7 Ways Your Content Can Increase Facebook Engagement
A study conducted via Facebook set out to investigate what type of content was more effective to engage the target audience for an advertiser on social media. Here are seven key points from their findings and some recommended actions you can take.
Google & Microsoft Agree To Block Child Sexual Abuse Material From Search Results
The Mail Online reports Google and Microsoft Bing have adjusted their search results to block child pornography and other child sexual abuse content from being accessible through their search engines. The news is being widely covered, some claiming tha…
How & When You Can Turn SEM From A Checkbox To A Core Business Component
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is no longer a “nice to have” for businesses, but rather a “must have.” This wasn’t the case 10 years ago, when SEM got dumped into the “test budget” if there was any money left over after TV, radio, print, out-of-home,…
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The Google House?
What is going on with Google? Google barges, floating show rooms, renting out spaces throughout various cities and now “The Google House”?
Publishers Slow To Try Google AdSense Experiments
Earlier this month, Google launched AdSense Experiments, an automated and seamless way to test variations in ads so that you can see what types of ads earn you more money.
Google’s Future Based On Interface Tests?
Last week, Dr. Pete at Moz posted Future SERP: A Glimpse at Google 2014. What he did was look at a bunch of the more recent Google interface tests, many we have been covering
Google & Bing To Block Child Pornography Terms & More
The news this morning is that Google and Microsoft are working together to with the UK’s National Crime Agency and the Internet Watch Foundation to block and prevent child pornography images and other abusive images from their search engines…
In Quality Raters’ Handbook, Google Adds Higher Standards For “Your Money Or Your Life” Websites
Google’s continuing push toward identifying expertise and authority on the web takes another step in the form of a new type of website/landing page classification: “Your Money or Your Life.” It’s explained in detail in a new version of Google’s “Search Quality…
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Claim 2014s Biggest Easy Traffic Opportunity in 3 Easy Steps
Want to quickly grow traffic from the content you already have or what you already rank for? This guide to auditing your existing content will give you the best possible chance of ranking it to attract as much traffic as humanly possible.
Find & Hire Talent With LinkedIn Education and the Student Job Portal
If you’re a small business owner or CEO of a growing company and require great talent, look no further than the LinkedIn Education section and Student Job Portal. If used correctly, you will find the exact candidate you’re seeking on LinkedIn.
Twitter Speak From @ to Z – Terms & Definitions
With millions of users, Twitter is a must for marketers. Looking for a crash course in Twitter terminology? This glossary collects all the common terms, symbols, and tools you’ll need to learn to get started tweeting and become fluent in Twitter.
Clogging SERP’s with mutliple Tripod subdomains redirecting to site
Using a bunch of tripod subdomains to redirect to main site
Google+ & SEO: How Google+ Impacts Search Results
Google+ can be a powerful component of your digital marketing strategy. The personalization impact of Google+ is strong. Posts can rank in the SERPs. Plus, after Hummingbird, it’s likely that Google+ will influence non-personalized search results.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 15, 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: Report: Search Trends Hint At A Holiday Season Filled With Tech Gadget Gifts Analyzing search data for the four wee…
Are You ‘Shocked, Shocked’ by YouTube’s New Comment System?
It’s worth taking a few minutes to examine the recent “controversy” over YouTube’s rollout of the new YouTube comments powered by Google+. It illustrates the three different groups that often struggle for influence within the YouTube Community.
New Pinterest Feature Lets Brands Showcase What’s Trending on Their Site
Pinterest released a new feature that allows brands to tap into the API and create dedicated pages on their websites that feature the latest trending pins around their brand. Pinterest is working with a handful of brands to test this feature.
Matt Cutts on Blog Comments, Links & Spam: Use Your Name, Not Keywords
As long as you don’t use blog comments as a way to increase your backlink profile, you post on topically relevant blogs, and you aren’t using the a spammy keyword heavy name, but are using your real name instead, you should avoid penalties.
Report: Search Trends Hint At A Holiday Season Filled With Tech Gadget Gifts
Analyzing search data for the four weeks leading up to November 9, Experian Marketing Services claims online product searches have been dominated by fitness gadgets, mobile devices and game consoles, giving evidence to a holiday season overrun with tec…
No Longer Beta: Google Analytics Real Time Events/Conversions But…
Google announced this week that events and conversions in Google Analytics Real-Time reports is coming out of beta. Plus they are adding App profiles and dedicated metrics for Unique Visitors.
But what they did not tell you was they dropped the “e…
Google AdWords Bid Simulator Gets Estimate Conversion Values
Google quietly announced on Google+ a new feature added to their AdWords Bid Simulator.
The new feature shows you how bids impact conversion values within the tool. The example Google gave was:
For example…