January 2008

Riviera Country Club Review, Pacific Palisades, California

January 30, 2008

I had the pleasure of playing the Riviera Country Club in the Spring of 2006, and let me say, it was everything I hoped it would be. I arrived earlier than my friends (a threesome), and spent some time in the pro shop, meeting the people who worked there, who were very open and friendly. […]

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Does your golf website have a Flash intro? Wake up!

January 23, 2008

I normally don’t write a post that isn’t much more than a comment on another post, but the folks at Mind Valley Labs have just blogged about one of my biggest pet peeves; Flash intros. These were hugely popular about 3-5 years ago, when everyone was learning how to “tween”, but nowadays, not only is […]

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Results from Google Fridge Giveaway

January 23, 2008

As promised, here are some statistics from the Google Fridge Giveaway, as well as some lessons learned. All the data shown is from the 8-day period (Monday – Monday, inclusive) that the contest ran. Clearly, there are more views and sessions after the fact. Inbound Links There were 118 inbound links generated from the contest. […]

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And the winner of the Google Fridge is…

January 22, 2008

John Honeck of JLH Design Blog. Not only did he create two great posts about the Google Fridge, but as I was reviewing his blog for its’ win-worthiness, I noticed we have too many weird similarities: We’re both from the Midwest (Me – Illinois, John – Minnesota) We were both born in 1968 Both of […]

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PGA Merchandise Show pictures

January 20, 2008

Just uploaded my PGA Show pictures. Pretty fashion-heavy, but lots of good stuff for all. Lots more to come, so stay tuned. If you like this post you might enjoy following me on Twitter: twitter.com/danperry

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The Google Fridge Contest is Over

January 15, 2008

Now Tamar, Barry, Matt and I have the task of reviewing all the entries, and choosing a winner. Sorry to say, but this may take most of the week (LOTS of entries!). I plan on reporting next Monday who the lucky winner of the Google Fridge is. I also plan on compiling a post on […]

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SEO – SEM recruiters: The Good and the Not So Much

January 13, 2008

Yesterday I received two emails (via LinkedIn) from SEO industry recruiters. Don’t think that this happens often (I’m not that cool). The interesting part isn’t that they contacted me, but how they pitched themselves. Let’s start with the good one. We’ll call him Smarty McRecruiter. He actually added me as an invite prior to emailing […]

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The Google Fridge Giveaway

January 7, 2008

I acquired a Google Fridge a while ago, and have decided to give it away to one lucky reader. First, some specifics on the fridge: There are a lot more pics at my Flickr page. I also made a little video showing some of the coolness of said fridge. It can even be used to […]

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Hate to see this in your Google SERP

January 4, 2008

Searching Google for the term “golf marketing”, and the tenth result had an extra line underneath it. Would you click through to this website? Ouch. Clicking on the link takes you to a Google Help page that explains a little about malicious software. Even if you click on the link (to go to the site), […]

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Golf website redesign – An often forgotten detail

January 3, 2008

I’ve seen many sites go through redesign, and one of the most often forgotten details is redirecting the old pages to the new pages. This is especially important when you are changing platforms (EX: from .html to .aspx). I was looking up a local course (Cantigny Golf Course), and noticed they recently redesigned their site […]

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