Conquering Content Marketing, Step 5: Measurement
You have to experiment to find out what works, and it starts with tracking. You can’t just generate reports and call it a day. Go the extra step mile, and convert the data into learnings that can be applied to your next content campaign.
SearchCap: Why Google Ignores Page Titles & “OK Voice” Actions Expand
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Enterprise SEO in 2014 – Webcast this Thursday This Thursday, May 1, at 1 PM EDT, our sister site, Digital Marketing Depot will host a webcast to help you…
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Enterprise SEO in 2014 – Webcast this Thursday
This Thursday, May 1, at 1 PM EDT, our sister site, Digital Marketing Depot will host a webcast to help you better understand how enterprise brands and agencies are managing the optimization of their search engine visibility, influence and reputations …
Google’s Matt Cutts: Why Google Will Ignore Your Page Title Tag & Write Its Own
Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video answer on the question about why and when Google will ignore your title tag and use something else for the snippet title in the search results. Matt explains in the video that Google really wants the title of the snippets to match on some level the query of…
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SMX Advanced Early Bird Expiring – Register by Friday, Secure Your Spot & Save
The Early Bird rate for Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced expires end of day Friday, May 2. Register now, save $200, and guarantee you’re seat at the search marketing conference of the year. SMX Advanced features one-of-a-kind sessions for experienced search engine marketers. See the agenda….
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Pinterest Unveils Guided Search for Mobile Devices
Pinterest announced a new way for people to discover the social platform’s content through “guided search,” which presents various categories of things and places to explore based on the original query, in an effort to refine a person’s search intent.
Rumor: Google To Broadly Expand “OK Google” Voice Actions
According to Android Police Google is preparing a broad expansion of voice actions beyond its search app. The report describes this initiative as “OK Google Everywhere.” Voice actions would extend to other Google apps (e.g., mail, photos) and would also be contextually specific, taking…
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5 New SEO Mantras to Replace Old, Inefficient Thinking
In SEO, we’re now tasked with building brands, growing communities, enchanting audiences, and flexing our creative and analytical muscles. We play integral roles in the growth of businesses. Our thinking should match these new responsibilities.
Does Google’s Review Count Inflation Give Them An Unfair Advantage In Local Search?
We all know that monitoring online reviews is important for online marketing; but lately, it seems that not all reviews are created equal. In fact, Google+ Local reviews may have a greater impact than others on your online marketing effectiveness. According to Searchmetrics’ analysis of SEO…
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Google: No Limit To The Number Of Links You Can Have On A Page
Since 2008 we’ve known Google stopped their 100 links per page limit. Last year, Matt Cutts posted a video answer on that topic as well.
While Google has said they don’t have a 100 link limit anymore…
Google Restaurants Filter By Price, Ratings, Cuisine & Hours
Google announced on Google+ that you can now search restaurants in your area and now even filter by price, ratings, cuisine and hours of operation. I am not sure if this is a really new feature but if you haven’t used it…
Google: Nothing Is Changing With Google+
Google’s Moritz Tolxdorff, the Google+ Community Manager said on Google+ in response to the rumors of Google+ being cut down, saying that is not true. He said:
Yes…
Google Analytics Administer Goals Interface Updated
Scott Hendison posted on Google+ that he noticed a new goals interface to add goals within Google Analytics.
I personally do not see the new administrative interface for setting up goals…
The IRS Penalizes Bing?
Carl Malamud, a well respected technologist, author, and public domain advocate posted on Twitter that Bing’s spider “got a timeout” by not playing nice with the IRS database. It seems that BingBot…
Syndicated Content: Why, When & How
Done correctly, syndication can be a very effective way to help develop your reputation and visibility online. To many, this is a controversial topic, but it really shouldn’t be. You just need to know why it can help you, when to do it and how to do it the right way. And that’s what I…
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Google Search Let’s You Filter Restaurants By What’s Open Now, Price & More
Google announced you can now filter your restaurant searches by price, ratings, cuisine, and if it’s open right now. All you need to do is go to Google on your desktop or mobile device and search for [show me some restaurants in downtown Austin] or related searches and Google will give you the…
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Mythbusting: 4 Content Marketing Misconceptions & How to Overcome Them
Content marketing has established itself as the backbone to building and maintaining relationships with customers and potential customers, but there are still some misconceptions about that require dispelling. Avoid these common pitfalls.
4 Reasons Nofollowing All Links is Absurd
Google is targeting links in spammy or low-quality guest blogs, and if you have these types of links you should absolutely nofollow them. But moving forward should we expect to change all links in a marketing campaign to nofollow? No. Here’s why.
Pages with Schema Markup Rank 4 Positions Higher in Search Results [Study]
Less than 1 percent of websites have implemented Schema.org markup. However, pages with Schema.org integration rank better by an average of four positions compared to pages without Schema.org markup, according to recent findings by Searchmetrics.
SearchCap: Pinterest Guided Search & Baidu Earnings Report
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Baidu Beats Expectations, Posts 59 Pct Revenue Growth In Q1 2014 Chinese search engine leader and advertising provi…