It always surprises me when people scribble down notes in little notepads ( ALA Matt Cutts ), then they actually action on the things you say, Google over the year have been really good at this take GoogleGuy.. lol I have not said that in years, like GoogleDance and Update “Big Daddy”, “Florida” and “thatsgonnahurt”

Take this post in seroundtable

And proof that Google does listen to SEO’s suggestions:

At SES London, DaveN had a suggestion. He said: why don’t you give all pages an equal chance of seeing backlinks? That’s good for users, who will have a greater chance of seeing backlinks for a given page, and it’s especially good for smaller websites–they’d have a chance to see backlinks. It seemed like a good idea, so we implemented it. In fact, in order to give each page a better chance of seeing backlinks (instead of just the top M% of pages), we doubled the amount of backlinks that Google exports to the outside world. So users now have access to twice as much link: data as before; it’s just not all the top PageRank pages.

Anyway, we never really had a Conference face for Microsoft ( I have more MSFT contacts than Googlers !! now ) and they do listen !!!

Take Mel Carson, we have been asking for stuff to launch in the UK quicker or even first ;), after chatting with some of the US Reps, I know why ;).. now that excuse is fixed or getting fixed ;)

Last year we asked for a desktop tool like adwords desktop.. and whoa did adCenter provide and provide well, on Friday we saw it in action and it kicked arse !!, I have asked for screen shots but they are been all coy with me :)

We have been asking for more LIVE.com traffic ( ok tough fix ) but with quality comes traffic, with traffic comes clicks, then when I look at the recent Adword Money land grab the people I chatted to (The Big Agency Boys), well they weren’t happy with the quality… and I so want to say more on how MSFT is fixing this !! …

Think of a Search Engine that does NOT need Ad revenue until it’s happy with the Quality… Things like poor quality ads like “SEARCH on SEARCH” in my eyes is the same as dude on dude .. no one wants that first thing in the mornin …

DaveN

After looking at the comments and emails, btw people actually voted for Lisa in Person when a was away last week !! ..

so I must decide on suitable prize ,.. now .. if you don’t know who Lisa Ditlefsen is …. shame on you

I really want to see the plus side of this as an advertiser but I can’t, other than that I can have the clients cancel their Yahoo accounts and just let Google serve the ads at a greater cost of course, well that’s how  Yahoo is going to make more money isn’t it ?

The way I read it is: That Yahoo will make an extra $250 million to $450 million in operating cash flow during the first 12 months, now it’s not by extra traffic, it’s by advertisers paying more per click and what if an advertiser like me has worked out that the CPA is different on different web properties, that Gmail, Youtube and ASK return poor results, where as Yahoo, Live and Google search don’t, at adChamps last Friday ( awesome it was, by the way ) Mary Berk spoke about quality, the way that I see it is that as a search engine you have 2 bites at that cherry, organic and paid, now I am not going to say that any of the 3  have organic fixed down to high quailty, but I believe that Live.com is getting more relevant in the Paid Ads in the US over Google.

So why is Live getting better ?  The noise in my head goes something like this, “just remember, they don’t need the money! “, and it’s true Microsoft as a company can keep testing and getting it right until they feel that the time is right to make money out of the project, I asked a few months ago why adcenter was not advertising on anything like XRank , the answer was simple, a smile and ” because we don’t have too ;) “, think Xbox are they making money on that yet ?

So, on Friday, I heard all the right things on where live and adcenter are going, I did get a feeling more “what a shame for Yahoo”, than “Fuck you Google”, I feel Microsoft wants to build a competitor to adwords, with the Google and Yahoo non merger, we lose another option to adwords.

Update : looks like MATT WASN’T HACKED.. he just likes Studs or something like that

cmon Matt another linkbait, april the first joke ..

my bloglines reader show this post :

Now call me cynical but with all this false stories and linkbait, can we trust you Matt :O

at the moment it’s just a holding page on pair, so my guess it a WP hack again, I’m seeing loads of that at the moment forget blogspamming, or a Pair attack.

DaveN

should bought Firewall script for Wordpress ;)

I’m not knocking GA at all by the way, but I was asked a question today that really made me think and think again, I hate when I have to do that .. Bronson a good friend over in South Africa works for a Online Casino, btw, I asked if I could blog his question and you see his dilemma :

Dave we have some major reservations about deploying Google analytics as a solution – as a result of the business we’re in as well as the fact that people in the US are trying to sign up to play online we take every measure to ensure that US citizens can’t download and gamble, but they can download and play for free.

Are these fears unfounded (I am thinking about news where Google handed over data regarding users on Orkut) – is this a valid concern?

Well I guess it could be, I suggest that that you don’t share your data with anyone, how many privacy policies state we wouldn’t share user data then we stick on Google Analytics, a few ad servers etc etc, aren’t you really sharing your users data. I guess this is why in the UK they are trying to pass Laws on IP tracking..

Honestly I’m still thinking about this. any ideas ?

DaveN
I’m still going to use Google Analytics

Do you really know who you work with ? Well, I’d like to think so. DaveN and I were just having a discussion on the matter of trust. One of the reasons for example that Bronco is successful is that the staff not only work as a team but play as one too, everyone shares an interest in each other. ( OK sorry if this sounds cheesy but it’s true) In amongst all this is Becky, Dave’s wife who keeps everyone organised.

We don’t always get on, that’s true also, but usually a disagreement occurs because someone is exploring a new idea and is highly motivated by it.

We have all heard the saying it can take years to build a reputation, yet seconds to loose it. Possibly trust can work the same. Why am I blogging this ? well if someone asks me something I will ALWAYS run it by DaveN first, Why ? Because he is experienced and is also my boss and has never let me down before. If I am asked to work on a project, I will ALWAYS ask DaveN.

If a client asks me to do something, I will ALWAYS ask DaveN. The reason for asking is not that I can’t think for myself, it’s because ( I hate to admit it) he is usually right.

What if someone asks me to do something on the grounds Dave may not be pleased….. I run it by him too :0)

I have learnt quite a lot this week, particularly that I am more trusting than Dave is and sometimes this leads to situations where I need a hand out of the trenches. So even on a non- work level, I’ll ask DaveN.

Now here is a statement, If someone offered me twice the salary that Dave pays I wouldn’t move. Why? Because strangely it’s not all about money. Could you put a price on learning something new every day…?

OK SEO experts, do you ever admit to asking others ? Whats the trust level like in the organisations you work in or indeed the clients you work for?

We are getting this message more and more these days due to more staff on one IP address searching Google I guess, at least I have a reason to stop seeing if my adwords are running at the moment .. dunno if it’s a Plugin or not, but it looks like it’s another Microsoft Live day.
Message from Google

We’re sorry…

… but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now.

We’ll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.

If you’re continually receiving this error, you may be able to resolve the problem by deleting your Google cookie and revisiting Google. For browser-specific instructions, please consult your browser’s online support center.

If your entire network is affected, more information is available in the Google Web Search Help Center.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we’ll see you again on Google.

DaveN

Has an SEO I have seen lots of different things but the thing i love most is TV !! , honestly it’s better than been #1 on Google for Viagra, the traffic spike are big and are always branded, in the UK you get more traffic for Foxy Bingo or Gala Bingo when they are running TV ads than Online Bingo, well Jackpot city are going to be running TV ads and even produced a set of banner “as seen on TV”

Email I got ( I have snipped it quite a bit )

JackpotCity.com online bingo Hits the Big Screen Again!

The JackpotCity.com online bingo advert will run every day for the month of June (Monday – Sunday) during the daytime slots and evening movies. The advert will be aired four to five times a day on three of TV’s most popular channels such as channel 4 , Fiver and Five US during this period and this is equivalent to about 19,5 million views!

The TV campaign allows us to reach a larger yet more diverse target audience.

If your not a Jackpotcity Bingo Aff : ReferBack Jackpotcity Affiliate Program

Many hosts offer supposedly “advanced techniques” for interaction with the search engines. But what real benefit do these add-on packages and features really have ?  Whilst I accept unreliable connectivity and lack of basic hosting capability can have massive impact on website success, I would still be dubious about hosts that offer “instant ranking success and a head start in Google”.

Its big business these days dedicated SEO servers and packages once only offered by SEO consultants are the norm with special “SEO hosting Packages”.  With recent talks on geographic targeting and localisation many will be reviewing their hosting options.

Panic not, our favourite Dutch Wordpress geek is very much still alive and active in the SEO community. So much so in-fact he has made great headway with an all new blog experience. A re-design, a .com move, name change and entire re-direct. Meet Yoast.com.

DaveN first introduced me to Joost de Valk some time ago, I’m really glad he did. A fountain of knowledge on Wordpress and a genuinely nice SEO make this dutch man worth knowing.

We applaud the all new Yoast experience with well thought out homepage, SEO tools and a much cleaner template. Why not get sociable with the Dutch website tweaker ?