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Newest SEO Trend – Duplicate Content

Over the past decade, there have been numerous SEO techniques that started off remarkably well and then ended up being universally reviled by search engines. Examples include paid link exchanges, keyword stuffing, comment spam, and so on. These are described in more detail in another article I wrote recently. Now let’s all give a warm [...]

Notes on SEO and Online Marketing

I have been doing a lot of research into SEO and Internet marketing lately and I’ve developed quite a library of notes that others may find useful. I know these notes are extremely useful to me as a reference. Here we go… Sources of Good Backlinks (for higher PageRank)- DMOZ.org – Press releases- Download sites- [...]

Comment Spam and Other Black-Hat SEO Techniques

Today, comment spam made a triumphant return to my blog, which is a blessing in one sense (I am getting more visitors!) and a curse at the same time. I think it’s time to discuss some of the “black hat” SEO strategies and how to spot them and prevent them… 1. Comment Spam Comment spam [...]

SEO Tips for Reaching #1 Spot on Google

Recently I checked my website (dacris.com) to see how it ranked against several keywords on Google. It turns out that for quite a few popular keywords / phrases, I am now very near the #1 spot! Examples:“pc performance” – #6 spot“pc benchmarks” – #5 spot This was not always the case. My site used to [...]