Google’s Makin’ ChangesWil Reynolds - @wilreynolds

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Who saw my keynote last year?

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Remember the title?

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No more f****** shortcuts!!

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Any of your heroes ever

build a business “sculping pagerank”

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Fall in love with easy

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Fall in love with hard

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Video + Preso + Links

http://bit.ly/affsum2011

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Well some of ya’ll didn’t

listen

Penguin Slap!

CuttsYou

You

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Penguin diagnosis

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Get your linksWebmaster Tools

Majestic SEOSEOmoz

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Opensiteexplorer.com

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Ahrefs.com

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If most of the sites you get

links from drop?@wilreynolds

Scale – Scale - Scale@wilreynolds

Grim Reaper

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Who started changing that day?

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We should have started changing earlier

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1986

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How would you sell…Software

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Have you exploited a temporary opportunity?

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using…

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Cloaking

DIGG Network

Fake stumbles

10,000 pinterest accounts

LinkbaitReciprocal links

3 way link exchange IMG Alt

stuffingWhite textOn White

background

Buy text links in footers

Buy text links in copy

Private link network

Buy old domains and

301 them

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Anything add value? Any conversions?Is that what we are?????

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#RCS is tough

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#1 goal

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Making someone’ life easier

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Intent to HELP?

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You tell me…

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Wouldn’t it just be easier to get the answer?

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Travel Search Engine(affiliates)

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Oh ZapposOh Hipmunk

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100+ videos…quality!!

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REAL Fans, who take REAL photos

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Swingsets1.com code = SSONE100  $100 off any order! 

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Content Business?

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treehugger

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livestrong

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If your version of building content is…

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Swing Sets

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Big brand + Authority + Thin

Content = Rankings

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Your competitors aren’t stupid

forever@wilreynolds

Smaller Players

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Is your passion to make money?

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Mine is to help.

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Who’s going to “win”

long term?@wilreynolds

Passionate about buying old domains

for “link juice”?

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Buy expired domains & sell

them back?@wilreynolds

Build Community

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Rankings Bumpw/ Community

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Google Search + Your

World@wilreynolds

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Abuse of Authorship

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Articles / Blog posts

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CTR Boost?

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0% - 25% Boost but why…

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Are you recognizable?

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Speaking, helping people, producing video

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Event Listings

Tickets

Band history

Members

Songs / Albums

News

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Ticket Brokers | Concert Providers

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Zoo | Local “to-do” sites

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Yelp, Yelp, Yelp

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Travel Affiliates

Google’s favoring brands….

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Finally rewarding brand activity@wilreynolds

no followersno engagementno cust. service

no content

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WINNER!@wilreynolds

Game OVER!

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How about you…

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Engage@wilreynolds

Rabid Fans@wilreynolds

Stand for something@wilreynolds

Share their expertise@wilreynolds

Building followersis the new link building

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Do influencers share 20 dollar articles?

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http://bit.ly/guest-post-gdoc

@djchrisle

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Use it onLink Reports

Use it onBlog commenters

http://bit.ly/export-commenters

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W/O real commenters...USELESS

Get new content ideas that convert

Conversions fromArticles

DirectoriesLink networks

bit.ly/conversions-and-links

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How to start building community?

Build the QUALITY assets they won’t

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Then start telling the world

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App for that

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INBOXq.com

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Hootsuite?

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Integration FTW!

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Go right to Twitter…

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http://bit.ly/content-ideas1

@seogadget tool = more ways to help

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Pick on someone

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who has stronger engagement

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I’m gunning for RandFish@wilreynolds

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I’m making (NO) headway@wilreynolds

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What’s been the downside?

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Think about that!

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Pick 1 person and try to OUT “HELP”

them

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Notout linkout blog

out funnythem

OUT HELP!@wilreynolds

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Lets get started@wilreynolds

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