5 steps to optimizing your site for Google’s mobile-first index

Now that Google is officially testing a mobile-first index, columnist Ryan Shelley believes it’s well past time to get aboard the mobile-friendly train. Here, he provides some tips to get you started.

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Why link outreach teams have the most difficult job in the agency

Good outreach is crucial to link building, but it’s not easy. Columnist Ian Bowden explains why it’s a tough, yet essential, element of a strong SEO campaign.

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Microsoft execs share plans for making Bing ‘pervasive,’ say search is about to become very different

At an event in Redmond, Microsoft shared its vision of the future in which Bing is at the heart of day-to-day experiences without users even realizing it.

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Google’s advanced verification test in San Diego just dropped over 89% of listings from the 3-pack

Columnist and local search expert Joy Hawkins shows the results of a recent Google My Business advanced verification test and explores the new home services local pack.

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Meet a Landy Award winner: Wolfgang Digital wins Best SEM Initiative after raising McElhinneys revenue 266%

Ireland’s McElhinneys Department Store turned to Wolfgang Digital to help boost their online revenue and generate more international sales.

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Common Search: The open source project bringing back PageRank

Columnist JR Oakes explains Common Search, a great open source tool for understanding how search engines work, which has a hidden gem for those of us who miss checking our PageRank score.

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Meet a Landy Award winner: For its work with Scotts Miracle Gro, Acronym wins Best Overall Enterprise SEM Initiative

This year’s Best Overall Enterprise SEM Initiative Landy field was a competitive one. The winner needed to utilize best in class tactics & initiatives, various platforms & tools, and of course improve visability and/or convert new customer on major search platforms and earn a positive…

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How to avoid an outbound link penalty from Google

We’ve all heard of unnatural link penalties from having a spammy backlink profile, but columnist Tony Edward notes that your site’s outbound links need to be monitored as well.

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Meet a Landy Award winner: Wolfgang Digital integrates search and TV into a cross-channel campaign for a big Irish retailer

The result for Littlewoods Ireland: the most successful Christmas campaign ever

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