I gotta give props to them. The folks over at the Transportation Security Administration probably have one of the toughest social media jobs right now in light of the recent public backlash over enhanced security measures. Not only do they have to deal with the endless stream of “comments” being posted on the TSA blog but the official TSA twitter account, TSABlogTeam, needs to fend off an attack from all sides via parody accounts. ...
To get yourself up to speed, I would recommend reading part uno of this two part series - Domain Change and Duplicate Content. But first, allow me to bask in my own glory as I provide an update on my current search engine rankings for this blog. seo chris yee - #2 on Google; #1 on Bing/Yahoo seo christopher yee - #2 on Google; #1 on Bing/Yahoo christopher yee- #38 on Google; >100 on Bing/Yahoo ...
It has been three weeks since the advent of Google Instant and there’s already 85 million search results for it - WOW! That is very impressive….but then again, that’s the world wide web for yah. In any case, I’d like to contribute to the search community regarding the aftermath of Google Instant’s impact on search behavior. This article is based on blog posts from Conductor, SEOmoz and Distilled. Unless I am mistaken, a thing to keep in mind is not everyone has Google Instant yet so the numbers will eventually change. Also, I would like to thank Seer Interactive for their free downloadable spreadsheet - it has worked wonders! ...
Tomorrow marks my one month anniversary as an SEO Analyst Intern with CafePress! Although it has only been a month, I have learned more in 30 days about search engine optimization than reading 5 books cover to cover relating to the search industry. Why? Because of practical hands on experience. I can not stress this enough and believe this is _the_best way to go for search industry newcomers. By no means am I claiming the books weren’t helpful at all and that hands on experience trumps everything else. Instead, I think of the books as a wire frame that prepared my mind to think like an SEO professional and the actual SEO work as the stuffing that goes into it. What you have in the end is a master piece! ...
A few days ago, Google introduced Google Instant to the search world. In essence, Google Instant’s purpose is to decrease search time for searchers, make accurate predictions and and procure results instantly. For example, when I type the letter “T” in my search bar, search results show up instantly for “Target.” When I add the letter “I” to the “T,” results come up for “Time.” Google Instant is also localized - meaning if you hit “W,” the SERP would have weather reports for your city. Pretty cool stuff if you ask me. ...
Before I begin my post I would like to say - I FINALLY RANKED #1 (2, 3 and 4) ON GOOGLE FOR “SEO CHRISTOPHER YEE” !!!!!!!!! Although #1 goes to my LinkedIn profile, it doesn’t bother me at all because I know that it’s ME and not some other dude. This is one small step for Chris and one giant leap for Christopher Yee! SEO Christopher Yee With that out of the way I can now focus on the blog post. ...
Today marks the completion of my second week on the job! And by job I mean as an SEO Analyst Intern at CafePress. My previous post, Job Obtained: Link Builder Intern, stated that I’m a Link Builder. However, that’s incorrect because link building is actually INCLUDED in my duties as an SEO Analyst. But to tell you the truth, I do WAYYY more than that (I’m not complainin’ of course!) and you’ll find a short list below. ...
I’ve done it! After a couple of months of phone and on-site interviews, I’ve finally obtained a job in the field of search engine optimization! Last month I completed my first SEM/PPC job interview with a web marketing company down in Southern California. Unfortunately, that fell through because I assume relocation was their biggest issue. I had another phone/on-site interview with a PPC company in Emeryville but I didn’t get THAT position because I bombed the interview…..and by bombed I mean I was paralyzed when the interviewer asked me questions I never even expected. The only thing going through my mind at that time was, “I thought this was an entry level position?!” ...