SES New York 2010 Liveblog Coverage
by Susan Esparza

Look out, Big Apple. Search Engine Strategies is coming to town. As always, Bruce Clay, Inc. will be there with blue shirts and plenty of knowledge to share. We’ve got a bunch of ways to do that this year.

First up, on Monday, start t...

Developers VS Users
by Michael Gray
Anyone who’s been involved in web development for any length of time has likely encountered the Developers VS Users situation. It’s a mistake that can often lead to expensive problems down the road. So what exactly is the problem? And how can you ...

SEMPO Announces New Board of Directors
by Virginia Nussey

Just a quick note of congratulations to Bruce Clay and the newly elected SEMPO Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 term.

Bruce has been a passionate advocate of SEMPO’s mission of education, research and awareness during his first t...

Are You Chasing Off Topic Traffic
by Michael Gray
When your blog or website becomes successful and starts to get traffic, if you don’t make direct sales yourself or commissions via affiliate traffic, you almost always look for other revenue streams. The most common revenue stream is CPM based adv...

Bruce Clay, Inc.’s Upcoming Appearances
by Virginia Nussey

On today’s episode of SEM Synergy, Susan, Christopher Hart and I covered a range of Internet marketing topics, including our SMX takeaways (check out our special edition SMX West SEO Newsletter!) and the nationwide battle for Google F...

Outrank Your Competition By Taking One More Step
by brandonhopkins
I love competition. I compete against just about anyone, at just about anything. For the last few years, competitive webmastering has been my focus. I like to start a site in a small to medium sized niche, and outrank everyone. There are two n...

Attention Students & Parents! Search Contests & Programs that Pay Off
by Virginia Nussey

In the Internet marketing industry, we’re all constantly pushing ourselves to learn more and grow what we know. It’s not unlike what you want for your own children — education and opportunities that build a foundation for future succe...

When Google Local Gets it Wrong
by Michael Gray
Now, don’t get me wrong. Google Local and Google Maps are extremely valuable tools that I use a few times every week. But every so often they get something wrong–so wrong, in fact, that I’m not sure where the wires got crossed. Let’s assume I want...

3 Takeaways from SMX West 2010
by Virginia Nussey

SMX West was a rollercoaster of highs, lows, twists and turns. The highs of adrenaline-fueled excitement, the lows of getting the lowdown from the search reps, and the twists and turns of going with the flow during such an activity-fi...

Hey! Editors! Leave Them Links Alone!
by GabGoldenberg
There’s a trend of editors in the SEO world uptight about linking out. A friend in the industry who guest blogs recently told me that he was told by his editor he couldn’t promise links to contributors who participated in guest interviews. Others...