Years ago I read a post on a (ahem) webmaster forum. The premise of the post was that if, for the rest of the author’s life, he could use only one link building method, which one would he choose and why? His answer was guest posting. Anthony Pensabene reminded me that this was still hugely [...]
Posts Categorized: Interviews
Interview with Rick Jessup, Digital Marketing Strategist
Today we had the pleasure of interviewing Rick Jessup, head of Capital C‘s digital strategy, insights, and analytics practice. From managing Bulletin Board System on the Freenet in 1990 to starting one of Canada’s first blogs in 1995 to public speaking in 2010, Rick has truly grown up digital. Over the past 20+ years he’s had the [...]
Interview with Hamza Khan, Social Media Expert
Yesterday we had the pleasure of interviewing the social media strategist, speaker, and entrepreneur Hamza Khan, who drives Ryerson University’s social media strategy. 1. Tell me about your background and what made you decide to focus on social media marketing. I suppose I took a somewhat unconventional route to get here. Nearing the end of my marketing [...]
The Neil Patel You Didn’t Know. A Personal Interview with the Digital Marketing Expert
Earlier this week we had the pleasure of phone interviewing the serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and digital marketing consultant Neil Patel. 1. Could you please tell me about your childhood? Sure. I was born in London. When I was a little kid, my parents moved to Orange County, California. Not the part you see on [...]
3 Must-Have SEO Tools: 17 SEO Experts Weigh In
If you’re new here take a look at our Ultimate Guide to the MozBar SEO Extension, our Shift to Inbound Marketing and our classic US Local Citation Sources. For more like this, subscribe to our RSS feed (not with Google Reader!) or follow Powered by Search on Facebook or Twitter. “I think just focusing on tools is a mistake. They are just tools. You [...]
Interview with Khalid Mokhtarzada, Branding & Culture Expert
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Khalid Mokhtarzada, co-founder of the Toronto-based branding and design agency Pixel Dreams. 1. What inspired you to start Pixel Dreams? I started Pixel Dreams because I wanted work to feel more like home, and my peers to feel like brothers and sisters. I truly believe that a working [...]