Phil Buckley

Phil started working on the Web before it was cool. He started as a web developer in 1996 and spent the bubble days gaining experience as a system administrator and trainer. Many hats later, he brings broad experience to all digital projects, where his super powers include translating über-geek jabber to mortals and explaining marketing-speak in binary code.

Phil led the post-merger team that moved news sites from Knight-Ridder's content management system to McClatchy Interactive's. He eventually found his true passion as a search optimizer and social media evangelist. When he's not cheering for the Red Sox, Phil organizes the country's most successful SEO meetup and is the founder of the Raleigh New Media Leaders events.

Phil is currently the Director of SEO at Virante in Morrisville, NC.

Casey Movers’ continues to feel the wrath of the Streisand Effect

Casey Movers is no longer accredited by the BBB

Casey Movers threatened me with a lawsuit for a bad review a few months ago, now the Better Business Bureau has pulled their accreditation and rated them an F for their past actions.

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Graduating from Enthusiast to Professional

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Moving from giving it away for free to charging people is a delicate maneuver.

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Casey Movers Threatens To Sue Me Over Bad Review

Casey Movers Sucks

Casey Movers sent a letter threatening legal action if my wife doesn’t remove a negative review on Yelp.

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Your Missed Opportunity on Meetup.com

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If you skipped over filling out your Meetup.com profile page, log in right now and follow these tips.

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The Weird LinkedIn Request Prejudice

LinkedIn

Do you only connect with people who use LinkedIn the way you think it should be used?

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How I Made A Prize Winning Twitter Header

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The thought process involved when choosing a cool (and prize winning) Twitter header image

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My Personal Internet Conference

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While I was out picking up some yard supplies this morning I entered into a Twitter conversation with my friend who asked if I could recommend anyone to help moderate some of the panels at this year’s Internet Summit. I need a couple of moderators for panels – do you have anyone you can recommend [...]

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Leaving Comment Spam Can Hurt Your Site

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Comment spammers are hurting the sites they’re trying to help.

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The Difference Between Men & Women

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Using Google’s instant search recommendation engine, you can see exactly what men and women want from each other – and it’s scary!

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How To Avoid Bad SEO Companies

WTF?

SEO is an industry like lawyers and plastic surgeons. There are great ones, but there are so many bad ones that the entire industry has a bad name.

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Cary Face Painting Experiment

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If you’re planning a face painting party you may run across Face Painting for Kids, here’s why.

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