by Scott Clark on July 18, 2007
I think, starting today, the “Worlds Biggest Web Host” , 1&1, now offers built-in Google Site Map Tools in their Package-level domain lists, making it extremely easy to create a sitemap for any domain hosted with their services. Too Damn Easy. Using Google Sitemaps in such a casual way is a lazy way to deal with crawling your site, and actually hides problems on your site that you NEED TO FIX with thoughtful internal link design.
by Scott Clark on April 12, 2007
I’m confused. I thought the point of the “.GOV” Top Level Domain (TLD) was to give citizens some assurance that they were dealing with a credible government entity. Trust, right? So why then is the EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) now changing from “eftps.gov” to “eftps.com”?   I can see [...]
by Scott Clark on March 9, 2007
While I was out, it seems techdirt had this story about a restauranteur who was concerned his business was being affected by a murder story coming up in the organic search results when his restaurant’s name, Cer….no’s Restaurant, was entered into Google. I’ve left out part here so as to not add to [...]
by Scott Clark on March 2, 2007
Danny Sullivan while on with Alex Bennert on the Daily Searchast Podcast recently wondered… “what is the equivalent to the cross or garlic ’round the neck to a vampire for SEO?” Well, Danny, here’s my list.
The Sandbox, or lack thereof, or derivative thereof.
Paid Search Editorial Reviews by clueless editors.
Presenting kickass SEO results [...]
by Scott Clark on December 31, 2006
Having a well-executed and simple website can be a great, low-cost extension of your non-profit - or a huge waste of time. As many charities increase their visibility during the holidays, I’m struck by how many have churned away obvious hours into sites that offer little that would help them move towards their stated organizational [...]
by Scott Clark on December 5, 2006
It’s that time of year again - the Internet Registry & Optimization Bureau is coming to town! Trouble… right here in river city! They’ve bothered three of my already-busy clients with this crap, so I thought I’d shove a post up the Google tree and tell them to FK themselves on behalf of everyone.
If you [...]