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Thanks!  MozCast says 78 for Sat.  Does that mean there was some sort for algo update perhaps?

Not sure why my website traffic is dropping down late Oct 12.  It showed a boost with the last Panda update in early Oct.

Anyone know of a current update?

So to confirm, can you show me an example of an ecommerce site that uses rel=publisher on the homepage merely for a visual representation?  I thought the author's link would appear somewhere?

I have an online only website (no brick and mortar storefront).  I heard somewhere that if I create a Google Local Places account, this is not good for online shops.  Something to do with it taking the place of my website's SERP ranking.  Is this true?  Are there any downsides to it?  I know I would need to hide the location so people don't come to my house.

Great link!  So to confirm, if our site fits into this niche, then submit the website to that directory?  I'm confused because I thought web directories were bad?

Thanks Owen. I've not too interested in guest blogging but rather interested in sending a product over to get it reviewed from quality blog writers in my niche. Some want money for this and some just want the product. I'm curious why this isn't good though as it "looks" like we're mentioned naturally in a beautifully written article. These sites that I'd like to send my products to are not spammy at all and have massive facebook followers and a fan base.

Thanks for your input.  Why is it bad to submit my product for a review though?  It informs potential customers about our product and yet provides a valuable backlink. All the reviews are quality written and unique in content.

1.  Are these types of sites bad to submit a link to?

http://www.mompack.com/mom2mom/

2.  If I submit my product for another blog to review (in turn they write a post for me with links to my website), is this GOOD?

Look forward to hearing back from you,

thanks