Founder of Define Media Group. Builder of About.com and former Head of Search for the NYTimes Co. Avid Phisherman, runner and skier of large hills.
Joined March 2008
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26 Jul 2015
Don't think I care for that look in her eyes.
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25 Oct 2024
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
25 Oct 2024
RIP Phil Lesh. Truly heartbreaking. Weβve loved this band and man for most of our lives. π
Much love to everyone ππΌ
#phillesh
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
23 Aug 2024
The #SEOFOMO State of SEO Consulting in 2024 is here π
What's the state of SEO Consulting in 2024? How difficult is it to achieve goals and sell services? What are the top SEO consulting threats and what we're doing about them? And what are the top tools? I've got the answers to these and more in The #SEOFOMO State of SEO Consulting in 2024 based on 300 answers to the survey! Watch the highlights in the video and access the survey results here:
hub.seofomo.co/surveys/the-sβ¦
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
12 Apr 2024
Yes, I can write code.
No, I'm not good at it.
I build a blockchain app for a client - @PiCoreTeam. This is the story of my fumbles, pleasant surprises, and utter javascript incompetence: minepi.com/blog/build-blockcβ¦
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19 Mar 2024
April 9th β
Create Once. Distribute Forever. π
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We are very excited to (once again) present the 2024 #PhishBracket!
Due to X being a touch fucked, this new thread will actually serve as the official bracket thread.
Please RT the polls, engage in the discourse, and melt responsibly π« π
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
7 Feb 2024
It's @paddymoogan's BIRTHDAY π
Help me wish him a happy birthday, AND reach 250 responses for our State of Tech SEO Survey as a birthday present, so that he always wants to work with me ππ½
I promise it's really fun to fill out!
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aira.net/state-of-technical-β¦
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
12 Jan 2024
SEO Pioneer - @mdsimmonds live now
In the early '00s, Marshall Simmonds was the head of SEO at About Dot Com, which at the time was the third largest site in the world. After About was acquired, Marshall went on to be the head of SEO at the NYT
Link below π
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
15 Dec 2023
Just dropping in here with a cool climate comms job: careers.meliorefoundation.orβ¦
Come work with me... but find me on other platforms if you have questions.
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
11 Dec 2023
What if Google itself could help us navigate the uncertainty, and help us design a strategy that can make our websites almost immune from all the changes?
I wrote the answer in this post: iloveseo.net/secrets-google-β¦
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
27 Oct 2023
Do you work on websites with different languages and countries? Let's get nerdy about the future of hreflang and international SEO. November 1st - next Wednesday at 2PM ET. Register here: bit.ly/hreflang-simplified
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
24 Oct 2023
Excited to introduce Asymmetric Data, a keyword clustering tool that I've been working on for a while.
Upload your keywords and get data-driven insights on what pages to create or optimize.
π asymmetricdata.io
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
1 Sep 2023
Following a tip-off from @fabioandreottix and @lorenzolemmi I discovered that Google appears to have fixed a googlebot bug with how it handled robots.txt files containing sitemap links.
They fixed the issue in late 2021, but I haven't been able to find any coverage or discussion
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NEW research: sparktoro.com/blog/we-analyzβ¦
We worked w/ @LiveDatos to analyze millions of ChatGPT visits; some fascinating takeaways:
- Traffic's down (not just b/c school's out) π«
- Programming assistance is ~30% of use β¨οΈ
- #DnD and #rpg use-cases are surprisingly popular π
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23 Aug 2023
All well and good, but when do we get some @arishapiro too? bendconcerts.com/event/pink-β¦
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Itβs official! My Analytics for Agencies course has launched. π
This course has everything I've learned when it comes to analytics and reporting for clients (and it's A LOT) so you can gain the skills needed prove your value.
What's in the course? π§΅π
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Marshall Simmonds retweeted
7 Aug 2023
I launched Semetrics.co this week. π
These screenshots, show the kinds of interesting things you can quickly find in the data!
First: Here's how Nike is winning the fight for #BrandAuthority in their space, but Under Armor & Asics have them beat in other areas...
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