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Do you rank for the term [seo]? If not, why not?

I used to hear this question from prospective clients around 3 years ago whilst heading up the SEO department at a London based marketing agency. The question was usually asked by SMEs, in the belief that either Google recommended the agencies in the top 10, or that a #1 ranking for [seo] meant that their website could also get a #1 ranking for a completely different search term with ease. This myth was happily spread by those already ranking for term, many of which were using very dubious link acquisition tactics to keep their sites on the first page at the time (and most have since dropped).
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Ayima is currently looking for a SQL Reporting Developer to strengthen our team. We are looking for a smart, quick thinking and thorough individual who wants to develop their knowledge in this challenging industry.

The job holder will be responsible for the following primary requirements:

• To develop business information using all data available in our current business databases
• To help develop new facilities to gather business information
• Analyse, present and comment on the results of the data extraction
• To develop reports to a high standard, to enable the business to make financial, strategic and commercial decisions based on the results
• Assist in the maintenance and development of the server farm.
• It is essential that the candidates can demonstrate core competencies in writing advanced SQL queries.

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Just in case you read Mike Nott’s Blog, you may have seen his recent post about the bet made at Lisa’s Ad:Tech party. Lisa and I have a running joke that we’re like husband and wife, and it somehow moved on to someone joking about having a Vegas wedding during Pubcon.

As it became quite a popular idea at the party, Lisa and I tried to get out of it by saying that we’d only do it if I ranked top for “weddings”. Mike seems to think that it’ll be funny to try and follow through on this bet on my behalf, by starting a link bombing campaign. Oh dear, I think that I may need to blacklist my own blog to prevent him from achieving his goal.

On the positive side, I’ve heard that my stag night will go ahead in Vegas no matter what