Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category

Yes, I’m about to make the most common mistake a blogger can make…apologizing for a lack of posting. It’s been a long time since I’ve even visited this domain. I’ll be completely honest. My absense is due to complete laziness, not being overly busy.

Anyhoo…click on this image to be slightly entertained. Why can’t I resist a dare?

Search engine optimization continues to be something I enjoy. While the big G is on top I find myself trying to get the inside scoop on the future of google by reading employee blogs. I plan on adding to the following list regularly.

1. Matt Cutts – Engineer
2. Nelson Minar – Engineer, his blog is available here
3. Tan Chade-Meng – Engineer
4. Wesley Chan – Product Manager/Staff Photographer
5. added 12/29/2005 Adam Bosworth
6. added 12/29/2005 Ben Goodger – Engineer, Firefox
7. added 1/3/2006 Bob Lee
8. added 1/3/2006 Cédric Beust
9. added 1/3/2006 Bret Taylor
10. added 5/18/2006 Chris Wetherell

Great news for those of you following my attempts to surpass Alex McArthur the actor in SERPs (search engine result pages). About 2 months ago this domain was floating around the 10th page for search results on “Alex McArthur”. At the time AlexMcArthur.com consisted of one static page with very limited content. I’ve since turned this site into a blog with SEO friendly pages and it quickly jumped to number 2 on most search engines. Also, I took some time to submit to numerous directories and acquire a handful of linkbacks. It will be interesting to see what this sites PR (page rank) is after the next update. I expect a small jump to 2, maybe 3 if I’m lucky.

As far as the Alex McArthur (me) vs Alex McArthur (actor) challenge goes it appears a long road lays ahead. I’m sure there will be ups and downs along the way, but hopefully before I die he will feel the pain of being #2. The actor’s fan site has numerous linkbacks that will take me some time to outdo. Why do people have to be so obsessed with movie actors? Quit linking to the schmuk! Desperado wasn’t that good!

This site is optimized fairly well. I’m sure I could do some tweaking and include a few more keywords, but my first priority is to get as many linkbacks as possible. Too bad I have a job and a family or I could spend all day getting links. This site isn’t very high on my to-do list so be patient. However, it will be interesting to see what happens over time.

I enjoy reading many local Utah business blogs. Here’s a list of the ones I’d recommend. Feel free to add yours in the comments and I’ll add it to the list when I find the time.

Paul Allen’s Blog – Actually, I’ve been reading this one for some time. Paul has a history of success and continues to start new ventures.
Cameron Moll – Marketing guru
Phil Windley – Former CIO of Utah
added 12/8/2005 UtahTechJobs.com – Utah tech recruiter blog.
added 12/20/2005 Jona’s Blog – Yeah, work from home John Jonas…that’s me.
added 12/23/2005 Smooth Harold – “Swing for the fences”
added 1/5/2006 Jimmy Zimmerman – Tech & biz blog
added 4/6/2006 Jeff Jordan – COO of FundingUniverse.com
added 4/6/2006 Jordan Gunderson – member of the Provo Labs team
added 4/6/2006 Ryan Money – Money talks
added 2/19/2007 Janet with Affiliate Flash
added 2/19/2007 Michael Eagar
added 2/19/2007 Joshua Steimle from MWI. Josh has another great blog on SEO called The Organic SEO

*If any of the above come across this site I’d be happy to allow a link to AlexMcArthur.com on your site. Really. Please!

I’d like to welcome those that find their way here. This domain has been around for some time, but only had one page and little content. I’ve decided to use this space to blog my thoughts and news about some of my current projects.

…hope you find something of interest.