I am going to attempt to debunk almost every WordPress SEO “Expert” article ever written, and in some respects, this article even debunks some of the things I have written in the past. This article does not reference Google Toolbar PageRank in any way. First of all, you are going to need to do a little homework. Eric Enge interview with Matt Cutts The Eric Enge … [Read more...]
Zerorank: More Pagerank Carnage Round 5
I have been receiving emails and comments today about yet another PageRank downturn for multiple sites. Andrew Ooi has compiled a short list of Malaysian sites, many were as much as a PR5 previously, and currently show a PageRank of zero (a white bar) Examples include: Colleen's Simple Kind of Life and 5xmom. The numbers seem to be stable across multiple data … [Read more...]
SocialSpark.com Preview: PayPerPost Goes Googley?
I have been watching & listening to PostieCon via Ustream and chatting in the Meebo chat room, and at the same time exchanging a few emails with Ted Murphey about Izea’s (new parent company of PayPerPost) new Advertising marketplace, SocialSpark.com. What Is Social Spark? Advertiser Social Network Advertisers Interact With Bloggers: Build up a network of media … [Read more...]
Real or Fake Pagerank Update in Progress (Round 3)
Courtney stopped by to let me know about what appears to be a real PageRank update that is in progress if there can ever be a real update again. Many of the blogs highlighted in the update just a couple of days ago seem to have reverted to their previous position. Now for anyone who might be thinking otherwise, there are still some obvious penalties in place for a few … [Read more...]
Open Social Web: Google + Feedburner Really Is Bad For RSS
I honestly laughed when I saw the new “Open Social Web” Bill of Rights launched yesterday, not because it isn’t to some extent a useful idea, but because of one specific term… Control of whether and how such personal information is shared with others. 10 months ago I fired off a heated debate about RSS sharing, and how Google with it’s easy to share feeds could be killing the … [Read more...]