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29
Feb
2008

The Mass-Accumulation of *.EDU Backlinks

Okay, there’s an obsession with *.edu backlinks — and I’m here to fill that void. Essentially, this will be a tutorial on how to find .edu/.gov backlinks (nothing too fancy). Be forewarned, the last few suggestions are slightly less serious.

Competitive Backlink Checking - Look at a domain name that is in direct competition for […]

Popularity: 40%

11
Feb
2008

Splogs (or Snews) Using Web-Stemming

Most are fairly familiar with the current trend in splogs that are stuffed with three AdSense units above the fold of the page.
These pages use blackhat SEO techniques of scraping RSS feeds from multiple blogs. They are then displayed on Google (if the SEO-er is innovative enough).
If you use partial feeds, you’re safe, […]

Popularity: 39%

20
Jan
2008

Keyword Tool: Number of Google Searches/Clicks

Google has a traffic estimator (aka Traffic Estimator Sandbox) that allows you to check the amount of clicks each key term/phrase will generate per day, but they require you to put in a lot of information (regarding CPC, target country, etc.).
So, if you bookmark this page, this form could just make things a little bit […]

Popularity: 36%

9
Jan
2008

Buy 100’s of .edu & .gov Links

I just received an email from the site (or was forwarded it) from the site I discussed earlier for selling .edu links. It appears that a third party (SEOer) is involved in the project and has some affiliation with Adison University — or this person is the webmaster for Adison University. Here’s part […]

Popularity: 24%

27
Dec
2007

Google AdWords: Free Keyword Tool External

Google’s free AdWords tool: “Keyword Tool External” shows everyone’s SEO dream — which keywords and phrases they’d like to optimize for. There are a few ways to analyze these results — and they’re discussed through this article in comparison to other major keyword tools.
Overture search inventory
Overture hasn’t been updated since January 2007, and has […]

Popularity: 12%