Geeks Round Table

David & Ryan Jam Session, Fabio has a sick day, so no adults are around to keep these two in line, Everything Geek with no idea of what will be covered. When asked for today's topics, Ryan responded "I prefer not to think before I speak, that way I can be as surprised as everyone else when it comes out of my mouth!". David asked me to repeat the question. This should be an off the hook show. :)

WordPress Security Primer Web site security starts with physical security you need to make sure your computer systems at the office are secure, just like you want to make sure the office door is secure. Harden all of your entry points, starting with your physical location then work your way up from there.  Computer Router Anything Networked Connection to the internet Server passwords Web site and Database passwords. Adwords Setup Before starting your PPC campaign consider your site first. How easy is it for people to navigate? Can people easily find information? An Adwords campaign can only be as good as the site. If people have a hard time doing what you would like them to do which is buy, call or email, then no matter what kind of traffic that is sent, the campaign cannot be as profitable as or even profitable at all… 2014 Golden Triangle update And David discusses the Mediative update to the Enquiro 2005 "Golden Triangle" Study.

Today you will hear Fabio talk about the relationship between PPC and Analytics, he will cover how they complement one another and how to properly use them together. Ryan will tackle the old "security by obscurity" issues, is that really security and how to better protect your WordPress to prevent possible attacks. Dave will cover how you too can eat like the stars & what he had for lunch.

Our first 'Official' podcast from the guys that brought you the Hard Truth (Ryan Sharrer) and SEO 101 (David Brown) and introducing Fabio Cuffaro. Just some quick introductions to get out of the way, then onto Panda  4.0, why your business needs an AdWords Specialist, Shell Shock / Bash Bug debacle, & General WordPress Security. 

Ahhh…social media. So many platforms, so little time So many, many ways to link back to your website, so little time. And yet, they’re not the keys to the kingdom.  In fact, there’s a method to the madness that is social media and we got a great question from a listener named Billy about Squidoo and what he can do with little or no SEO budget. A few years ago, Squidoo was getting a good amount of press, but they’ve gone a bit under the radar…but are they still valid as a part of the mix? Things that make you go hmmmmmmm… Like our parents tell us as we’re growing up (yes, just think of MIND as your folks), live in moderation.  Too much of anything can be bad for you. In this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ discuss Billy’s questions and give answers about how to use Squidoo and other social media properly…AND how to do some effective DIY SEO if you don’t have a budget. Any questions?   Make sure you click the provocatively provocative “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button on the right to submit a question for us to answer on an upcoming podcast!  We love your input:) P.S.  Let us know if you do/don’t want us to use your full name.

Ahhh…Google penalty. In hockey, a player can be penalized for a varying number of minutes depending on the penalty.  When a player is penalized and sits a while in the ol’ penalty box, the player comes back out on the ice rested and ready to pick up where he left off. Like hockey, the degree of your overall penalty depends on the degree of your infraction;  however, the similarity ends there. Unlike hockey, you will not come out of penalty well-rested and you will NOT pick up where you left off. Manual penalty tends to be easier to recover from (though not “easy” by any means) than algorithmic penalty simply because Google communicates with you when you’re in manual penalty and you can submit your site for reinclusion.  Algorithmic penalty is a whole other ball game.   Pandas, penguins…we’ve got the whole menagerie. In this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ discuss how to avoid and how to recover from Google penalty if your business ever finds itself out of Google’s good graces. Any questions?   Make sure you click the sensuously seductive “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button on the right to submit a question for us to answer on an upcoming podcast!  We love your input:)

Well, the Chicken Little’s are flapping and yelling hysterically that the sky is falling again.   Word was all over the Interwebs yesterday that Matt Cutts confirmed that a large guest blog network had been penalized, and it was confirmed that MyBlogGuest is the network that was penalized.  (And yes, we used the word “Interwebs” for a larf) Almost immediately, comments were popping up with negativespeak about guest blogging networks being “spam networks” and shady operations. Now hold the phone just one darn second. Google’s search engine algorithm gets gamed constantly…does that make them a “spammy search engine?”  Certainly not.  Whether it’s MyBlogGuest or another guest blogging network, it all comes down to how you use the platform…are you using it in compliance with Google? In this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ discuss the importance of going about your guest blogging in the right way for the right reasons.  If you’re taking the time to write truly helpful, quality content and you’re finding good, relevant websites to guest post on, you’re probably going to be ok, so take a listen and we’ll paint the full picture for ya;) Make sure you click the hella-bodacious “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button on the right to submit a question for us to answer on an upcoming podcast!  We love your input:)

It’s time for some SEO spring cleaning!  SEO is constantly evolving and it’s important to take inventory of your SEO every year and look at areas that may need some sprucing up or all-out change. On this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ give you some examples of what you can do to clean up your SEO and keep it fresh, including: Proper usage of Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools Keyword refreshment Social share buttons…including Google+ RDFa and Schema…make sure you’re using them or have plans to implement them NOW     There’s more where that came from, so take a listen and make sure you click the “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button on the right to submit a question for us to answer on an upcoming podcast!

“Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam…” – Monty Python Yep…fire up your ol’ web browser and you’re entering a world of spam, Smoky…a world of spam.  Even after 17 years in SEO, Dave Brown comes across methods of spamming that he’s never seen before.  This week he’s got a real doozy for ya…a website that not only implements a major black hat technique themselves, they also SELL the service. This week Dave, Mark and Russ discuss this black hat SEO technique and the good, the bad and the ugly of black hat SEO. As always you can click the big, beautiful “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button to your right and we’ll address your questions in a future podcast.

Contrary to popular belief, SEO does not stand for “Shut Everything Off.”  Nor does it stand for “Spam Everything Overtly.” For every bit of SEO truth there are endless myths which serve to either a) confuse business owners to the point of believing SEO is just a bunch of crap, or b) tempt business owners into making mistakes that could jeopardize (or destroy) their business revenue. This week, we’re addressing 4 of the myths that we encounter most often: 1.  We must have our keyword(s) in our domain name. 2.  Twitter and Facebook are no good at all for my business. 3.  We can’t have any bad reviews or bad ratings…they ALL must be great. 4.  It’s not necessary for me to optimize for mobile search in my business. Dave, Mark and Russ tackle these topics and give you some sound advice to clear up any confusion over these 4 areas.   Do you have an SEO question/myth you would like us to address on the MINDyourSEO Podcast?  As always you can click the big, incredible, tempting, candy-like “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button to your right and we’ll do our best to answer your questions in an upcoming episode.

The great philosphers John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr once said “All you need is love.”  While that is true, your Local SEO is a close second.  After all, how ya gonna get all that love from your demographic if they can’t find you to give you a great big hug? This week Dave, Mark and Russ discuss the warm fuzzies of local SEO and what you should be doing to improve and maintain a strong local profile for your business.   good ol’ Google algorithm and how you can optimize and be Google compliant with your website. As always you can click the big, beautiful “Your SEO Podcast Questions Ask Now” button to your right and we’ll address your questions in a future podcast.

SEO is dead?   Oh, give us a flippin’ break!  SEO stands for “search engine optimization”…unless you don’t think your website needs to be optimized to be found by Google and the other search engines, then SEO is alive and well.  It’s just evolving.  In this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ discuss the good ol’ Google algorithm and how you can optimize and be Google compliant with your website. Click the “Your SEO Questions Ask Now” button to your right and we’ll do our best to answer your questions in a future podcast:)

Hey all, sorry that these are coming out late… If you want the source please visit http://minddnd.com and click on the podcast area… for the time being we’ll be using podcast.neo1seo.com as a relay station for our new podcast… Enjoy ;) In this week’s podcast Dave, Mark and Russ tell you what you CAN do with a small budget and discuss DIY SEO. There are some valuable things you can do for your website yourself that will cost little or no money:) And as always you can ask a question in our “Ask A Question” section.

Hello everyone! David here… I figured I’d post our new podcast (minus the illustrious Brian Mark and Carolyn Shelby) The new podcast will be hosted at Mind Development & Design and feature Mark Boyd, Russ Randolph and I! I promise it will be up and running by Feb 5th 2014… And we already have 4 in the can so they will be a regular recurring podcast from us again – along with an all new Ask a Question Section!

We’re back with another SEO 101 episode! This time Brian and I discuss Google plus for business and dig deep to uncover the +1 Conspiracy. Here’s the link I promised in the podcast. Check back next week for another new episode.