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Fri
13
Apr '07

SEO Book in Stores! Promo Copies Should Arrive Shortly

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Excerpt: For those of you who have been patiently waiting, I apologize.  Everything always takes longer than expected.  The book is now available at the following online stores:(better price)(you can also check local store availability by zip code -- only NY and NJ stores appear to have it.)Please ...
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Sun
25
Mar '07

Back In April!

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Excerpt: So everyone knows -- and a few people have asked, I am well.  I have been sick, and I will be doing a post detailing, among other things, my unpleasant experience with medicine.  Thankfully, a few thousand dollars later (not covered by standard health care), I am 95% back to normal.And no, ...
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Wed
14
Feb '07

Free Chapter From Professional SEO With PHP!

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Excerpt: Chapter 1 tells you what the book is about, some of the foundations, and how its focus is very different than other SEO books.  Come and get it.  Tell me what you think in the comments. ...
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Tue
13
Feb '07

Wikipedia Declares Defeat

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Excerpt: A few weeks ago (before I got sick), Wikipedia announced that they are "nofollowing" all links contained by articles -- effectively telling search engines the links are untrusted and should not be factored as heavily into a ranking algorithm.I think this is patently ridiculous!If wikipedia ...
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Sun
28
Jan '07

Sick

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Excerpt: I am not feeling well lately, but have not abandoned this blog.  The book is on schedule, and I am OK overall (nothing life-threatening), but I posting may be a bit slower over the next few weeks because of general malaise. No worries, though.  The book is on schedule, and I'm OK.  ...
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Thu
25
Jan '07

Noindex, follow for RSS Feeds?

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Excerpt: Guest post by Joost de Valk. Every now and then when you search, whether it be Google, MSN, or Yahoo -- RSS feeds show up in the SERPs. For instance, if you search for the popular blog boing boing on Google, the third result is the FeedBurner feed of that particular blog. This, of course, is a &qu ...
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Wed
24
Jan '07

Bloggers! I Need Your Address. Free Preproduction Copies of SEO With PHP

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Excerpt: Are you a blogger?  If you'd like, send me an email with your snail-mail address and the blog you administrate, and I may be able to get you a free preproduction copy of the upcoming book.  Please do not provide PO Boxes, as the publisher will not send mail to them.  I'd love ...
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Wed
17
Jan '07

Chapter 3 Teaser: Provocative SE-Friendly URLs

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Excerpt: I've been feverishly working to meet deadlines on the seo book and dealing with a sickness -- so I've been quiet.  But I haven't been sleeping.  The book is now 100% done and edited.So here's the introduction from Chapter 3, "Provocative SE-Friendly URLs."  L ...
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