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Re: There it is! 11th position on Google for my first name!

Chris M — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:20:52 -0000

Congratulations, Vlad. I don't know, I don't think that it'll be too difficult for you to defend that position. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you make it onto the first page eventually (with 10 results per page, of course).

Re: Ping My Blog Please- Trackbacks Are Followed

Chris M — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:48:20 -0000

Vlad,
I just stumbled across this now. I actually have enabled that pingback/trackback option, but it doesn't always seem to work. I've concluded that it has something to do with Movable Type. We're migrating over to wordpress, though, so you should start getting more pings. :)

Re: Do you Mahalo?

Chris M — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:50:15 -0000

He only has my interest because he doesn't have a chance, but I already vlogged about this. Let me throw in the URL because I'm a shameless self-promoter: http://blog.searchanyway.com/2007/06/mahalo_cal...

;)

Re: TheNewsRoom Introduces myRevenue

Chris M — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:52:34 -0000

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: this program has really limited potential for affiliate bloggers.

Re: No More Video Blogging?

Chris M — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:42 -0000

Vlad, you should just use whatever picture camera is lying around. I've been doing that all along, and it works fine...

Re: There it is! 11th position on Google for my first name!

Chris M — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:20:52 -0000

Re: Ping My Blog Please- Trackbacks Are Followed

Chris M — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:48:20 -0000

Re: Do you Mahalo?

Chris M — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:50:15 -0000

Re: TheNewsRoom Introduces myRevenue

Chris M — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:52:34 -0000

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: this program has really limited potential for affiliate bloggers.

Re: No More Video Blogging?

Chris M — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:42 -0000

Vlad, you should just use whatever picture camera is lying around. I've been doing that all along, and it works fine...

Re: New Algorithm Discovered: Natural Search & Paid Search Confluence by Google

Chris M — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:37:01 -0000

Maybe it has something to do with the traffic that was generated by the PPC campaign?

Also, maybe it had to do with personalized search. Did you and your client remember to log out of any Google accounts before searching the keyword?

Re: Comments on this blog no longer support the NoFollow tags!

Chris M — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:00:21 -0000

Good stuff Vinny. Definitely the right move...

Re: Building Blog Traffic By Commenting

Chris M — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:06:04 -0000

Given the nature of this post, I think that the authenticity of each of these comments could be questioned--including my own. :p

Re: SEO Gets Its Own Rock Song

Chris M — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:55:14 -0000

I didn't know that geeks were cool enough to make rock music.

Re: Linkbaiting in 2007

Chris M — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:27:38 -0000

It's funny how much buzz there is around Linkbaiting. The old school bloggers (re politicallly/socially minded one) have been in on this for years. Jim Boykin also offers his take on Linkbait vs Link Ninjas which is worth a gander. He makes some good points, but I think as far as blogs are concerned, Linkbait is often enough.

Re: Copernic’s Bouchard Takes Over CEO Role at Mamma.com

Chris M — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:04:54 -0000

I actually interview there some time ago. While waiting in the reception area, I was reading their investor's report: not a pretty picture. There was a sense of uncertainty lingering in the air at the time. Hopefully Bouchard can turn it around.

Re: Michael Jackson to Help IAC Enter Online Video Space

Chris M — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:18:33 -0000

It's really interesting that you should bring this up in a passing tense. I just read a post at HipMojo about how their President and Diller have so much in common: http://www.watchmojo.com/web/blog/?p=1244

Re: The Long Tail of Commenting: Never Blog Alone

Chris M — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:18:36 -0000

You know, as often as I give people this very same advice, I never seem to follow it myself.

It's just so easy to get caught up in actually posting and trying to sift through your feeds and make sense of all the info out there, that it's so easy to forget the whole point of what blogs are about: discussion.

Thanks for the reminder, Doug!!!

Re: Did You Really Have to Make a Video for That?

Chris M — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:03:26 -0000

Sorry you didn't like the clip, Tamar, but I think that this kind of blogging is definitely going to grow. After all, one of the rules of blogging is to keep short and sweet, and that can just as easily go into video as it can into writing. Just take a look at 1938 Media.

The written is great for how-to stuff, and for longer winded (re non-blog-friendly) op/ed stuff. But I think video is great a quick two-sense spot on just about anything. I mean, after all, you did watch it.

Re: YouTube Passes MySpace in Alexa Rankings

Chris M — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:52:43 -0000

I'm not yet sure how substantive this is. When people are on YouTube, their eyes are "stuck" to the video player. When they're on MySpace, they're wandering all over the page trying to absorb information. I have a funny feeling that advertising on MySpace is still worth more.

Re: How to get Google to notice YOU by USA Today

Chris M — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:41:35 -0000

I can only imagine that some of the advice they omitted was blogging. Obviously, no one can claim that you aren't aware of the benefits. :)

Re: Upgrade Complete! Do you notice anything?

Chris M — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:39:28 -0000

There seems to be a constant air of giddiness of "Ella." I can't say that I haven't succumb to it myself over my personal site. My enthusiasm even has my employers considering a migration over to the WP

Re: Stepping Outside of Your Bubble

Chris M — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:45:30 -0000

Ah, you just went and burst my own little (tech) bubble...

Re: Tips on Getting Media Interviews

Chris M — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:12:24 -0000

I couldn't agree more with taking a creative risk. As someone who has covered news for blogs and magazines, I can attest to the value of a sensational angle.

Nathania,
Your point about finding a hook is solid. Journalists are so hung up on up to the minute that you have to keep pace with them. Personalized press-releases are also key.

I'd add, though, setting a kind of PR schedule:

1) Create a hit list of publications you want to be covered by.

2) Start realistically. If you're not multi-national, don't start with The Economist. Start with the blogshpere. Build a press/media archive from the bottom-up.

3) Court correpondents from your hit-list. Figure just "who" at which publication on your hit-list would be interested in what you're doing, and build a rapport with them. Comment on their blog if they have one. One way or another, build a personal realtionship with them. It's not who you know, it's how well you know them.

Re: MyBlogLog Tools

Chris M — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:44:39 -0000

The potential of these tools really excite me. I just can't imagine someone paying for their subscription, though. Just like LinkedIn, I think any relatively net-savvy person could enjoy its full benefits without having to ante up.

Re: Top 5 Ways SEO Agencies and Clients Piss Each Other Off

Chris M — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:14:21 -0000

A bit of fault on both sides: Agency doesn't take time to explain strategy and expected targets/Client doesn't take time to ask or understand = complete miscommunication on objectives and realistic projections.

Re: SEO for Newbies

Chris M — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:20:22 -0000

I think one of the best analogies that I've read have come off of Solo SEO. It read:

I first start by asking the person to imagine they have started building a building, from which they wish to sell a product or service, and explain that the building represents their website. Some already have a building, some are better than others, some bigger, taller, fancier, but everyone in this example has a building in various stages of completion. Then we discuss the importance of a good foundation for the building/site, such as the proper use and placement of title, header, and description meta tags, internal and external links, and the use of a sitemap. Next topic is the items required to properly finish the building, such as building walls, putting in cabinets, wiring, flooring, painting, finish work, etc. These building steps are also imperative in the SEOing of a site; finding appropriate keywords, creating fresh, unique content, link building, etc. In this analogy the search engines represent the building inspectors. These inspectors all are looking to insure the building is built to code, and of a measured level of quality. Each inspector might value certain aspects of the building, more than the others due to their opinion, but all of them attempt to take these aspects into consideration when determining the overall