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Remember those old commercials… “This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs.” ? Well, if you do, then just imagine a take-off on the commercial… “This is your website. This is your website on WordPress.” But in this version, imagine the latter is an Olympic weightlifter on steroids. If I hadn’t made the […]
Got Tips to Share on Buying Sites for SEO?
I’m helping Danny Sullivan with coordinating the “Buying Sites for SEO” panel session at SMX Advanced, taking place June 3-4 in Seattle. And I’m looking for panelist recommendations. The session will cover how to find the gems out there, criteria to consider, ways to negotiate, how to best leverage your new purchase etc. and will […]
Short-term Thinking May Be Hazardous to Your SEO
As many of you know, I’m a strict white hat SEO. In the SEO world, I see some people (who shall remain nameless) who use very gray hat methods… And guess what, sometimes it works. However, you have to believe that Google is keeping a record of what you’re up to, even if you haven’t […]
My Favorite Blogger Isn’t Even Real
In my last post, “Write Like You Mean It, I wrote about how important it is to be passionate in your blog writing, if you want to attract and keep readers. I was just reflecting about this, about the blogs that keep me coming back for more. I’d have to say my all-time favorite blogger […]
Productivity Tips from the Master: This You Gotta Hear
Does this sound familiar?… No matter how well you plan your day, the day seems to get away from you and at the end of it you never seem to finish all of the tasks you anticipated finishing? This is the story of my life! It feels out of control. Thankfully there’s a way out […]
Live from 9News’ Studio: Behind-the-Scenes Newsroom Footage
What’s it like to appear live on the news for a full three minutes in front of an estimated 1.2 million viewers? My daughter Chloe could tell you! On February 25th she presented a science experiment live on 9News, Denver’s local NBC affiliate KUSA, with science guy Steve Spangler. I shot this behind-the-scenes footage at […]
To All the PR People Clueless about How to Talk to Bloggers: Stop Pitching Me!
I’m so sick of hearing from PR “professionals” who don’t have a clue about how to pitch bloggers. It’s obvious they don’t even read my blog. This is spam, pure and simple. It’s just the next evolution of spam – the progeny of the “reciprocal link request.” I used to get those every day before […]
Star Struck by the Social Media “Power Users”?
When anyone first gets into social media, on any site, there is one thing they all notice quickly – there are power users. Power users are the ones who submit a ton of stuff, comment on everything, have hundreds if not thousands of friends and followers. To someone just diving into the world, it’s rather […]
Marketers, It’s Time to Hop Off the ‘Time Management’ Treadmill
This article was originally published under Marketing Profs. Ever sigh to yourself, “There just aren’t enough hours in the day!”? You’re not alone. Most marketers are overloaded and under-resourced. But it doesn’t have to be that way. And managing your time more efficiently isn’t the answer. You may remember my article about outsourcing your life, […]
