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Agree with your comments. On your accountant... wowza... $5K seems steep for a SMB. Includes payroll, deductions, related filings, etc.?

Maybe the optimization is more focused on intent vs keywords/phrases, but our tools may not easily allow for this type of analysis. Also, thanks for mentioning the Moz list. Quite long, but still wondering the relative weights of these factors. Probably like the SERPs, the top three dominate...

Seen a few other threads on RankBrain, but up to now it seemed merely just one of their signals. Don't know if "3rd most important" is meant as propaganda, or if it is real (anyone seeing real measurable impacts?). Also says "Search Engine Land believes links 'remain the most important...

True. But it depends on your strategy and target market. If you are just testing the waters and/or don't think this would be a long term endeavor, don't bother. While not necessary, for some markets, having a business and a matching website might give you better image/legitimacy in their...

Right. My post was rather tongue in cheek. Just thought it was funny that Harvard has studied this, sort of too little too late. But, they are aimed at the C-suite, vs people in the trenches. It's the reason why BHW is on my watch list, as it is the one of the most current sources...

Not sure anyone was upset. Just leery that that approach would work well, if not cause one greater trouble than any upside would merit, given other methods available. Perhaps this would be a better message to have included... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FnpaWQJO0

Perhaps we're all heads down preparing for the holiday rush!? ;)

Harvard study finds that, if you are targeting Millennials, best to use emails. "it seems safe to say that email is here to stay and will remain a critical channel even for reaching mobile customers" https://hbr.org/2015/11/email-is-the-best-way-to-reach-millennials Of course, you already...

Yes, and beyond that, you can move on to using REGEX (regular expressions), or use this guy's approach to excel in lieu of regex... http://searchengineland.com/advanced-filters-excels-amazing-alternative-to-regex-143680 Some use regex on google analytics, so the skill is transferable beyond a...

Your overall point makes sense, and seems like the logical progression of things. Having said that, regarding non-related PBNs, the only question would be if the link from a given site seems "natural" to that site and the target site. If all the sites within a PBN are not related to a niche...

Maybe it is just my IRL business experience, but something tells me that most people holding an asset worth $100K or more wouldn't seriously entertain, let alone hand over the family jewels, to just anyone offering a purchase out of the blue. How many people would give a person, who just...

About 1.5 months since 1337WuLF's last update. Hope all is going well?

Traffic Leaks sums it up.

From Fortune mag online, a couple days ago... http://fortune.com/2015/11/10/consumers-writing-negative-reviews-online/ "One study in 2014 found that 39% of consumers read online reviews on a regular basis, up from 32% in 2013." "Another survey found that 61% of shoppers will read product...

Content is king vs backlinks. Doesn't it all depend on what your goals are? If you are wanting to build a long term authority site (this is the Whitehat SEO forum, after all), then you'd definitely want solid content. Still needs links, either organically or induced, with long term preferably...

Came across this article in Forbes re: Facebook "the top 30 publishers in terms of visibility on Facebook have seen their traffic plummet by more than 30% since the beginning of the year."... http://fortune.com/2015/11/09/facebook-media/ If anyone follows the "Traffic Leaks" methodology...

Thanks for the heads up. Checked his profile, lots of one liners that don't really add to the conversation. More like a means of driving post count up.

You've got that right. There's also a lot of people selling (or requesting signup in return for) some weak or poorly written material. So it does take some discernment to get at what one wants. Outside of searching BHW, for non-BHW material, a good place to start for a noobie are the trusted...

Probably a fair assumption. Though, I'd want to know what the on the ground experience is. Maybe there are holes or exceptions that could be served. Maybe there is a significant time lag between finding, requesting removal, and having it done. There might be some value in assisting...

Sorry, but if you are awkward then, you will be so over the phone or Skype. If that is really a problem, either practice until you get comfortable with it (you must have many non-business opportunities available to you), or, as Cross99 says, hire someone. Communication is a fundamental skill...