Epic Fail == Me

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Yes, I can admit when I make a mistake. In some cases even pretty earth shatteringly large mistakes. This time I pulled the trigger without doing enough due diligence and research, something I constantly tell people to do before they jump in to the deep end. So, what did I fail ...

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Forum spam gets organized

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Spammers are a crafty bunch, a crafty bunch that may need to be crushed under heel at some point, but crafty non-the-less. It all started with a simple need. Getting links. At first it was about getting friends to link to you, or joining a webring. Then it was trading links ...

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Claiming your webspace

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

The web is full. No more room for your new website, or to even re-tool your old website. So don't bother, spend your money on radio advertising instead. Or maybe not. Without a doubt the web has become a very crowded place. With almost every commercial business having at least some presence ...

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Thinking locally successfully

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

There are plenty of blog posts out there that are happy to regurgitate the short list of local search hangouts, Google Local, City Search, Local.com and all the others. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting listed there if your only goal is getting a free link and possibly ...

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