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The Hunger Games, Skin Color and Twitter

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Mar 27 2012 | Comments (1)
The Hunger Games buzz on Twitter is in full swing,  but did you expect to see complaining tweets about skin color? “Fans” of the popular novel series are making some bold statements with their 140 characters. “Why does Rue have to be black not...

Sound SEO Resume Advice

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Mar 26 2012 | Comments (10)
Managing an SEO team requires being very active throughout the hiring process. As the business grows or when a team member moves onto another opportunity headcount opens and the fun kicks into overdrive. Shockingly, most of the “fun” for potential candidates...

The Rel Canonical Tag is Not The Solution to Every Known URL Problem

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Mar 23 2012 | Comments (34)
When Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft joined forces and endorsed the rel=canonical tag back in 2009 SEOs across the land jumped for joy. Rel canonical does fulfill a very useful purpose buying a site owner time to correct their content duplication issues. Unfortunately,...

Simple Flying Tips to Help You Avoid Being an Aloof Tool

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Feb 27 2012 | Comments (3)
The need to travel for business spiked in the last year and it seems I am on a plane every few weeks. The frequent travel, my acute awareness powers and ability to easily recognize a travel noob has driven me to write this post. Whether it is your first time flying...

Copyscape – The Best Plagiarism Checker for Bloggers

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Feb 06 2012 | Comments (5)
As a blogger or even a website editor you spend countless hours writing and sharing your knowledge. Some articles might flow easily at your cerebral fingertips, but other articles might require lengthy research, interviews, citations and deep thought. When your...

6 Mobile Website Design Hints for an Optimized User Experience

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Jan 04 2012 | Comments (1)
More and more companies are releasing mobile website experiences with the explosion of smartphone sales and smartphone Internet usage. In fact, the behavior of the mobile user provides staggering support for launching a mobile site. Take advantage of the millions...

Bloggers You Are Missing Out on Image Search Traffic

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Dec 19 2011 | Comments (11)
Many of my friends blog and they always ask for search engine optimization hints. They want to know every way possible to increase their organic referral traffic. They also cannot afford having a full-time or part-time SEO consultant working on their blog or website,...

Changing Your Website URLs? Learn About the 301 Redirect

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Dec 14 2011 | Comments (4)
The 301 redirect is the single most important thing to learn before launching a new URL scheme for a legacy website. Especially if your legacy website has been around for years and has accrued valuable external links and authority. First lets discuss why a URL...

Yahoo! Releases the 10 Top Searches for 2011

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Dec 01 2011 | Comments (4)
Yahoo! released the ten top searches for 2011 which includes a device, television show, a catastrophic event and various individuals. I wanted to say “celebrities” instead of “individuals” but just could not bring myself to categorize...

Keyword Density and Keyword Stuffing Boost Your LinkedIn Profile in Search

Posted by Garth O'Brien | On: Nov 07 2011 | Comments (6)
This past March LinkedIn announced 100 million members worldwide. So it is safe to assume there are at least hundreds of individuals on LinkedIn with your same job title and perhaps thousands within your specific industry. We are all very aware LinkedIn is mined...