Thinking of content more than links – suprising myself.
I’m suprising myself in that lately I’ve been focusing more on "content" thinking, rather than "link" thinking….must have something to do with trying for this "naturalness" stuff then engines have been trying to get us to move towards for years…but only recently has it really seemed to be a real ranking factor. This weekend I […]
- 12-11-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Seeking advice on Hotel/Lodging affiliate programs.
I’m seeking advice on Hotel – lodging affiliate programs. I’ve got a client whom has a great old site that ranks #1 for "somewhere" hotelsand #2 for "somewhere" lodging In hearing about his current affiliate agreement with a company called MyAreaGuide I was shocked at what MyAreaGuide has my client roped into. I’m going to be seeking another […]
- 12-09-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Webrings – A look at an old forgotten Traffic Tool.
Webrings – an old traffic tool for future SEO? Google defines webrings under these definations, I like the one from Dreamstalker the best, which defines webrings as: A WebRing is a group of similar sites that are grouped together in a circular ring and each site is linked to another by a simple navigation bar. […]
- 12-09-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
$1000 SEO Training Class for Free
SEO and Link Building Training Class on January 18th Free! I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but We Build Pages is going to be holding SEO and Link Building Training classes on a monthly basis (under the clever name of Link Ninjas). Day 1 will be a classroom type setting where you get ~2 hours training each […]
- 12-09-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Advertise here and get an award!
The Jim Boykin Best SEO Company Award – You could win a listing – Advertise Today. Jim Boykin will now be offering Internet Marketing Awards to the Top Internet Marketing Companies on the web. He will list the top 10 on a special Award Web page, and will also publish a book which will list […]
- 12-05-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Greg Boser’s collecting PPC Fraud Data
Greg Boser says on his blog that he’s going to be collecting PPC Click Fraud Data. Greg starts by saying that theres a few reports on PPC Fraud that make claims such as "Click fraud is the greatest threat facing the Internet" and they use statistics ranging from 15% to 35% of all clicks being click fraud, but […]
- 12-02-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Aaron Wall and Nick Wilson at SES
There’s been a change on the panel next week as the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago for the "SEM Via Communities, Wikipedia & Tagging" panel. Originally it was just Jeff Watts and I on this panel, but now we’ve got Nick Wilson and Aaron Wall on this panel as well. I also gave up my […]
- 12-02-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
Jim Boykin interviewed on SEO Buzzbox.
I was just interviewed by Aaron Pratt of SEO Buzzbox. In there I talk about Matt calling me Evil, saying "fuck it" to trying to rank high for "internet marketing" and more. (there’s my tease). Read the full interview of Jim Boykin by Aaron Pratt at SEO Buzzbox.
- 12-01-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
White lies clients tell us – and wife beating.
I’ve been reading SEO Speedwagon for a few months now, and today there was a killer post by Erik that had me cracking up. The opening paragraphs states: From a psychological perspective, it turns out that asking a new or potential client, "Have you ever engaged in any spammy or controversial SEO activity?" is quite […]
- 11-30-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
A Chat with Aaron Wall, new owner of Threadwatch
Chat with Aaron Wall – New owner of Threadwatch.org Threadwatch has been a staple daily (hourly) news read for me and thousands of other SEO’s since it started. In case you haven’t heard, Nick Wilson just sold the Threadwatch to Aaron Wall (of SEO Book fame). (SEO Book has been another daily (hourly read) to keep […]
- 11-30-2005
- Jim Boykin's Blog
