Up-Close @ SMX West: Experts Weigh In On Mobile SEO Best Practices
What’s your best mobile SEO solution? Responsive design? A mobile dedicated site? An app? Four mobile SEO pros gave their expert insights on how to create successful mobile SEO strategies during the “Best Practices in Mobile SEO” panel yesterday at SMX West. Moderated by Search…
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Danny Sullivan: ‘You’d Think Everyone in the World was Hit by Panda’
Bas van den Beld discusses the State of the Search industry with Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan.
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Danny Sullivan: ‘You’d Think Everyone in the World was Hit by Panda’
Google Testing I’m Feeling Lucky Search Button Within Search Suggestions Drop Down
A reader sent us a screen shot of Google testing displaying the Google Search and I’m Feeling Lucky search buttons within the search suggest or Google Instant drop down menu, as you type. Here is a screen shot sent by the reader showing the search buttons directly in the search suggestions…
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Forecast: Google To Lose $1.4B In PC Revs As Search Shifts To Mobile
A forecast just released by eMarketer argues that Google will lose $1.4 billion in PC search revenue in 2014 as paid clicks partly migrate to mobile devices, where revenue per click has been lower. Some of that PC revenue decline will be offset by grow…
Whose Data is it Anyway? The Rise of the Digital Ombudsman
This guest post comes from Adam Monago, Head of Digital Strategy at ThoughtWorks.
That New Google Search Results Design Test You Didn’t Like Is Now Officially Live
As expected, Google was testing a new design for some time now and now it is officially rolling out to everyone.
Jon Wiley, the Lead Designer for Google Search…
Google’s Cutts Confirmed That Author Authority Is Uses For In-Depth Articles
On Twitter, Google’s Matt Cutts confirmed that Google uses a form of author rank or author specific authority in the in-depth articles ranking formula…
Google Concert Dates Now From Artist’s Official Website
Over two years ago, Google released a new feature to show concert dates in the search results. Yesterday, Google announced that when possible, Google will pull those dates “directly from that artist’s official website when they add structured data mar…
Google: We’re Not Launching Those Huge Banner Ads In Our Search Results
Remember last October when Google was testing huge banner ads in the search results for navigational-like queries…
Google Promises Changes With Not Provided
Danny Sullivan has the long article at Search Engine Land titled Google Reviewing “Not Provided,” Withholding Keywords From Organic But Not Paid Search Clicks…
Inside SEER: A Guide to Link Prospecting
This is the first post in our “Inside SEER” series where we’ll be sharing with you, almost verbatim, what we share with each other at SEER. We have an internal resource here at SEER that we almost always defer to whenever someone has a question or needs help on a certain process. Before now, this content […]
Google Makes It Official: It’s New Search Results Look Live For All
A day after Google said the new look was still an experiment, it has decided that the experiment was good enough to make for an official change. Now everyone should be getting the new design. Jon Wiley, Google’s lead design for Google Search, said on Google+, “you may have noticed that…
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You’ll Laugh, Then Cry When You See the Simple Trick This Single Mom Uses to Beat Enterprise SEOs
Certainly there is much to learn from the likes of BuzzFeed and Upworthy, but what basic tenets should rule your quality assurance process? Here are four important things mid- to large-size companies should know about developing a content strategy.
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About SEO Costs But Focus On What It Earns
You’re at Victoria Park in Ontario, preparing to swing from an 80-foot cliff and fly 200 feet across Elora Gorge before rappelling down to the river like a human spider. Your guide asks you to pick a rope. Would you ask for the cheapest rope — or the strongest? Will you look for the…
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Is the Internet Making Us More Intelligent as a Society?
This week the internet turned 25. Hard to imagine a time without it, huh? But how much is it doing to expand our minds and share knowledge? Is the internet really making us more intelligent?
Video Helps Persuade 73% of People to Buy a Product or Service [Survey]
New Animoto survey data shows that video has a positive impact on online purchase decisions and drives brand engagement. Respondents also share what types of videos they want to see more of across industries, products, and services.
Payday Loan Site Told They Haven’t Listened As Google Hold Penalty Firm
There are a number of markets on the internet that have been publicised through various channels as being some of the most ‘spammy’ niches on the internet and payday loans are leading the way, not only being filled with affiliates that are looking to hack, spam and fight their way
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How Content Marketing Drives Sales
Content marketing supports every part of the marketing mix and it will be key driver of demand generation in 2014. “Content” can do much more than build brand awareness though; it attracts interest, builds trust and ultimately, creates new customers. I recently read a book called “Predatory Thinking” by Dave Trott. If you haven’t read […]
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White Paper: 2014 Guide to Inspired E-mail Marketing
How is your e-mail marketing going? A whitepaper guide, providing insights and tips on where you should be focusing your email marketing efforts in 2014.
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White Paper: 2014 Guide to Inspired E-mail Marketing
Up-Close @ SMX West: Time To Think About Life Beyond Google
With algorithm updates happening more frequently than ever and Google continuously working to keep searchers on the result page, companies need to make a conscious effort to broaden their marketing efforts and move beyond Google. In the “Life Beyond Google: Diversifying Your Efforts” session at SMX…
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