http://baldseo.com A Social Media & SEO Consulting Firm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/how-google-killed-longtail-search/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/how-google-killed-longtail-search/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:19:23 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=628

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Overview: Looking for an opportunity to join one of the most recognized SEO and social media leaders in the industry?! If so, we at BaldSEO, a social media and SEO consulting firm of Brent D. Payne, are looking for an SEO Intern who will learn the fundamentals of online marketing via search engine optimization, social [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/seo-internship/feed/ 0 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/how-to-make-free-international-calls-with-google-voice-google-talk/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/how-to-make-free-international-calls-with-google-voice-google-talk/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:45:55 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=618

People ask me all the time how I can do really long calls when I am overseas. I have told them several times that I use Google Voice in combination with Google Talk to accomplish it. They never believe me that it works overseas though. So I decided to make a video showing exactly how [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/how-to-make-free-international-calls-with-google-voice-google-talk/feed/ 0 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/nickelback-bottoms-up-lyrics/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/nickelback-bottoms-up-lyrics/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:30:39 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=612

Nickelback Bottoms Up Lyrics Hey! Who’s coming with me to kick a hole in the sky?! I love the whiskey! Let’s drink that shit til it’s dry. So grab a Jim Bean, J-D whatever you mean. Grab a shot from the bottle doesn’t matter to me. Another round! Fill ‘er up! Hammer down! Grab your [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/nickelback-bottoms-up-lyrics/feed/ 0 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/seo-effectiveness-in-a-post-panda-world/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/seo-effectiveness-in-a-post-panda-world/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:53:24 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=96

People tell me all the time that SEO is pointless today because the Google algorithm is so intelligent that nobody can get around it. I usually tell them that I don’t fight against the Google algorithm anymore. I tell them that I simply communicate with Google better than other websites by: instilling quality SEO practices [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/seo-effectiveness-in-a-post-panda-world/feed/ 0 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-impossible-css-problem/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-impossible-css-problem/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:44:58 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=91

We have two blocks of content, of which are stacked vertically. In the code we want block A to show on top however on the screen we want it to show up on the bottom. Unfortunately we do not know the height of block A or B or the container which they sit in, thus [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-impossible-css-problem/feed/ 2 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/director-of-seo-for-pawngo-com/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/director-of-seo-for-pawngo-com/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:41:11 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/director-of-seo-for-pawngo-com/

For the next six months I am Pawngo.com’s Director of Search Engine Optimization. It’s a unique contract that I entered into with the LightBank funded company (Pawngo is a sibling company of GroupOn). Pawngo is an online pawn shop. What? Yes, an online pawnshop where someone can pawn their jewelry, gold, watches, diamonds, etc. Personally, [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/director-of-seo-for-pawngo-com/feed/ 2 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-proposal-details/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-proposal-details/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:58:26 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-proposal-details/

It was a river cruise on the Seine. Red table cloths. Bottle of champagne on ice. Ring in my suit jacket pocket hanging on my chair. Marina gets emotional sharing how much she loves and appreciates me. I reach back to the ring still in the Tiffany’s box. I place the Tiffany’s box on her [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/the-proposal-details/feed/ 3 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/week-two/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/week-two/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:04:05 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=71

…yes, I know there is no post for ‘week one’. I was too damn busy. Here’s the update though on what’s been happening the past week or so. I have a few web design firm options. Really it’s a tiered approach depending on the size of the site. I have a partner for Fortune 500 [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/week-two/feed/ 1 http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/from-alpha-to/ http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/from-alpha-to/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:16:17 +0000 BrentDPayne http://baldseo.com/?p=37

When one starts on a journey like this they have no idea where it may lead. But they know when it starts. I wanted to take a few moments to document the start. Here goes… an auto-interview Q: When did my passion for having my own business start? A: I guess it started with my [...]]]> http://baldseo.com/index.php/2011/from-alpha-to/feed/ 5