Comments on: How to Act Like an SEO Expert: Four mistakes to avoid when performing SEO experiments http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/ Advanced Search Engine Marketing Tips to Succeed Online Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: freebingo http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-10911 freebingo Tue, 20 May 2008 08:49:36 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-10911 Seriously, I can never truly understand the function of cookie. Why is it even called a cookie? Seriously, I can never truly understand the function of cookie. Why is it even called a cookie?

]]> By: Hamlet Batista http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-7436 Hamlet Batista Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:11:59 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-7436 Gab - You know I can't help it. I need to write some technical stuff every once in a while :-) Kristina - thanks for your comment. Gab - You know I can’t help it. I need to write some technical stuff every once in a while :-)

Kristina - thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Kristina http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-7400 Kristina Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:40:57 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-7400 That is interesting because i read that Google does not like cookies. However, like you said, things are evolving all the time. This can be viewed as a good or bad thing. That is interesting because i read that Google does not like cookies. However, like you said, things are evolving all the time. This can be viewed as a good or bad thing.

]]> By: Gab Goldenberg http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6929 Gab Goldenberg Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:23:59 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6929 Whooooosh... The sound of the tecnical stuff flying over my head. That said, I like your tying the scientific method to SEO :). Something I also loved about high school science! Whooooosh… The sound of the tecnical stuff flying over my head. That said, I like your tying the scientific method to SEO :). Something I also loved about high school science!

]]> By: Hamlet Batista http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6848 Hamlet Batista Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:24:17 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6848 <blockquote>Just a thought, how were the cookies being set?</blockquote> Andy - You got me :-) In reality I did not perform the tests on this site. I performed them on one of my money making sites. The cookies are being set by our affiliate tracking system. I will rerun the test and I appreciate if you can do the same. Google Docs? interesting ...

Just a thought, how were the cookies being set?

Andy - You got me :-) In reality I did not perform the tests on this site. I performed them on one of my money making sites. The cookies are being set by our affiliate tracking system. I will rerun the test and I appreciate if you can do the same.

Google Docs? interesting …

]]> By: Andy Beard http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6808 Andy Beard Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:00:44 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6808 Just a thought, how were the cookies being set? Hmm Google captcha... I have played around a little using Google Docs with their various tools for importing data from the web, including SERPs They actually give an example of using it with Google.co.uk to grab the links. For some reason the Xpath I tried using would work great with various Xpath tools, but Google Docs was coming up with errors. If someone is a slightly more competent programmer, they might find Google Docs a useful backdoor Just a thought, how were the cookies being set?

Hmm Google captcha… I have played around a little using Google Docs with their various tools for importing data from the web, including SERPs
They actually give an example of using it with Google.co.uk to grab the links.

For some reason the Xpath I tried using would work great with various Xpath tools, but Google Docs was coming up with errors.

If someone is a slightly more competent programmer, they might find Google Docs a useful backdoor

]]> By: Hamlet Batista http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6725 Hamlet Batista Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:37:38 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6725 Jez - You are definitely committed to do black hat stuff :-) I prefer not to encourage black hat tactics. Please drop me an email so we can chat. Jez - You are definitely committed to do black hat stuff :-)

I prefer not to encourage black hat tactics. Please drop me an email so we can chat.

]]> By: Jez http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6631 Jez Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:30:21 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6631 Yes I read that a Russian team claimed to have broken it. I also read that you can scrape Google Accessible Search to avoid the captcha. Can you do this kind of thing with your API key? Yes I read that a Russian team claimed to have broken it.

I also read that you can scrape Google Accessible Search to avoid the captcha.

Can you do this kind of thing with your API key?

]]> By: Hamlet Batista http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6628 Hamlet Batista Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:51:11 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6628 Hi Jez, I am glad to see that I didn't lose my loyal readers! I don't know if you knew that, but Google captcha has been broken too. I recommend you put random delays between your requests to avoid the captcha if you need to send the automated queries. I read on their documentation that you can ask them for permission so I will research their requirements for that. Hi Jez,

I am glad to see that I didn’t lose my loyal readers!

I don’t know if you knew that, but Google captcha has been broken too. I recommend you put random delays between your requests to avoid the captcha if you need to send the automated queries.

I read on their documentation that you can ask them for permission so I will research their requirements for that.

]]> By: Jez http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6622 Jez Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:24:00 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/03/07/how-to-act-like-an-seo-expert-four-mistakes-to-avoid-when-performing-seo-experiments/#comment-6622 Hi Hamlet, Nice to see your posting again! An interesting experiment. I really enjoyed reading the posts on link building strategies you linked to yesterday. Regards your method for determining crawl rates, do you ever run into problems with Google captha? I had the same thing with Davids competitors ;-) Hi Hamlet,

Nice to see your posting again!

An interesting experiment.

I really enjoyed reading the posts on link building strategies you linked to yesterday. Regards your method for determining crawl rates, do you ever run into problems with Google captha?

I had the same thing with Davids competitors ;-)

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