Archive for the ‘Just for Fun’ Category

Win SES London tickets with your Christmas Crap

ShareTweet SES London is just around the corner (22-24th February), and as official, associated sponsors; the SEO Chicks have a little Christmas love for you. And no greater love can an SEO have to give, than a free conference pass to one of the hottest search events of the year. Yeah,.. that’s right. I said “hottest” and “search event” together, (and that’s before we get to the party that Nichola Stott and Joanna Butler are organising – supported by SES. More to follow on party details later) Now; we Chicks don’t just give our goodies away. Oh-no! You have to work for them.  So we thought it would be great to put on a little festive competition to give YOU [...]

The Future of Search – Crowdsourced at SES NY

ShareTweet In advance of SES Chicago; which kicks off in about *glances at watch*, now; we thought we’d share this little video to whet your appetite. Jonathan Allen over at Search Engine Watch put this one togther, and you will notice a rather heavy focus on our own Lisa Myers’ other ‘arf, Jon D Myers. Apparently Jon is too tall to ever be properly captured on video. FACT. (D, of course, stands for Daddy. Plus big hello to our newsest SEO Chick.) Have a look at the video, get your swag hashtag on #seschi and let’s get this show on the road. Please do let me know what YOU think will be the future of search. Final p.s. – hat-tip [...]

Find A Mentor (Or Some Mentos)

ShareTweet Along with the list of skills that you need to possess in order to be a good SEO, I’d like to add the following: Knows how to find a good mentor. I’ve been in the industry for enough years that I do think that, for the most part, I know what I’m doing. I know what’s going on, I can adapt to industry changes very quickly, and I feel confident that the advice that I give is valid and worthwhile. However, I’m not stupid enough to believe that I can’t be wrong, which is why I am so fond of having mentors. No matter how much experience you have, someone else has more of it, and someone else has [...]

The Best Job In The World

ShareTweet It’s Wednesday night, and I’m sitting trying desperately to think of something to blog about. I considered doing something about the election & social media, but quickly realised that I am bored to tears by the election, so I’m assuming everyone else is too. That still leaves me with the question of what to blog about. Then it dawned on me, I’m spending my Wednesday night working, I’ve spent every night this week working in fact, and the weekend. This should, really, be a slightly depressing thought, I’m sure for most people it would be, but the fact is, it’s not. The reason it’s not, is that I love what I do, and (I’m sure I’m not alone in [...]

Threats: The New Way To Compete

ShareTweet Ever wanted to get rid of pesky competitors without having to get your hands dirty trying to figure out if they are or are not doing anything that violates Google’s guidelines? Now you can!! Why bother actually reporting them? That takes time, and you could be wrong. Don’t take that risk. Eliminate the competition using the following three safe methods: 1. The Friendly Email See a site ahead of you in the rankings? Well get a contact email and send something like the following… “Hi Bob. Just wanted to reach out and give you a friendly reminder to make sure that you know EXACTLY what your SEO company is doing. I’ve been reading a lot about how underhanded some [...]

Thou Shalt Not Suffer An SEO To Live

ShareTweet It’s Hallowe’en and by looking back, I see my blog posts take a religious bent at this time of the year.   Not that I’m at all religious!  My Seven Deadly Sins of SEO blog post probably dispels that notion.  Last year I asked if Google was becoming a modern day God – and a scary one at that.  No, I have nothing in here about killing SEOs  The title is just to grab your attention.  SRSLY – you should love your SEO. There are times when I have considered the possibility that sacrificing a goat to the Google god might be more effective than trying to do SEO.  After all, sometimes it seems so random. Why so I continue [...]