Two Years Later, BitTorrent Now In Google’s Auto Completions
Over two years ago, Google removed BitTorrent from the instant search auto-complete search suggestions. Now, it appears that when you begin typing [bit…] into the Google search box, Google now shows BitTorrent as a search suggestion within Google Ins…
Study: 61 Percent Of Mobile Callers Ready To Convert
As a marketer if you’re not making it easy for mobile users to call you, you’re losing business. A new survey of 3,000 US smartphone users, conducted by IPSOS on behalf of Google, underscores the critical role of calls in the mobile path to purchase. Almost two-thirds (61 percent) of…
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Google Expands AdWords Conversion Window Settings
In a small but significant change, Google is doing away with the 30-day conversion window in AdWords. Now advertisers can customize the conversion window from 7 to 90 days. Extending the window up to 90 days is good news for marketers whose sales cycle…
Google: 70% of Mobile Searchers Call a Business Directly From Search Results [Study]
Whether someone is searching on their mobile device for a restaurant, a local service, or a car rental, the presence of a click to call button increases click-through rates and brand perception, according to new Google/Ipsos research.
Google Becoming Slightly More Transparent About Nuking Reviews
Historically at Google Local, if a review triggered the spam filter, the reviewer would still see the review associated with the business if they were logged in and other users would not. The reviewer would have no clue as to why the review wasn’t showing. This “technique” for handling “spammy” reviews led to many, many […]
Google Crushes Ghost Rank 2.0, A Russian Link Network
Ghost Rank 2.0 was hit hard by Google. It seems that at least one of the underground and under the radar networks was severely hurt by Google and many of the sites using them to rank well in Google are now penalized. Google’s Matt Cutts did issue a war…
(Not provided) on Google organic keywords is a reality. What now?
Google moves entirely to secure search, which means all organic keywords from Google will now be (not provided) in your web analytics system. How do we go from here?
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(Not provided) on Google organic keywords is a reality. What now?
(not provided)—Distilled's thoughts in review
There was a lot of hubbub yesterday about a dramatic increase in (not provided) traffic showing up in Analytics data.
(not provided)—Distilled’s thoughts in review
There was a lot of hubbub yesterday about a dramatic increase in (not provided) traffic showing up in Analytics data. I’d say the most eye-opening part of this is the realization that the end of this upward trend is in Continue reading »
Google May Have Penalized Another Major Link Network: Ghost Rank 2.0
Google has significantly penalized another underground link network over the weekend and we believe that one of the link networks targeted by Google is named Ghost Rank 2.0. A few weeks ago, Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, tweeted “Thinking of ghost-related puns for a spam…
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5 Steps to Dominate Your Niche on Google
Dominating your niche on Google can be a very profitable. Ranking well for keywords related to your specific niche helps drive higher quality traffic to your site and differentiates your brand. Follow these five steps to dominate your niche.
France and Search Marketing Q3: Economics of Search
An update of the latest developments in the French Search Industry. Summer 2013 edition.
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France and Search Marketing Q3: Economics of Search
Google AdWords Conversion Window Customization Between 7 & 90 Days
Google announced you can now customize the conversion window length from a flat 30 day period, now to a period anywhere between 7 and 90 days.
Google said, “We’re also adding the capability to customize your conversion counting window from 7 to 90 day…
Google: Higher Quality Content Not Necessarily More Useful Content
All this talk about having the best, most authoritative, most professional, most correct and accurate information on your web site – throw it out the window. Okay, maybe I am being a bit sarcastic but stick with me here…
Poking Google With Fetch Requests Won’t Lead To A Penalty
You know that annoying kid who is constantly poking you on your back and asking the same annoying request over and over again…
Google Not Provided 100% Of All Organic Search Queries
I assume by now, you’ve all seen the news that Google has secured ALL searches leading to all their organic search query referrer data to go completely 100% not provided.
In fact, I checked this morning, and this site shows 93.4% of all Google organic …
Updates To Old Link Building Practices That Score Wins Today
Everyone is itching for new link building ideas. Google is getting smarter, and the game is getting harder. What worked five years ago — shoot, what worked last year — isn’t going to work today. Except, that’s not necessarily true. Sometimes, it’s not the tactic that…
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Global SEO And Localization Excellence – What Localization Really Is
Enterprise SEO marketers developing a global footprint see tremendous value in global SEO. Targeting greater performance from global search engines is a top priority for enterprise search marketers since it is a gateway to increase leads, conversions a…
Live @ SMX East: App Store Optimization
You’ve read the reports – apps are the new normal for people spending most of their online time on mobile devices like phones and tablets. Well, everyone else has read the reports as well, and getting people to pay attention to your app among the thousands of others competing for mobile…
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3 Essentials for Great Mobile SEO
Ready to ignite a sincerely user-centric mobile plan? When it comes to your mobile SEO strategy, it’s critical to identify user intent and motivation, find and optimize mobile-specific keywords, and focus on context rather than “killer content.”