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Todd Mintz | SEMpdx | @ToddMintz

Todd Mintz knows PPC...knows Social Media...knows SEO...knows Blogging...knows Domaining...and knows them all real well. He is also a Director & Founding Member of SEMpdx: Portland, Oregon's Search Engine Marketing Association.

Google Selectively Ignoring Meta Description Tags?

I’ve been doing some SEO Consulting with Safeguard Financial, a company specializing in Self Directed IRA’s. As I was chatting with them today, they pointed out something odd that I’ve never seen before. On their home page, they’ve used the following meta description tag: <meta name="description" content="The Value Leader in Self Directed IRA, Real Estate IRA, Checkbook IRA, Solo 401(k) and IRA Business funding plans. LOW COST GUARANTEE." /> If you do a...

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10 Reasons to Attend Portland’s SearchFest, If You Can’t Make IM Spring Break

It sounds like IM Spring Break will be a great show and if it weren't so far away from where I'd live, I would be there. However, I'm definitely going to be at SEMpdx's SearchFest 2009 which will happen March 10th in Portland Oregon (More Information, Agenda). I wanted to share 10 reasons why you should attend SearchFest