SEO Infographics: A Week In Pictures #9
Posted: June 17, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, SEO Infographics, Social Media | Tags: branding, facebook, Google, Google ranking factors, Online marketing, SEO experts, social media gurus, social sharing | Leave a comment »Unhappy Feet: 79 Top Penguin Tweets, Blogs and Articles
Posted: June 10, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: Content, SEO, SEO Lists, SEO Reading List, Social Media | Tags: Algorithm Update, curated content, Google, Google Penguin Update, Google Update, penguin articles, penguin blogs, penguin posts, penguin tweets, SEO | 3 Comments »
With so much talk and buzz around the Google Penguin update, it is fairly easy for an important article to pass you by.
So I have compiled a list of the top 80 penguin SEO tweets and articles. These are some of the best resources out there and really should read if you are trying to recover from Penguin and want to know the best way to proceed.
4 Ways to Protect Your Website from Future Penguin Updates | Search Engine People | Toronto
4 Ways to Protect Your Website from Future Penguin Updates http://t.co/Vg2srkYJ #penguin #SEO via @senginepeople by @NickStamoulis
From: @cpvr Carlos Andrade Jr
What The Penguin? – State of Search
Ranking in Google after Penguin. « Jonathan Leger – SEO And Internet Marketing Blog
List of Lists – 80+ SEO Lists
Posted: May 25, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: Content, SEO, SEO Lists, SEO Reading List, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: Blogging Lists, curated content, Facebook lists, Link Building Lists, Linkedin Lists, List of SEO Tools, List of Tools, seo lists, SEO twitter lists, SMO Lists, Social Media Lists, Twitter Lists, Twitter users | 1 Comment »
Online Marketing New SEO Infographics: A Week In Pictures #8
Posted: May 20, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, SEO Infographics, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: Design, Facebook Ads, Facebook Brands, Google, Graphics, link building, links, Social Media Retailers, Social Media Tips, Social Signals, Women | Leave a comment »SEO Infographics: A Week in Pictures #7
Posted: May 16, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, SEO Diagrams, SEO Infographics, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: Customers, Digital Age, How to use Twitter, Instagram, Panda Update, SEO Tips, Social Consumer, Social Influence, Social Landscape, Social Media Performance, Social Timing, Switching to Google+, Twitter Stats, When to Post, Yahoo Shrinking | Leave a comment »SEO Infographics: A Week in Pictures #6
Posted: May 13, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, SEO Infographics, Social Media | Tags: Facebook App Development, Google, Google Revenue, Penguin Update, Psychology of Colour, Sharing Images, social media, Social Signals, Twitter 2012, Web Design, Websites Simplified | Leave a comment »SEO Infographic: How to Build Links
Posted: May 6, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: Blogging, SEO, SEO Diagrams, SEO Infographics, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: articles, authenticity, banners, blog comments, blogs, community engagement, directories, forums, guest blogging, link building, online community, referrals, SEO, social bookmarking | Leave a comment »I’ve just added a new page to my blog “How to Build Links”. It contains an infographic that took all morning to create. Hopefully, you will like it.
To save you time, I’ll insert it here as well. Any feedback is more than welcome.
SEO Infographics: A Week in Pictures #5
Posted: April 29, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, SEO Infographics, Social Media | Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Customer Empowerment, Digital Media Growth, E-Commerce, Engagement, Facebook Ads, Facebook Brands, Facebook Survey, Google Diet, Internet Users, Off Page SEO, SEO Tactics, social media, Twitter Figures, Web Design | Leave a comment »Comment Evaluation: The Good, The Bad and The Fugly
Posted: April 28, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: Blogging, Content, SEO, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: bad blog comments, blog comment evaluation, blog comments, community engagement, community involvement, genuine blog comments, good blog comments, Google search commands, link building, social metrics | 18 Comments »
I was asked the other day about blog comments and the difficulties in writing something genuine that adds to the conversion. So, I thought I’d compile a list of comments as examples of good, bad and downright ugly blog comments.
And I thought the best way to do this would be to write this article and then actually post comments on this post (see below) along with an evaluation of each. But first, I need to write something to comment on.
So here are a few tips on how to find blogs and how to comment on them in the most authentic way:





























































Share Building to become the new Link Building
Posted: May 20, 2012 | Author: Tudor Davies | Filed under: SEO, Social Media, Social Sharing | Tags: +1 and SEO, blog comments, Facebook Likes, link building, Link Techniques, Share Building, Site Links, Social Shares, tweets, Tweets and Rankings | 2 Comments »2012: Judgement Day for Link Builders
In the early days of the internet, when almost everyone had their own personal blog, linking was perfectly natural. If you saw some great content and wanted to share it then you would link to it from your blog and then all of your readers would follow the link.
Even blog comments were a natural way of connecting with like minded people and discussing a topic you’re interested in. You could even add a link to your comment and no one was cynical about your motives.
However, in 2012 things are a little different. Links are no longer given so easily on blogs and established websites; just because it is no longer necessary. The same is true of blog comments and blog comment links, it is out dated to discuss an article on site via comments and they are even seen with a certain amount of disdain.
So what has changed in the last 20 years? How have links become obsolete? And why may Google one day turn off their link algorithm? The simple answer is social media.
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