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How to Pitch SEO Presentation by Rand Fishkin and Will Critchlow video notes

Pitching SEO To Clients: Will Critchlow http://dis.tl/dk6N59 How to justify the value of SEO: An Excel spreadsheet Will Critchlow at Distilled put together Referrals have no long tail. They tend to all come from a small group of people, so working hard to get referrals doesn’t make a lot of sense Create unique research for presentations… Continue Reading

Anchor Point Church Sermon Notes Foundations of Relationship Feb 5, 2012

Beyond Religion Series Foundations of Relationship Notes below on the sermon spoken by Pastor Jeff Sorvik were taken February 5, 2012, by Patrick Garmoe, and all interpretations are from Patrick. The content below is not necessarily endorsed by Pastor Sorvik or Anchor Point Church. There are casual relationships we have with many people, and then… Continue Reading

Anchor Point Sermon: Beyond Religion Series: Empty Religion

Beyond Religion Series: Empty Religion series notes Sermon on January 8, 2012 by Pastor Jeff Sorvik. Notes here were recorded by Patrick Garmoe. Empty Religion: Personally cripples relationship with God! Culturally obscures God! Eternally provokes disbelief! Luke 11:39-52: New International Version 39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the… Continue Reading

E-mail Tips from Tamara Gielen SEOmoz 2010

@tamaragielen Formerly in charge of e-mail for Ebay Now independent e-mail consultant E-mail expert at b2bemailmarketing.com Some of the notes are simply things I (Patrick Garmoe) decided to add, or update based on what’s changed since this presentation was first provided Use Flowtown or Rapleaf or Gist (or the tools associated within the e-mail program)… Continue Reading

Mining Social Data For Fun And Profit

SEOmoz Mozinar by Laura Lippa at howsyourpony.com and @Howsyourpony and @lauralippa on Twitter. She is a former Yahoo employee and an SEO specialist, focused on using social media to research competitors. Competitive Insights – See slide Market Research Reports: http://ow.ly/8Cpa7 contains a popularity analysis Define your competitors: wo.ly/7bqM7 — link to her SEOmoz post Dig… Continue Reading

Keyword Research: The Ultimate Process

2010 session I watched in January of 2012 on SEOmoz.com Richard Baxter of seogadget.co.uk was the speaker (Check out his website for several excellent tools) Actionable ideas of this presentation: He urged people to think more of keyword phrases that are partly in the head and partly in the long tail. So they get considerable… Continue Reading

SOPA and PIPA Interview on Fox 21 News in Duluth, MN and the Northland’s News Center

Just figured I’d share this for as long as the link is live. Fox 21 and Channels 3/6 (known here in Duluth as the Northland’s News Center) interviewed me on some legislation in Congress. Not particularly exciting, but it’s here if you want to watch the stories. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Northland-Small-Businesses-Worried-About–137625618.html http://www.fox21online.com/news/websites-black-out-protest-possible-internet-censorship

Anchor Point Church: Religion or Relationship Jan 15, 2012

Pastor Jeff Sorvik, as interpreted and recorded by Patrick Garmoe Religion isn’t our problem, but empty religion is. Hypocrisy, empty religious activity, arrogance, etc. are all outgrowths of aherence to religion. What motivates our actions? Self interest or love? True love is the most self-less action we can take. Relationship will always trump truth! People… Continue Reading

Anchor Point Sermon “Run To Win?” Jan 1, 2012

Run To Win? Sermon notes form Pastor Jeff Sorvik, as written by Patrick Garmoe Hebrews 11 – (Often considered a Hall of Faith passage) What race are you running? Are you running that race to win? Hebrews 12:1-2 talks about “Thowing off everything that hinders…” 1. Get Rid of It! – A Priority-Based Life “He… Continue Reading