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Hidden Links Still Work Great For Top Rankings

I have been watching a free web counter site that sells massive amounts of image links tied to their free hit counters and obtains top rankings for their link buyers. I could never sell these type of links with a clean conscious but they do seem to work extremely well. Here is and [...]

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8Jul2008 | User ImageJohn Lessnau | 0 comments | Continued
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Website Critical Mass

There are few things as rewarding as seeing a website you developed hit its critical mass (see - tipping point ). Unless you are flush with venture money to pour into a massive marketing campaign, with a new website you have the a catch 22 that no one wants to join, read, become a member, [...]

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1Jul2008 | User ImageJohn Lessnau | 0 comments | Continued
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Just Say No To SEO Conferences

Over the past 4 years I attended several SEO conferences. This year, I have come to the conclusion that there is very little to be learned at these conferences and their real value is meeting people face to face in your industry. But even that has diminishing returns as you start seeing the same people [...]

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11Jun2008 | User ImageJohn Lessnau | 0 comments | Continued
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Twitterdoodle WordPress Plugin

The amount of instantaneous and up to the second information on Twitter fascinates me. While there are a ton of people that do mind numbing tweets (you know who you are - I think). There are also millions that are tweeting about their expertise and the latest topics of today. So I decided to [...]

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7Jun2008 | User ImageJohn Lessnau | 5 comments | Continued
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The Web’s New Transparency

A few days ago I emailed the owner of a forum I have participated in for 5 years and asked about his policy on changing member names. I was hoping I could change my member name to John_Lessnau from my anonymous member name. As I suspected, the forum does not allow member name changes [...]

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22May2008 | User ImageJohn Lessnau | 0 comments | Continued