24 October 2008 No Comment

A Huge Thank You
Before I get started with the week’s mini wrap up, I want to send a huge thank you to 2 special people. Alysson Fergison and Amakeda Ponds. Alysson has been helping with a lot of backend stuff for a new company a small group of us SEOs are starting (more info below), and Amakeda is getting a lot of PR (Press Release, not that other PR) stuff in order. So, I want to dedicate this post to you guys. Thank you both so much.

Interview with Greg Hartnett
David Mihm conducted an interview with president of ‘Best of The Web,’ Greg Hartnett about the advent of their local platform. It should be noted that, with a little promotion, your local profile can gain some rankings. This is a really good thing for brand visibility and rep management.

YouTube For SEOs
IMBroadcast started this week, allowing us SEO/SEM/Internet marketing guys and gals an avenue to promote videos specifically in our field. There were a few problems at launch as noted here, but the idea and site is incredible.

ScarySEO Kicked Off
Scary SEO started this week. It’s a conference unlike any other in that the attendees were capped. You would think that a small conference wouldn’t compete with their bigger counterparts, but the speakers there are some of the same ones you would see at SES or SMX. So, good on ya Scary SEO. I really wanted to be there, but I haven’t slept in days, and don’t plan to for weeks.

Learn To Build Links
I actually found this site last week, but neglected to comment on it. I was turned onto this link building blog and immediately became a loyal reader. Some of the articles and ideas on here are just incredible. Good reading. Also, there is a little slide in the upper right of the blog with link building tips. Seriously, follow this blog.

Google Wants to Play ‘Top Gun’
The New York Times ran a story on Google getting a fighter jet. The details of the story reveal that Google may not actually be the owner of the jet, but there are strong connections between the founders of Google, and the company that actually leased the jet. Seriously, I think the fight against spam and link sellers/buyers is getting out of control.

And, For The Personal Stuff
I released pictures of my newest child in a post here.

I have also been working, almost non-stop mind you, on a new company. We are going to offer a viable, conservative SEO solution for small businesses. The neat thing is, these small business owners will get to speak directly with me, and a few other professional SEOs as a part of the service. I hope to get more information on it out there soon. Very exciting. Again, I want to thank the people that are involved in this with me. A man is nothing without the people that support him.