SEO Egghead Consulting Group

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Excerpt: I said I would release this if enough people asked.  Enough people asked, and I'm pretty sure this is OK to do under the GPL license.  I've highlighted the parts that have changed.  Peter Harkins declined to add the features for reasons I respectfully do not agree with.  In any case, I've made the mod optional in the configuration with a checkbox (see below).  See the below script.  Changed parts are highlighted: Note: This file replaces "sociable.php."  You must obtain the rest of the installation from http://push.cx/sociable.  If you already use Sociable, you must  also"Restore Built-in…

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Excerpt: Since I got my 10 links, I can now post again.  Needless to say, until then, I had a bit of free time.  What do you think I was doing?Let me tell you.  I decided to do an objective investigation as to whether cloaking is alive and well in "the" Google image search.  It is.  And she's apparently, umm, working it.I fancied that I would investigate some indian sex (careful!).  I was just sorta nearby in Fiji after all.  I'm sure you could find something else you'd like.  I found this:Well, hello there Miss "India sex slavery lend slut."  You…

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Excerpt: I only have ~4000 links from link baiting over the last 3 months.  That's.  Not.  Enough!  I'm a link whore.  I'd sell my soul for a link if it had enough link juice.  I'd sell my body too, but I'm a bit out of shape right now.  Since I'm nice, and I don't generally post the same boring stuff that many of the other SEM blogs post (not yours, of course) … How about adding me a link?  When I see 10 new links I'll resume my posting.Until then — I'm on vacation (mentally) in Fiji.  Here's a picture…

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Excerpt: We all have a mischievous side.  I know I do.  And in that vein, I have a great idea for a PubCon or SES segment.  I'd appreciate some feedback in the form of comments if you'd like to see such a segment.  Then I can approach Danny Sullivan or Brett Tabke with the idea:Title: "Understanding Black Hat SEO: Protecting Yourself From Black Hat Vulnerabilities"The segment would cover the basic black hatter's psyche, and what he's after.  I'd go through the list of common tactics used, and procedures for auditing your application for such vulnerabilities.  Then I'd explain how to solve…

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Excerpt: If you're using a newsreader, you may notice that I now have a set of social bookmarking icons at the bottom of every blog post.  It looks like this in Google Reader: The rel="nofollow" I have on them is more than a bit unnecessary, but I forgot to remove it, and what the hey, it still validates using FeedValidator!Anyway, it's trivial to add.  In WordPress, the most obvious way is to edit the "wp-rss.php," "wp-rss2.php," "wp-atom.php," and "wp-rdf.php" files the same way you would do it in HTML.  Voila!Note: This change was suggested by someone to me, but I don't have…

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Excerpt: I'm a geek.  Based on the content of this blog, many of my readers are too.  But some of you just may have seen a woman at some point.  If you have, you have likely been rejected, but don't understand what she means.  This handy guide will put rejection into terms we can all understand — HTTP Response codes.  SEOs should especially appreciate these.  Implementation via PHP. Note: These are all real.  I didn't make them up!header("HTTP/1.0 306 (Unused)"); "I'm a virgin."header("HTTP/1.0 402 Payment Required"); "I'm from Craigslist."header("HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden");"I'm Catholic." header("HTTP/1.0 303 See Other");"Maybe we should see other people."header("HTTP/1.0…

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Excerpt: Today I ordered my lunch online.  When I hit "confirm," I got a random error to the effect of "your email address doesn't exist."  It then proceeded to blow up.  This is definately poor programming, but it does highlight another issue: Network Solutions' "managed" DNS totally sucks.  And don't forget that any bad DNS can be another weak link in your business. I've seen it go down for hours at a time.  The domains used for my mail server don't use their DNS, but another email address I use does.  It isn't my choice. So if you want a…

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Excerpt: The web site for the September SEO site clinic has been selected!  I will be reviewing the site www.pixellogo.com, a design firm that offers various other template design material.  This time, there are some architectural issues.  Some are interesting and along the theme of my upcoming book, http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Search-Engine-Optimization-PHP/dp/0470100923/.  This will be in addition to my hackneyed recommendations of blogs and more content.  The in-depth report will be done within the next few weeks.  I will also offer October's invitation at that time. In the mean time, I did look at many of the sites you submitted!  I have some…