http://www.bryanphelps.com utah seo specialist blogs about seo/sem, internet and online business. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:43:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just added my Google User Profile - should be interesting to see how they use these in the future. Bryan Phelps on Google http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/10/20/google-user-profiles/ I've usually found Google's webmaster tools to be fairly accurate.  However, I have a site that shows I rank for some pretty competitive terms. I don't even need to show you my analytics to prove that I don't rank in the top 10 for [cell phone].  But if anyone trusts these ... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/08/23/google-webmaster-tools-inaccuracies/ I'm a little behind in my feed reader so I don't know if this is old news but this is the first time I have seen localized search results when i am not logged in or there is no geo-qualifier in my search term. Notice the local search results in the ... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/08/08/recent-changes-local-search/ Automattic released a free WordPress app for the iPhone that im testing out. So far it looks pretty slick! Now I just need copy and paste... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/07/22/new-wordpress-app/ Maybe modesty is in the eye of the beholder? Click to enlarge http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/06/18/another-ppc-ad-gone-awry/ If this doesn't convince you to put customer reviews on your ecommerce site, I don't know what will. http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/30/customer-reviews/ Chitika is another Ad network that I use regularly on some of my product related websites. Chitika has been around quite a bit longer and is more widely used than Widgetbucks (previously reviewed here). Many top bloggers like Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net and Digital Photography School have made ... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/28/chitika-review/ I originally began learning SEO because I wanted to be able to make some extra income through the Internet. As a result, I've used several CPC ad networks and a few affiliate programs. Jumping into a new ad network can be a little scary if you already have ... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/27/widgetbucks-review/ We have all seen various instance of horribly placed ads or unrelated Google Adwords or other advertising. Irony? Advertising for Smarter.com. http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/19/funny-google-ads/ Utah CEO Magazine's latest edition is about "Web 2.0" and Utah companies. Geoff Griffin wrote a great article about general outsourcing and asked me a few questions about relinquishing control when you are outsourcing to a tech company where you may not completely understand the industry. The full ... http://www.bryanphelps.com/2008/05/04/utah-ceo-magazine/