May 26, 2013

Ryan Jones Blogs about SEO, Internet Culture, and Random Stuff

You Can’t Reverse Engineer The Google Algorithm

As most SEOs are aware, Google just launched the latest penguin algorithm. Amid the mass panic that follows all algorithm updates, several SEOs… [read full post]

You Can’t Reverse Engineer The Google Algorithm You Can't Reverse Engineer The Google Algorithm

Rant: SEO Tests, Cutts Statements, & The Algorithm

I'm going to channel my inner @alanbleiweiss and rant for a minute about some things I saw over the last few days in the SEO world. I also want… [read full post]

Rant: SEO Tests, Cutts Statements, & The Algorithm Rant: SEO Tests, Cutts Statements, & The Algorithm

Fun With Facebook Graph Search

I, like many of you, was given access to Facebook's new Graph Search the other day. So, the first thing I did was start seeing how "weird" I… [read full post]

Fun With Facebook Graph Search Fun With Facebook Graph Search
nerual_network

You Can’t Reverse Engineer The Google Algorithm

As most SEOs are aware, Google just launched the latest penguin algorithm. Amid the mass panic that follows all algorithm updates, several SEOs started discussing the Google algorithm and their theories. Don’t worry, I’m not going to tell you how to recover from it or anything like that. Instead, I want to focus on some [...]

belief_200-155062f4e4d8080e7e533ecc37b0db156b3a5474-s6-c10

Rant: SEO Tests, Cutts Statements, & The Algorithm

I’m going to channel my inner @alanbleiweiss and rant for a minute about some things I saw over the last few days in the SEO world. I also want to apologize for any spelling mistakes from the start, as my right arm is in a cast and I’m typing this entirely left-handed until I can [...]

fired

Fun With Facebook Graph Search

I, like many of you, was given access to Facebook’s new Graph Search the other day. So, the first thing I did was start seeing how “weird” I could get. Let’s have some fun, shall we? It’s amazing what kind of things you can find. For example, here’s a list of Cops who are probably [...]

Do SEOs Control The Internet? – Yes!

Do SEOs Control The Internet? YES! Actually, SEOs DO control the Internet At least, according to Dilbert

SEO Blogs

It’s all Bullshit, Bullshit everywhere.

I’m starting to think all of those “SEO is bullshit” articles may actually have a point. Take a look at some of the headlines I saw being spewed across my twitter stream today by several well-known SEOs. Here they are, paraphrased based on the articles they linked to: SEO & Paid Search should be separate [...]

bankruptcy-alternatives

Top Advertising Networks – Best Adsense Alternatives

Are there ad networks better than Adsense? When you’re starting a website it can be simple to just throw some Google adsense on there and forget about it. But sometimes Google’s Adsense isn’t the best option to monetize a website. If you have a different type of traffic, or heaven forbid you’ve been banned you’re [...]

google

Google not sending any referer data on iOS default search?

UPDATE: Good discussion now on SEL. Summary: When going from HTTPS to HTTP sites, browsers don’t pass any referer information. When a wired user clicks a result on https Google, Google is doing an internal redirect to an http page THEN sending the user to the search result they clicked on. This redirect allows a [...]

I’ll Probably Delete This Tomorrow

“Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” It’s a common interview question. We’ve all faced it a few times in our careers, and although we’ve given elaborate answers I’ll wager that many of us haven’t really thought about the question too much. We don’t pay it much attention, but it’s a question that lingers [...]

Pubcon Discount Code

Looking for a Pubcon discount code? I currently don’t have a pubcon discount code to offer. Just head over to pubcon.com and enter the code when you register. You’ll save 20% off of the current cost of registration (and I’ll get a couple bucks too!) If you end up using my discount code come find [...]

Speaking Schedule For The Rest of 2012

Update: Pubcon Discount Code! If you’re planning on coming to pubcon to see me speak and want to save 20% off just use the code rc-5283520 at checkout on pubcon.com Just a quick update about where you can catch me for the rest of 2012. I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be part of [...]