According to Google Webmaster tools, an affiliate site of mine has over 26,000 links from several hundred different domains. That sounds great, doesn’t it?

One problem though – the majority of the links don’t seem to actually exist, and I have no idea where they came from!

I swear, I’ve been up to nothing fishy with this domain, (really!) but the vast majority of these links are coming from spammy sounding subdomains, and I can’t figure out what’s going on. Is someone trying to “linkspambomb” me?

Join thousands of fellow marketers (including Susan) for five days of marketing education and conversation! ClickZ Connected Marketing Week, August 16-20, in San Francisco!

1) Please give us your background and tell us what you do for a living.

As the CEO of Personal Life Media, Inc., I am a publisher of eBooks focused on your personal and professional growth. We call them “eBooks with Benefits” because our downloadable books and membership sites typically consist of pdf’s in the form of books and workbooks, plus audio and video companion files.

July’s SEMpdx networking event promises to be a good one, as we try out a new venue. There’s no charge to attend this one, and no “education” beyond that which you’ll get from hobnobbing with the smartest internet marketers in Portland.

Where:
The Hop and Vine
1914 North Killingsworth Street
Portland, Oregon 97217

When:
Tuesday July 20 – 4:30pm to 6:30 pm

WordStream continues to add to their suite of free search marketing tools with The Free Negative Keyword Tool to help boost efficiency and ROI in paid search marketing

BOSTON, MA – June 22, 2010 – WordStream, Inc., a provider of keyword research tools for pay-per-click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, today launched The Free Negative Keyword Tool, which is designed to quickly identify lists of highly-effective negative keywords for PPC advertisers.

I’ve now added the PubCon discount to the SEMpdx member discount page, and if you’ve never been to a Webmaster World PubCon event, it’s well worth attending.

Although many other conferences offer similar content and speakers, only PubCon is held in fabulous Las Vegas!

The thing I used to actually dislike about PubCon in Las Vegas was that everyone is so spread out, that it was hard to get people together, and hard to find the parties, afterparties, and the unsanctioned get-togethers.  In a smaller venue where everyone stays primarily in one or two hotels, it’s just easier.

As you may already know, the Online Marketing Summit 22 City Tour is about to kick off this week. Two new thought leaders have just been added to the long list of expert speakers; Jeff Hayzlett, CMO of Kodak and author of best-selling Mirror Test and Clara Shih, author of The Facebook Era.

Attention search engine marketers, web designers, developers, digital strategists, PR rockstars and social media mavens! The SEMpdx board would like you to join us for an evening of social networking!

When: Tuesday June 15th, 2010 at 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Where: Rontoms 600 E Burnside, Portland, OR 97214
Cost: Free!!!

Please tell us why in the comments below. Winner to be announced on our about June 3rd.

As you may already know, the Online Marketing Summit 22 City Tour is about to kick off this week. Two new thought leaders have just been added to the long list of expert speakers; Jeff Hayzlett, CMO of Kodak and author of best-selling Mirror Test and Clara Shih, author of The Facebook Era.

SEMpdx Social Networking Rooftop Party 2010

Location: On the roof of Hotel deLuxe

729 SW 15th Ave, Portland, OR
Date:Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $12

This is what it looked like last year…

Networking

Attention advertisers, marketers, PR pros, online gurus, tech geeks, social media rock stars and search engine marketers!  Join us Tuesday, August 10th for a fabulous evening of drinks, hors d’oeuvres, live music and social networking on the roof of Hotel deLuxe in downtown Portland. Our friends from the following organizations will be attending as well:

Thanks to Sean Lowery and team for a great InnoTech and eMarketing Summit.

Here are our drawing winners:

SEMpdx 1 year Free Membership
Tom Berry, Marketing and Affiliate/Web Marketing Director, Pine Meadow Golf

SEMpdx Snuggies
Stacey Brown, President/CEO MindLink Resources
Alexa Meisler , Founder, 52PerfectDays.com

SEMpdx Mug
Ron Karsten, Director of Portland Campus DeVry University
Zach Schreckenberger, Apple

SEMpdx T-Shirt
Mike Wills, Internet Marketing Manager Netop Solutions