The SEO News Blog with Pat Marcello

A lot has happened over the weekend, and I have three cool things to share.

One of my favorite SEO folks is Jerry West. He’s so creative and smart, and I love to read his blog. If you’re not a subscriber and are interested in SEO, it’s a MUST, right?

Today, Jerry Made a post about the impact of the Google Super Bowl ad, and the technique is so simple, it will knock your socks off. Go here to check it out: http://blog.seorevolution.com/2010/02/08/emotional-ads-always-win/

Next, have you been watching Andy Jenkins’ Video Boss videos? Aw come on, people! If you haven’t, you’re brain dead. LOL.

Seriously, Andy is a genius with video. No wonder, he’s a pro that worked on TV and film in a former life and won awards for it. So, he’s back to show us how to use video in our marketing, and let me tell you… these videos aren’t salesy. We’re not even sure what his offer is yet, but let me tell you… if this is the free stuff? Imagine. continue reading »

SEO and Affiliate Marketing genius, Jerry West, who’s also a faculty member at Stomper Net, says that the directories have lost beaucoup PR points at Google.

You can see the results of his hand-done survey here:

SEO Revolution

So, apparently many directories lost ground in the recent PR update, and many are below PR4. Some lost their PR entirely.

Only Family Friendly Sites walked away with a PR6 and Seoma and Clickey came away with PR5s.

PR4 sites are still good to link to, if you have low PR, but are directories still worth the time and effort? Hmm… I guess you’ll have to decide. For me, I can think of much more productive ways to spend my time.