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		<title>Web Directories</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/09/web-directories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is getting yourself on a web directory important?
Many would say yes. Few would say no.  In reality, they&#8217;re both right.
Web directories are like the directories you would find in your local mall. It is basically a list of web sites, usually organized into categories. These lists often include a link to your web site. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Often Should You Change Your Keywords</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/07/how-often-should-you-change-your-keywords/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keywords are a very important part of any Search Engine Optimization campaign. You should certainly use them, but have you given much thought to how often they should be changed?
As you can imagine, search behavior changes over time. Popular search terms one month may be less popular the next month and new terms come up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search Engine Success</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/07/search-engine-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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There is a lot of talk about the importance if high search engine ranking. Almost everyone agrees that few people go beyond the first two pages of search engine results pages (SERP), so it&#8217;s critical that your targeted keywords place you in the top twenty sites listed. Any further down and your chances of getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s Search Engines Changes</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/07/googles-search-engines-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I posted an article that discussed in part the importance of keeping up with changes that the Search Engines make. The reason this is important is that whenever the search engines change how they consider your site&#8217;s content you have an opportunity. You can either see how you can benefit from these changes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing the Search Engines Can Lead To SEO Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/07/chasing-the-search-engines-can-lead-to-seo-mistakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Microsoft unveiled their new search engine: Bing. Google has also recently made some changes to their search engine. This has caused some webmasters to scramble in order to react to the changes made by the search engines, trying to capitalize on new resources or temporary benefits. This just reminds me of the importance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Keywords for Your Web Site</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/06/choosing-keywords-for-your-web-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last couple of weeks, we have had a few people asking about choosing keywords for their web site. Keywords are arguably the hardest part of Search Engine Optimization to deal with because they involve some psychology. Targeting the right keywords and phrases for your web page can help drive traffic to you and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques Part III</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/top-10-search-engine-optimization-techniques-part-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third and final segment of our article on Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques. Read Part Two of Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques here.
#8. Page Titles. A Page&#8217;s title shows up in the top most part of the browser window, to the left of &#8220;Mozilla Firefox&#8221; or &#8220;Internet Explorer.&#8221; If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques Part II</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/top-10-search-engine-optimization-techniques-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/top-10-search-engine-optimization-techniques-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 09:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the continuation of our article on Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques. Read Part One of Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques here.
#4. Anchor Text. What is anchor text? It&#8217;s the underlined part of a link to your site. If you post an article about your product and create a link that says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Techniques</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/top-10-search-engine-optimization-techniques/</link>
		<comments>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/top-10-search-engine-optimization-techniques/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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You know that you need better SEO for your site in order to drive more traffic to it. But you think that it&#8217;s all voodoo and black magic. It&#8217;s really not. For the most part SEO efforts are straightforward and do make sense when you think about it from Google&#8217;s standpoint: providing access to great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google PageRank</title>
		<link>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/google-pagerank/</link>
		<comments>http://project249.patchmonkeys.com/2009/05/google-pagerank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 21:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PatchMonkeys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Google PageRank and why do I care?
Google&#8217;s PageRank is simply a number from 1 to 10, 10 being the best. That&#8217;s what it is &#8212; so why is this important? The higher a page&#8217;s PageRank is, the more likely it will show up first in Google&#8217;s search results. The higher a page is [...]]]></description>
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