Google Updates & Search Behaviour Towards Content Marketing
Today we are going to discuss the chameleon that is the SEO industry, forever trying to adapt to the harsh world of the SERP’s. Below you will see search user interest in the term ‘content marketing’ from 2004 to present…
Transparency
I’m sure that you cultured lot will have heard this famous Oscar Wilde quote There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. This quote to me explains the latest…
The Saloon of Literature
There is a new SEO/Online Marketing blog in town > Welcome to The Saloon of Literature Want to know whether The Saloon is the place for you? The Saloon of Literature is a watering hole for the mind. The Saloon…
Survey on Social Media Usage
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Growth Hacker vs SEO
They’re coming! In case you couldn’t work it out the table above shows relative growth for jobs related to Growth Hacking and SEO. iwonderifanchortextwillpassvianofollow
Being Wrong
How often have you read or even said the following? “If you’re doing x like y you’re doing it wrong.” “Oh I can’t believe that agency x still uses that link building technique…” “Any clients that have been bludgeoned by…
The Breakup Shake-Up: Dumped by a Client
Hey dudes & dudettes, guest post time again Today we are with Dustin Verburg a writer and musician based in Boise, ID. When he’s not playing guitar, Dustin writes about good blogging practices, white hat SEO and internet ethics. He writes for Page…
The Angry SEO #4 – Maybe Your Site is Shite?
Hi faithful readers of 01100111011001010110010101101011 (I totally didn’t just press CTRL+C CTRL+V, I really do know the name of the site) – my name is Emma and I “do that SEO thing” and really like Pokemon and drawing stupid comics and ranting….
Dear Rand Fishkin…
Don’t worry Moz fans this isn’t a blog post written about Rand. I have nothing nasty to say No this post is based around an interesting email I received the other week. I’ve decided to post it but I’ve left…
Conversion Optimisation You’ll Understand…
Lolled at this from No Pork Pies
Redefining ‘Quality Content’
I’ve just seen an amusing tweet from Lyndon Antcliff (if you’re not following him, go now and do so.) which links to this article The post talks about not aiming to make specific content but just to make something exceptional. The…
Creating Content For Potential Customers
Does the following sound like you? *slow walk towards the camera* I don’t know what to write about. My client works within a really dry sector so I struggle to create content for their potential customers. I’m lacking creative ideas….
Scott D Smith – Spammy Spam Spammer
This particular SEO has spammed this website for a while and I’ve got bored of it. I know my comments are ‘do follow’ (suddenly making it highly valuable…) but just don’t be a twat eh? Yes, especially if you have…
The Angry SEO #3 – Maybe We Shagged Their Wife?
The recent Angry SEO posts (Angry SEO #1 and Angry SEO #2) have gone down really well and today we have issue #3 to deal with. Like the title? Sex sellsss. In today’s issue our secret SEO appears to be a bit upset…
301 > Evoke
This is how you do a 301 redirect, right? In case the above is misunderstood, me and a band of online idiots are creating something of note at Evoke. Don’t wait up
Panda & Penguin Hyperlol
I’ve just read the following tweet from Chris When I see people moaning within the SEO community I always like to have a look and see what it’s about. I need the drama in my life, without which I’d be…
Crap Content = Traffic
Below you will see some traffic data over the last 20 months for http://01100111011001010110010101101011.co.uk The numbers are lame in comparison to my other SEO superstar peers but it doesn’t really matter, so yeah, here it is. If this isn’t proof that spamming…
Positivity (or SEO is Alive!)
The SEO world post Panda and Penguin has been difficult leaving many an SEO pretty angry, stressed and confused. I doubt that there are any of you out there who have not had any SEO problems to deal with be it…
IFTTT > Twitter > Tumblr
Recently I’ve been pissing about with IFTTT to make recipes that allow you to do stuff that is enjoyable but totally unnecessary. So what have I been doing? Glad you asked: I’ve made a recipe that adds all my Twitter…
The Angry SEO #2 – Dear Useless Bastard…
So last week’s post by Angry SEO #1 appeared to have struck a chord with you guys. I think it’s nice to be able to anonymously vent about a client, company or co-worker so if you would like to do…
Linking Out To Quality Content
Linking out to quality content is what I’m doing today. I’m trying to help you guys but you don’t seem to be taking this stuff on board. If you read this stuff, you will improve your service and that’s what…
The Angry SEO #1 – I Am Not A Magician…
I’ll stop adding guest posts when people stop sending me stuff. Today we have a heart felt plea from SEOBastard, a fine young fellow who just wants to be understood. ———————————————————— Dear client, It may not have occurred to you…
Like An SEO Myspace…
Today I’m writing in italics, cool. I’ve had an idea about creating pages about SEO’s who are really proud of certain work that they have done. As Chris said a bit like an SEO Myspace… I’m not 100% sure what…
SEO Spammer Trolling
This is an absolute monster of a post. If you enjoy a good ol lolathon then grab a coffee/beer/absinthe whatever and enjoy. Today we have Chris Dyson of Triple SEO back discussing the nuances of trolling SEO companies, laters y’all! —————————————————————…
Blaming Competitor X
So how many of you have blamed a competitor for bad link building when resubmitting a site on your clients behalf? “Look at all these dreadful links! We didn’t know that they would do such awful things when we signed…
I’m Wasted Here, I Should be Matt Cutts’ Wingman.
I’m getting increasingly lazy with age so today we have yet another awesome guest post this time by Patrick Hathaway who when not busy being married to catwoman (stealing Google quality rater guidelines above) does some online marketing stuff for Ideasbynet the…
Quality Content #349,493
This is absolutely superb.
101 Post Penguin Link Building Tips – STFU!!
Hey kids! Guest post time! Today we have a penguin based rant via Chris Dyson one of the smartest UK SEO’s going and fellow CEO of Link Builder Awareness Day. I don’t always like to swear when writing my blog posts but…
The Link Building Survey 2012 – The Results!
Today is a very special day for the community – Link Builder Awareness Day #LBAD is something very close to our hearts, if you have any spare change or links to go towards this excellent cause then please give where…
Couldn’t Think Of A Decent Title
Hi. Pull up a chair. Pour yourself a drink. I’m going to ramble for a bit. This post is more for my benefit than anyone else. I know, another shit personal opinion post plugging up the SEO sector. Close is top…
Duplicate Content
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the…
#Protip – 1
A simple way to improve an outreach email Today I’m starting a series of #protips. I’m really excited about the project and the opportunity to add some real value to the community. So many outreach (acceptable guest post link spam)…
Anatomy of a Successful Page…
Hmmm… whoever notices the slight lol in the image above wins a discman! This to me typifies 99% of content within the SEO/inbound/online marketing sector. Attempting to come across as knowledgeable without actually using any of their own advice. I’m…
SEO Merchandise – International Phenomenon
You have probably forgotten it already but I recently wrote a post about SEO Merchandise featuring a few T-Shirts full of in-jokes and lols aplenty. I had fun making them, had a chuckle in the comments section and thought nothing more…
Link Building Salary Survey
Real basic survey where I ask a few quick questions about link building. Check it out. I’ll be putting together a post on the results once they come in.
Leaked Documents Reveal Google’s Plans for Rio 2016
In line with Google’s mission to organise the world’s information, Google has deemed it necessary to take over running of the Olympic Games, starting at Rio 2016. The Google Organising the Olympic Games (GOOG) Committee is committed to delivering the…
How Google Webmaster Tools Helped Me Write This Post…
The title is a bit facetious. A play on Joel’s rants of late if you will. No, Joel’s right (though methinks I will have to craft a Princess Bride post…);but I digress. The impetus for this came from Dan Shure,…
How Can I Increase Relevant Visibility To My Post?
I’ve been playing a lot of Tetris recently on my way into work. It’s probably in my top 3 games. Anyway short post today with a small idea. Post content creation what do you do? Add a few social links…
I’ve Made It Into The Upper Echelon of the SEO Industry
You may have seen Giuseppe’s excellent anchor text survey (look broad keyword anchor text! Shame it’s from an irrelevant source )earlier today where he asked 18 SEO experts and myself to answer a few questions and give a few thoughts on…
This Made Me Smile… (It Wasn’t Me!)
Twotterspammer at my old job put this together*. I sometimes question whether the halo and horns should switch?** *I don’t believe that Rand Fishkin is the devil. In fact it’s quite possible that he is our saviour due to his…
How to Befriend Your Favourite SEO Rockstar!
One of the interesting things about the wonderful world of SEO is that we all start at ground zero, mainly thanks to a lack of official courses and/or certifications. From experience I’d hazard a guess that you learnt the dark arts…
Positive Things
Things that I’ve liked recently: 1 – A quote from Ayn Rand. I know most quotes are bullshit but this one strikes a chord with me Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that…
Michael J Kovis “Why is this post worthy?”
So here it is, Michael J Kovis, one of the most influencial SEO Gurus out there drops a bomb this Monday. He does not support shite content that is a waste of time!* Michael stuns us with yet another vicious…
SEO Merchandise!
I’ve been getting hateful comments from Andrew Mcgarry about the lack of merchandise on this website. He’s right, I should of got on that horse along time ago… With this in mind I’ve put a few t-shirts together (I REALLY…
Why I’m Likely Not to Like You in Real Life…
Hey kids! We have another awesome guest post brought to you by Anthony Pensabene. I’m pretty sure the bloke is ripping me on my own website but his writing style is excellent and he brings up some excellent points so…
How X Taught Me To Be A Better Y!
I realise that this viewpoint is far from original and that people rip on it all the time but if I read another article based around how my blind rottweiler taught me to be a better content writer, I will unleash my…
Top 10 Signs You Are A SEO Diva
This awesome guest post was written by the Online Marketing Owl. SEO webslinger. Content Creation Caped Crusader. Social Media Watchman. PPC Yie-Ar-Kung-Fu. SEOmozer - Andrew McGarry - Find out more about him here (look natural anchor text!) In an industry full of…
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I recently received a small snippet of music from my dear friend @twotterspammer and thought I’d add it here. If you remember this video you will recognise a few samples… #shortpostyeah? Good huh? Reminds me a bit of Boards of Canada. What…
Trust Issues Within The SEO Industry
This post isn’t about trust in a domain authority or a brand sense but in terms of good ol’ fashioned, reliably certain trust. If you have trust issues the definition is below… Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. How can you build trust? Fear…
This Original Title Was Shite & I’m A Twat
*Edit – I had stupidly forgotten to mention that there are some fucking awesomely, cool people that I’ve met thanks to Twitter. This slight hiatus has nothing to do with these guys. I’m just a bit jaded and have a…
#Template
Post layout: Reasoning/idea of post (usually stupid) Mock someone (inferiority complex) Obvious remark (is obvious) Average insight (stolen from elsewhere) Attempt at humour (stolen from Bill Hicks) Statement (terrifyingly cutting) Moral/point/purpose (usually lacking)
The SEO Coding Fallacy
For the second time in 24 hours David Cohen has given me an idea about a new post, this is something that I’ve been thinking about for a while. To learn how to code or not learn how to code…
Outing & Anonymous SEO Confessions
I read two posts today. The first one was a 4,000 word article about outing another SEO supplier and probable competitor. Unfortunately once again an article about outing certain SEO techniques gained a lot of attention via social media (particularly…
Building an Alternative SEO Glossary (Or Improving the SEO Lexicon, 1 Day at a Time)
As you probably know there are some superb SEO glossaries out there. My particular favourites being SEObook, SEOmoz and SEO-Theory (the top 3 results, nice one Google for training me to believe the top results are indeed the best.) Regardless of…
Sexy Algorithm Infographic
Three words that I didn’t think I’d ever type in order. I found this infographic via State of Search and thought it was worth sharing The original site (Outwilder) also posted a list of Google infographic sources in case you…
If I May Intrude On Your Thoughts For a Moment …
Hey! Hows it going 01100111011001010110010101101011zers? Bit of a mixed up post today, covering a couple of things have made me laugh over the last few days. This week you may have seen a post about some bloke leaving the internet? There has…
How A Fight Club Philosophy Could Save Black Hat SEO
I can’t sleep. I’m wired and I’ve just watched Fight club for the millionth time. Tyler Durden eh, yeah we all know Tyler. Lets remind the class of who and what he is: All the ways you wish you could…
Stuff What People Liked…
One of those internal linking posts… Everyone’s being transparent nowadays so I thought I’d follow suit Most Popular Articles on http://01100111011001010110010101101011.co.uk in 2012 (so far!): SEO Needs an Anti Hero (5,799 views) The Secret Diary of an Inbound Marketer (5,575…
Truth
This morning I was talking to James Perrott on Twitter about the SEO industries love for a good ol fashioned winners and losers list. The dudes at Search Metrics have tried to steal a march on others by creating a…
If Richard Branson & Henry Ford had a lovechild…
Let’s be honest, he wouldn’t be much of a looker but there is every chance he would have the maddest link building skillz on the planet. Here’s why…. Richard Branson Meticulous attention to detail Winning personality and charm Great publicist…
Panic!
AHHHHHH!! Where am I? Who am I? Google are striking back and they’re certainly fucking with a few people at the moment. Personally I can’t help thinking that it’s been a long time coming. A real good shake up. So…
Ross Hudgens Answers Your SEO Questions!
Hey, hey, hey! I know that you rabid 01100111011001010110010101101011zers have been DESPERATE to find out whether Ross has answered your questions or not! Good news = There were some testing questions asked which have supplied some excellent answers from Ross. Not…
Free Links This Way…
I love a good link building service image, they’re full of such hope! Anyway, If you had the opportunity to ask an SEO genius a question, what would you ask? What about if you had the opportunity to ask an…
The Secret Diary Of An Inbound Marketer
Today I’m delighted to announce another guest post from an award winning, high profile inbound marketer. Quite understandably we have had to keep their identity secret in case it caused an issue with their current clients and employer. 9:00 –…
SEO Needs an Anti-Hero
This genius guest post was written by Joel K, the best looking man in the world There’s a scene in Batman: The Dark Knight where Batman is interviewing the Joker. I strongly recommend you watch it so that you catch…
A Valentines Day SEO Interview with Swiss Toni!
Happy Valentine’s Day Zero and One-ers. You are in for an absolute treat today as I’ve managed to snag an interview with the infamous car sales man turned SEO guru, Swiss Toni. Following the collapse of his car dealership due…
The Bourne Legacy (well not really) & ‘Hilarious’ SEO
So it looks like they are making a new Bourne film called “The Bourne Legacy” without Matt Damon. I’m sure it will be a riproaring success… With this in mind I thought I’d rearrange some quotes from previous Bourne films…
Lolling @ Search Queries
I was just reviewing some of the searches that people have done to arrive at this wonderful site over the last month or so and thought that I would share them with the class. I have decided to link internally…
Quit Fucking About & Do Some Work!
Each day thousands of SEO’s waste hours of client work time reading the latest news or chatting via social media. There’s always one more article to read, bookmark or tweet about. We’ve got to the stage where we trick ourselves…
The Best SEO Interviews You Will Read in 2012
Right, this article is the shit. In fact it’s a fucking monster. I’ve been fortunate enough to discuss SEO with the people below and more importantly they have agreed to share their thoughts and ideas with you, the great unwashed….
How Hip Hop Influences the SEO Industry
Bit of a fun post today, looking into how rap lyrics can be used to explain the SEO industry. Track titles are in bold and thoughts in italics. Souls of Mischief – 93 Til Infinity Dial the seven digits Call…
How To Sell A Link Building Service
I was checking my email earlier and came across this gem. I’m getting soft and removed the name and number (in case my competitors are reading and want to get in contact with them.) I was going to just post…
Guaranteed Traffic Increases (or your money back)
Yes I know, the title makes me sounds like a twat. “Yeah right, like he can’t guarentee traffic! He can’t even spell guarantee!” I’m actually quite happy to put my balls on the line and say that if you work…
SEO Scenario – Paid Links
Scenario Page x is the most relevant result for the search query y but it doesn’t rank because it is on a brand new website which has a small amount of content and no links pointing to it. Morally is…
Exact Keyword Domains, They Fucking Work!
If I read about how exact keyword domains are being ‘dampened’ one more time I’m going to have a seizure. I’ve reviewed some of the most expensive keywords for adsense clicks, so you can rest assured that these are fairly…
filetype:xls SEO
Get out of here you pervert. filetype:xls SEO, filetype:xls SEO
‘Alternative’ Link Building Ideas
I’ve just read through a billion link building documents and my brain is now fried. Whilst it’s cooling down I thought I’d put together a list of link building techniques that I haven’t read before. They probably exist somewhere but…
I am the Rank King
I’m tired. Like really tired. Where you get dehydrated after sports and feel a bit ‘weird’. Anyway I thought it was worth going through a few keywords that I rank for (don’t check yet!) Pickled Vienetta Slices in Rotherham Scrambled…
A List of SEO Tools that May Improve your Productivity
I have decided to write a guest blog for http://01100111011001010110010101101011.co.uk as I’ve left a couple of comments on here, but I have decided that I want to get a contextual back link to my site rather than just carpet bombing…
SEO People Lists & Judging an SEO
SEO people lists. We’ve all seen them, articles that talk about the latest SEO wunderkind. They generally contain the same people, including the same descriptions. I was reading the latest one yesterday and it made me think “How does the…
5 Ways a Client Can Sabotage SEO
Today we are going through a few reasons why clients can scupper or sabotage an SEO campaign. Yes there are the obvious reasons like making changes to the website without informing the SEO supplier, poor CMS, long sign off procedures…
How to Gain Referral Traffic from Open Site Explorer
Trying to write a semi decent sentence is difficult at the best of times. Gin hangovers make everything doubly difficult. However I’ve just woken up (yes it’s the weekend…) with an idea, whether it’s a decent one is for you…
Funniest SEO Moment of 2011
Kris Roadruck ranting about white hat SEO (negative) Rand Fishkin ranting about white hat SEO (positive) People thinking that Kris’ rant was written as ironic linkbait. If you don’t think that Kris’ post was a superbly, passionate and honest article…
Reasons Your Rankings Have Dropped & How to Fix it
The three possibilities for ranking drops: You did something wrong – Have you made any recent changes to the website? Where have you recently been building links? Your competitors did something half decent – Have they made any significant on page changes,…
10 Ways Having A Website Will Improve Your SEO!
Own a website and you will definitely rank in Google for any desired term. Want to rank for ‘Finance’? Just start a blog! In planning for your website be sure to add your keyword into the URL! I think I heard…