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Posted by Lucy Langdon

Although a lot of a blog’s success comes from the ongoing effort you put into growing and nurturing it, there are a few things you can do to give it the best possible chance from day one. The checklist below varies from very simple actions through to big decisions and longer term strategies.
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Update 1: Microsoft has now pulled the public beta, and several people that managed to start a download have had the download killed. They have now replaced the text on Technet to “Windows® 7 Beta coming soon!”. This just keeps getting better, I’ve only spent 2.5 hours trying to sign up and start this download and all the MS pages associated with the download now return 404 errors.
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Search is so consolidated that it is uncomfortable being an SEO. If Google decides to profile you or kill your sites there is not much you can do, especially because Yahoo! and Microsoft are losing marketshare month after month. Why are Yahoo! and Microsoft losing marketshare? Their bad marketing coupled with Google’s good marketing:

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Posted by Fluxx

Today I’m pleased to announce the release of Private Messaging here at SEOmoz.  Starting now, you’ll be able to private message other users using the sexy “Private Message This User” button (pictured on the right) on their profile page.  You’re also able to compose a message without clicking the button at the Write a Message page.  Just start typing in the username of the person you’re trying to message and the right person should come up automagically.
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Question: I am new to the market and have a product I am going to launch soon at a similar price-point to SEO Book. I am wondering if I should launch with an affiliate program, and if it will provide a substantial return prior to

Answer: I would say off the start don’t enable an affiliate program until you have a better feel for the amount of effort required per purchaser and have brand awareness. I like launching without an affiliate program because it makes citations appear more natural. If you are launching a MLM hype program then a multi tiered affiliate program is a must, but if not the best option is to wait until you better learn your market and are well integrated into your market.

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I am glad to announce launch of forum to this blog www.seodon.com/forum

If any of you have questions about Mambo/Joomla feel free to post them in, I will try to answer or point to right source.

The forum discussions cover (not exhaustive list)

Mambo/Joomla General Help
Adsense/YPN general Help (and use of it on various CMS softwares)
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Posted by randfish

I find myself in Montreal, Quebec this week, spending time with my old friend, Guillaume Bouchard of NVI and some new friends from an organization called Alliance numériQC (French only, sorry Anglophones). Guillaume and I got to chatting over dinner about the new version of Digg and the more prominent version of the social linkbait marketer’s worst enemy, the bury button:

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