Author Archives: Dave

About Dave

I'm an SEO who loves all things SEO. Makes sense from clutter. Innovating ways to rank and achieve converting quality traffic. Good IA design for page flow. Technical SEO, blowing up other people's theories, testing and proving/disproving ideas. This is fun. Enjoy the ride.

Hilarious – Social Media Explained

I don’t need to elaborate too much on this one, it’s awesomeness is self evident. Every once in a while you stumble across something you just have to share.  My friend April shared this with me, using “donuts” as the … Continue reading

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Using Twitter To Find Trustworthy Sources & Links

Like it or not (I happen to like it), social media is here to stay and changing the landscape for SEO and user sourced traffic. Okay, it’s been a rapidly emerging signal and opportunity for 2 years now, but whether … Continue reading

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Organic SEO CTR by Search Rank Position

I was reconciling some older research on click thru rates by SEO position (a regular activity for SEOs needing to provide market agnositic forecasts or broad estimates for clients or in house work) and meant to share the brief but … Continue reading

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SEO Spider Tool Showdown – A1 vs. Xenu vs. Screaming Frog

xenu spider tool

As a longtime SEO, I get all giddy when a tool truly lives up to it’s promise and delivers. I’ve been using spider tools for years, they’re an essential part of your toolkit to help you do a ton of … Continue reading

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Google Panda/Farmer Update, SMX, and SEO Buzz…

Just returned from SMX West in San Jose – was great to meet up with some SEO pals and shmooze about what’s working, what’s not, and what’s around the corner. Danny Sullivan was his usual self, full of insight and … Continue reading

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