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Corey Northcutt

CEO at Northcutt in Chicago (Karma: 120)

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  1. Corey Northcutt added a comment on A super, ultimate, 2200-word teardown of HubSpot’s homepage
    Good stuff. Super double plus ultimate so.
  2. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Why Content Matters More Than Links in 2015
    Exactly right. No arguing that great content is irreplaceable.  But of 200+ Google ranking factors, you could split on-page and off-page factors about evenly.   50/50. But if you want to ran…
  3. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Is The Hubspot Inbound Certification Wrong?
    Fantastic breakdown. These exams ... teaching SEO like traditional academia .... it just doesn't seem to work, and has always struck me as a gimmick t…
  4. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Anatomy of a Perfect Link!
    Not that the information here is terrible, but I have a critique - I'd say that "the perfect link" does not exist in a vacuum.  Anchor text is not always appropriate.  Pushing any one thing …
  5. Corey Northcutt added a comment on What do you think of our new about page?
    Great stuff, love the transparent goal progress bar.   Videos are a nice touch too - think I noticed them early last week?  Maybe they're old news, but great.  Really shows some key ang…
  6. Corey Northcutt added a comment on HTTPS as a ranking signal
    I'll just leave this here.. Force SSL via .htaccess or httpd.conf by way of 301 (after you install a CA-signed cert, that is): RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^.*$ https://m…
  7. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Many Good Quotes in this SEO Myths Article - What's Your Favorite?
    I love the split in opinion on meta keywords.  No, loading meta keywords up won't help you rank more - but I like that  Adam Sherk doesn't count it totally out, unlike much of the industry, even a cer…
  8. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Renting attention is easy, earning it is hard.
    Truth.
  9. Corey Northcutt added a comment on 101 Lessons From Five Years of SEO by Brian Dean
    I was skeptical whether I was actually going to find 101 sentences there, let alone a lot of legit points.   It came through.   Nice job Brian.
  10. Corey Northcutt added a comment on Why $200 Isn't Enough to Secure The #1 Spot on Google Anymore
    http://i.imgur.com/ElkNCb5.gif