You may have tried many strategies and tools to improve your SEO (probably including a lot of backlinking), but with the latest Google updates, most of the work on backlinks is now of questionable value. Backlinks must be “natural” (as viewed by the powers at Google before they do you any good. How to get natural backlinks? That’s where The Ant Penguinator software comes to your aid. This new software creates links to your site that are natural in Google’s eyes. You have nothing to fear from the Penguin update. No special expertise is needed; any marketer or their VA can... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “How Not to Screw Up Your Startup Presentation”. Rieva Lesonsky says, “It’s the moment every startup founder dreams about. You’ve spent countless days and nights, sacrificed your personal life and most likely tossed in your life savings – just for the chance to make this presentation. Whether it’s to a bank, potential investors or possible partners, it has to be pitch-perfect”. How Not to Screw Up Your Startup Presentation ReadWriteWeb  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How to Get the Most Out of the New Bitly”. Stephanie Buck says, “No longer a simple URL shortner, Bitly has expanded access to its data archive, improved discovery and introduced an entire redesign, so that you may more easily monitor your shortlink shares. However, “easily” may be a misnomer — reactions to Bitly’s new redesign have been lackluster. That’s why we’re here to sift through the confusion with an overview of the Bitly basics”. How to Get the Most Out of the New Bitly Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWriteWeb’ is titled “Brands Step Up Open Graph Efforts on Facebook”. Dave Copeland says, “Brands are increasingly abandoning efforts to get users to “like” their Facebook pages and instead focusing their marketing efforts on Open Graph, the protocol Facebook uses to reflect third-party app use in a user’s social activity. Facebook has made a series of revisions to Open Graph since it was introduced in 2010; most recently, it extended the concept to include arbitrary actions and make Open Graph actions more prominent on a user’s... [...]

Amazon is one of the most successful businesses ever and it’s the biggest merchant on the web. Their affiliates can participate in that success if they build effective affiliate mini-sites. The key to effective sites is – Choosing the right products to promote and – Supplying helpful product review information about the Amazon products you promote. Azon Affiliate Destruction solves both of these issues. It shows you how to find profitable niche products (and the keywords that will bring buyers) and then how to build good review content for your site. Don’t become an Amazon... [...]

The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “May Mozscape Index Update:164 Billion URLs”. Rand says, “It’s that time once again! Mozscape’s latest index update is live as of today (and new data is in OSE, the mozBar and PRO). This new index is our largest yet, at 164 Billion URLs, however that comes with a few caveats. The major one is that we’ve got a”. May Mozscape Index Update:164 Billion URLs SEOmoz  [...]

James Schramko’s latest ‘Internet Marketing Speed’ blog post is titled “Dave Kaminski Web Video Secrets Interview With James Schramko”. Schramko says, “Dave Kaminski is a quality teacher of online web video skills at WebVideoUniversity.com. His background as a professional copywriter, videographer and direct response marketing helped this former U.S. Marine setup splendidly online. Dave specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to effectively use web video in their marketing efforts. I have been through one of his excellent”. Dave Kaminski Web Video Secrets... [...]

Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “46 Travel Tools to Optimize Your Next Vacation”. Baer says, “As we bathe in the memory of friends, family and BBQ over this week’s Memorial Day holiday, our minds are now tuned up and ready to hit our favorite travel season – summer. Let the games begin. Happiness Factor Did you know taking a break from it all actually benefits your psychological health?”. 46 Travel Tools to Optimize Your Next Vacation Jay Baer’s ‘Convince & Convert’ Blog  [...]

The Panda update made a big dent in article marketing, but only for the creators of spammy articles. Good content is still rewarded. In his new Easy Article Marketing, Ryan Dodson shares the techniques (some of them he calls “secret”) of becoming a professional article writer. This $7 (but rising) report is filled with tips and techniques and it’s without fluff, so it won’t take long to absorb. It tells you what not to do, as well as what works. Learn more here.  [...]

Troy White’s latest blog post is titled “Is social proof important?”. White says, “I saw a very interesting split test I wanted to share. First – have a peek at www.whichtestwon.com and sign up for their updates. Each week they share with you the test results of companies doing split tests. They show the 2 versions that were split tested, you get to vote which one you think won, then they show you the real-life results”. Is social proof important? Troy White’s Blog  [...]