3 Ways Ecommerce Websites Can Grow or Maintain Organic Search Traffic
Is your organic traffic treading water or declining? Here’s how reporting, search engine results page real estate, product listing ads, and images have impacted year-over-year numbers and how to make the most of organic search moving forward.
Related Ideas Search Coming To Google Keyword Planner
There have been some criticism around the new Google Keyword Planner.
One such critique is that the old keyword tool had an option for “only show ideas closely related to my search terms.” But keyword planner didn’t seem to have that specific option….
Google Maps App With Waze Data
Remember, Google acquired Waze, the awesome user generated mapping software company…
Google’s Matt Cutts: +1s Don’t Improve Rankings
Moz published a story yesterday showing a high correlation between Google +1s and Google’s search rankings.
Shortly after, Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, went over to Hacker News and debunked it. He said, +1s do not have any impact on search…
YouTube App With Search & Watch
YouTube announced that you can now continue to watch the videos on your YouTube app while conducting searches on new videos.
Google’s YouTube said…
Google Places Listings Auto-Upgraded To Google+ Pages
Google has quietly announced in the Google Business Help forums that they have begun automatically upgrading some Google Places listings to the new Google+ pages with the added social features…
Sequencing the DNA of the Perfect Comment [Study]
A recent study examined the contribution of comments to the readers’ experience, and by deconstructing them down to base attributes has determined the importance of these elements. Thus determining “The Perfect Comment”.
Google Maps Adds Real-Time Traffic Alerts
Google Maps users will now benefit from real-time incident reports from Waze users, such as accidents, road closures, and speed camera alerts. The Waze app for iOS and Android will be getting Google Search, Street View and satellite images.
Google Patents Pay-Per-Gaze Advertising
The patents show images of a Google Glass-style headset, which would keep track of users’ eye movements to create a “gazing log” for advertisers and
a sensor that keeps track of pupil dilation in order to judge the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 20, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Without Fanfare, SEMPO Turns 10 Today marks the 10th birthday of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization – SEMPO – formed to be a trade…
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Without Fanfare, SEMPO Turns 10
Today marks the 10th birthday of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization – SEMPO – formed to be a trade advocacy body for the search marketing industry. What’s a decade of the group produced? An annual industry survey. Beyond that, little that really seems to stand…
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48 Billion Video Views, 19.6 Billion Ad Views in July
According to comScore, 187 million Americans watched more than 48 billion online content videos in July. YouTube’s U.S. audience swelled 6 percent to 168 million in July, while their ad impressions grew 3 percent to 3.4 billion.
Google’s Matt Cutts: Once Again, +1s Have No Direct Impact On Rankings
Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, said once again that Google’s +1 data has no direct impact on their web search ranking algorithm. Moz published a story today named Amazing Correlation Between Google +1s and Higher Search Rankings in which Matt Cutts responded to in Hacker News…
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3 Ways to Get the Most Out of SES San Francisco
Whether you’ve already decided you’re going to the SES conference in September or you’re still on the fence, here are some of the ways SES makes the experience unique are some tips on how to get the most value and return on your investment.
Google Analytics Expands Attribution Capabilities for Premium Users
Hang on to your seats, data lovers. Google Analytics has announced a new way for examining the multiple touch points customers make on their way to conversion on your website. The Data-Driven Attribution feature is live for all users worldwide.
Matt Cutts debunks Google Plus Votes as Important Ranking Factors
There’s a lot of strange seo news about at the moment, because of ‘correlation’ studies showing Google Plus votes as correlating with high rankings. I chimed in: google plus votes are not the no1 ranking factor. You can tell, by looking. — Shaun Anderson (@Hobo_Web) August 20, 2013 … though somebody with a lot […]
Google Adds Waze Traffic To Maps App, Search To Waze
The first “synergies” from Google’s Waze acquisition are being rolled out to both Google Maps and Waze users. Google announced this morning in a blog post that real-time Waze traffic updates will appear in the Google Maps app (for iOS, Android): Users of Google Maps for Mobile…
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50+ More Things Every Link Builder Should Know
A year ago, I wrote a post about 50+ things that every link builder should know. Over the past year, link building has definitely gotten a lot tougher — it’s been renamed several times, become more vilified than ever, and generally taken a beating. However, it still holds up as a viable…
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3 Sustainable SEO Tips: Why Recover From Google Updates? Don’t Get Hit!
Wouldn’t you love to be in a place when you laugh in the face of Google algorithm updates, rather than figuring out how to recover? You can, by focusing on your branding, not your ranking; giving users a good experience; and preserving your URLs.