10 reasons you're not an 'advanced' SEO - when I saw the title on this one, the question arises; what exactly IS advanced? Ian goes off with a fun rant and a call to get geek! Purchased Link Penalties: There's No Time to Waste - this post seemed to ruffle a few feathers in all sides of the SEO world. But, at the end of the day, it's worth having hear and something to consider. Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results - yes, we've put it in here, but really, it doesn't have much of an affect on us. It is more just a freak show that we can't turn away from. This is the original post from Danny, if you want more, search it... there was a TON of blabber on it all. Battening Down the Hatches for a Link Bait Brainstorm – Jennifer highlights the importance of getting diversified inputs when crafting link bait campaigns. I am certainly one fella that's learned the value here over the years, so it's deffo worth a read. How Matt Cutts Leveraged The Stack Overflow And Hacker News Communities In - Michael (Van Der Mar) was also on the war path last week. Seriously, I wouldn't want to be Matt last week... man, coming from all sides or what? Also from Michael, see; Redefining The Phrase "Content Farms" A Link Building Blueprint: The Foundation - this one, from Debra Mastaler, looks at the not-so-often talked about foundational link building. This is really at the core of any program and I thought it worth highlighting this week. Not earth shaking, but Deb's always a good read. 10 SEO Questions with David Harry – I stopped by Dean's blog to enlighten and entertain the readership. Did I pull it off? Probably not, but it's always nice that someone cares right? The Art of Big Corporate SEO - Anthony Verre had a great and in-depth look at some of the challenges that come with working corporate SEO situations. I know some of these systemic problems all too well. Enjoyed the post... cathartic even. | 
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