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Has anyone submitted pages that generate sitemaps on the fly as opposed to only submitting static XML files to Bing? For instance, sitemap.php vs sitemap.xml, video sitemap.php vs videositemap.xml?

What options do we have for keyword research now that Google is switching from the Google AdWords Keyword Tool to the Keyword Planner??

A client of mine did article marketing years ago with Ezine, PRlog, ArticlesBase, etc.  Now those links are still linking to their domain.

Do you think they'll see an increase in rankings from removing those links?

Does anyone have any data that could help us to understand the best time to upload a video to YouTube?

Now that Google is debuting its new Google Adwords Keyword tool, how will this affect the way you do keyword research?

Are there other tools you use?

It was Google organic traffic as a whole that spiked. 4 or 5 keywords brought in the extra traffic, and these are keywords I usually rank in position 8 or 9 for.

I own a website, and recently had a HUGE spike in organic search traffic from Google over the weekend.

It seems to be going back down.

Anyone have any idea why? Anyone have any similar experiences?

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304459804577281842851136290.html

Sometimes, its nice to get a pat on the back, and it's always helpful to share tactics that work!

The question is this: what's your biggest success story? Care to share any pictures or stories on how you got to the top? What do you attribute your success to?

Here's one of our success stories - one of our clients wanted to be on the first page for the keyword "Morse Code." We never thought we'd be able to get them on the top of such a competitive keyword, but alas! We never gave up.

Since this is a hobby website and not a website generating a huge amount of cash, it was easier to get incoming links from other people who were interested in the topic.

I'd say we'd attribute our success to having great content and getting others to write blog posts and join in on the fun.

What's your success story and how did you do it?

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I'm pretty disappointed that I've had about 7 emails and comments on my blog about how terrible my picture was. All I wanted was some advice on how to get content in front of other bloggers, but instead, people from SEOmoz have just been emailing me and leaving comments on my website about how horrible my content is.

Bummer.

EGOL, no one asked if you liked the content, nor did anyone ask you if you would link to it.

The content was merely an example - the question remains: After you create a killer piece of content, then what? How do you get it in front of people who might link back to it?

Good answer, Keri - but after I create that content, then what? Just because its great content doesn't mean it will get in front of website owners who can link to it. Do you agree? Its not "if you build it, they will come." How do I get people to see it after I write it?

LOL, again, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how great the content is - people will not just flock to it.

Let's say I write the most magnificent article, take the most magnificent picture, or whatever, and post it to my website.

People are not going to magically just start linking to it - they have to first SEE it in order to link to it.

How do I get my websites in front of them?

"Creating amazing content" is not the answer. I want down and dirty, nitty gritty answers on how to get it done.

Coming up with kick-ass content isn't the issue. We're really good at that. Its getting people to LINK to the kick ass content that is the problem.

For instance, my team came up with this idea and took this photo:

http://tampaseo.com/2011/05/seo-for-food/

But we can't get people to link to it for the life of us. We know its funny, great content, but no links in 12 months. What the heck?

The idea of "if you create great content, people will link to you" is bogus. We're creating great content, no one is linking.

I get it, I get it... but how much AMAZING content could an air conditioning repair company create?

Need link building advice... Not content advice

Hi all!

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to pop in here and start a discussion to see what are some of the most effective link building techniques you'll be using for 2012?

-Andy

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE SEOmoz, but their "Link Directory" (www.seomoz.org/directories) is a bit deceiving.

I was looking for a list of DIRECTORIES that Moz recommends, not a bunch of places where you can pay for advertising.

On top of that, it also lists dmoz as one of the spots to get links from, but have you ever actually ever been able to get a link from dmoz? I know I haven't, and we've been trying to get a link for years.

Anyone else disappointed in this list? Does anyone have a good list of directories?

-Andy

P.S. I love you SEOmoz! Don't hate me for this critique!

Primarily questions I want to know definitive answers to:

• Do incoming links to a YouTube video affect Google's decision to show a YouTube video thumbnail in the results? If so, does YouTube rank the video higher due to incoming links?
• Does YouTube take any off-page factors into consideration when ranking a video?
• Does anyone else have any other helpful tips/thoughts/suggestions?

Please don't answer this just to get points and give me fluff information. I'd really like to get some concrete data/info

Cheers!

Wow, way to give an absolutely excellent answer. I wish I could give more than 1 thumbs up!