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<title>SEO News / Top Votes</title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com</link>
<description>SEOVoter  votes</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Google Trends for Websites]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-trends-for-websites/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-trends-for-websites/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:54 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-trends-for-websites/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you are on the web, or do Web Analysis, it is a real crime if you don&amp;#8217;t tap into the reams and reams of competitive intelligence data that is available online. It is a core component of a successful Web Analytics 2.0 strategy.A lot has changed even in the last six months in the [...]<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Real-World, Low-Risk, High-Reward Link Building Strategies]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/real-world-low-risk-high-reward-link-building-strategies/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/real-world-low-risk-high-reward-link-building-strategies/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:53 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/real-world-low-risk-high-reward-link-building-strategies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Three sessions down, three sessions to go. Chris Tolles is moderating this session with speakers Eric Enge, President, Stone Temple Consulting; Rebecca Kelley, Search Marketing Consultant, SEOmoz; Roger Montti, Founder and Owner, martinibuster.com; and Greg Hartnett, President, Best of The Web. Eri<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Life at Google Friday: Amanda in Seattle]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/life-at-google-friday-amanda-in-seattle/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/life-at-google-friday-amanda-in-seattle/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:52 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/life-at-google-friday-amanda-in-seattle/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, Amanda Camp is bringing us a Life at Google video about what life is like at Google.Amanda is a software engineer at Google&amp;#8217;s office in Seattle, WA.Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfJPs6JbI7IOffer your visitors RSS via e-mail using www.aweber.comBlog<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Tells Search Engines No Links to Black Friday Ads]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/wal-mart-tells-search-engines-no-links-to-black-friday-ads/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/wal-mart-tells-search-engines-no-links-to-black-friday-ads/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:48:51 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/wal-mart-tells-search-engines-no-links-to-black-friday-ads/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Black Friday advertisement flyers from Wal-Mart have hit the web early after a leak and Wal-Mart is not only going after the sites that have posted the Black Friday specials, but also the search engines which are indexing or linking to them. Wal-mart&amp;#8217;s legal team is targeting sites that have <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Super Session: Search Engines and Webmasters - aka: The Search Engine Smackdown]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/super-session-search-engines-and-webmasters---aka-the-search-engine-smackdown/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/super-session-search-engines-and-webmasters---aka-the-search-engine-smackdown/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:01:39 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/super-session-search-engines-and-webmasters---aka-the-search-engine-smackdown/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I could not be more excited for this session. Not because this is an easy session to recap, because it's totally not, but because it's the very last one and after this one is over, I get to go home. Brett Tabke has a whole group of search engine reps...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unique Search - Targeting Semantic Root Phrases and Keywords]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/unique-search---targeting-semantic-root-phrases-and-keywords/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/unique-search---targeting-semantic-root-phrases-and-keywords/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:26 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/unique-search---targeting-semantic-root-phrases-and-keywords/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is a saying we throw around the office, target the root and devour the low hanging fruit. Simply put, low hanging fruit (keywords with high conversion and low competition) are one of the best kept secrets of SEO.There are more keywords under the surface than their are keywords rev<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Google Ad Planner]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-ad-planner/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-ad-planner/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:25 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-ad-planner/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google&amp;#8217;s Ad Planner is less a competitive intelligence tool and more a tool that gives fantastic insights into understanding behavior of visitors to your website in context of the broader ecosystem.It also helps answer critical questions that have thus far stymied Online Marketers of al<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Partners with Buy.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-partners-with-buy-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-partners-with-buy-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:23 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-partners-with-buy-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google recently launched video chat for Gmail.  But, you obviously cannot have a video chat without a video camera.  So Google has generously offered some links through Buy.com to purchase a camera.As far as I can tell after looking at the links (in the source view), they are clear HTML clear<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Launches Voice Recognition Search for Apple iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-launches-voice-recognition-search-for-apple-iphone/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-launches-voice-recognition-search-for-apple-iphone/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:22 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-launches-voice-recognition-search-for-apple-iphone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google search has now added voice recognition software to their search application on Apple iPhones. Now, iPhone users can request Google results without having to type information on their phones, a must for drivers or those on the go &amp;#8230; aren&amp;#8217;t phones for speaking and listening anyway?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Overview on Taxonomy, Relevance Score and Website Authority]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/an-overview-on-taxonomy-relevance-score-and-website-authority/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/an-overview-on-taxonomy-relevance-score-and-website-authority/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:23:29 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/an-overview-on-taxonomy-relevance-score-and-website-authority/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The process of how a website develops credibility and authority among its digital pier group is rather intriguing. One moment your clawing and scratching just to get anyone to notice your site exists, then the next thing you know your website has more traffic from your preferred audience from searc<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Tips and Techniques from The Archives]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-tips-and-techniques-from-the-archives/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-tips-and-techniques-from-the-archives/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:17:43 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-tips-and-techniques-from-the-archives/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Each day thousands of small businesses and top level executives realize that they need SEO. Each has their own reasons, some because they are tired of seeing their favorite competitors dominate search results.Others because they are tired of the dependency on sponsored or pay per click <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With SEO, The Only Competition is Yourself!]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/with-seo-the-only-competition-is-yourself/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/with-seo-the-only-competition-is-yourself/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:17:29 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/with-seo-the-only-competition-is-yourself/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many often mistake the connotation of competition when it comes to SEO and your competitors. They say that which does not kill you makes you stronger, that is true, but what if you are mislead and competing with the wrong opponent?Fighting the wrong battles is a waste of time and energy<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Every Word is a Keyword for SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/every-word-is-a-keyword-for-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/every-word-is-a-keyword-for-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:17:26 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/every-word-is-a-keyword-for-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You have to look beyond keyword research if you want to be one of those companies that always appears at the top of search results. This implies knowing how to create traditional appeal in non traditional ways.However, what does that mean specifically? We know that doubling conversion d<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On Page SEO Tips for Link Distribution]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/on-page-seo-tips-for-link-distribution/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/on-page-seo-tips-for-link-distribution/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:17:17 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/on-page-seo-tips-for-link-distribution/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered how to get more from your on page SEO factors? Well then here is a quick tip. Off page SEO such as external links and their respected reputation (their age, authority and flow) can only get you so far, ultimately, what you do with your on page factors are where the ranking battles [..<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Value of Aggregators, Syndication and Hub Pages]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-value-of-aggregators-syndication-and-hub-pages/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-value-of-aggregators-syndication-and-hub-pages/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:16:42 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-value-of-aggregators-syndication-and-hub-pages/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are your pages hub pages or destinations? Search engines and SEO only provide one type of traffic (referral based), however there are other ways for traffic to find your website such as visitors frequenting an authority or hub site and following a link to your domain.Hub pages are typically p<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:16:41 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am an immigrant to the United States.In the process of becoming a citizen there was one document, with a wonderful snippet, that continues to be deeply inspiring for me. It reflects the promise of America.The document was the United States Declaration of Independence [text here], and <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay per Click Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/pay-per-click-management/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/pay-per-click-management/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:16:41 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/pay-per-click-management/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Seems that our Per click team have been sitting some more exams, Adam just took and passed :Well done AdamDaveN<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Shelf Organic SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/top-shelf-organic-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/top-shelf-organic-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:16:40 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/top-shelf-organic-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five minutes between sessions is not enough. In case you were wondering. Here we are in the very first real session of PubCon with moderator Mark Jackson, President and CEO, VIZION Interactive, Inc., and panelists Jill Whalen, CEO, High Rankings; Bill Hunt, Search Effectiveness Team Lead, IBM.com, <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Moves Support from Groups to Forums]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-moves-support-from-groups-to-forums/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-moves-support-from-groups-to-forums/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:16:40 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/google-moves-support-from-groups-to-forums/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google recently announced that they are moving all of their support over to a forum rather than Google Groups.This is a pretty big shift.  The look is different, the feel is different, and the usability is different.  It actually feels more like a forum now, rather than just a discussion grou<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Engagement and Conversion Using Marketing Incentives]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/engagement-and-conversion-using-marketing-incentives/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/engagement-and-conversion-using-marketing-incentives/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:54 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/engagement-and-conversion-using-marketing-incentives/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So you've heard it several times before…what good is SEO and website traffic if it doesn't convert. No matter what your conversion objective is (request free quote, buy a product, provide customer information, etc), if a site visitor is not engaged, they will not convert.Although this m<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Web Analytics Data Reconciliation Checklist]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/the-ultimate-web-analytics-data-reconciliation-checklist/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/the-ultimate-web-analytics-data-reconciliation-checklist/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:54 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/the-ultimate-web-analytics-data-reconciliation-checklist/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ideally you should only have one web analytics tool on your website.If you have nothing and you are starting out then sure have a few different ones, stress test them, pick the one you love (just like in real life!), but then practice monogamy.At the heart of that recommendation is a pa<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What does SEO stand for?]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/what-does-seo-stand-for/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/what-does-seo-stand-for/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:53 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/what-does-seo-stand-for/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ok I know that it stands for Search Engine Optimisation, but when I&amp;#8217;m asked by people not in the industry what is the best way to explain without my normal smart arse response&amp;#8230;so when people say what does SEO stand for? what should I answer?DaveN<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SMX East 2008 Give It Up: White Hat Edition]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/smx-east-2008-give-it-up-white-hat-edition/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/smx-east-2008-give-it-up-white-hat-edition/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:53 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/smx-east-2008-give-it-up-white-hat-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One month ago, SMX East held it's Give It Up session -- this time with a new twist. All the secrets revealed by the panelists were tips considered to fall into the white hat category of search engine-accepted search engine optimization techniques. As with all Give It Up sessions, the...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama vs. McCain : Search &amp; Social Scorecard]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/obama-vs--mccain--search--social-scorecard/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/obama-vs--mccain--search--social-scorecard/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:52 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/obama-vs--mccain--search--social-scorecard/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pete Quily has put together a case study on the search and social results of the Barack Obama and John McCain online presence among Google, Google News, Image and Video Search, Technorati, Wordpress and Yahoo along with subscriber numbers from Youtube, Flickr, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Friend <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO or Design, Which is More Important?]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-or-design-which-is-more-important/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-or-design-which-is-more-important/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-or-design-which-is-more-important/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As an SEO company, we have the opportunity review dozens of websites a week as candidates for search engine optimization. The bottom line is, unless you want visitors to have the same reaction as the photo below, realize that you only have one chance to make a first impression.How many <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Google Insights for Search]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-insights-for-search/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-insights-for-search/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/competitive-intelligence-analysis-google-insights-for-search/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Save the best for last! Insights for Search is one of the most awesome research tools you&amp;#8217;ll use. I promise.We have learned how to use Trends for Websites to measure core site metrics and identify strengths and weakness of our competitors.We built on that by learning how the Googl<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The SEO's 10 Commandments]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-seos-10-commandments/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-seos-10-commandments/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/the-seos-10-commandments/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Hart, Director, Eastern Region Operations Editor's note: When Christopher Hart went to the Scary SEO conference last weekend, he donned the official Bruce Clay, Inc. attire -- a branded shirt and slacks. Little did he know his wardrobe and color choices would lead everyone to believe<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Halloween 2008!]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/happy-halloween-2008/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/happy-halloween-2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/happy-halloween-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&amp;#8217;s that time of year again!  Google wishes everyone a happy halloween.This year&amp;#8217;s Halloween [holiday logo] is actually really cool, in my opinion.  The designer did a great job with it.Offer your visitors RSS via e-mail using AWeber.comBlogged on Google News by<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Linkedin Introduces Applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/linkedin-introduces-applications/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/linkedin-introduces-applications/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/linkedin-introduces-applications/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Linkedin, a professional networking social site has just announced the introduction applications that enable you to collaborate on projects, get key insights, and present your work to the world's largest professional network.Currently they have not opened the platform up to all developers but rathe<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Says: Wea4re Ok and Wea4re Definitely Fine]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-says-wersquore-ok-and-wersquore-definitely-fine/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-says-wersquore-ok-and-wersquore-definitely-fine/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:24:28 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/google-says-wersquore-ok-and-wersquore-definitely-fine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amidst the ongoing economic and financial turmoil and beating industry analysts&amp;#8217; predictions and forecasts, &amp;#8220;miraculously&amp;#8221; Google still managed to pose some considerable growth as reported in their 3Q Financial Report. Eric Schmidt sums it up by saying:&amp;#8220;We had a good t<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Unexpectedly Obvious SEO Tools]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/five-unexpectedly-obvious-seo-tools/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/five-unexpectedly-obvious-seo-tools/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:24:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/five-unexpectedly-obvious-seo-tools/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tools are a critical part of any SEO's arsenal. Competitive research tools, keyword research tools, link analysis tools, project management tools, check server tools, rank checking tools, rep management tools, analytics tools -- I could go on. There are free tools and not-so-free tools. There are t<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[a4SEO Tacticsa4 to Improve Search Engine Positioning]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/ldquoseo-tacticsrdquo-to-improve-search-engine-positioning/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/ldquoseo-tacticsrdquo-to-improve-search-engine-positioning/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:24:21 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/ldquoseo-tacticsrdquo-to-improve-search-engine-positioning/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Instead of propagating hoopla with a long introduction or preamble, let&amp;#8217;s just get down to some real SEO tactics that you can put into practice to improve your website&amp;#8217;s search engine position.If you are familiar with link velocity (the rate in which you acquire or lose link<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Training Criteria and Qualifications]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-training-criteria-and-qualifications/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-training-criteria-and-qualifications/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:24:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/seo-training-criteria-and-qualifications/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bruce is in Australia this week to present the SEOToolSet Training course, and it reminded me of the value of ongoing search engine optimization training. Conferences are an excellent way to continue your search engine marketing education, especially for those who have been in the industry a while.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 SEO Techniques for Top 10 Rankings]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/10-seo-techniques-for-top-10-rankings/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/10-seo-techniques-for-top-10-rankings/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/10-seo-techniques-for-top-10-rankings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Truly understanding the SEO process (starting with a goal instead of trying to fix something after the fact) represent two distinct schools of thought.Having a general understanding of the stages involved in search engine optimization can produce moderate rankings, but just as search en<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web Analytics: An Hour A Day - Book Update]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/web-analytics-an-hour-a-day---book-update/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/web-analytics-an-hour-a-day---book-update/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/web-analytics-an-hour-a-day---book-update/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let&amp;#8217;s have some fun, and a break from all the tough work of . . . well . . . . work.It has been an incredible eight months since I wrote about my book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, clearly I am not doing enough SSP (shameless self promotion)! This blog gets a nice [...]<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beanbag or Bean Bag ?]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/beanbag-or-bean-bag-/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/beanbag-or-bean-bag-/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:22:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/beanbag-or-bean-bag-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Beanbag or a Bean Bag. Well, that&amp;#8217;s the debate that has been circling the office like wildfire in a dry timber shack this afternoon.DaveN has been sent a beanbag chair from Sumo lounge. He calls it a &amp;#8220;His Bean Chair&amp;#8221; which he is  very defensive over, in-fact so defensive I<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sponsored Links Gets More Image Visibility]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/sponsored-links-gets-more-image-visibility/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/sponsored-links-gets-more-image-visibility/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:22:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Google/sponsored-links-gets-more-image-visibility/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google&amp;#8217;s Sponsored Links position within search results now has images included with its sponsored listings.Here&amp;#8217;s what it looks like.First impressions I actually like it.  Even as a Google user such as myself, I 200% more likely to click on a sponsored link now.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog Search Engines : The Complete Overview]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/blog-search-engines--the-complete-overview/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/blog-search-engines--the-complete-overview/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:22:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/blog-search-engines--the-complete-overview/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blog search tools are numerous; most of them are pretty much useless (per my opinion). Here I am looking only at the most helpful and unique ones that I do recommend trying and that offer some great features.Google Blog SearchTechnoratiBlog PulseBlog Lines<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Duplicate Content and Shingle Analysis for SEO]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/duplicate-content-and-shingle-analysis-for-seo/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/duplicate-content-and-shingle-analysis-for-seo/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:41:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Search Engine Optimization</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/duplicate-content-and-shingle-analysis-for-seo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Search engines use shingles (groups of content or clusters of words in &amp;#8220;exact match&amp;#8221; form) and shingle analysis to extract the block-level contextual references and assemble the content of a web page. You hear the warnings about duplicate content in regards to SEO, but what does it real<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Analytics Releases Advanced Segmentation: Now Be A Ninja!]]></title>
<link>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/google-analytics-releases-advanced-segmentation-now-be-a-ninja/</link>
<comments>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/google-analytics-releases-advanced-segmentation-now-be-a-ninja/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:41:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<category>Analytics</category>
<guid>http://www.seovoter.com/Analytics/google-analytics-releases-advanced-segmentation-now-be-a-ninja/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Google Analytics team announced the release of seven features today. The next stage in the metamorphosis of the popular web analytics tool.Without a doubt the feature that I am most excited about is Advanced Segmentation. This has been a long time coming (can you sense my pushiness!), and<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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