I think we’re all pretty familiar with the Facebook Search Graph upgrade. The latest news in the SEO world is that LinkedIn has joined the club in approving their search query. Social media sites are really starting to step up their game; Google better watch out! Earlier this week, the professional social network has made …
All SEO professionals are constantly using Google Analytics data to help analyze a websites activity, but when is the last time you checked if your code was up to date? The Asynchronous Code launched over three years ago so if you have been cut, copy, and pasting your code over the years into new websites …
Earlier this month Matt Cutts hinted that another Panda update would be coming soon. A few days later Cutts did not confirm the latest update but rather announced that Google would no longer be announcing or confirming updates. Instead Google said that changes would be more gradual and be incorporated into their current indexing process. …
If you say it can’t be done, you’re right. But, there is a Super Bowl-sized audience out there and if you’re smart you’re at least going to get into the game. We’ve already learned that a good SEO plan includes using as many social networking sites as you can and if you haven’t yet jumped …
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YouTube recently announced that it has officially hit the one billion mark for unique visitors each month. That number seems almost hard to fathom and it means that the network is more powerful and popular than ever. Google reached this goal back in June 2011, and with the understanding of how important it is to …
One of the most important factors in SEO is the making sure you are on local listing sites and that the information on there is correct. How will customers reach you if you don’t provide the right information? Missing or incorrect information will affect the number of customers and overall traffic to your business. We …
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If you are deciding to transfer your domain, redesign your site’s structure, or move from one domain to another, you now have the ability to inform Bing of this big move! Why is this useful you ask? To put it simply, you no longer have to worry about losing any credit you have previously earned …
Pinterest recently released a new update that allows you to verify your business website on your Pinterest page. The benefit of linking the two together comes in the form of new Web Analytics. These analytics help website owners see how Pinterest is affecting their site by showing what content is being pinned from their website. …
Every month or so Google announces a new Panda update to reduce the rankings of those low quality sites that lack original content and over use keywords in blogs and articles. The most recently Panda update was in January, 2013 affecting 1.2% of English based searches according to Google. Head of Googles Search Spam, Matt Cutts, announced this week that a …
Announcements and updates across social media networks are nothing new, as each outlet is constantly trying to adapt and compete with the other to provide the most efficient and intriguing services. The latest initiatives set forth by Twitter, however, could create changes that transform the network in a big way and provide brands and companies …
It looks like Google is at it again. Many webmasters and SEO’s have reported a drop in ranking to certain websites and they believe it is from the newest adjustment to Google Penguin. Google is now targeting the link building site called SAPE Links, or so many webmasters have accused. Many webmasters that have used …
There may be even greater reason to fear those less than stellar reviews of your business by disgruntled customers. Not only may a harsh word or lower rating discourage prospective customers, now it may become harder for them to find you at all. According to Google’s Matt Cutts, there is a potential launch coming at …
If the message was not clear before, it should be now. DON’T USE BLACK HAT SEO TACTICS! Google has been cracking down on all “black hat” tactics used by webmasters to help artificially boost website rankings. A few weeks ago I wrote about Google eliminating the “not selected category” from google webmasters tools and how …
Scoring a front-page rank for an extremely competitive keyword can be difficult, especially for business owners who are just getting into the SEO game. Small business owners are often unable to compete when it comes to ranking for single-word searches of popular goods and services, which can negatively impact their rankings overall. Thankfully, there are …
According to Facebook, there are hundreds of thousands of people using this new graph search. Facebook is trying to get people to push beyond their old habits of only searching for friends. Let’s take a look at some of the innovative ways Facebook is encouraging people to use the new graph search. Facebook wants to …
There are numerous web marketing companies that have attempted to tap into the unending and ever growing database of information created on Facebook through the activity of its users. And many companies have succeeded in doing so. One set of data that marketers have drooled over are the billions of “likes” generated by the 1 …
Everyone knows that the internet is all about speed. Nobody wants to wait 30 seconds for a website to load. A slow website will lead to less users coming to your site and will also increase your bounce rate. Additionally page load speed is part of Google’s algorithm. A faster website is one way that …
