What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Gina Trapani
10th of July 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Gina Trapani

The following is an answer from Gina Trapani from Scribbling.net and Lifehacker responding to my one question interview question of what she’d do differently if she had to start his blog over again. I would have: …never assumed no one would ever read it. …changed more names. …included more photos. ...more
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Controlling the Googlebot
9th of July 2006 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

Controlling the Googlebot

How to control what gets indexed by Google and when? That is the question. Most of the time, we want Google to snarf up as many pages as possible. In my own experience, I can think of a few times when indexing was not something I wanted and I had ...more
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Gaining the Second Indented Google Listing
9th of July 2006 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

Gaining the Second Indented Google Listing

You might wonder how you can get Google to grant you a second indented link underneath a primary result in SERPs on a search phrase. To demonstrate what I’m talking about, I searched for blogs and adsense which conveniently, this blog has the number one ranking on. At the top ...more
Search Engine Optimization
What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Seth Godin
9th of July 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Seth Godin

The following is an answer from Seth Godin responding to my one question interview question of what he’d do differently if he had to start his blog over again. The best things about blogs is that you get to “start them again” every day, and I do. So when there’s ...more
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What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Theron Parlin
8th of July 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Theron Parlin

The following is an answer from Theron Parlin from Thought Mechanics responding to my one question interview question of what he’d do differently if he had to start his blog over again. When I started blogging, I was a bit neurotic. It was like I had O.C.D. and couldn’t settle ...more
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Flat Fee Advertising All That’s Left?
7th of July 2006 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

Flat Fee Advertising All That’s Left?

If you go by the story from SEOMoz, there’s too much fraud in the advertising arena and the only format that makes sense for advertisers is flat-rate models such as Text Link Ads (aff). The post writer, Michael Martinez, cites a staggering fact that 14% of clicks in the click-through ...more
Advertising
College-Startup for Sale!
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College-Startup for Sale!

College Startup is a wonderful little blog that I was turned onto some time ago by Darren. Since then, it has been a notable little item in my Bloglines account which was where today I found out that its owner, Ben Bleikamp, has decided to sell. The auction is being ...more
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What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Hugh MacLeod
7th of July 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What would I do different if I had to start my blog over? – Hugh MacLeod

The following is an answer from Hugh MacLeod from Gaping Void responding to my one question interview question of what he’d do differently if he had to start his blog over again. OK, the question “What would I have done differently” is a toughie. I have found blogging a blast ...more
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What would you do differently if you had to start your blog again? – One Question Interview Series
7th of July 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What would you do differently if you had to start your blog again? – One Question Interview Series

I’ve been interviewed on quite a few occasions by other bloggers and podcasters in the past 12 months and there is one question I get asked time and time again: ‘What would you do differently if you had to start your blog again?’ It’s actually a good question in my ...more
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