Jared

It depends on a combination of how well I know the subject, and the type of mood I'm in.

If it's a subject I'm well versed in, and I'm in a writing mood, I can churn out 2,000 words of quality in two hours. Tact on another 1-2 hours for editing and formatting, and I can bring a significant blog post from complete nonexistence to publication in 3-4 hours.

If it's either a subject I'm not knowledgeable of, or I'm not in a writing mood? Double the writing time to four hours, plus 1-2 hours for formatting.

If it's both a subject I lack knowledge of, and I'm in not in a writing mood? Triple the time it takes... or more. 8-10 hours of tedious, painful work.

A few questions...

1. Do you feel like you get brown-nosed a lot due to your lofty position in the SEO world? If yes, does it ever reach the point of being irritating?

2. The root of existence: Mind or Matter?

3. What do you think those who know you only as the Wizard of Moz would find most surprising about you?

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I hope I'm not too late to the party, and I hope these questions aren't too personal.

Thanks.

My question is fairly straightforward: Is having two websites, under the same I.P. address, competing for the same keywords, acceptable in today's SEO world?

I tried Google and couldn't find any satisfactory answer, so I thought I'd ask you brilliant people.

Thanks in advance to all who can help out!

Gary Bencivenga is always good.

Niraj, are the emails sent numbers correct? I noticed it's the same number for both 2013 and 2014, yet it says there was 7.3% growth in 2014. Also, interesting to see that Google had the least growth, percentage-wise, I guess when you're as big as Google there's less room to grow.

I'm out of the loop. What has Brian Dean done to "come under fire for various reasons recently?"

As far as sites I enjoy:

The aforementioned Brian Dean's Backlinko has given me more actionable advice than any other blog out there. He doesn't post often, but when he does, it's always great stuff.

Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income blog is a nice read (and listen). He's an incredibly nice guy who's always helpful in a lot of areas. His story of escaping the rat race is also very inspirational.

Kaiser the Sage by Jason Acidre is a frequent read of mine. Jason's a guy who combines Pat Flynn's niceness with Brian Dean's actionability.

Rand Fishkin's Whiteboard Friday deserves a mention. In fact, minute-per-minute, there may not be better SEO advice on the Internet. There have been plenty of times when I've learned more from one of his 10-minute videos than hours of reading others.

Jon Cooper doesn't post often, but he's another guy who provides quality. The structure and thoroughness of his Link Building Tactics page is brilliant.

Matthew Woodward's solid. Sure, he's a bit blackhat at times, and he's definitely after that affiliate money, but he throws in some very good, extensive case studies that are enough to warrant a subscription and/or bookmark.