Category: Search Engine Watch

Google’s Matt Cutts recently took part in an online interview that was extremely link heavy. The article sparked much debate about affiliate links, paid links, and whether the linking taking place in this type of interview is natural or spammy.

Everyone has been concerned about the potential of Google moving “(not provided)” to also encompass paid search. Now a new report says AdWords will no stop supplying third parties with paid search query data within the next few weeks.

Links are still at the core of Google’s search algorithm, which means they are still a top SEO priority. And while link building can supercharge your content marketing efforts, you can still build links even if you don’t have great content.

There is a lot to like about the switch from the current PLA format to the new Google Shopping Campaigns. Here are the four most compelling new features Google is rolling out, and how they will benefit retailers going forward.

In SEO, where you’re moving to and when you get there is a matter of perspective, timing, vision, and action. With planning and patience, you will discover that, despite big challenges, what you always thought might be possible, actual could be.

Not every site is impacted the same way by Penguin, Google’s algorithm that targets spammy link building tactics. On Twitter, Google’s Matt Cutts told one webmaster to continue doing backlink cleanup, as the site has a “very mild case of Penguin.”

The majority of consumers (73 percent) say they lose trust in the local business when it happens. And 67 percent say the same if they get lost due to faulty location information. This, according to recent survey data released by Placeable.

Japan is the latest country publicized as being hit with the link network penalties by Google. Matt Cutts announced early this morning on Twitter that the web spam team in Japan has taken action against seven link networks over the last few months.

The last couple of weeks have given rise to a lot of cussing and discussing, regarding penalties levied against sites on both ends of the guest blog spectrum. Here are a few things that should help keep you safe from a guest blogging-related penalty.

Sometimes free tools aren’t enough. In enterprise PPC, or for tougher tasks like landing page optimization, paid tools are necessary to make an impact – here are 18 tools that will pay for themselves many times over in improved results.

Is it possible links will no longer be a ranking factor in the future? Yandex no longer takes links into consideration as a ranking factor. Google has flirted with the idea. What would the SEO landscape look like without links as a ranking metric?

No doubt ready to top what was an impressive inaugural event, the U.S. Search Awards will return during Pubcon this year to honor the top campaigns, software, teams, and individuals in search marketing. Nominations open today and close July 18.

Google released data about search trends for the 2014 tax season today, which showed “how-to” tax-related searches were up a significant amount since 2012, and YouTube as a favorite for tax payers to retrieve that information.

Google released data about search trends for the 2014 tax season today, which showed “how-to” tax-related searches were up a significant amount since 2012, and YouTube as a favorite for tax payers to retrieve that information.

Google in December began showing content from Android apps by including a link directly to the app. Google is now expanding the number of apps that are utilizing this search technology, with an additional 24 apps, including Pinterest, AOL, and more.

Gain valuable insights about an industry, a company, or a competitor by carefully dissecting their social activity. In this example, the personal care brand Dove, the following exercises, using only public data, took about 3 hours to complete.

There really is no excuse for poor content in 2014. Content marketing and content strategy is an important piece of any digital marketing campaign. Doing it properly requires a disciplined approach, some great tools, and a meaningful investment.

The biggest barrier to effective content marketing? Cutting through all of the noise online. Here’s how to identify, romance and engage influencers to co-create and promote incredible content that delivers for your audience and your brand.

Google has gone mad. Seemingly, just about any link can earn you a penalty for any reason. And since Google keeps adding things to their naughty list, many sites are being penalized for links they built before those types of links were a violation.

In a new video, Google’s Matt Cutts has given us a rare heads up into an algorithmic change that is coming to the search results. Google is going to try to better determine more between a site simply being popular and the site being an authority.