Archive for May, 2009

SEO Conferences: To Go or Not to Go

SEO conferences are everywhere with speakers ranging from persons as knowledgeable as actual Google employees to more obscure self-declared SEO experts. The question though is whether there’s even really any value in attending these conferences? The answer to that question is the same as for many questions: it all depends. Depends on what? I find that the value of attending SEO conferences depends on several things including: 1) The speaker(s) - The expertise of the speaker both in their field and their ability to convey information is vital if you want to get anything out of the conference. We all know how ... 0 Comments

Microsoft Unveils New Search Engine – Bing

SEOs look out there’s a new search engine that’s perfect for search engine marketers – BING. Microsoft has unveiled its new “decision engine” Bing. The question now is if it’s any good, and the answer from all over is yes. Compared to LiveSearch, Bing definitely got my attention, and will probably be getting the search industry’s attention for weeks to come. So what does Bing have to offer? Like any search engine you can look for information you need using Bing but unlike normal search engines it is a specialized engine that ... 0 Comments

SEO and Efficiency

SEO is a job that requires constant attention to any possible effects of Google’s frequent algorithm changes on the websites you maintain. Most days it is pretty boring looking at all the stats but some days sudden changes in PR, whether for the good or bad, can surprise you. If you manually check the stats of each website you maintain though it can be time-consuming and since most of the time there are really no major events happening that time consumed is frankly not worth it. This is why it is very important that as an SEO you learn to ... 0 Comments