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Keyword Research: Beyond the Ordinary – SMX West 2010

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Today at SMX West I gave a presentation with Christine Churchill, Alex Cohen, Cady Condyles and Stoney deGeyter. My part of the presentation was to give you some keyword research strategies that involved using your web analytics, PPC and user testing, and a variety of other techniques that you wouldn’t normally be taking advantage of. Below is my presentation which you are able to download via SlideShare. Keyword Research: Beyond the Ordinary by Taylor Pratt Thanks to everyone who attended!

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/3324/keyword-research-beyond-the-ordinary-smx-west-2010

The Ethical Dilemma of Providing Marketing Services and Tools

Friday, January 22nd, 2010
When I first came to Sitening, the company that built Raven, I had a lot of ideas — none of which included the creation of a Web based SaaS. Instead, I focused on providing client services, like Web Design, Software Development, Information Architecture and Online Marketing. But soon I wanted to build an automated tool that would help me with sales. My idea was to create a parser that would analyze any Web page, and then provide a score between zero and 100, along with a results report card. For me, it was the original Website Grader, and we called it the ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/2478/the-ethical-dilemma-of-providing-marketing-services-and-tools

SEO Weekly Digest – Issue 53

Friday, December 4th, 2009
Google Releases Site Performance Tool As mentioned by Matt Cutts at PubCon Las Vegas, Google may be introducing page loading time as a ranking factor. Right now, it’s not clear just how much significance will be placed on page speed, but the release of the Google Page Speed tool and the inclusion of a new Site Performance graph in their Google Webmaster Tools suggests that Google intends to help speed up the Web. Be sure to check out Jon Henshaw’s article on how to speed up your website for Google. You should also check out Rhea Drysdale’s article on The SEO’s Guide ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1846/seo-weekly-digest-issue-53

Raven Internet Marketing Tools Names Taylor Pratt as “Product Marketing Manager”

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Pratt brings 4 years of agency SEO experience to Raven

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1816/raven-internet-marketing-tools-names-taylor-pratt-as-product-marketing-manager

PubCon Vegas 2009 Pictures

Friday, November 20th, 2009
Oh, PubCon Vegas. We at Raven had a great time hanging out with friends and meeting with new friends. Although my laundry basket faintly smells like the Breeze Bar (coconut, vanilla, cigarette smoke… basically your crazy Aunt’s sedan), I am officially unpacked, and by this weekend I should be back on Central Time Zone. The Raven team posed for lots of pictures. We had to model that fantastic PubCon t-shirt somehow. Let’s all take a walk down memory lane to last weekend, and maybe this will actually help some people remember what happened at PubCon ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1708/pubcon-vegas-2009-pictures

Limited Edition PubCon Vegas 2009 T-Shirts from Raven

Friday, November 6th, 2009
We’re excited to announce our limited edition PubCon Vegas 2009 t-shirt. We made less than 500 of them and they were made specifically for PubCon Vegas 2009. You can grab one of these shirts for free only at our PubCon booth in the exhibit hall. It’s first come, first serve. We expect them to go quickly, so come early! We have a women’s and men’s version, both of which are printed on super-soft American Apparel t-shirts. The women’s tee comes in Rasberry and the men’s tee comes in Army Green. These are the designs that will be on the front of ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1629/limited-edition-pubcon-vegas-2009-t-shirts-from-raven

Purpose Inc to Host Charity Poker Tournament at PubCon Vegas 2009

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Hot off the heels of ThinkTank 2009, DK, of Purpose Inc, is ready to keep the fun going with his annual Texas Holdem Poker Tournament at PubCon. This year the tournament includes free drinks from 8:00PM to 2:00AM (holy crap!). This is a charity event, and proceeds this year go to the charity of your choice (very cool!). Space is limited, so you should go ahead and signup now before it fills up. I went to the tournament last year and it was a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed watching Brian Chappell get to the final table, all while giving ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1608/purpose-inc-to-host-charity-poker-tournament-at-pubcon-vegas-2009

Getting PubCon Vegas Fever!

Monday, November 2nd, 2009
We can’t wait for PubCon Las Vegas.  The office has been buzzing as the last details are put into place.  It feels a little scary to cross this many things off of my todo list, but I’m also excited about Raven’s Gold Sponsor for PubCon (our first major sponsorship of anything!).  I’m still not sure how everything is going to get from Nashville to the booth. I’ve been putting together a list of things to take or do for the Vegas trip. This is what I have so far: Alyson’s PubCon Tips A light jacket. Who knows it might get chilly. Breath mints or ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1600/getting-pubcon-vegas-fever

BarCamp Nashville 2009

Monday, October 19th, 2009
Over the weekend I had the pleasure in not only attending BarCamp Nashville, but speaking on two different panels. This was the third BarCamp held in Nashville, and was further proof that not only is there tons of talent in this town, but the sense of community is very alive and well. Major kudos goes out to Chuck Bryant and the rest of the planning team for a virtually flawless event in an even more perfect venue than I ever could’ve imagined. My first panel of the day was Don’t Spew Link Vomit: Brand the Good Stuff! I had the absolute ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1530/barcamp-nashville-2009

BarCamp Nashville

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
This Saturday is the 3rd annual BarCamp Nashville, as well as the inaugural Ignite Nashville, both of which I’m very happy to be participating in. One of the bigger misconceptions about Nashville is that this isn’t a tech town, but with BarCamp’s turnout last year of over 600 people, I think it’s safe to say that Nashville is one of the better emerging tech towns out there. And one of the great things about Nashville is that of the tech companies that are located here, everyone has carved their own special niche, and there is room for everyone to grow ...

http://raven-seo-tools.com/blog/1516/bar-camp-nashville

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