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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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OK, so I haven’t posted anything since the end of last year. After getting de-listed from the TopRank Big List for not posting enough and getting taunted by esrun (who now has more visitors to his blog than me), I’ve decided to try and make more of an effort.

I do have an excuse for not blogging recently though… almost everything SEO related boils down to either client work or affiliate projects for me – neither of which I can really talk about.

So, I’m going to put an offer out on the table – if you have an Internet Marketing question or problem and don’t mind it being discussed publicly, send me an email and I’ll try to help you out by posting up a solution on this blog. I can’t guarantee that I’ll answer everyone (and don’t expect me to do a full site audit for you), although I’ll try to get through as many interesting topics as possible. If you’re after the darker stuff, I can withold your domains if requested.

If you need a guaranteed answer to a question, I can highly recommend the SEOmoz Pro Membership.