Pingbacks still being used to spam WordPress blogs
Lots has changed in the world of link building but it seems that some “SEO Professionals” still believe that random pingbacks will help, rather than hinder, their clients. Take this example, found on the website for my local Pilates class… I’m not sure which alternate reality makes forex, bonsai and contact lenses relevant to Pilates [...]
Social Media Gaffes
I just bought a mountain biking magazine and was interested in a new product line from The North Face. Sat down and googled for their website and looked at their mountain biking range. Nothing came up that looked remotely like the clothes pictured. They did, however, have a link to their facebook account so I [...]
If you spam Google will catch up with you.
Google changes the rules constantly… and I like that. I like that they work hard to deliver good results and they have the people on board who are smart enough to know spam when they see it. There are alot of people running scared after the latest round and they’ve discovered that all that comment [...]
Crushing It… still so very relevant…
Users on digitalpoint often ask “What niche is profitable right now?” and my response is always “Follow your passion. If you don’t believe in your topic then you won’t get far”. It goes without saying that, for them, my answer is the “wrong answer”. Chasing the dollar is a pretty soulless way to operate. I’ve [...]
Google searches with 2012 on the rise
Some things never change but for others time plays an important role. When I search for technical info the web is now so mature that, increasingly, I’m adding 2012 onto my queries so that the date of the information becomes an important search criteria. I thought I’d take a look at Google Trends for the [...]
Akismet.org blacklist is a toothless threat?
I’ve been a user of Akismet right from when it was in Beta and running under a completely different name – it is so good I can’t imagine turning it off. I’m surprised, though, that spammers don’t take the threat of being blacklisted more seriously. I know I’d be seriously pissed off if I hired [...]
Video Tutorials suck
Call me old fashioned, Possums, but when I’m learning new information I like to read, not watch. With site scraping and plagiarism being a huge problem it was inevitable that intellectual property was going to need to be protected in a way that can’t be achieved by a regular web page. First there were podcasts [...]
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Dimwitted Blog Comments shouldn’t be mistaken for genuine interest
A few months ago I was lucky enough to have VIP tickets to Katherine Wilson’s event in NZ Fashion Week. I’ve since been following Katherine’s blog. Most days I don’t have time to read her posts but for some reason today’s entry caught my attention. On Cheating The article, itself, is absolutely fine. What has [...]