listings on Google. But Google has changed their sponsored ad box to a yellow color. Technorati Tags: Google

]]> Many of us are accustomed to seeing the natural blue sponsored advertisement box at the top of the natural listings on Google. But Google has changed their sponsored ad box to a yellow color.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-layout-with-yellow-ad-box/feed/ Google Fishing for Paid Link Reports http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/google-fishing-for-paid-link-reports/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/google-fishing-for-paid-link-reports/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:17:06 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/google-fishing-for-paid-link-reports/ I really don’t agree with the new post that Matt Cutts published which is basically looking for webmasters to snitch on each other, even though there are probably a ton of people looking to hurt their competitors.

Similar to what this post says, I think this would be a huge problem for people selling/buying links in [...]

]]> I really don’t agree with the new post that Matt Cutts published which is basically looking for webmasters to snitch on each other, even though there are probably a ton of people looking to hurt their competitors.

Similar to what this post says, I think this would be a huge problem for people selling/buying links in DigitalPoint’s bustling marketplace.

It seems that Google is going to start testing out ‘expiremental’ penalties for websites selling paid links that have been reported here. I personally don’t think Google should start putting webmasters up against each other, but I guess the snitches looking to hurt their competition will love this new addition.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/google-fishing-for-paid-link-reports/feed/ Digg Traffic CTR vs. Search Engine Traffic CTR http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/digg/digg-traffic-ctr-vs-search-engine-traffic-ctr/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/digg/digg-traffic-ctr-vs-search-engine-traffic-ctr/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:17:50 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/digg/digg-traffic-ctr-vs-search-engine-traffic-ctr/ It has been a long debated topic between social media marketing experts, who claim that digg users rarely enjoy websites with advertisements blatantly placed on the website. Therefore, the assumption was made that they do not click advertisements.

Well Chitika has run an analysis to actually prove this theory and provide a very nice explanation of [...]

]]> It has been a long debated topic between social media marketing experts, who claim that digg users rarely enjoy websites with advertisements blatantly placed on the website. Therefore, the assumption was made that they do not click advertisements.

Well Chitika has run an analysis to actually prove this theory and provide a very nice explanation of their experiment. It seems that traffic from Search Engines like Google have 3 times as high as a CTR as Digg.

My personal guess on this would be that Digg Users come to a website to look at the content, while Google Users really have no idea where the content is located, and could easily mistake an advertisement for hyperlink (like Chitika ads).

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/social-media-marketing/digg/digg-traffic-ctr-vs-search-engine-traffic-ctr/feed/ Google Search via Toll-Free Phone Number http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-search-via-toll-free-phone-number/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-search-via-toll-free-phone-number/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:57:44 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-search-via-toll-free-phone-number/ Google seems like it isn’t interested in simply making money from advertisement revenue, but now it looks like they are offering searches over a toll-free phone number. You can call them at 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) for no charge. Technorati Tags: Google

]]> Google seems like it isn’t interested in simply making money from advertisement revenue, but now it looks like they are offering searches over a toll-free phone number. You can call them at 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) for no charge.

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]]> A lot of talk has been going on inside the WebmasterRadio.fm Chatroom a while back about whether people should be allowed to copy/syndicate someone’s RSS Feed without permission (either given on the website or received from user). I decided to put in my thoughts and what I perceive publishing an RSS Feed would mean.

First of all, people use RSS Feeds to display the title/summary of new posts that are used in Vista Gadgets or FireFox Plugins. If a blog decides to publish an RSS Feed that displays the entire content of their post, they are basically asking for people to scrape their content.

However, if you are insistent on publishing an RSS Feed that displays all your information since you would prefer for people to scrape your content, include a link to your website at the bottom of all your posts in your RSS Feeds.

]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/rss-rights/feed/ Access the Internet using your Toilet (from Google TiSP) http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/access-the-internet-using-your-toilet-from-google-tisp/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/access-the-internet-using-your-toilet-from-google-tisp/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:55:04 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/access-the-internet-using-your-toilet-from-google-tisp/ Google has entered the broadband wireless internet service and is offering free internet access via toilets! That’s right, Google plans on using the central sewer system of your water company to help you connect to their broadband service - Google TiSP (Toilet internet Service Provider).

This is only available in the U.S. and Canada at the [...]

]]> Google has entered the broadband wireless internet service and is offering free internet access via toilets! That’s right, Google plans on using the central sewer system of your water company to help you connect to their broadband service - Google TiSP (Toilet internet Service Provider).

This is only available in the U.S. and Canada at the moment (and is not available to people with septic sewers). Basically when you flush this fiber optic cable, it will find the nearest access node and one of the PHDs (Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers) will connect it. Their free service will contain contextual advertisements that will be trained to offer targetted ads for your needs.

You can check their installation instructions here, but if you would like a detailed diagram:

TiSP Google Diagram

I should also mention that today is April 1st, 2007.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/access-the-internet-using-your-toilet-from-google-tisp/feed/ The Plus Box http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/the-plus-box/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/the-plus-box/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:20:22 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/the-plus-box/ Google has added a new plus box in addition to the one-box displayed at the top of certain search results which promote their own services (Blogger, Google Images). This plus box is meant to provide more information for a specific listing related to stocks or map destinations. You can view an example of the plus [...]

]]> Google has added a new plus box in addition to the one-box displayed at the top of certain search results which promote their own services (Blogger, Google Images). This plus box is meant to provide more information for a specific listing related to stocks or map destinations. You can view an example of the plus box here for ‘Babbo Restaurant’.

I think it’s a good addition to their search results, especially since Google offers webmasters the chance to add a plus box for their website listings on Google. If you are a Local Business Owner on Google, you can simply submit your website information and your business location. Google will do the rest!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/the-plus-box/feed/ Google Acquires AdScape http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/google-acquires-adscape/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/google-acquires-adscape/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:56:31 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/google-acquires-adscape/ I’ve been away with business, but I’m back and am not all amazed to find out that Google has acquired AdScape Media yesterday or so. For those that don’t know what AdScape does, it is a company that helps place advertisements inside video games. Gaming has evolved over the years and has become a vital [...]

]]> I’ve been away with business, but I’m back and am not all amazed to find out that Google has acquired AdScape Media yesterday or so. For those that don’t know what AdScape does, it is a company that helps place advertisements inside video games. Gaming has evolved over the years and has become a vital part in everyone’s lives, similar to how the internet is a factor in everyone’s lives.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/google-acquires-adscape/feed/ EarnersForum Contest and Elite Retreat Pass Giveaway http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/earnersforum-contest-and-elite-retreat-pass-giveaway/ http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/earnersforum-contest-and-elite-retreat-pass-giveaway/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:52:51 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/earnersforum-contest-and-elite-retreat-pass-giveaway/ Just a heads-up to any SEO or webmaster that would be interested in attending the 2007 San Francisco Elite Retreat Conference on March 19th & March 20th, there is a small contest being held on EarnersForum.com which is handing out a free pass (a value of nearly $5,000) for people that can answer this question:

“Why [...]

]]> Just a heads-up to any SEO or webmaster that would be interested in attending the 2007 San Francisco Elite Retreat Conference on March 19th & March 20th, there is a small contest being held on EarnersForum.com which is handing out a free pass (a value of nearly $5,000) for people that can answer this question:

“Why should a legitimate business need to worry about branding?”

The deadline is on March 14th at 12:00 p.m. CST. Answers would need to be sent to: contest {at} eliteretreat [dot] info.

This does not include the hotel cost and airline fees. The hotel costs around $209/night.

There is also a contest being run on Earners Forum to launch their new v2.0 forum design for users that:

  1. Create posts on the forums.
  2. Refer active members creating 10 posts.
  3. Submit articles
  4. Put up a blog post bringing attention to their forum!

The prizes being offered to the top five winners are:

  • 1 Full Pass to Affiliate Summit East in Miami, Florida
  • 1 Hour Consultation with Lee Dodd
  • 1 Copy of Aaron Wall’s SEO Book
  • Permanent post about the winners of the contest on LeeDodd.Com
  • Earners Forum T-Shirt
  • $100 worth of EF Marketplace Credits!
  • First Place Winner has their choice of a Playstation 3 System, Xbox 360 System, or Dell Dimmension Desktop PC!

The contest will end on the midnight of April 9th. The contest is based off of points, which can be seen on their contest page.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/webmasters/earnersforum-contest-and-elite-retreat-pass-giveaway/feed/ Viral Marketing via Microsoft Vista Gadgets http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/viral-marketing-via-microsoft-vista-gadgets/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/viral-marketing-via-microsoft-vista-gadgets/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:03:36 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/viral-marketing-via-microsoft-vista-gadgets/ Many people have started upgrading to the latest operating system from Microsoft - Windows Vista. For those that have a wide 15″ screen, you wouldn’t mind displaying their gadget sidebar on the side. Considering how many new computers have Windows Vista installed and the gadget sidebar enabled by default, you can expect a lot of [...]

]]> Many people have started upgrading to the latest operating system from Microsoft - Windows Vista. For those that have a wide 15″ screen, you wouldn’t mind displaying their gadget sidebar on the side. Considering how many new computers have Windows Vista installed and the gadget sidebar enabled by default, you can expect a lot of people to want to personalize their sidebar.

Now if you have a gadget sidebar, it’s obvious you’d want to fill it up with the latest and coolest gadgets and widgets. Now if you look at this from a marketing perspective, you could generate a ton of traffic to your website if you supplied a gadget providing a tool or information from your website.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/viral-marketing-via-microsoft-vista-gadgets/feed/ ShoemoneyAds is now AuctionAds http://www.modernseo.com/ebay/shoemoneyads-is-now-auctionads/ http://www.modernseo.com/ebay/shoemoneyads-is-now-auctionads/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:45:27 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/ebay/shoemoneyads-is-now-auctionads/ Eveyone remembers ShoemoneyAds before he closed it. For those that don’t know what was so great about ShoemoneyAds, it offered a way for websites pertaining to a certain niche to display the latest eBay Ads, which would redirect them through the user’s CJ Affiliate Code.

Well now he has launched a new service - AuctionAds, which [...]

]]> Eveyone remembers ShoemoneyAds before he closed it. For those that don’t know what was so great about ShoemoneyAds, it offered a way for websites pertaining to a certain niche to display the latest eBay Ads, which would redirect them through the user’s CJ Affiliate Code.

Well now he has launched a new service - AuctionAds, which offers the same functionality as before. It has a more appealing design and the holes which were present in the old ShoemoneyAds have now been fixed. Many users have been complaining how their advertising box stops showing up at times and such.

Well AuctionAds has fixed those errors and here is a quote on what they plan to accomplish:

Will AuctionAds be the best solution for every site? No. It is a great choice for niche sites. Virtually evey niche site can be monetized with AuctionAds. It is a great solution for many webmasters who are looking to make money on narrow content.. How can a user know if AuctionAds is right for their site? Just like anything else you should test and let the numbers speak for themself.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/ebay/shoemoneyads-is-now-auctionads/feed/ The Free SEO Clinic http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-free-seo-clinic/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-free-seo-clinic/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:37:11 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-free-seo-clinic/ Have you been longing for some free SEO advice from leading SEO Professionals in the industry? Well Loren Baker has started a new project - the SEO Clinic! Basically it mocks the ‘Pimp My Site’ Sessions at Search Engine Strategies, except it’s free!

To participate in this new service, you would need to submit your website [...]

]]> Have you been longing for some free SEO advice from leading SEO Professionals in the industry? Well Loren Baker has started a new project - the SEO Clinic! Basically it mocks the ‘Pimp My Site’ Sessions at Search Engine Strategies, except it’s free!

To participate in this new service, you would need to submit your website to be approved by the SEO Clinic. The staff of people that run the free SEO Clinic are:

  • Loren Baker: I’ve been involved in SEO for almost 10 years and my specializations are in basic on-site content oriented SEO, meta data, link building, local search, news & blog search optimization and social news marketing.
  • Carsten Cumbrowski :Carsten tends to lean more to the technical side of SEO, building affiliate sites, working with content management systems & databases, supplemental results, and even dabs in the grey hat on occasion.
  • Jessica Bowman: Jessica is also a long time SEO expert and her focus is on usability, driving conversions and reeling in users.
  • Garrett French: Garrett’s strengths are in SEO copywriting and social media optimization. Mr. French is currently starting a new company, so his time is sparse, yet his insight is valuable.
  • Ahmed Bilal: Ahmed is another SEO and Search Marketing specialist with expertise in professional blogging, link baiting and link building.
  • Rhea Drysdale: Rhea, the newest Resident Pimp, focuses on merging SEO, Paid Search, Social Media Optimization, content development, split testing and Public Relations initiatives all into one fine and effective SEO campaign.
  • Gemme van Hasselt: Gemme is an Internet Marketing Consultant who lives in Shanghai and specializes in SEO. With his base in China and International background, Gemme can lend some outside gathering of the box ideas to SEO campaigns.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-free-seo-clinic/feed/ PayPerPost Rising Up? http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/payperpost/payperpost-rising-up/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/payperpost/payperpost-rising-up/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:13:54 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/payperpost/payperpost-rising-up/ PayPerPost, the famous blog ad network, been absent from the blogosphere for a while now. I received a newsletter from them a few days ago and I decided to take a look at what they’ve done so far. I logged into my account and I was amazed at the changes that PayPerPost has undergone. Technorati Tags: [...]

]]> PayPerPost, the famous blog ad network, been absent from the blogosphere for a while now. I received a newsletter from them a few days ago and I decided to take a look at what they’ve done so far. I logged into my account and I was amazed at the changes that PayPerPost has undergone.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/payperpost/payperpost-rising-up/feed/ StumbleUpon Traffic http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/stumbleupon-traffic/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/stumbleupon-traffic/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:12:10 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/stumbleupon-traffic/ I’ve been enjoying some great StumbleUpon traffic for the last few days to most of my sites. When I checked my referral logs, I noticed that the referrals were coming from StumbleUpon Referral Page. It was meant to be a source for webmasters receiving traffic from StumbleUpon to get even more traffic via paid traffic. Technorati [...]

]]> I’ve been enjoying some great StumbleUpon traffic for the last few days to most of my sites. When I checked my referral logs, I noticed that the referrals were coming from StumbleUpon Referral Page. It was meant to be a source for webmasters receiving traffic from StumbleUpon to get even more traffic via paid traffic.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/online-marketing/stumbleupon/stumbleupon-traffic/feed/ My Personal Blog http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/my-personal-blog/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/my-personal-blog/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:08:28 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/my-personal-blog/ I always admired other SEO’s like Shoemoney who have their own personal blog which receives a ton of attention from other bloggers. Well I’ve decided to start my own personal blog, since I don’t like posting a ton of my personal information on an SEO-based News Blog. I’m also starting my own personal blog because [...]

]]> I always admired other SEO’s like Shoemoney who have their own personal blog which receives a ton of attention from other bloggers. Well I’ve decided to start my own personal blog, since I don’t like posting a ton of my personal information on an SEO-based News Blog. I’m also starting my own personal blog because I wanted some content on the new subdomain WordPress Blog Hosting website I started, 66 Blogs.

If you ever want to read up on what I’m doing on the internet or how I’m living my life, feel free to read Sixty6’s Personal Blog. I don’t plan on updating it on a constant rate, but I will update it every now and then!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/my-personal-blog/feed/ Yahoo! Tracks AdSense Clicks via MyBlogLog http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/mybloglog/yahoo-tracks-adsense-clicks-via-mybloglog/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/mybloglog/yahoo-tracks-adsense-clicks-via-mybloglog/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:56:22 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/yahoo-tracks-adsense-clicks-via-mybloglog/ I thought this was an interesting read where Shoemoney was banned from MyBlogLog (but they made up later) and found yet another MyBlogLog exploit a few posts later!

It seems that DDN found out that the JavaScript code that is loaded with MyBlogLog tracks clicks made on your advertisements on Google AdSense as well as Yahoo! [...]

]]> I thought this was an interesting read where Shoemoney was banned from MyBlogLog (but they made up later) and found yet another MyBlogLog exploit a few posts later!

It seems that DDN found out that the JavaScript code that is loaded with MyBlogLog tracks clicks made on your advertisements on Google AdSense as well as Yahoo! Publisher Network (YPN). He made a test page and placed a Google Advertisement on a blank page with the MyBlogLog code and recorded the commands being sent out by their JavaScript code. If you don’t understand, you can simply view his great video here.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/mybloglog/yahoo-tracks-adsense-clicks-via-mybloglog/feed/ Free SEO Services on DigitalPoint http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/free-seo-services-on-digitalpoint/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/free-seo-services-on-digitalpoint/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:07:20 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/free-seo-services-on-digitalpoint/ It seems that the SEO industry is really grabbing the attention of everyone on the web. Now more and more people are learning about Search Engine Optimization and creating companies which offer Search Placement services (a few are even advertising on the blog). Well I stumbled upon a new thread on DigitalPoint where a member [...]

]]> It seems that the SEO industry is really grabbing the attention of everyone on the web. Now more and more people are learning about Search Engine Optimization and creating companies which offer Search Placement services (a few are even advertising on the blog). Well I stumbled upon a new thread on DigitalPoint where a member was offering his SEO services for free, as long as members leave him feedback that he can reference for future SEO clients.

I decided to give the guy a shot at one of my websites, Sixty6 Arcade, to rank for Free Online Flash Games, which is currently ranking in Google at 266. I created an account with DigitalPoint Keyword Tracking Tools and so far I haven’t broken the 200 mark. It’s been a week, and I’m supposed to receive results this following month. If he can get me in the top 25, I’ll be publishing his contact details for anyone else interested in paid SEO Services.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/free-seo-services-on-digitalpoint/feed/ The Linkbait Poker Tournament http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-linkbait-poker-tournament/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-linkbait-poker-tournament/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:07:40 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/the-linkbait-poker-tournament/ I’ve been away for a while, but I just got my new Windows Vista laptop and I’m back to blogging on a regular basis! So when I got back, I quickly glanced through my feeds and I was bought to Quadzilla’s Second Linkbait Poker Tournament! I classified it as linkbait because SEO’s participating in this [...]

]]> I’ve been away for a while, but I just got my new Windows Vista laptop and I’m back to blogging on a regular basis! So when I got back, I quickly glanced through my feeds and I was bought to Quadzilla’s Second Linkbait Poker Tournament! I classified it as linkbait because SEO’s participating in this tournament are anticipating a ton of links to their blog, right?

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-linkbait-poker-tournament/feed/ Technorati WTF is the new Digg? http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/technorati/technorati-wtf-is-the-new-digg/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/technorati/technorati-wtf-is-the-new-digg/#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:37:31 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/technorati/technorati-wtf-is-the-new-digg/ I’ve been toying around with Technorati WTF (which stands for “Where’s the Fire”) and I’ve been watching it for a while. In fact, a few minutes ago I created a WTF for Dave Pasternack.

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]]> I’ve been toying around with Technorati WTF (which stands for “Where’s the Fire”) and I’ve been watching it for a while. In fact, a few minutes ago I created a WTF for Dave Pasternack.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/technorati/technorati-wtf-is-the-new-digg/feed/ Dave Pasternack: The Grandfather & Self-Proclaimed Specialist of SEO http://www.modernseo.com/dave-pasternack/dave-pasternack/ http://www.modernseo.com/dave-pasternack/dave-pasternack/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:34:28 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/dave-pasternack/dave-pasternack/ Since this is an SEO Blog, I thought it would only be fair if I actually talked about the one person who made this all possible by inventing Search Engine Optmization - Dave Pasternack. Dave Pasternack was the first to discover the potential of Search Engine Marketing by optimizing your websites for Search Engines. Technorati Tags: [...]

]]> Since this is an SEO Blog, I thought it would only be fair if I actually talked about the one person who made this all possible by inventing Search Engine Optmization - Dave Pasternack. Dave Pasternack was the first to discover the potential of Search Engine Marketing by optimizing your websites for Search Engines.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/dave-pasternack/dave-pasternack/feed/ Google Me - The Movie http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-me-the-movie/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-me-the-movie/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:04:50 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-me-the-movie/ Google has definitely become a part of everyone’s lives - internet savvy and computer illeterate users use Google on at least a weekly, if not daily basis. However, many people use Google as a reference engine to check the background of someone’s history on the web. A documentary movie has now been created which revolves [...]

]]> Google has definitely become a part of everyone’s lives - internet savvy and computer illeterate users use Google on at least a weekly, if not daily basis. However, many people use Google as a reference engine to check the background of someone’s history on the web. A documentary movie has now been created which revolves around this concept - Google Me: The Movie.

Jim Killeen entered his name into Google to see what kind of results would come up. Little did he know that there were numerous other Jim Killeens in the world which ranged from a priest to someone who starved himself for a cause. This movie is basically a documentary of one Jim Killeen going out to meet with others who share his name.

You can watch the trailer here.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-me-the-movie/feed/ AdVolcano Cost-Per-Term (CPT) Advertising http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/advolcano-cost-per-term-cpt-advertising/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/advolcano-cost-per-term-cpt-advertising/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:41:59 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/advolcano-cost-per-term-cpt-advertising/ A lot of people have been using AdBrite because they believe that they are in control of their advertisements. Well I recently started using AdVolcano and I have to say that I like what I see! Technorati Tags: AdBrite, AdVolcano

]]> A lot of people have been using AdBrite because they believe that they are in control of their advertisements. Well I recently started using AdVolcano and I have to say that I like what I see!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/advolcano-cost-per-term-cpt-advertising/feed/ YouTube Revenue Sharing Model http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-revenue-sharing-model/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-revenue-sharing-model/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:20:24 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-revenue-sharing-model/ A ton of forums have started sharing revenue with their users via Google AdSense, started by DigitalPoint Webmaster Forums. Well now YouTube is headed down the same path by offering to share revenue with the people who upload the content which makes YouTube famous! Technorati Tags: AdSense, YouTube

]]> A ton of forums have started sharing revenue with their users via Google AdSense, started by DigitalPoint Webmaster Forums. Well now YouTube is headed down the same path by offering to share revenue with the people who upload the content which makes YouTube famous!

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]]> A lot of people may have already noticed the Google Personalized results which may affect the Search Engine Results Pages (SERP’s) when you’re logged into your Google Account (via cookie). Well I was listening to The Pulse on WebmasterRadio.fm and they were talking about how a ton of people are now using Google Accounts with the cookie and are receiving different SERP’s which are personalized to their liking.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-personalized-results/feed/ GoDaddy Mention on Super Bowl XLI http://www.modernseo.com/websites/domain-name-registration/godaddy-mention-on-super-bowl-xli/ http://www.modernseo.com/websites/domain-name-registration/godaddy-mention-on-super-bowl-xli/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:39:37 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/websites/domain-name-registration/godaddy-mention-on-super-bowl-xli/ I thought it was amusing that during the Super Bowl XLI today, they aired a mention for GoDaddy with the slogan “GoDaddy: Make a .com with us”. There was also a commercial for GoDaddy which can be seen here.

Now this got me thinking, are companies starting to get so big that they don’t care how [...]

]]> I thought it was amusing that during the Super Bowl XLI today, they aired a mention for GoDaddy with the slogan “GoDaddy: Make a .com with us”. There was also a commercial for GoDaddy which can be seen here.

Now this got me thinking, are companies starting to get so big that they don’t care how big their audience is? I mean people who watched the Super Bowl XLI today (and sadly saw the Bears lose to the Colts) has a huge diversity in age, profession and interest. Obviously there are a good amount of people who work with websites on the net, but that is only a small percentage compared to the entire audience that advertisement was shown to.

When companies get bigger, are they going to advertise their service in as many spots they can find and reap in as many customers as possible?

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/websites/domain-name-registration/godaddy-mention-on-super-bowl-xli/feed/ SEO Sales Badge http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-sales-badge/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-sales-badge/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:32:20 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/modern-seo-tools/ Well we have finally launched a nifty little SEO Tool in Modern SEO Tools. It is the SEO Sales Badge. The purpose of this tool is:

Show possible advertisers the SEO Statistics of your website
Display your SEO Statistics to people who might be interested in buying your website

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]]> Well we have finally launched a nifty little SEO Tool in Modern SEO Tools. It is the SEO Sales Badge. The purpose of this tool is:

  • Show possible advertisers the SEO Statistics of your website
  • Display your SEO Statistics to people who might be interested in buying your website
  • Displays the URL of your website so you don’t have to put up a link which can be indexed by Search Engines.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-sales-badge/feed/ Make Competitors Suffer on Wikipedia http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/make-competitors-suffer-on-wikipedia/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/make-competitors-suffer-on-wikipedia/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:52:02 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/make-competitors-suffer-on-wikipedia/ Well every SEO is outraged with Wikipedia placing nofollow tags on all outbound links, in fear of the great amount of spam they would receive from the GlobalWarming Awareness2007 SEO Contest.

Most people are looking at the negative side of this. However, me being the optimist I am, am happy because I don’t have any Wikipedia pages [...]

]]> Well every SEO is outraged with Wikipedia placing nofollow tags on all outbound links, in fear of the great amount of spam they would receive from the GlobalWarming Awareness2007 SEO Contest.

Most people are looking at the negative side of this. However, me being the optimist I am, am happy because I don’t have any Wikipedia pages sending me traffic.

Nevertheless, I know that my competitors use Wikipedia pages to give them some link love. Well if you want to be a cruel SEO, you can place nofollow tags on their URL’s simply by updating the page. This means that existing links do not have a nofollow tag unless they are updated!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/make-competitors-suffer-on-wikipedia/feed/ Google AdSense Rewards Publishers by Banning Them http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-rewards-publishers-by-banning-them/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-rewards-publishers-by-banning-them/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:20:50 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-rewards-publishers-by-banning-them/ So I was listening to Shoemoney’s Net Income show earlier this week and Shoemoney did ask him what users should do if a publisher is banned from Google AdSense.

Brian Axe: We actually have a very thorough public appeals process, if a publisher feels they were improperly banned from AdSense.

He also mentioned that if publishers notify [...]

]]> So I was listening to Shoemoney’s Net Income show earlier this week and Shoemoney did ask him what users should do if a publisher is banned from Google AdSense.

Brian Axe: We actually have a very thorough public appeals process, if a publisher feels they were improperly banned from AdSense.

He also mentioned that if publishers notify them of suspicous activity first, Google would reward them by looking into the account and most of the people who look at the appeals have to use their “personal judgement”. I got a reply saying that Google AdSense didn’t like my arcade, so I don’t know how that’s good judgement.

Now this really pissed me off, since I sent them an E-Mail telling them of suspicous activity on my AdSense account. I couldn’t explain it, but the fact that I notified them first should have been taken into account. So basically, they rewarded my good will by banning me from their AdSense program.

I stopped listening to the show since I bet that Brian would simply start pulling lies out of his ass like that one. Feel free to listen to it if you want.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-rewards-publishers-by-banning-them/feed/ Google AdSense Representative LIVE on Net Income http://www.modernseo.com/podcasts/webmasterradiofm/net-income/google-adsense-representative-live-on-net-income/ http://www.modernseo.com/podcasts/webmasterradiofm/net-income/google-adsense-representative-live-on-net-income/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:22:25 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/webmasterradiofm/net-income/google-adsense-representative-live-on-net-income/ Google AdSense is definitely one of the bext contextual PPC program on the web. Google is also present at some of the big conference like Search Engine Strategies (SES). Well now they are expanding their view to Shoemoney’s Net Income radio show on WebmasterRadio.

Today at 5:00 p.m. central time (which is less than an hour [...]

]]> Google AdSense is definitely one of the bext contextual PPC program on the web. Google is also present at some of the big conference like Search Engine Strategies (SES). Well now they are expanding their view to Shoemoney’s Net Income radio show on WebmasterRadio.

Today at 5:00 p.m. central time (which is less than an hour from this post), a representative from Google AdSense will be coming live on Net Income. The main topic of the show will be the new AdSense policies which were released last week.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/podcasts/webmasterradiofm/net-income/google-adsense-representative-live-on-net-income/feed/ WordPress 2.1 Ella http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/wordpress-21-ella/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/wordpress-21-ella/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:21:27 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/wordpress-21-ella/ Modern SEO News has just been upgraded to the latest version of WordPress Ella 2.1 - released last week on their download page. The upgrade was extremely simple and easy to do as usual.

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]]> Modern SEO News has just been upgraded to the latest version of WordPress Ella 2.1 - released last week on their download page. The upgrade was extremely simple and easy to do as usual.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/wordpress-21-ella/feed/ Google Trying to enter Video Game Advertisements http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/google-trying-to-enter-video-game-advertisements/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/google-trying-to-enter-video-game-advertisements/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:50:34 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/google-trying-to-enter-video-game-advertisements/ A couple of private online newspapers are reporting that Google is planning to enter the video game advertising industry. This is seen by Google’s attempt at trying to acquire AdScape Media. Technorati Tags: Google, video game, advertising, AdScape

]]> A couple of private online newspapers are reporting that Google is planning to enter the video game advertising industry. This is seen by Google’s attempt at trying to acquire AdScape Media.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/google-trying-to-enter-video-game-advertisements/feed/ The Shoemoney Effect http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/the-shoemoney-effect/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/the-shoemoney-effect/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:55:57 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/the-shoemoney-effect/ Andy Beal has been putting up polls on his blog and one of his recent polls was to find out who was the “Queen of Search” on the net. There was an odd twist caused by Shoemoney which is hilarious in a way!

]]> Andy Beal has been putting up polls on his blog and one of his recent polls was to find out who was the “Queen of Search” on the net. There was an odd twist caused by Shoemoney which is hilarious in a way!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/the-shoemoney-effect/feed/ Odd Technorati Problems http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/odd-technorati-problems/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/odd-technorati-problems/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:08:21 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/odd-technorati-problems/ I’m a frequent user of Technorati and since today morning I’ve been noticing something really weird. I tag most of my posts on Technorati and my latest post on the Google TV Hoax appeared 7 times under different blogs (according to Technorati), but they were all pages inside Modern SEO News. Technorati Tags: Technorati, tag

]]> I’m a frequent user of Technorati and since today morning I’ve been noticing something really weird. I tag most of my posts on Technorati and my latest post on the Google TV Hoax appeared 7 times under different blogs (according to Technorati), but they were all pages inside Modern SEO News.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/odd-technorati-problems/feed/ Google Bomb Threat Neutralized http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-bomb-threat-neutralized/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-bomb-threat-neutralized/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:29:44 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-bomb-threat-neutralized/ Everyone has heard of the common Google Bomb effect where a ton of websites linked to George Bush’s biography using the anchor text “Miserable Failure”. Well Google has announced that the Google algorithm has been modified to prevent such pranks. Technorati Tags: Google Bomb, George Bush, Miserable Failure, Google

]]> Everyone has heard of the common Google Bomb effect where a ton of websites linked to George Bush’s biography using the anchor text “Miserable Failure”. Well Google has announced that the Google algorithm has been modified to prevent such pranks.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-bomb-threat-neutralized/feed/ YouTube Subpoenaed by FOX over 24 http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-subpoenaed-by-fox-over-24/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-subpoenaed-by-fox-over-24/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:15:31 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-subpoenaed-by-fox-over-24/ I thought this was amusing when I read about it. Everyone knows of the action packed show - Twenty-Four (better known as 24) on FOX. Well last week or so was their premeire for their 6th Season (and it was a great one!), but someone uploaded the first four season premiere episodes of 24 on [...]

]]> I thought this was amusing when I read about it. Everyone knows of the action packed show - Twenty-Four (better known as 24) on FOX. Well last week or so was their premeire for their 6th Season (and it was a great one!), but someone uploaded the first four season premiere episodes of 24 on YouTube before the show was aired on TV!

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/youtube/youtube-subpoenaed-by-fox-over-24/feed/ Google TV Hoax http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-tv-hoax/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-tv-hoax/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:22:34 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-tv-hoax/ It seems that people are taking advantages of Google’s tendency to keep newly launched projects a secret until the public bloggers find out about it. One person has uploaded the following video to YouTube, which is an obvious prank. Technorati Tags: Google, YouTube

]]> It seems that people are taking advantages of Google’s tendency to keep newly launched projects a secret until the public bloggers find out about it. One person has uploaded the following video to YouTube, which is an obvious prank.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-tv-hoax/feed/ Odd PageRank Fluctuations http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/odd-pagerank-fluctuations/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/odd-pagerank-fluctuations/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:55:35 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/odd-pagerank-fluctuations/ I am aware that there was a pagerank update a few days ago. But I’ve started noticing some huge changes in the Google datacenters and a good amount of my websites are losing pagerank.

I don’t know if it’s a simple roll-back which will go away or not, anyone else experiencing this? Technorati Tags: pagerank, Google

]]> I am aware that there was a pagerank update a few days ago. But I’ve started noticing some huge changes in the Google datacenters and a good amount of my websites are losing pagerank.

I don’t know if it’s a simple roll-back which will go away or not, anyone else experiencing this?

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/odd-pagerank-fluctuations/feed/ Google AdSense Policy Update http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-policy-update/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-policy-update/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:07:42 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-policy-update/ I finally conjured up the time to read through the new Google AdSense Policy, which was updated a week back or so. JenSense has the best write-up about the various changes that Google has added to their policy. I’ll be blogging about the changes that I’ve noticed with the policy. Technorati Tags: Google

]]> I finally conjured up the time to read through the new Google AdSense Policy, which was updated a week back or so. JenSense has the best write-up about the various changes that Google has added to their policy. I’ll be blogging about the changes that I’ve noticed with the policy.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engines/google/google-adsense/google-adsense-policy-update/feed/ Wikipedia Fires up Nofollow Tags http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/wikipedia-fires-up-nofollow-tags/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/wikipedia-fires-up-nofollow-tags/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:03:08 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/wikipedia-fires-up-nofollow-tags/ Due to the recent GlobalWarming Awareness2007 SEO Contest, the founder of Wikipedia has made all outbound links tagged with a nofollow for fear that many SEO’s will be trying to spam their pages for links to their websites. Technorati Tags: GlobalWarming Awareness2007, SEO Contest, nofollow, SEO, links

]]> Due to the recent GlobalWarming Awareness2007 SEO Contest, the founder of Wikipedia has made all outbound links tagged with a nofollow for fear that many SEO’s will be trying to spam their pages for links to their websites.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/wikipedia-fires-up-nofollow-tags/feed/ AGS 2006 - A Glimpse Since 2006 http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/ags-2006-a-glimpse-since-2006/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/ags-2006-a-glimpse-since-2006/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:29:29 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/ags-2006-a-glimpse-since-2006/ I picked up an expired domain name with a Pagerank 4 last week - AGS2006.com, but I couldn’t think of a good way to market it correctly, since it had the year “2006″ in it and the current year is 2007.

I spent a while debating on what the 3 letters (A, G & S) should [...]

]]> I picked up an expired domain name with a Pagerank 4 last week - AGS2006.com, but I couldn’t think of a good way to market it correctly, since it had the year “2006″ in it and the current year is 2007.

I spent a while debating on what the 3 letters (A, G & S) should stand for and I came up with: A Glimpse Since 2006

The point of the website is to take in a maximum of 250 links each year and keep them displayed on the main page until the end of the year. Then the links are archived and the main page is cleared out for the new year.

I will be building up backlinks over the year, but if you want to help, please go over and buy a PR4 link for $8.00! There are options to make your link stand out as well by using bold, italics and choosing a color.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/ags-2006-a-glimpse-since-2006/feed/ MaxBounty Accusations on EarnersForum http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/maxbounty-accusations-on-earnersforum/ http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/maxbounty-accusations-on-earnersforum/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:26:59 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/maxbounty-accusations-on-earnersforum/ I just thought it was amusing how MaxBounty is defending themselves against Shoemoney’s blog post claiming MaxBounty Sucks. I’ve been following the thread on EarnersForum where Shoemoney makes an appearance to rant against MaxBounty’s owner.

The thread basically consists of Shoemoney making a suave appearance on page 2 claiming:

as i said at dp if maxbounty will [...]

]]> I just thought it was amusing how MaxBounty is defending themselves against Shoemoney’s blog post claiming MaxBounty Sucks. I’ve been following the thread on EarnersForum where Shoemoney makes an appearance to rant against MaxBounty’s owner.

The thread basically consists of Shoemoney making a suave appearance on page 2 claiming:

as i said at dp if maxbounty will give me permission to release all data I have on them and not hold me liable I will. Can end this pretty quick.

The owner of Maxbounty does come up with a ton of firepower and defends easily. Most people will automatically claim that MaxBounty wins the argument, but most people forgot the fact that he isn’t saying anything unless he receives a legal document saying he cannot be held liable.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/marketing/advertising/cpm/maxbounty-accusations-on-earnersforum/feed/ V7N Contextual Network http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/v7n-contextual-network/ http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/v7n-contextual-network/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:49:41 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/v7n-contextual-network/ Many blog owners are screaming for a way to earn revenue from their blog. There are numerous paid posting services like ReviewME, PayPerPost and Blogitive which offer the blogger a way to earn money. However, these services do not provide you with ease and flexibility as the V7N Blog Links Service aka V7N Contextual. Technorati Tags: [...]

]]> Many blog owners are screaming for a way to earn revenue from their blog. There are numerous paid posting services like ReviewME, PayPerPost and Blogitive which offer the blogger a way to earn money. However, these services do not provide you with ease and flexibility as the V7N Blog Links Service aka V7N Contextual.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/blogging/blogging-revenue/v7n-contextual-network/feed/ GlobalWarming Awareness 2007 SEO Contest http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/globalwarming-awareness-2007-seo-contest/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/globalwarming-awareness-2007-seo-contest/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:16:00 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/globalwarming-awareness-2007-seo-contest/ It seems that the excitement caused by SEO Contests has not yet fully died out. A new website has risen and they plan on holding an SEO Contest on a yearly basis - SEO World Championship. I have already mentioned their website before, but the keywords for the 2007 SEO Contest has been announced earlier [...]

]]> It seems that the excitement caused by SEO Contests has not yet fully died out. A new website has risen and they plan on holding an SEO Contest on a yearly basis - SEO World Championship. I have already mentioned their website before, but the keywords for the 2007 SEO Contest has been announced earlier this week.

The keywords are - “globalwarming awareness2007”. These keywords were chosen to help others understand & be educated about the global warming issues.

I won’t be participating in any more SEO Contests, but a friend of mine is, so take a look at his globalwarming awareness2007 site.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/seo-news/globalwarming-awareness-2007-seo-contest/feed/ The Importance of Content & Links http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-importance-of-content-links/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-importance-of-content-links/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:10:56 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-importance-of-content-links/ There have been many different threads started on various forums over the topic of which is more important - content or links? Of course it would play into which perspective you’re looking the question at.

If you simply want a good ranking in Search Engines and get a good amount of traffic, you would choose links. [...]

]]> There have been many different threads started on various forums over the topic of which is more important - content or links? Of course it would play into which perspective you’re looking the question at.

If you simply want a good ranking in Search Engines and get a good amount of traffic, you would choose links. If you want quality readers who like you for your content, you would choose to create good content. Personally, I choose both of these aspects to be important to the development of a website and treat them with equal attention. Nevertheless, I believe that building links is much easier than writing quality content.

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]]> http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/the-importance-of-content-links/feed/ DMOZ Open Directory Project Opens Submissions http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/directories/dmoz-open-directory-project/dmoz-open-directory-project-opens-submissions/ http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-building/directories/dmoz-open-directory-project/dmoz-open-directory-project-opens-submissions/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:32:28 +0000 cecil http://www.modernseo.com/search-engine-optimization/link-buildin