Direct Link: Seattle SEO John Andrews challenges Sphinn to top 400

Talk about baiting! ;) But it worked catch a new site early enough and catch the interest of some early adopters and bang 409 Sphinns to date!

What about that “greatest hits” page? Appearing in the top 10 on that page adds exponential growth possibilities… everyone knows you can’t go wrong Sphinning something on there. Everyone else has already said it’s worth Sphinning! Did you ever go there? Ever Sphinn anything up?

Are you a new Sphinner? I certainly didn’t think to head to the Greatest Hits page until today and like I said there are some pearls!

So Sphinn this article to 100. Or don’t. I don’t care, but I would love to see it, and I suspect it would help push Sphinn further down the road to becoming a true marketer’s resource community, like we need.

I guess the biggest thing to learn from the Number 1 Greatest Hit is don’t be afraid to ask your readers for something!

Direct Link: Top 21 Signs You Need a Break From SEO (2007 version)

A funny parody of some of the thing’s that tell you your too involved in your work:

16.) The nurse tells you and your spouse that you’re going to have twins. You secretly hope they’re not identical. You know … duplicate content issues.

Any chance of an update on this one!!!!????? ;)

Direct Link: What Pisses Me Off About SEO Blogs

Not publishing the date or the name of the author

Oops! I personally hate dates on posts for the simple reason if not published they can hide the laziness or infrequent posting regime! OK the Author I got covered even if the Bio isn’t actually me.

You have such great content, why is it so difficult to find?

This really screwed me on a previous blog bounce rates up the Wazzoo because I had NO repeat NO Category archives, search facility, tag cloud or anything, What a dumbass!

Stop using keywords in your URLs. Stop using keywords in your titles.

This SEO stuff is really difficult!

Create your own SEO book by collecting your favorite SEO forum and blog posts, newsletter articles, and tech tips in a .PDF file that you review once a month.

One SEO guy screams about don’t use .PDF format’s that’s bad for SEO, then another says use it (but not for SEO)!?

So What did I learn from these Greatest Hits:

Please Sphinn this!

NEVER learn the names of your colleagues or Internet celebrities pets!

STOP Writing about Twitter UNLESS you can really claim uniqueness!

Is Link baiting ever REALLY dead?

Make sure there is enough humor in your life or you’ll end up a very sad and miserable SEO!

SEO tips WERE fashionable but are they still?

But in the end just WRITE what you like!

Oh and did I mention Sphinn this! Or Subscribe to the RSS, or by email?

What are your favorite stories featured on Sphinn do you have a Pearl that didn’t make it?