When there are no Jobs
As in independent consultant and small business owner, I see how the markets and society impact productivity every day. One thing that need acknowledgement is that we are responsible for our own difficult situations. By we, I mean the tech sector companies, managers, workers, employees, investors, and consumers.
When we don’t respect education, we don’t get […]
Google Maps ‘Doctor Who’ Easter Egg Lets You Explore TARDIS
If you’re a big fan of “Doctor Who”, then you’ll love the new Google Maps Easter egg. When you go to the address of the Police Telephone Box – a.k.a., TARDIS – you can actually “look inside” to see exactly how it appears on “Doctor Who”.
Google Analytics Alerts Of Increase In 404 Pages
Daniel Waisberg, a Google Analytics expert and now a new Googler, posted on the Google Analytics Google+ profile a tip on how to set up custom alerts for increases in 404 page requests.
There is nothing worse for the user experience than to land on a …
My Places (Stars) On The New Google Maps Mobile
The new Google Maps has been available for users to try out for a while now and there is no doubt it is missing a lot of legacy features from the old Google Maps – but there are also a lot of changes to how to access some features…
Webmasters Fear Linking Out After Google’s Warnings
A WebmasterWorld thread has some fears that I see are beginning to worry some publishers and webmasters – the fear of linking to external sources…
Matt Cutts Video Mashup: Highlighting Matt’s Moves
A large German based online marketing news site posted on Google+ a new Matt Cutts video mash up named Best of Matt Cutts: “It’s party in here…
How and When to Use 301 Redirects vs. Canonical
This post will focus on the two main methods of managing the redirection of a single page on your website – the 301 redirect and the rel=”canonical” attribute – to conquer duplicate content issues, sustain your rankings, and improve user experience.
Building The B2B Organic CRO Machine
Over the last few years, I’ve watched the search marketing industry grow from being traffic-growth focused to being conversion- and usability-oriented. In the coming years, I expect to see an even stronger focus on usability and conversion. One thing that makes the B2B sector different from…
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3 Ways to Find Great Link Building Opportunities in Boring Industries
Boring is in the eye of the beholder. Any industry, no matter how boring on the surface, has interesting stories just waiting to be exploited by a creative link builder. Here’s how to find opportunities for tremendous coverage and editorial links.
The 5 Stages of Google Update Grief
Someone going through a difficult time, such as rebuilding after a major Google update, will go through a basic, universal grieving process – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Then you’ll be ready to start over with your SEO.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 13, 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: AdWords Editor Update Brings Upgraded Sitelink Management And More Google released an update to AdWords Editor, ver…
AdWords Editor Update Brings Upgraded Sitelink Management And More
Google released an update to AdWords Editor, version 10.2, that supports upgraded sitelink management and several other smaller feature updates. Apparently now dubbed upgraded sitelinks, these new sitelinks rolled out in June just prior to the enhanced campaign roll-out. They give advertisers the…
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SMX East Early Bird Rates Expire Next Week.Register Now & Save!
Join the most accomplished search marketers in the world at SMX East, October 1-3 in NYC. Check out the agenda, featuring three days of tactic packed sessions, keynotes, the highest-level networking anywhere, and much more. Six in-depth workshops offer…
The United States of Google: Mapping Google Usage by State
A new study by online advertising company Chitika maps Google search engine usage by state and its correlation to variables like median age, job growth and income and education level. California, New York, and Massachusetts are top Google users.
Social Ratings, Reviews, and the Power of Groupthink [Study]
The concept of “groupthink” is alive and well in social situations and rating sites online, according to the findings in a new study, which seems to confirm that more shares and more engagement tends to spur more shares and more engagement online.
Matt Cutts Advises When to nofollow Widgets, Infographics
If you’re creating infographics, or other pieces of embeddable code for things such as widgets, counters, and badges, how should you link those things for best SEO practices according to Google? Google’s Matt Cutts offers his advice.
Understanding Google’s Latest Assault On Unnatural Links
Without much fanfare or publicity, Google quietly updated the Link Schemes/Unnatural Links document inside the Webmaster Tools section of their site last month. If not for the excellent work of Barry Schwartz, many of us would have missed it. (I have a page change tool app set up for that exact…
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FYI: Google’s Reconsideration Request Now In Manual Actions
Last week, Google launched the new manual actions viewer within Webmaster Tools. Since then, webmasters have been asking where the reconsideration request form has gone.
Well, it is now part of manual actions…
Google Glass XE8: What’s New For Developers & Lost For Users
Yesterday Google announced on Google+ the next version of Google Glass software XE8. This new version brings many new features for users and developers but also seems to have lost one feature that I like…
Google Wants To See You Really Mean It With Reconsideration Request
A WebmasterWorld thread has SEOs and Webmasters discussing what Google expects or wants to see from a reconsideration request for link issues…