Free Local SEO Tools that Belong in Your Kit
Posted by MiriamEllis
Today I’m popping open my personal tool kit to share a list of my favorite free local SEO tools. The creators of these tools range from one-person shops to the United States government, and I’m grateful for t…
Bing Begins Rollout of Secure Search, Say Goodbye to More Keyword Data
Is Bing about to take away more organic keyword data? It sure looks that way, as https://www.bing.com is now active. Bing says it is “still evolving” its rollout of HTTPS, but promises to “keep the SEO/SEM community needs top of mind…”
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 13, 2014
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Ryanair CEO Claims Airline Is Working With Google On A Flight Search & Comparison Tool In an interview published by Irish Independent, Irish airlines Ryanair…
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I Like the Sound of it: *Don’t Ignore the Trolls. Feed Them Until They Explode*
The social media world is getting mature to the point where we can no longer ignore the trolls, because, well, they exist…
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DuckDuckGo Celebrates 1 Billion Searches in 2013
Niche search engine DuckDuckGo announced it served more than 1 billion queries in 2013. Spikes in traffic occurred around the time the NSA surveillance scandal broke, catapulting traffic on the “anonymous search” engine around May of last year.
Ryanair CEO Claims Airline Is Working With Google On A Flight Search & Comparison Tool
In an interview published by Irish Independent, Irish airlines Ryanair CEO Michale O’Leary claims his airline has entered a partnership with Google, and is providing the search engine with flight pricing to help build a travel search and comparison tool. “We’ll be sharing the…
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How Local Businesses Can Leverage Twitter’s New Nearby Feature
Twitter has made headlines in recent weeks with the quiet launch of its experimental Nearby timeline, which allows eligible mobile users to discover tweets posted by others in their immediate vicinity, regardless of whether they are following them. This feature is currently available to a select…
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Productive Marketing: 3 Steps to a Tidy Inbox
Arienne Holland shares her tips and tricks to creating a tidy inbox once and for all, in a few easy steps.
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Productive Marketing: 3 Steps to a Tidy Inbox
Using Content as a Tool to Drive Customer Passion
I think we all can probably agree that consumers are currently exposed to a huge amount of content. As I‘ve previously mentioned, Americans are now spending an average of 5 hours and 16 minutes online (via laptops, desktops, and mobile devices) and 4 hours and 31 minutes watching TV per day.
Google Images Within Web Results: Testing User Interface
On Friday, Moz posted on Google+ a user interface test that shows a couple things.
(1) It shows the…
Only 15% Say The Disavow Tool Benefits Their Rankings
The Google Disavow tool is a popular subject with all the link penalties floating around. But the big question is, does it actually help your site to rank better…
One-Line Google Reconsideration Request Worked
A webmaster at WebmasterWorld claimed that while some reconsideration requests he submit take five or more times…
Google Link Schemes Update Doesn’t Change Much
On Friday, I broke the news that Google changed their link schemes guidelines on widget links. In short…
Linking the Google Way in 2014
You’re about to learn a specific mind-blowing linking tactic that’s perfectly suited for almost any website. If you’re considering a link building campaign, following Google’s lead is a good place to start. Here’s how to link “Google style.”
Bing Begins Supporting SSL Search – Query Data Does Not Pass [Not Provided]
If you go to https://www.bing.com you will no longer get a security alert error, now Bing supports SSL search. If you conduct a search on Bing, while on the HTTPS URL, it will remain HTTPS and keep your searches secure. This is a new feature Bing quiet…
Lessons From An Accidental Tourist On The Inter-Webs
I live in a double bubble when it comes to my perceptions of how “America” uses the Internet. The first bubble I live in is Silicon Valley, where the latest venture-funded “SoMoLo” website always seems more important than, say, WalMart.com. The second is my profession of…
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The World Welcomes 2014 on Twitter, Reveals Usage Patterns
This analysis of how New Year’s transpired on Twitter around the globe as each region welcomed 2014, examining popular keywords, as well as elements of tweets (retweets, links, hashtags, pictures). Here are six key takeaways about Twitter usage.
Online Content Videos Break Record with 52 Billion Monthly Views
Online content video views have exceeded 50 billion a month for the first time on record, as 188.2 million Americans watched 52.4 billion online content videos in December. Meanwhile, video ad views have tripled to 35.2 billion in the past year.
A Beginners Guide to Adwords Scripts
Jackie Hole presents A Beginner’s Guide to Adwords Scripts, with a introduction into getting the most of them for non coders.
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A Beginners Guide to Adwords Scripts
Google and Apple Consolidate Positions in Driving Directions During 2013
The driving directions market, while more fragmented than search or social, is continuing to see consolidation. Google maintained (but didn’t increase) their leading share and Apple gained share while the GPS and other web providers are seeing steady and large declines in usage. Over the past year, I have continued to survey consumers as to […]