The Search Marketing Expo (SMX) is one of the largest gatherings of online marketing professionals. The latest SMX took place on April 28 -29 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Takeaways from such a conference are very different from individual to individual based on their experience level. Here are 7 key notes that I thought were worth mentioning: Google Instant is having an impact on how users scan through SERPs. A heat map research,...

4-Letter domains are quite rare, since 99% are already registered (out of 3,957 meaningful 4-letter English terms). I was doing some domain name research this weekend and found out that the  4-letter domains below are still available. All all the .COM, .NET, .INFO and .ORG are taken for all these 4-letter domain names except the following 7: AINS.INFO ARIL.INFO BITT.INFO BLAM.INFO BUMF.ORG BYRL.ORG CALK.INFO If you are a domainer,...

Archive your tweets if you have a blog because they do not show up in Twitter search/search engine after a period. #content #SEO #blogging # “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference” – Winston Churchill #quote # #1 Tip SMX London 2010 : 17 Ways To Get Trusted Links from University & Government Websites. http://bit.ly/de8jIe #inboundlink #SEO #SEM # (Inbound e-mail marketing) Whether from a landing page,...

“I really had fun, i hope you feel the same; I will give you a call later.“ This is normally what we say at the end of our very first date. Well, it is not that different when someone visits your website for the very first time. You can use your charm or politeness to make a similar statement, but with a twist like this: “I see you really had fun, I feel the same; I will email you later.“ If  readers or visitors...

What happens on Facebook does not stay on Facebook. Social = Share = No Privacy (extreme but not out of the equation) # Blog Post : Pepsi goes to Coke for business advice!? http://bit.ly/atIxoe [ #idea #consultant #secret #strategy ] # Week of #MeshU and #Mesh10 in Toronto. Free social gathering after the conference. # #SMX London Confirmed : link position matters for #PageRank (e.g. 1st url passes more link juice than 2nd url)...

If you are affiliated with internet marketing, it’s probably a good idea to get to know who the big fish are. This is the latest list of the top 20 internet marketers that make 6-figure incomes or more online. While some professional internet marketers have their own blogs (whether they are entrepreneur or working for companies) where they share their success stories, many affiliate marketers do not have an official website at...