Archive for the ‘SEO Rants’ Category

Not Pumped About Caffeine

November 25th, 2009

It seems that Google is getting ready to roll the new Google Caffeine update live.  Based on everything I’ve heard and read, this shouldn’t have a drastic impact on the SERPs, but whenever Google makes what it calls a significant update, I get nervous.
On the positive side, Matt Cutts has stated that the update probably [...]

Damn Google Shuffle

February 6th, 2009

Daily Obsessive Google Rank Check:
Pool Cues: #2
Pool Cue: #2
Well, those wacky kids over at Google have managed to shuffle me out of my beloved #1 ranking for both pool cue and pool cues.  Drag.  I get why PoolDawg and Ozone keep flip flopping between #1 and #2, but for Google to put a cue manufacturer [...]

Glutton for Punishment

December 27th, 2008

Daily Obsessive Google Rank Check:
Pool Cues: #1
Pool Cue: #2
Its funny.  The term billiards is probably the most competitive SEO term in our industry, it doesn’t convert well, but it continues to be a thorn in my side purely from a pride perspective.  The reality is that the term is pretty much a complete waste of [...]