Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Wants To Know If They Helped You Get Better Rankings
Google Webmaster Tools and Webmaster Central are tools I cannot believe SEOs ever lived without. Early on, many experienced SEOs were skeptical about the tools, but many of us have learned that the tools and advice are here to help us with our web sites. Adam Lasnik, who I rarely hear from in the forums anymore, started a thread at Google Webmasters Help discussion area asking Webmasters to give Google case studies on if the - Microsoft Getting Ready to Launch New Search Engine - Kumo? Bing? Live? MSN?
The exciting topic from last night was that Microsoft is demonstrating their search engine next week at the D: All Things Digital conference. It is expected that the search engine will go live at the SMX Advanced conference a week later. Danny Sullivan has a nice write up on what we can expect from Microsoft. There are questions about when it is launching, what brand will it go under and how it will compete with - Earn More AdSense Money By Slowing Down Your Server
A WebmasterWorld thread has many experienced publishers talking about a tip they never talked about before. The tip is about how slowing down your server, actually increases your AdSense CTR and leads to higher earnings. WebmasterWorld moderator, incrediBILL, said that by accident he noticed that when his server is slow and bogged down by traffic, his AdSense CTR climbs. As soon as he posted it, Moderator martinibuster and Senior Member, youfoundjake both said he let - Google AdSense Webinar on Getting Paid Scheduled for Tomorrow
Google has been holding webinars for both new and expert AdSense publishers. The next webinar is tomorrow, Thursday, at 6.30 pm PDT. It is on the topic of getting paid. The topic is named "Understanding the payment cycle" and is described as: De-mystifying the AdSense payments system. Learn about the various payment options and understand the payment cycle. One of the most discussed topics in the various AdSense forums are about payments, so a webinar - Big List of Interview Questions for SEO Candidates
We covered this topic twice in the past, including January 2008 and December 2007. A post by Ben McKay has 80+ SEO Job Interview Questions, which may be the biggest list of questions I have seen to date. I am not sure asking 80 questions to an interviewee is good. But clearly, have 80 questions you can ask and fine tune based on how the interview is going, is nice to have. Since we figure
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- 3 Keyword and Topic Visualization Tools, Sphinn
- Ecommerce Site Search Tip, HighRankings Forums
- HTTPS Pages Indexed - SSL Expired - Ranks Lost, WebmasterWorld
- Malware FAQ: READ ME FIRST, Google Webmaster Help
- Missing Market Summary section from Business page, Google News Help
- Ruud Hein: “How I Stay Ahead of The SEO Pack”, Sphinn
- Stock market graph is gone on the Business News page, Google News Help
- The ROI of PPC Beats Most Advertising Opportunities, Sphinn
