Google ‘(Not Provided)’ Traffic Highest for Tech Industry Brands at 56% [Study]
Google’s “(not provided)” designation in Google Analytics is up. Way up. But it’s not the same for all industries. Some experience this nuisance more than others, with the tech industry in first position, according to the study.
Official: Google’s Keyword Tool Replaced
As you may remember, Google announced they are replacing the external keyword tool with the Google Keyword Planner tool.
Well, it took some time…
Google Celebrates MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech On 50th Anniversary
Today if you visit the Google home page in Google USA, you will see a logo that shows Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech. Today is the 50th anniversary from the day that Martin Luther King gave the address at the March on Washingto…
Google Is Wrong! The Link Is Natural!
There are two common sayings you’ve all heard in this field. The first is, “no one is perfect” and the second is, “never tell Google they are wrong.”
As you can imagine, they don’t go well together. No one, including, no algorithm or person…
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Google Updates Map Updates With New Interfaces
Google’s Daniel M. announced in the Google Maps Help forum that they have streamlined the process of improving the results within Google Maps.
Now when you click on “Report a problem”…
Google’s JohnMu: I Am Not A Magician
Some people think that if you know someone at Google, they can pull strings and give you better rankings. Truth is, it doesn’t work that way. In fact, I know Googlers who struggle with their own personal sites’ rankings more than most SEOs…
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Midweek Motivation: 16 Brands Getting Creative With Mobile
It’s Wednesday. And all the high hopes and excitement that marked the start of a new week (and in the UK, the August Bank Holiday) have begun to die down as we realize that we’ve still got a ways to Continue reading »
Google Keyword Tool Is Officially Dead, Keyword Planner Gets Lukewarm Welcome
Lukewarm may be overstating it. If Twitter sentiment is any gauge, the SEM world has not exactly embraced Google’s new Keyword Planner, which as of yesterday officially replaces the Keyword Tool. Looking at tweets over the past 7 days, “Keyword Tool” yields a sentiment score of…
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Google KW Unavailable Changes in IE
Google KW Unavailable Changes in IE
SEO Audit Findings: 4 Hidden Technical Problems That Can Send Dangerous Signals to Search Engines
There are times that hidden technical problems get rolled out to a website that can negatively impact SEO. Learn about four mistakes that can sending dangerous signals to Google and Bing, and how to make sure those problems never happen to you.
Planning and checking your Conversion Rate Optimization
During my attempts to optimize the conversion rates here on yoast.com, I’ve met with quite some hurdles and roadblocks. That’s why I thought it would be a good idea to write a post; so you won’t have to invent the wheel twice. Define your Intensive Care Pages Although it’s very tempting to start off your…
Planning and checking your Conversion Rate Optimization is a post by Thijs de Valk on Yoast – Website Optimization.
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How to Recover from Panda Dance
In early June this year, Matt Cutts (head of Google’s search spam team) confirmed that Panda will be rolling out monthly over 10 of 30 days (or more known as the Panda Dance) on his talk with Danny Sullivan on SMX Advanced.
This particular update implies that Panda filters will now be slowly integrated to Google’s search ranking algorithm. The said algorithmic update was officially rolled out last June 25, 2013.
SOLID UI: Bringing Development Thinking to User Interface Design
Over the past n years, I’ve been doing 3 different things: marketing (10), UX (7), and development (more than I’ll admit to). More recently, I’ve been building a bunch of interesting things for the team at SEOgadget, ranging from Twitter Streaming API storage and infrastructure, to a project management system, and a reporting suite. What […]
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Google Recognizes 50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Today’s Google logo is a tribute to Martin Luther Kings Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream Speech” that was given on August 28, 1963 to a crowd of 250,000 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King’s speech was a call for racial justice and harmony, and became a defining…
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How to Write Great Content: Because Awesome Content Won’t Write Itself…
We’ve all been told that creating unique, awesome content is our key to visibility gold and customer loyalty. But how do we do it, consistently? Awesome content isn’t going to write itself. It doesn’t just happen. This is how you write it.
After Being Crushed By Google Panda, Voucher and Car Classified Sites Recover
Voucher sites and car classifieds websites were among the industries hit hardest by Google’s Panda updates. But some sites have snatched recoveries from the jaws of Panda and have now seen traffic return – and even grow. Here’s how they did it.
What Are Facebook’s New Unpublished Page Posts?
If you want to create pages that are not visible but that you can sponsor – read all about Facebook unpublished Pages
Post from Marcus Taylor on State of Search
What Are Facebook’s New Unpublished Page Posts?
Keyword Stuffing & Hidden Text Manual Action: Google on How to Fix it
If your website has received a manual action notice called “Hidden text and/or keyword stuffing”, the solution is pretty easy: simply remove it. Google also says you should document your cleanup process for the reconsideration request.
Is OOP A Myth? Or just not applied to authority sites?
or just not applied to authority sites?