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Warning, this short post contains sexual innuendo (guess it’s too late for the warning now ) as well as a completely unproven conspiracy theory.

Google’s Problem

People are selling links which influence search engine rankings. Google hasn’t found a real way to do anything about it. They can identify some links algorithmically but not most of them.

Result: smart link buyers / traders are getting away with murder and Google’s got their undies in a bunch over it.

Google’s Solution

Since they can’t find a real solution to this problem, they go for the next best thing: viral scare tactics.

Oogabooga!

So what they do is chop the PR (read little green bar) down for many of the prominent SEO and marketing blogs.

Big mouth belly button worshippers these bloggers are, (more…)

Yes, it was about time.

Posting has been on the thin side lately. Very thin. I could go on with reasons, justifications and a whole load that would bore you to death while sounding like excuses, so I will dispense myself of it immediately and seize this occasion to introduce a brilliant new blogger to the scene. (more…)

Yes, there’s just something about putting on dorky shoes worn by hundreds of sweaty strangers that gets me in the mood for marketing talk.

At the risk of shattering my cool image for ever, I went bowling over the weekend and it was indeed quite enjoyable.

It was the second time of my adult life, the first being the weekend before. Don’t worry I’ll compensate by bungee jumping off a bridge with a blindfold or something equally super extreme to make up for it…

Anyways, here’s why it’s interesting: (more…)

If you do any Black Hat SEO, you already knew that of course…

It’s hard to talk about Google without bringing in some kind of “baby with the bath water” type analogy.

After all, they need to work algorithmically, and that means more often than not, there will be collateral damage.

Let’s look at an example with this blog. (more…)

It wouldn’t be fair, and likely legal, to reproduce here some of the emails I get from readers and customers.

Therefore I’ll rephrase and refrain from calling out anybody in particular:

Hey Alex,

I’ve been reading your blog for a while and I think it’s great. There’s tons of real info here and I always discover new things.

I really want to make money online so that’s why I’m writing to you for some advice. (more…)

I have been tagged by Cord for the 8 Random Things Meme, where you spout off little known tidbits about yourself.

When tagged, you must also pass the ball to 8 other bloggers.

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to Rambbbllleeee… (more…)

Thank you for all the emails. It’s always nice to know somebody cares

Where have I been?

Good question…

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I never like the first post on a new blog…

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