One of the common questions we get is how to build links for a new site. In our training site we offer our 12 week link building roadmap and a list of directories to submit to , but I also thought I should discuss link building in general. A good basic rule of thumb (though a bit conservative of one) is to build links in a manner where every month you build as many or more links than you built the prior month.

The #1 SEO Community Since the end of last year (when we started working with Conversion Rate Experts) we went from sorta not caring too much about conversion rates to making it a priority. Part of the reason we originally did not worry about it was just because I wanted to keep adding value to the service and make sure that the quality of the site was far better than any competing site. That goal has been achieved,

by Vera H-C Chan Corruption probes , presidential regrets , and other breaking news occupied headlines this week, but a mighty big science phenomena dwarfed those earthly concerns. After a busy seven days , take a look at the latestâ?"and some ancient news, tooâ?"in the Buzz Week in Review. An eclipse to remember Earthlings won't see another solar eclipse like the one that darkened Asia this week for another 123 years, but that's soon enough for some.

Editor's note: We're pleased to welcome Bryan MacDonald, Chief Technology Officer at the School Systems group of Pearson â?" an international media company specializing in education, business information, and consumer publishing â?" as our guest blogger today. Pearson has integrated Google Maps API Premier into their flagship student information systems, PowerSchool® Premier and Chancery® SMS. With Google Maps,