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Here is what was talked about in my Tuesday SEO News podcast #2:

Robots.txt Overview, Generator, & Analyzer

We recently compiled a 6 page robots.txt primer and added a robots.txt generator and robots.txt analyzer to our suite of free SEO tools.

The Happiest SEO in the Sea

I wanted to get on bended knee, as I slipped the ringbox into my hand, but I didn’t want her to leave my side as I asked her to marry me… She said yes! I love you, Kimberly ♥. Thank you for making me the happiest man in the world …

Last Call For SMX Local & Mobile in San Francisco

For the last couple months, we’ve been telling you why you should come to SMX Local & Mobile. That you’ll learn the online marketing tactics influencing $500 billion in offline sales. That local and mobile search are opportunities for …

Google Has Over 75% Of US Search Ad Market

New figures out on search advertising spend from Efficient Frontier show Google continues to dominate the market, stats that will no doubt complicate the company’s goal to gain approval of its deal with Yahoo on search ads. …

No, The Toolbar Does Not Lead Google To Index My Content

Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content. Matt said, “if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being …

Here is what was talked about in my Tuesday SEO News podcast #2:

Robots.txt Overview, Generator, & Analyzer

We recently compiled a 6 page robots.txt primer and added a robots.txt generator and robots.txt analyzer to our suite of free SEO tools….

The Happiest SEO in the Sea

Bill Slawski gets engaged to Kimberly Bock and says, “I wanted to get on bended knee, as I slipped the ringbox into my hand, but I didn’t want her to leave my side as I asked her to marry me… She said yes! I love you, Kimberly ♥. Thank you for making me the happiest man in the world” …

Last Call For SMX Local & Mobile in San Francisco

For the last couple months, we’ve been telling you why you should come to SMX Local & Mobile. That you’ll learn the online marketing tactics influencing $500 billion in offline sales. That local and mobile search are opportunities for …

Google Has Over 75% Of US Search Ad Market

New figures out on search advertising spend from Efficient Frontier show Google continues to dominate the market, stats that will no doubt complicate the company’s goal to gain approval of its deal with Yahoo on search ads. …

No, The Toolbar Does Not Lead Google To Index My Content

Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content. Matt said, “if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being …

I had the opportunity to interview my Mom for my second Monday interview podcast and was able to ask her a couple question about SEO and Social Media. Find out what the normal everyday person knows about SEO and Social Media.

Here is the transcript of the interview below if you would rather read:

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In my very first Monday Interview Podcast I had the opportunity to talk a bit with my good friend Jordan Kasteler aka Utah SEO Pro. I think of Jordan as an authority in the search and social media communities. So listen to my interview podcast with Jordan and get a sneak peak of what he will be speaking on in some of the upcoming conferences and get some real gold nuggets to help with your SEO!

If you would rather read then listen here is the transcript of the interview:

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So I am back at it with my Your SEO Mentor Live Podcast series and have a wonderful new format for all of you that love podcasts. Not only am I making it easier for everyone to download the podcasts to iTunes but also I think you are all going to like the new and simple format. First of all listen to the podcast by clicking on the little player above with the blue play button and I explain in detail the new format but here it is if you would rather read it:

• Monday Interviews Series - Unfortunately for now these will not be live but will be chuck full of valuable content with interviews from SEO, Social Media, and Online Marketing experts. Just to give you a glimpse, my first “Monday Interview” will be with Jordan Kasteler who will be speaking at SMX Local & Mobile
• Tuesday SEO News Minicast - This podcast is going to be short and to the point and is going to be live at YourSEOMentor.TV. This SEO Podcast is going to be on the latest SEO News, Tips, and people.
• Wednesday Social Media News Minicast - This Social Media Podcast will also be live and will be dedicated to Social Media, Networking, Bookmarking, etc. I will be going over the latest new in the Social Media Marketing industry!

So I am totally excited for these new podcasts and I know they will be full of great & valuable content so stay tuned for next weeks Your SEO Mentor Live Podcast series.

As I mentioned on the podcast here is the link to the SEO Baby Video of my baby girl Grace.

If you missed this episode live you can check it out at Your SEO Live Ustream!

SEO Superlatives Winners for 2008

Just wanted to give a big shout out to Chris Hooley’s “SEO Superlatives Winners for 2008″ survey. I truly enjoyed voting and the results. Here are a couple of my favorite winners:

SEO Conference Clown - Chris Hooley

Best SEO Conference Speaker - Matt McGee

Biggest SEO Nerd - Aaron Wall

Best SEO Nickname/Handle - SexySEO

Biggest Google Fanboy - Ann Smarty

Most Fiery SEO - Michael Gray

SEO’s Biggest Douchebag - Jason Gambert (forgettable SEO Trademark guy)