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Ask Rebecca Kelley Questions!

Posted September 13th, 2007 by Jeremy Schoemaker

Ok… This week you can fire questions at the Muse of the Moz, none other then Rebecca Kelley! When the seductress of SEO is not decoding search engine algorithms she enjoys watching television among many other things.

Rebecca recently told me:

Yeah, I watch Heroes, Entourage, Lost, The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs,
Flight of the Conchords, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm…I watch a
lot of TV. I also see around 80 or so movies in the theaters each
year.

I am always amazed at the questions you guys come up with and I am sure Rebecca will also… so fire away at her!

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53 comments. What say you?

  1. Good Comment?
    Seo Next

    Lot of questions here any no single answer?

  2. Good Comment?
    Matt

    What are your computer specs and what operating system do you run?

  3. Good Comment?
    randfish

    Yeah, Boowrecka. What’s up with that? :)

  4. Good Comment?
    Dorian

    Why do you work for SEOmoz when you could be working on your own sites/projects? Why earn money for Rand when you could be earning way more money working for yourself?

    Even if you were not working on your own sites and decided to go the Consulting route… think of how much more you could make.

    I guess I don’t understand why any skilled SEO would ever work for someone else.

  5. Good Comment?
    Guillaume

    Who is the hottest SEO’s in the world in terms of:

    Handsomeness
    Potential to become a Sugar Daddy
    Drive and attitude

    Thank!

  6. Good Comment?
    Guillaume

    Who are the hottest SEO’s in terms of:

    1. global attitude and drive
    2. Handsomeness
    3. potential income to be a sugar daddy in a few years

  7. Good Comment?
    corey

    If you still live above and below bowling alleys, how often do you find yourself saying “Fuck it dude, let’s go bowling” a la the Big Lebowski?

  8. Good Comment?
    Jonathan Volk

    What would you consider your most successful SEO project? :)

  9. Good Comment?
    pongalong

    What is your favorite non-SEO blog?

  10. Good Comment?
    Barrera

    Which aspect of Internet marketing do you consider yourself most skilled at and why?

  11. Good Comment?
    Kiltak

    Hi Rebecca! :)

    Simple question: Do you think geeks are sexy? :)

  12. Good Comment?
    paymebig

    also a big fan of the tv… Hey, being a budding web money maker, how do you make money converting PPC to your own website.

  13. Good Comment?
    Credit Card Offers

    Is it more satisfying to rank a clients homepage high in the serps or rank your own ? Do you ever question yourself why you do something for a client when you could do the same for yourself and earn a lot more ? How do you deal with it ?

  14. Good Comment?
    Oggy

    strawberries, chocolate or raspberries? ;)

  15. Good Comment?
    NO APR Credit Cards

    You mentioned in your bio, “I have the greatest job in the world”

    What makes it so special? Is it because of SEOMoz or SEO in general?

    Thanks,
    Mike

  16. Good Comment?
    Clark Skint

    Do you do all of your movie watching honkered down on the sofa in traditional couch potatoe positon, or do you like to view on the move on a portable player or mobile phone; and do use any movie themses as ringtones?

  17. Good Comment?
    FREE MP3 MAVEN

    In considering how to optimize do you try to take into account the possible use, by competitors of your clients, of non-Google/Yahoo/MSN paid ads through Adbrite and other altneratives, or are those non-Google/Yahoo/MSN services overwhelmingly insignificant in your opinion? If any of those ‘little guys’ do get your attention, which are your favourite “little guys” of paid ads?

  18. Good Comment?
    Rick

    Social sites seem to be the latest off-site mechanism to boost traffic.
    If you had to pick one method of doing this, what would it be?

  19. Good Comment?
    JeffPosaka

    Who can do more push ups, Rand or Shoemoney?

  20. Good Comment?
    Gecko Tales

    I worked in SEO for several years for agencies and private firms. Now I manage the Web sites for a large company. We are playing around with the idea of social media and how it can help us. (our target is mostly over 30 yrs of age) The problem with social media is it is difficult to show the return – like SEO was at one time. What ideas do you have for showing financial/revenue gains from using social media?

  21. Good Comment?
    Theo

    Is it hard for a woman to have a career in SEO ?

  22. Good Comment?
    Aditya Kumar Singh

    What you think is essential for a SEO professional to know ? What skills are must have ? Writing , XHTML and what else ?

  23. Good Comment?
    Seo Next

    Do u have any spanish sites ? or you are just busy with Moz?

  24. Good Comment?
    fable

    How did you get the opportunity of working for seomoz.org? Were you part of the founders or were you recruited because of your very impressive SEO background. ;)

    Steve

  25. Good Comment?
    Jani

    Who is the sexiest man in SEO world?

  26. Good Comment?
    lyricsreg

    What is your best SEO project ?

  27. Good Comment?
    Contest Beat

    Which is a better source of free back links – link exchanges or linkbait (given that the later is harder)?

  28. Good Comment?
    Click Input

    Also, many people say to try and not get too many links up front for a new site/domain. Exactly how do you know what is too much?

  29. Good Comment?
    Click Input

    Do you think Vince spends more than he earns in Entourage?

  30. Good Comment?
    Word Hugger

    What blogs do you read on a daily basis?

  31. Good Comment?
    Travel Notebook

    wow, “seductress of SEO” did you come up with that?

  32. Good Comment?
    jim

    What’s the funniest thing that’s happened at seomoz? how about the second and third funniest… please provide video. :)

  33. Good Comment?
    Joe

    Who is your favorite movie director?

  34. Good Comment?
    Brent

    Seductress of SEO, did you get freaked out at Stonehenge?…always wanted to go there. Do you do any internet marketing on your completely on your own? How’d you get the job at the moz?

  35. Good Comment?
    JohnM

    Do you believe that DMOZ editors deny moderator applications to “protect their turf”? If so, how do you feel about DMOZ have a PR 10?

  36. Good Comment?
    SeanIM

    Does anyone have relatively accurate data on the general demographics of the various search engine visitors?

  37. Good Comment?
    tt

    Talk about small world. I graduated with you at Romeo in ‘01. I’m just curious how you got into this field? Take care!

  38. Good Comment?
    SeanIM

    What do you consider to be the best source of information on which search engines are most popular in various countries? (Does Google own the world yet?)

    PS: Who are you drawn to more, Vincent or Ari?

  39. Good Comment?
    CatherineL

    How far do you think it’s acceptable to fib when linkbaiting on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being a slight exaggeration and 10 being the biggest, most outrageous lie you’ve ever told?

  40. Good Comment?
    art

    Over the last few years what SEO strategies have worked well and nowadays don’t work too well. Which engines have implemented the most drastic changes in ranking sites and what has contributed to the changes?

  41. Good Comment?
    Tracy

    For search engine purposes, what do you think of having all the major cities and states being before your keyword so as to dominate local markets? Such as new york ringtones, dallas ringtones, texas ringtones, etc…

  42. Good Comment?
    Gary R. Hess

    Are you a supporter of trading links or natural link building? And if it is the latter, how does one start a website/blog with only having enough money to pay for hosting and a domain… and not having important webmaster friends?

  43. Good Comment?
    King Jacob

    how much does having a communications degree and spanish minor help in the SEO world?

  44. Good Comment?
    Nathan H

    I was interested in how you got started in your profession and why you choose it? And how did you initially meet Shoemoney?

  45. Good Comment?
    sozluk

    what is the name of your best movie ?

  46. Good Comment?
    MyGoodFinds

    Hi Rebecca, What can you advice someone like me who is still a newbie in SEO? I was able to reduce my Alexa rank from 8M+ to 3M+ in more or less two weeks. After I break the million mark, what comes next?

  47. Good Comment?
    Micky Ward

    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

  48. Good Comment?
    Joeychgo

    Ok, I feel dumb.. Who is rebecca kelly?

  49. Good Comment?
    Word Hugger

    What is the first website you worked for, created yourself, or helped run? What was it about?

  50. Good Comment?
    Lee

    What do you think is going to happen in LOST season 4?

  51. Good Comment?
    craysee

    Why don’t you have your own non-moz blog yet?

  52. Good Comment?
    Nick Sullivan

    How important do you think search engine traffic is in relation to niche content and how would you recommend going absolutely maximizing traffic potential on social networking sites.

  53. Good Comment?
    Nathan

    I was interested in knowing how you got into your profession and why you choose it? And how did you meet Shoemoney?

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