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In an article written by Marziah Karch of About.com entitled, 10 Google Dont’s – Things You Should Never Do for Search Engine Optimization, you learn about 10 different techniques employed by scrupulous search engine optimization (SEO) firms that Google considers trying to “hack their code.”  While if left unchecked these methods will certainly increase your page ranks and placement within search results, Google and other search engines constantly check the sites listed in their directories to ensure that none of the techniques are employed.  If they are found on a site submission, * YANK *, your site is removed and potentially even banned!

Articles like this is why we ask the question: “Do you know how to get your web site banned from Google and other search engines?” Read more »

You’re convinced you need to blog, publish a newsletter, tweet, or produce white papers. Problem is, you either don’t have time or can’t write well enough to do the job yourself. You think “ghostwriter” but then shrink away after asking:

• Can an outsider understand my business?
• Can a ghostwriter sound like me or like my business?
• Will it take more time and effort to manage a ghostwriter than it would to do the work myself?

All three questions can be answered in a word. “MAYBE.” Read more »