Competitive Analysis for Panda Using SEMrush [Tutorial]
There’s a lot you can learn from analyzing websites in your niche that have been impacted by Panda. This post explains how to use SEMrush to drill into organic and paid search data in order to surface problematic content, keyword targeting issues, usabi
Google+ Authorship Images Live On
Search engine optimization professionals were caught off-guard back in June when Google’s John Mueller announced that the search giant would be “simplifying” the way authorship is displayed in search results. This simplification involved the removal of profile photos and circle…
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Bing Mobile Domain Returns Service Unavailable 503 Error
If you try to access Bing Mobile at m.bing.com, you will be presented with an error message. The error will read: The page you want isn’t available We’re working to restore service as soon as possible. The server error code also returns a major error, specifically a 503 error code which…
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Not Everything in Today’s SEO Has to be Organic
SEO is now more about the amount and quality of the outreach you can do to pitch content to the right audience in order to grow exposure, shares, links and citations.
5 Key Takeaways From a Successful Social Media Campaign Built on Human Connection
A recent campaign from TD Canada Trust demonstrates the power of human-to-human contact in an increasingly social world and provides lessons other brands can emulate.
Google Merchants Shipping Configuration Tool Updated
Google announced they made major changes to the shipping configuration tool within the Google Merchant Center based on complaints from Google shoppers…
You Can Now Delete Google Analytics Properties
Google quietly announced on Google+ that you can now delete Google Analytics properties within your accounts.
Google said in the past this was not allowed because of the way the accounts, properties and profiles were associated…
SearchCap: Google Drops Author Stats, Google Shopping Merchants Ship & Reconsideration Requests
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: For More Accurate Shipping Rates In Google Shopping, Merchant Center Gets Shipping Configuration Tool Google launch…
For More Accurate Shipping Rates In Google Shopping, Merchant Center Gets Shipping Configuration Tool
Google launched new features today to help merchants customize the shipping rates that display in Google Shopping. The shipping configuration tool is now available in Google Merchant Center, and a new shipping label attribute can be used in product fee…
Despite Crackdowns, Tech Support Ads In Search Are Still Cause For Consumer Confusion
Just last month, six international tech support scam operators were ordered to pay more than $5.1 million as a result of charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission in 2012. The scammers typically posed as representatives of major technology companie…
Google Rolls Out Publisher Center to Improve News Discovery
The tool allows publishers to make changes to Google’s record of their sites and helps ensure those sites show up in Google News and, perhaps most importantly, that readers find the content.
In PPC, Low CTR = Low Profits
In my column today, I’ll be talking about a PPC strategy that I first presented at SMX Advanced. Hopefully, it will convince you that pursuing a low click-through rate (CTR) is generally a losing bet. A few years ago, the low CTR strategy might have worked out very well for you — in…
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Google Now Showing Full Text Of Original Reconsideration Requests In Webmaster Tools
Google is now showing those who submit reconsideration requests, their original reconsideration request when Google documents that they’ve received it. Google shows this within Google Webmaster Tools messages are. Previous, Google would just confirm they received it and then hopefully respond…
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Google Mobile Testing Search Results Snippet Descriptions
Google is testing showing site and search results description snippets in the mobile search results interface. Google launched site description overlays in the desktop results earlier this year and now it appears to be coming to mobile results. I perso…
Google Quietly Removes Author Stats From Google Webmaster Tools Labs
In December 2011, Google launched author stats within Google Webmaster Tools, giving those who used authorship across sites, statistics on how well their content did. Author stats were unique in that it would show you how many impressions and clicks yo…
Bing Ads 2014 Recap
In the past year, Bing has added features like product ads, auto-tagging and online insertion orders to make it easier to advertise on the network.
8 Tools To Effectively Organize Your Link Building Campaigns
One of the most difficult parts of a link building campaign can simply be staying organized. Between gathering contact information, sending messages, making phone calls, reading responses, providing content… there’s a lot that goes into it! Plus, let’s be honest — a lot of things…
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Google News Publisher Center: Webmaster Tools For News Sites
Google Webmaster Tools already has special features for Google News publishers, like a separate view of the news indexing and processing details, as well as news specific errors…
Google Webmaster Tools Messages Shows Your Reconsideration Request Submissions
When you submit a reconsideration request, Google notifies you they received it with a blanket message in Google Webmaster Tools. Now, supposedly, Google will also show you a copy of your submission via the reconsideration request form…