My tool shows you with a PR=3 ... Not quite a 5 but much better than zero. I don't think you are in the sandbox. Just growing pains.
Posts made by Thos003
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RE: Lost page rank, am I in the sandbox?
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Can you get local search numbers/traffic out of Google Analytics?
With Google's new local search I am more curious as to market penetration on keywords that are now localized to my different US cities. I understand that you can separate out Google traffic based on regional Google domains, but I am curious if there is an effective way to separate out searches and keywords based on a my local US Metros?
If google cannot do this, any recommendations on products that can?
Thanks.
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RE: Duplicate Listings on Google Maps
Your two listings:
Feldman Feldman & Associates PC
12 reviews<a></a> 2221 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 201 San Diego, CA 92108-3609(619) 299-9600Other: Feldman Feldman & Associates PC 2 reviews<a></a>2221 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 201San Diego, CA 92108(619) 299-9600immigrateme.com
The only difference I see is the zip code "92108-3609"Not looking good. The best suggestion I have is try again. Click on the more link on the profile page, report a problem, and select "Place has another listing." then include a link to both profiles. Luckily your reviews will probably not "get lost" as they are not on Google's site, otherwise you might lose those.The only other reason, beyond the conflicting zip code, could be that there is another account that had claimed it prior. Word of caution, don't move too quickly or too anxiously with Google places. They scare easy.If you want to read the long answer:
http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/why-google-local-listings-merge-and-how-to-unmerge-listings.htmlAdditional thoughts -
It looks like both listings were edited about 11 hours ago.(edit log: Changed 11 hours ago - Phone| Added: | 619-299-9600 |
)And on May 3rd two different moderators made changeshttp://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=217460202084778845705and http://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=216814767163749414179I would suggest that you leave the one which you have to access alone and work to merge the one you don't have access to. Don't submit tickets for both at the same time.
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RE: Google Places / Google Analytics
Great Question Alicia,
From what I can tell, Google anaylitcs does not make this very clear. There are results from maps.google.com but that is not going to be the same as from a click through on your places when found in the search. Results from maps.google.com come from clicks on your link if they are on your actual place page or on a Google map.
Outside of anaylitcs, I've noticed some unique data in the actual query strings that come across but nothing concrete. For most search queries Google will only give a site a place page if you are on the first page. It's rare to see a place page and an organic listing in the blended results.
You could try putting in a tracking URL for your place page, but this may negatively effect your place rank. Maybe if someone would set up fake sting page we could figure this out.... Let me get back to you on this one.
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RE: Value of Newspaper Comment Links
Thanks Alan. And yes, staying relevant is always a quality factor.
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RE: Value of Newspaper Comment Links
Interesting thought on the follow, nofollow and the editorial approval or disapproval. Would love to hear your follow up.
Regardless of the do follow or no follow and the link value, I have found that traffic value is still a huge bonus. One quality comment on a high traffic article can produce a lot of visitors.
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RE: One Keyword Rank Inexplicably Blasted Into Oblivion
I've heard some compare this scenario as the pendulum swing. You give it a little push in one direction and it will push back the other a bit. The bigger the swing back the bigger the jump forward. Like a pendulum the point is to find the balanced center.
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RE: One Keyword Rank Inexplicably Blasted Into Oblivion
That would seem like the thought process... but dropping it from 11 to 13 would still give them a comparison. But hey, we are playing in their sandbox so they make the rules.
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RE: Domain migration strategy
I wouldn't sweat it. We left up www.bulwarkpest.com for several months while moving to www.bulwarkpestcontrol.com .... I know that there is some risk in it. But I think Google is pretty understanding of site migrations. Of course I am just a small pest control guy so they may not have ever noticed. Sooo.. take that with a grain of salt.
It's does make it easier to have the other site live so that you can redirect on a per page base and know that it's working. I would rather make sure the redirects are correct and working prior to moving the entire site over. But be warned.. site redirects may not always give you the same authority... research the online Yellow Pages.
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RE: How trustworthy is Google's Keyword Tool for organic search research?
I would have to agree with Steve. It's good for a rough estimate. I would look at more in a ratio scenario. So they might say 100 for the 1st result and 10 for the 2nd. If they are using similar math to hide their numbers then you are looking at a 10 to 1 ratio.
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RE: One Keyword Rank Inexplicably Blasted Into Oblivion
I have also seen this happen. It seems to happen more often when we are pushing a little harder on a keyword phrase. I wouldn't change anything you are doing. Keep a steady pace and it should spring back up. Kinda feels like a roulette ball, bouncing around right before it settles in. COME ON NUMBER #1!!!
Good luck.
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RE: Google & Separators
I have not tried it with proxies yet. The first test was from a Charlotte NC location. In the US you can change your location within Google's search. If you change it to United States you get what use to be the US results minus the localization. So you typically don't get maps when doing a search with the location set as United States.
I was using proxies to check results from different locals in the united states but found that simply changing my location via their location setting gave me the same results as the proxy from that location. But from what I understand, in Canada they don't give you the option to change your location. Is the same true in Australia?
If you look at this image you will find a "Change Location" above the map.
http://pestcontrolseo.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/pestcontrol_search.gif
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RE: Tracking Link Requests Best Practices
Raven has a great tool for tracking links and link building. They even have a monitoring of links once you have acquired them. The monitor will give you updates on if the link changes. Great tool.
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RE: Google & Separators
You're searching from Australia? That is interesting.
If I take off the location, using United States as my location, I don't get local results either.
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RE: Google & Separators
Very interesting. I was just told the other day not use underscores in my image names... which I have done a lot. But my images seem to rank very well.
Did you note that Wikipedia actually has underscores in their site links? Found on all the variations above.
Also noted that I got local results with all but B_L_U_E_
When doing the search for P_E_S_T_ I found similar video and image results
But doing the search for p_e_s_t_c_o_n_t_r_o_l _ did not give me image results.
Why would long tail be different?
Fun one to add:
Again no local results for me on the last one, but yes on the prior two.
Thanks for sharing.
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RE: Vary Anchor Text for your internal links?
I don't know on exact ratios, but I think it is effective to vary your anchor text. I believe that search engines expect handwritten content to have variation.
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RE: Which is best blogging platform from SEO POV?
One more vote for Wordpress. If it's good enough for some of the major SEO companies out there to use as their blogging platform then it's good enough for a little pest control guy like me.
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RE: Will a PDF Pass PageRank?
Very interesting discussion indeed. I wonder if "creating a workpath" for text would make it easier to read. But I guess a OCR is going to have a difficult time associating the actual text with the link regardless.
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RE: Will a PDF Pass PageRank?
I'll help you by adding one.
... And a thumbs up well spent.
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RE: Buying a new domain
To add to this great advice... Per Matt Cutts any Domain that has requested not to be included in the archive.org throws up red flags.
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RE: Who is attending SMX Advanced?
Well yes... I heard you were also speaking at SMX. True?
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RE: How do you limit the number of keywords that will be researched
Do they have a sells team? Someone who talks to the customers? I would interview that individual to find out who they esteem to be the perfect customer. Ask them about the verbiage the clients use and the questions they have. If they have had a website long enough then you can dig through their site's traffic and analytics to find keywords that produce quality visitors. Longer visits, volume, etc. The bonus to this is that if they are already generating some traffic for those keywords then you should be able to boost those rankings.
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RE: Who is attending SMX Advanced?
Yes... I will be attending. Already bought my ticket. .... And rumor has it that there are only 50 tickets left.
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Who is attending SMX Advanced?
Just wanted to get a roll call from our active Moz community on who is attending SMX Advanced.
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RE: Google Penalty?
If you have a site that has been matched with a brand then Google will rarely remove your site entirely from the index. Take JC Penny for example. They didn't suffer any rankings for the term JC Penny. They suffered rankings for other terms that they had been building bad links for. Monitoring your keyword rankings and noticing large drops in positions on a per keyword base might give you a better idea if you have been hit with a penalty.
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RE: MozCon Registration - When can we register?
If you add your email they will notify you when it is open for registration
So far they are just giving us a "Save the Date: July 27-29".
But I agree ... Would be nice to get more info on it.
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RE: If a page one result for a keyword is mostly directories, do I have a chance to rank for this keyword?
You can outrank directories. You may even find that those results are easier to gain as Google likes to blend their results.
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RE: Value of Twitter Links
I have wonder the same thing. It seemed more obvious when there were page ranks assigned to a twitter account.
As far as the URL showing in Google. I can not find any URLs in google that contain the http://twitter.com/#!/
I would also speculate that twitter handles that have a lot of inbound links are going to prove more valuable for link building.
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RE: Value of Twitter Links
That is an awesome example. It would probably help to know which hashtags are being used as feeds on other sites as well. And creating your own feeds means more amplification... Good stuff.
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RE: Bad IP Neighborhood Question
I do have an example of a site that I launched that normally would have done really well with an exact match domain and original content. However I could not seem to get the site to rank. I wondered if it was that the site was hosted in a bad "neighborhood" because the IP had some adult sites on it as well (not mine). Or if the problem was that the site was hosted in too much of a cluster of similar sites so as to appear as a network of sites.
I would also argue that with the Panda update that links from bad neighborhoods can hurt you.
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RE: Anyone sad to see Adwords Position Preference Go?
Yes. That did seem to happen. Wasn't sure on some of the search terms I targeted if that happened just because of the lack of competition.
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RE: What's your favorite link building tactic?
1 - Meeting other local business owners and sharing a few promising thoughts on internet marketing then asking them for links.
2- Guest blogging. I love guest blogging!
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RE: What is a Class C Subnet and why should I care?
I feel that the IP of links is a fairly low ranking factor. But if all of your links were coming from the same IP then your site would be throwing up some red flags.
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Anyone sad to see Adwords Position Preference Go?
Is Google saying, "Why keep offering a service that doesn’t work?" or "Let's make more money."?
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RE: Exact match domain or root domain for speedy SEO?
Managing one domain is much easier. But there are some benefits to having exact match domains. Do you want to run a lot of stop and go short sprints, or one steady marathon?
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RE: Which version of pages should I build links to?
Have you had any luck with your flash pages getting ranked? Build links to the pages that are getting ranked. Don't fight an uphill battle.
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RE: Phrase Match
If phrase match = "red cars"
Google will show your ad for phrases that contain the exact phrase "red cars".
So the search "Songs about red cars" would show your ads.
Your two examples: "cars that are red" and "cars with red" don't actually contain your exact phrase "red cars" so they should not be showing up. Your negative keywords should still apply to the phrase match.
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RE: Does anyone have a good resource for learning PPC?
It's a little dated as far as the images and interface info, but "The Ultimate Guide to Adwords" published by Entrepreneur Press is a fantastic book for teaching PPC fundamentals.
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RE: Dirty Link Profile - Suggestions?
If the bad links are not currently hurting then I wouldn't worry too much about them hurting them in the future. I would advise the owner of the site of what you have found, explain the risks, and then offer him your advice. Not that you are excusing yourself if you advise them poorly, but knowing the risks upfront makes it easier if something does go wrong later.
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RE: Anchor text distribution
I agree. In general, I would say that your branded links should always be greater than any single keyword. Sounds like you are doing it right.
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RE: Anchor text distribution
I would opt for the opposite strategy. I would prefer powerful sites using branded keywords, and lower PR using targeted keywords. The Wall Street Journal is more likely going to link to Nike using the term Nike over "running shoes". Looks more natural. However, if you can score both a branded link and a "running shoes" deep link then go for it.
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RE: Domain Alias
Ditto that.
Domain Alias = Domain Masking.
htaccess is a 301 redirect. You probably want to just use a site 301 redirect, also called site forwarding. But 301 is the correct forward as it is considered permanent.
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RE: Site Structure question
That is more often than not an organizational preference. However, there is a benefit to having your keywords in the URL. So in your example, if "gifts" is a keyword then there is a benefit. But if you wrote the first as mysite,com/gifts-widget.html then the point would go back to preference.If you want your site to be heavily associated with a category, like /gifts/ then I would opt for the category.And to add to that, the Google Bot does try to think on it's own now, so it may test your /category/ page for it's own content, which could put a slight advantage on the category. But that is pure skepticism.
So your choice, but I would lean toward creating keyword categories.
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RE: Domain Alias
It shouldn't negatively effect his site. It will most likely positively effect his site. If the newly acquired domains don't have any links or rankings then the effect will be minimal to none.
As Steve said, use 301 redirects. Don't use domain masking. If the redirected site was built out and had some very strong pages, then you can do individual page redirects from the htaccess file.
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RE: Keyword Research for Real Estate Industry
My advice is find the higher converting less competitive terms. Individuals that are search for "Denver Highlands Neighborhood Homes for Sale" are further along in their buying decision than "Denver Homes for Sale". The shorter phrases are more often window shopping. The more detailed the phrase, the more likely they will enter the store and make a purchase. Plus, if you do it right, it is much harder to get knocked knock out by a competitor when you are the first to capitalize on a unique search. If you find some gold in "Denver Lofts for Sale" then try dominating that term.
Large rivers are made up from very small streams.
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RE: Tweetmeme vs Twitter Button
Thanks. That's is a good reason to use the tweet button. Checking out the article now.
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RE: Picking a Keyword to optimize for home page
I had this issue with my main site. Pest control was our big target phrase. Yet we had optimized an internal page for pest control as well, /pest-control.php They were somewhat competing for the same term. So how do I proceed? Well the search engine made that decision easy.
Our main page was ranking for "pest control" so I let that one carry the load for our pest control efforts. This meant internal links were directed back to the home page for that keyword and external links also took this into consideration.
The solution I used for the internal, /pest-control.php, page was to alter this page to "pest control service". So I didn't loose out on any previous efforts for that page. Just modified it a bit. Hope that helps.
In my opinion, your homepage will almost always be your strongest page, so put your core term there.
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Tweetmeme vs Twitter Button
So I am curious as to what benefits to each of these plugins would outweigh one or the other.
I began using the Tweetmeme plugin for our main blog because it offered the option to use our own bit.ly pro short code. +1 for branding. Plus I think there is some value in having your site and link on tweetmeme, but I overheard that Twitter's own Tweet Button for blogs offers better SEO than the Tweetmeme for blogs.
I am out of my area of expertise. Any thoughts?
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RE: Mobile Accessibility?
I find that a lot of quality sites will actually determine what my mobile platform is and then ask if I'd like the mobile version of the website. I prefer this to automatically taking me to a mobile version.
In my opinion, mobile sites are going to become less relevant as users move to better phones and better phones move to better browsers.