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Usually it would make me feel good to see so many clueless folks calling themselves SEO and SEM experts but I am really starting to get concerned.  Why you may ask, would I be concerned if my local competition is a bunch of quacks?  Well the thing is that I still think they are getting clients and those same clients will walk away in a few months scratching their heads and thinking SEO/SEM is a total waste of time because of these tricksters.

Let me take a moment to count the ways my local competition scare me (and should scare away clients):

1. Most of their websites have very few backlinks but they all brag that they have 5-10 years experience.  How can that be?

2. Most of them don’t rank for anything at all, well almost nothing…one of them ranked for ‘online SEO youtube vids’ - now there is a money term!

3. Most of them offer submission to search engines as part of their service.

4. One doesn’t even have his own website, when I called he said he is not a good designer so he needs to buy one soon?!?!

5. A couple are on free hosting services.

Job Requirements
Requirements:

. Manage SEO project queue and prioritization list
. Work closely with product and content teams to ensure site navigation and contents are optimized for SEO
. Establish, interpret and analyze critical online KPI targets for SEO/SEM initiatives
. Minimum of 3 - 5 years of online experience, specifically developing and executing SEO/SEM strategies
. Ability to effectively communicate SEO standards and best practices to other departments

This is a great sign and should mean more competition for the few good SEO’s in Canada!

Very interesting report and you can download the entire thing here.

BUT DON’T FORGET TO READ THE ENLIGHTENING SMALL PRINT!

“This is a monthly submission and linking service.  Remember it is important to submit your web site into the search engines on a regular basis or you may get dropped entirely from many major search engine databases. Once a month is the optimal service to having your site appear in over 1000+ of the most important search engines and internet listing directories! Just fill out the submission software 100% SECURE online order form!”

I don’t know about you but I get 85%-90% of my search traffic from Google and the other 9.99% from Yahoo and Bing

www.PleaseRobMe.com great idea!

With Shatner set to bring the words of Halpen’s 73-year-old father to life, the script — co-written by Halpern and Patrick Schumacker — has been greenlit for production as a pilot.

The Hollywood Reporter also reports that the title of the project will likely change (presumably to something more TV-friendly) should the pilot become a full-fledged television series.

Given William Shatner’s comedic timing and edgier persona of late — especially when you factor in the poetic readings of Sarah Palin’s tweets — we think there’s a definite match between the actor and the character that Halpern brings to life on a daily basis via Twitter. In fact, with the producers of Will & Grace behind the project, one would presume that the end result will not disappoint.

There’s no word on the production schedule or when the pilot will air, but we’ll keep a lookout and keep you posted when we know more. Until then, let us know what you think of Shatner reprising the role of Halpern senior in the comments.  The number of Twitter followers this account has in insane, but I have to say that William Shatner would be a great person to play a cranky old man!