Ask Rebecca Kelley Questions!

Posted on: 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!

EDIT: Post closed for comments pending answers!

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Hi I am Jeremy Schoemaker and ShoeMoney.com is my blog. 99% of the post here are done by me but you will see others occasionally make guest posts. This blog is fun to write but for my day job I run several online companies.

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53 Comments. What Say You?

  1. Seo Next
    September 15, 2007 at 5:55 am

    Lot of questions here any no single answer?

  2. Matt
    September 15, 2007 at 2:05 am

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

  3. randfish
    September 14, 2007 at 11:39 pm

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

  4. Dorian
    September 14, 2007 at 10:18 pm

    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. Guillaume
    September 14, 2007 at 3:05 pm

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

    Handsomeness
    Potential to become a Sugar Daddy
    Drive and attitude

    Thank!

  6. Guillaume
    September 14, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    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. corey
    September 14, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    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. Jonathan Volk
    September 14, 2007 at 2:15 pm

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

  9. pongalong
    September 14, 2007 at 1:28 pm

    What is your favorite non-SEO blog?

  10. Barrera
    September 14, 2007 at 11:54 am

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

  11. Kiltak
    September 14, 2007 at 11:44 am

    Hi Rebecca! :)

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

  12. paymebig
    September 14, 2007 at 10:33 am

    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. Credit Card Offers
    September 14, 2007 at 8:52 am

    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. Oggy
    September 14, 2007 at 8:46 am

    strawberries, chocolate or raspberries? ;)

  15. NO APR Credit Cards
    September 14, 2007 at 8:45 am

    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. Clark Skint
    September 14, 2007 at 8:20 am

    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. FREE MP3 MAVEN
    September 14, 2007 at 8:13 am

    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. Rick
    September 14, 2007 at 7:44 am

    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. JeffPosaka
    September 14, 2007 at 7:21 am

    Who can do more push ups, Rand or Shoemoney?

  20. Gecko Tales
    September 14, 2007 at 7:03 am

    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. Theo
    September 14, 2007 at 4:19 am

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

  22. Aditya Kumar Singh
    September 14, 2007 at 4:18 am

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

  23. Seo Next
    September 14, 2007 at 2:48 am

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

  24. fable
    September 14, 2007 at 2:27 am

    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. Jani
    September 14, 2007 at 1:55 am

    Who is the sexiest man in SEO world?

  26. lyricsreg
    September 14, 2007 at 12:59 am

    What is your best SEO project ?

  27. Contest Beat
    September 14, 2007 at 12:30 am

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

  28. Click Input
    September 14, 2007 at 12:29 am

    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. Click Input
    September 14, 2007 at 12:27 am

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

  30. Word Hugger
    September 13, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    What blogs do you read on a daily basis?

  31. Travel Notebook
    September 13, 2007 at 11:11 pm

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

  32. jim
    September 13, 2007 at 10:48 pm

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

  33. Joe
    September 13, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    Who is your favorite movie director?

  34. Brent
    September 13, 2007 at 10:39 pm

    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. JohnM
    September 13, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    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. SeanIM
    September 13, 2007 at 9:39 pm

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

  37. tt
    September 13, 2007 at 9:35 pm

    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. SeanIM
    September 13, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    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. CatherineL
    September 13, 2007 at 9:32 pm

    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. art
    September 13, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    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. Tracy
    September 13, 2007 at 9:18 pm

    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. Gary R. Hess
    September 13, 2007 at 8:56 pm

    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. King Jacob
    September 13, 2007 at 8:10 pm

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

  44. Nathan H
    September 13, 2007 at 7:40 pm

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

  45. sozluk
    September 13, 2007 at 7:37 pm

    what is the name of your best movie ?

  46. MyGoodFinds
    September 13, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    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. Micky Ward
    September 13, 2007 at 7:29 pm

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

  48. Joeychgo
    September 13, 2007 at 7:24 pm

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

  49. Word Hugger
    September 13, 2007 at 6:58 pm

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

  50. Lee
    September 13, 2007 at 6:47 pm

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

  51. craysee
    September 13, 2007 at 6:46 pm

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

  52. Nick Sullivan
    September 13, 2007 at 6:44 pm

    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. Nathan
    September 13, 2007 at 6:33 pm

    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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