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Thanks!! I'm happy to help

Yes, yes, yes: http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/comparisons?site=www.ccisolutions.com%2FStoreFront%2FIAFDispatcher%3FiafAction%3DshowMain&comparisons[0]=http://www.ccisolutions.com

Use that comparison to show them that you're mixing up your link juice by getting links to both URLs and by consolidating you'll be able to rank that home page better.

Hope that helps!

Let's turn this great response into a blog post!

Hi Steve,

Using the video is perfectly fine, but only if you show that it was created by us and link back to the original post and not just to the refer a friend page. Let me know if you have any questions!

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Hey guys! Just another reminder that if you're having issues with the tools specifically please send us an email at help[at]seomoz.org.

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Hi Adrian!

So sorry about the slow response today, we do try to be as absolutely responsive as possible even on the weekend. In the future if you ever have any issues with the tools please send us an email at help[at]seomoz.org. That is usually the quickest way to get in touch with us.

Q&A is a great place to get your general SEO and other inbound marketing questions answered, but may not get the quickest place for a support type of question.

We'll definitely keep everyone posted on what's happening with the Keyword Difficulty Tool.

Thanks!

Jen

We actually just updated it today even!

Awesome! Glad to hear it. Let us know how it works out for you.

Hi Rick!

You're totally right about Facebook. If you post from 3rd party sites, FB doesn't display your posts in people's timelines as much. It's pretty annoying but we use Facebook to manage Facebook, Google+ to manage Google+, LinkedIn to manage LinkedIn, etc. The only one where we use a 3rd party site is Twitter and we use SocialEngage (aka Cotweet) for that.

I have heard really good things about SproutSocial although I've never used it personally. I know other Community Managers swear by it. I'm thinking though that Hootsuite will work best for you. It looks like you can add Youtube and maybe even your blog comments. I'd definitely take a free trial and give it a whirl.

Hope that helps!

Jen

+1 I use Yoast's plugin on my personal sites

+1 on 97th floor. I know Blueglass also does amazing infographic work as well. You can also check out our full list of recommended companies: http://www.seomoz.org/article/recommended.

Hope that helps!

As of right now, we're on schedule to update the new index tomorrow (July 6). Thanks!

No worries, Brent. I don't think it's an attack at all. Feel free to not view the calendar.

Hey Brent,

I totally understand where you're coming from and believe me we're as frustrated by the date slipping as our customers are. We set a date to help people plan and we like to be open and transparent about the index and when it's coming out. It may seem like a good idea to not tell people when we've missed a date, but honestly that wouldn't be very TAGFEE of us.

Also, having a date on the calendar help people remember when indexes have gone out in the past. It's most definitely not perfect, but we're working very hard to get those indexes happening much faster than they currently are. We'd rather have people know what's going on, rather than wonder.

Hope that helps explain a bit!

Thanks,

Jen

FYI I edited your answer to abide by our Community Etiquette. Thanks!

1. Before I roll out of bed I check email and Twitter

2. On the bus ride in I check SEOmoz Twitter account & respond to emails as I can

3. COFFEE

4. Jump into SEOmoz Twitter account

5. Moz Facebook

6. Moz Google+

7. Email

8. Rinse and repeat

I'd highly recommend not using Twitter solely for higher rankings. Twitter helps you with brand management, customer service, community management, etc. If you're only using Twitter to try to game Google, you're probably going about it the wrong way. I'd focus on managing your Twitter account in a way that will benefit you as part of your overall marketing strategy.

Happy to help!

Sadly the answer is no if you only do a 301. Mike King recently wrote a great post on Search Engine Watch though that walks you through how to make it happen: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2172926/How-to-Maintain-Social-Shares-After-a-Site-Migration.

Hope that helps!