(Updated Jan-3-2013; since I started writing this post, a lot has changed. I initially began to write about the Auto-generated pages by YouTube back in Oct 2012. Only being able to finalize the post after the FTC closed the negotiations with Google on their behavior) For an SEO workshop at First Round Capital, I collected a number […]
Pied a Terre Shoe Ads
While doing some research for KW/Page rankings for Airbnb, I came across an un-related paid search advertisement by my former employer, eBay. It’s kind of funny that I used to know how keywords would flow into the paid search systems for those targeted ads, and sometimes completely unrelated ads could have massive Return on Investment. […]
Another Day, Another Drama in SEO Land
Sometimes you wonder if we, SEO’s, should all come together and just start ignoring these kind of link bait posts. I’m talking about the article from Paul Boag at Smashing Magazine today with the title: The Inconvenient Truth about SEO. To avoid playing into Paul’s cards, I’m not linking to his article, but instead linking to the […]
Google Dance 2007 T-Shirt
Back in 2007, at the SES San Jose, I picked up the T-Shirt I was wearing today. I believe it must have been the last Google Dance at a large search marketing conference. The SES in San Jose in 2007 has gone down in history as the point Google brought down the hammer on Paid […]
Local SEO Travel Guides or Great UX
Three weeks ago, I wrote a post of my move to join Airbnb. Then I got a major shout out for a new product of Airbnb launched just a couple of weeks ago, the local travel guides for Neighborhoods. I wish I could take that much credit, but these Neighborhood guides were already in the […]
LEGO SEO Avatar DennisG by SEOBook
I’m totally amazed and humbled Aaron Wall, of SEOBook, has made a Lego SEO Avatar of me. This is awesome and I instantly changed my Twitter avatar already with the Lego Avatar. Why? Because I love Lego, I can’t wait my boy is at an age we can play together and build super structures made […]
SEO Job Description
As I wrote a long article about the top SEO positions available right now at eBay and at Amazon, I’ve seen a couple of relevant search referrals bringing traffic (the ones not obscured by Not Provided!). And curious as I am, I did a couple of searches where I stumbled on something interesting on the […]
You Want Links: Be Helpful for #HappyDance
As an SEO, I’m still always happy to get a link thrown at one of my sites (#Happy Dance when linked to). Building links for better rankings can be hard, and is a specific skill set I’m afraid I have a black spot in as there was not a big need in my former job […]