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Google Insights and Prophecy

Ok so its not exactly prophetic, but if you are a believer like me in the power of Google search trends to reflect the real world, then it sure seems so at times.  No example shows this more than the Google Insights chart involving the candidates for the Republican Nomination. Take a look at the Google Insights graph below:

This chart says it all. It really seems to… Read the rest

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Google and User Intention

Many people have speculated in the past and it is clearer than ever that Google organizers many SERPs according to what they believe is the most useful results for a specific user intention. The Google bombshell reported by SEOMoz on the leak of Google’s Search Quality Guidelines which outlines many interesting categorizations of Google’s outlook on the relationship between user intentions as seen through their search query and the… Read the rest

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Link Velocity and Mr. Sulu’s Warp Drive

In the old days of link building Google pretty much ranked sites that built large enough link profiles with enough percentage of relevant links higher than those without.  Today the world of SEO if vastly different.  In comes of Link Velocity.  Google is interested in continued interest. Sitting on your sites laurels after building a bunch of links won’t do it…you need fuel and link velocity you have that fuel.… Read the rest

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Long Tail Keywords and Google Site Links

In SEO the most important thing is keyword research.  Many professionals lose valuable sources of traffic for their clients by picking the wrong keywords.  The most common mistake is trying to go after highly searched words instead of collecting “the low hanging fruit” of long tail keywords.  Scoring high positions for long tail keywords might not seem lucrative to larger clients, but good SEO is not about image, but results.… Read the rest

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