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Comment on Why www.arsecommerce Is A Bad URL

Winooski — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:34:11 PDT

Loved this post, and I hope it helps me advocate successfully for short URLs for an upcoming significant platform migration.At the end of his post, Spencer advises us not to take it on faith but to test the URLs to see which size and combination of factors works best. However, my intuition is that, for sites without huge categorization issues (i.e., *not* the Home Depot example Spencer uses), the ideal URL structure is going to be the shortest one. I think this dovetails really nicely with Eric Enge's recent post advising us to "Simplify, Simplify, Simplify". Enge's referring to the need for SEMs to simplify our explanations to clients and other stakeholders, but I think that timeless advice to simplify is applicable to just about everything we do.

Comment on Why www.arsecommerce Is A Bad URL

Rosenstand — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:26:50 PDT

And some folks say that SEO is dead or dying... It definately is not! A study like this clearly shows that there is and will be need for highly skilled pro's that know how to optimize and super-optimize. Very interesting article - and clearly an issue to take into consideration!

Comment on Six AdSense Referral Lessons

earlpearl — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:21:50 PDT

Nice set of suggestions with regard to choosing appropriate ads.

Comment on Text Messaging: Where The Volume And The Dollars Are Today

textcast — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:19:19 PDT

Eventually the cell phone companies will integrate web enabled interfaces into the text message screens. Also, here is an example of a business offering the coupon business model for texting.

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

ciaran — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:18:44 PDT

It's a winner. I wonder if the Fox News guys got it from their colleagues at The Sun?;)

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

tomcritchlow — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:40 PDT

Yeah good point patrick, not only lots of visits and mentions but a good number of links.

Comment on Please delete. A mistake.

Avinio — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:07:32 PDT

It Happened sometimes :)

Comment on How Search Engine Redirect Users To Country-Specific Sites

ciaran — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:49 PDT

What I find strange is how Google handles searches from the search box within Firefox. It's set to Google and doesn't redirect to .co.uk.Or is that just me?

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

nsmseo — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:57:19 PDT

This is brilliant, watching those guys on Fox News was hilarious, Greg Proops quote "Nerds know how to party!" Awesome!

Comment on Advertisers Can't Sell Hard Liquor But Google Can

marketposition — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:55:19 PDT

Hey, what about these ads?http://www.marketposition.com/blog/archives/cheap_tobacco.gifThe first one, perhaps since it is promoting a place rather than a product it glides through? Second one, dynamic insertion perhaps, but still...

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

dmorris — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:53:07 PDT

The Radio one mp3 is utter genious... Good work Lyndon.

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

patrickaltoft — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:52:10 PDT

Did it work though?https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/advsearch;_ylt=Amb3N2zul7NJBCykXv6aHbDbl8kF?p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.money.co.uk%2Farticle%2F1000390-13-year-old-steals-dads-credit-card-to-buy-hookers.htm&bwm=i&bwmo=d1500+ links already. Success in my book.

Comment on The greatest example of linkbait............ever?!

baiduyou — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:39:50 PDT

Brilliant work from Mr Antcliff, the bar has been set.

Comment on Has Sphinn Traffic Increased?

UtahSEOpro — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:35:49 PDT

my bad Glen. lol. sorry

Comment on 5 Reasons to Let Others Do the Dirty SEO Work

andrewsho — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:28:33 PDT

I don't know Tad. We all want to do the "cool" work but I still think there is a lot of interesting stuff you can do with the on-page elements that will have a big impact.

Comment on Wikipedia Traffic Grows 8,000% in 5 Years Due to Search Referrals

sem4u — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:25:26 PDT

Loads of SEOs complain about Wikipedia ranking well for everything, but I would sooner see them rank highly than a commercial site.

Comment on Is it Worth $299 Per Year to Join Yahoo Directory?

DavidWallace — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:17:33 PDT

As with any directory, one should ensure the category page they want to be listed on is actually indexed by Google and other engines and has some measure of PageRank (authority). If it is not indexed, it cannot be recognized as passing link juice. Even more important, does it have potential to send traffic?

Comment on How to Create Printer Friendly Pages Without Creating Duplicate Content

planetc1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:14:05 PDT

Hey Mods (Hi Matt and Rob), you can kill this since Martin had same post. Thx!

Comment on Wikipedia Traffic Grows 8,000% in 5 Years Due to Search Referrals

kevinheisler — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:58:34 PDT

Unbelievable stats - thanks for sphinning, Kevin.

Comment on Please delete. A mistake.

onreact — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:55:08 PDT

Sorry, I was too quick to submit this. Please delete.

Comment on SEO Project #1 - Forums - A Great Way to Get Backlinks and Network With Related Sites- Update #10

kevinheisler — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:48:25 PDT

Great post, Brent. I'm continually astonished by all the SEOs who don't take advantage of backlinks from Search Engine Watch Forums.

Comment on Angry? Destroy Their Reputation Online!

SpostareDuro — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:45:18 PDT

we each hold a responsibility to others that we harm and / or show love or friendship to. if this bond is broken, it's not the fault of the person exposing it..but i agree with what you are saying about nobody being able to hurt you unless you let them. unfortunately, it's not that easy. you get what you give. sometimes you get what you don't give..good bad or indifferent. if you take a 'friends' heart and break it, stomp it, or hurt it in any way..why should you be protected? right or wrong begins where?

Comment on Realtime results for Chiropractic on Twitter

planetc1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:44:54 PDT

Thanks for the Sphinn submit Martin. Theres a lot of profiles I didn't get to in the post, but the results were similar. As marketers, if we step back (replace chiropractic with a keyword in your industry) I think we'll begin to see some opportunities here.

Comment on Why www.arsecommerce Is A Bad URL

MikeBradbury — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:29:33 PDT

He makes the point that longer URLs are starting to show up in search results and people are clicking on them less.Maybe people just need time to adjust to the longer URLs in their search results and this effect will eventually level out.

Comment on 50+ Sites To Help You Bury Negative Posts About You or Your Company!

IAmGHOSTBLOGGER — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:26:56 PDT

I just passed this article onto a buddy of mine. Not only will it help him, but I hope to use this technique myself in the unfortunate circumstance of having a client who needs to cover up some dirt. Thanks so much!http://www.iamghostblogger.com

Comment on What the Digg homepage will look like in 2009

MikeBradbury — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:04:03 PDT

Very accurate. Except mo Rocca will so not outlast digg. I'm not saying digg won't die by 2009, I'm saying that Mo Rocca's career will.

Comment on Learn to Write Sexy-Useful Straplines

MikeBradbury — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:06 PDT

Sphunn purely for the words Sexy & Straplines in the title.

Comment on Social Network Marketing is About To Get A Lot Easier

conradsalvador — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:56:18 PDT

"Connect" is a great name. I can just see people being confused by this in the long run...

Comment on 5 Tools for Keyword Brainstorming

seobro — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:54:05 PDT

I also use SpyFu, Quintura, and mooter. M$ clusters only works with high traffic keywords.

Comment on SEO Bullshit Bingo

MikeBradbury — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:52:42 PDT

Now that's comedy.

Comment on More Than Half Of Yahoo's Paid Search Clicks Come From Partners

WebmasterT — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:46:49 PDT

Should we be surprised given that Yahoo sponsored search post panama is still where ROI goes to die! Robbed by the decade old affiliate network which powered GoTo and Overture and included such high quality traffic affiliates like the infamous Gator Network! Perhaps these click forensic guys could break it out and give us the real deal not the "headline grabber" which is probably including a lot of crappy networks like Yahoo! when they give industry invalid click data. I took a Google campaign and had a Yahoo! rep set it up. This campaign converted at 30% on G and about 10% on Y! until I killed 80% of the phrases and chopped the budget by 40%. Which is why Yahoo! knows if it is going to survive it has to do do something about the key piece of the monetization strategy that started with the purchase of Inktomi.The biggest favor Jerry Yang did us all was to kill the M$ deal because invariably Y! will die and if combined with M$ would just kill it as well. Bad technology combined with spending like drunken sailors on leave does not turn two turds into gold. The most likely result is a bigger turd. ;-)

Comment on Move Over Facebook and MySpace, Here Comes Google Friend Connect

MikeBradbury — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:46:15 PDT

I'm interested to try it out. I almost knocked over my drink just reading the post, I was so excited. ... define 'giant web nerd'

Comment on Jumpin' Toads! SEW/Blog Turns On Comment-Threads!

SpostareDuro — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:39:48 PDT

ribbit. ribbit. i mean, schweet news marty! now if we could only get sel to do the same. ;-)

Comment on Eight Keyword Research Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

jameskm03 — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:31:54 PDT

Really good list, thanks for sharing. They are all really important but #7 really stands out "Failing to periodically review keywords". This is so important because by doing this it allows you to be on top of the rest of the mistakes.

Comment on The Link Building Rap : Hip Hop Meets SEO

soniyashrma — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:25:09 PDT

nice

Comment on Advertisers Can't Sell Hard Liquor But Google Can

ciaran — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:19:49 PDT

I'm with Danny on this one - those are Product results. Not ads. No-one's promoting anything (although why Google stops people bidding on booze terms is a whole other discussion)

Comment on Yahoo! Gets With The IP Delivery

jeffquipp — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:16:45 PDT

Alright ... yup they did it here in Canada just a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully they're rolling it out across the globe then. Go Yahoo!

Comment on Give Me Your Search Questions For Microsoft President Kevin Johnson!

ciaran — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:15:47 PDT

Why are they so intent on ignoring all the brand equity they've built up from 2 decades of marketing (probably at a cost of billions) that they insist on calling it Live Search. WTF is Live? It's meaningless.It's like the New York Times deciding to call their online version Tasty or something equally meaningless.

Comment on Use Twitter to Solve World Hunger and Bring Our Troops Home from Iraq!

ciaran — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:12:38 PDT

Nearly spat out my sandwich on reading this headline. Brilliant.

Comment on Give Me Your Search Questions For Microsoft President Kevin Johnson!

theGypsy — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:44:24 PDT

I'd be curious about there interest in visual block segmentation and if they are implementing it or intend to implement it within ranking/scoring mechanisms. They have had a few papers and patents relating to it (including VIPs)... I am curious what direction they are going with it. Bill covered the most recent publication this week... more info there...2c