From the monthly archives:

January 2008

When Web sites vanish

by Michael Martinez on January 25, 2008

Do you ever check The Internet Traffic Report? I’ve been using this resource for years to solve mysterious Web site outages.
I’ve had more than one discussion with people who said they could not reach a site that I could reach, or vice versa. Whenever that situation arises usually one of two things is [...]

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Google doesn’t know what doorway pages are

by Michael Martinez on January 24, 2008

June 4, 2008 update: Google fixed its doorway definition and Matt Cutts graciously acknowledged that this post helped persuade them to make the change.
Well, you’d think that with all their interaction and shoulder-to-shoulder partying with SEOs, spammers, and other low-life scum of the Web Googlers would have picked up by now what doorway pages are.
Instead, [...]

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The Infallible SEO Option

by Michael Martinez on January 24, 2008

When all else fails you, create more content.
If you want more search visibility, create more content.
If you want more links, create more content.
If you want to change the “theme” of your Web site, create more content.
If you want to rank better for more queries, create more content.
If you want more links, create more content.
If you [...]

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