What Advanced SEOs Should Know From The Google Raters Guidelines (SMX Advanced Recap)

During this SMX Advanced session, panelists discussed what SEOs need to know about Google’s Search Quality Rating Guidelines, created for the human beings who double-check that the Google algorithm is performing as designed. Columnist Joy Hawkins recap…

Shopping campaigns: Play like every day is a holiday

What’s ahead for shopping ads this holiday season and beyond? Columnist Alexander Paluch recaps a session from SMX Advanced focusing on what search marketers need to know.

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Ask The SEOs at SMX Advanced

Unable to attend SMX Advanced this year? Columnist Andrew Shotland recaps the “Ask The SEOs” session for those who missed it.

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Is selling SEO services getting harder or are SEOs just not good at it?

In light of recent survey data from BrightLocal, columnist Myles Anderson shares tips for local search marketers looking to acquire new business.

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SEMPO announces its newly elected Board of Directors & Officers

Executives from Google, Microsoft, iProspect and other digital marketing agencies will make up the association’s board.

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SEMPO’s latest salary survey shows search marketer average pay up 16% over 2013

Survey participants included nearly 600 search and digital marketing professionals, from entry-level to executive.

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10 tips for avoiding shady SEO providers

Got a sneaking suspicion the SEO company you hired might not be legit? Columnist Greg Gifford shares his list of red flags to look out for.

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Google ch-ch-ch-changes. How they’re affecting publishers and SEOs

Is Google’s relationship with publishers and SEOs deteriorating? Columnist Kristine Schachinger discusses the state of this long-standing love-hate relationship and shares her thoughts on what this might mean for all concerned.

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The ins and outs of an SEO audit

How should you perform a site audit? What tools should you use? And how can you best present your findings to attain buy-in? Columnist Janet Driscoll Miller recaps a presentation at SMX West that covered these questions and more.

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Do SEOs At Larger Agencies Earn More Than Those At Smaller Agencies?

Local search practitioners, how do you stack up to your peers in the industry? Columnist Myles Anderson sheds some light on this topic based on data from BrightLocal’s recent annual Local SEO Industry Survey.

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Generalists Vs. Specialists In SEO: What’s The Best Approach?

In a follow-up to her last column, Erin Everhart takes on the question of whether it’s better for search engine optimization professionals to be highly specialized in SEO or more of a jack-of-all-trades digital marketer.

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