Google Rolls Out Local Carousel Display for in US Dining, Nightlife, Hotels, and Other Attractions
As suspected Google has announced the roll out the Carousel Display for local results “for local dining, nightlife, hotels, and other attractions on desktop”. Here is Jade’s post in the Forums: Today, we’re announcing an interactive “carousel” of results on Google search for local dining, nightlife, hotels, and other attractions on desktop. This launch is […]
Google Officially Launches Knowledge Graph Carousel For Local Search
After reporting yesterday that the Google Knowledge Graph Carousel was showing up more frequently and for a wider variety of searches, a Google+ post today announced the official launch of Carousel for local search results. According to the announcement, when a user searches for …
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The Small Business SEO Agency Reseller Model
I tend to get a lot of calls from start-ups trying to go the small business SEO agency reseller route to get their services in the hands of SMBs. Often they are looking for feedback on their service, introductions to potential resellers, or a SEO strategy to get in front of potential customers. I have […]
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Do Stock Photos Affect Google Search Rankings? Matt Cutts Says No
Using stock photography versus original photography won’t cause any negative impact on your site’s search engine rankings. However, one caveat Matt Cutts does ponder if Google could somehow used this as a signal in future search quality rankings.
Current State of Smartphones (Infographic)
Infographic is a bit shallow, but gives something of an overview.
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Blekko’s Izik Search App Comes To iPhone, Android Devices
This morning Blekko announced that its tablet search app, izik, is now available for the iPhone and Android devices. Currently there isn’t a Blekko mobile app but the mobile web version of the site is optimized for smartphones. Izik for iPad became available in January. Blekko has moved…
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Google AdWords Enhanced Campaign CPCs Grow 6% [Report]
Adobe released their findings today on the impact of Google AdWords enhanced campaigns on advertising click costs. To arrive at their conclusions they examined 100 U.S. advertisers spending more than $100 million between March and May of this year.
Rich Snippets – if you have the chops, here is some great info from SMX
Excellent overview of the recent Rich Snippets expert-level session at SMX Advanced. THIS is the sort of thing that every session at SMX should bring. If you understand what Rich Snippe
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Data Analysis for SEO: Industry KPIs For A Mature Industry
As we move closer to the 20th anniversary of the launch of public search engines, a key industry trend in search marketing is the long called-for move to placing transparent, objective & measurable KPIs at the heart of search marketing, social & content campaigns. What KPIs give you an…
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5 Free Deep Reputation Management Checking Tools
Remember back in the day when search results were just ten blue text links on a page? Back then, the search results were so simple that reputation management was pretty straightforward. You could clearly see if those blue links connected to positive content — if so, your reputation was great….
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Matt Cutts: Stock Images Currently Don’t Impact Rankings But We’ll Look Into It
Google’s Matt Cutts latest video answers a quick question, “does using stock photos on your pages have a negative effect on rankings…
Google Removes “Quick View” Option In Mobile Results
Search Engine Land reports that despite Google not confirming anything, Google has removed the “quick view” button from the smart phone mobile search results…
Webmaster: “Good Content Has Never Been Hit So Hard” By Google
A featured WebmasterWorld thread has an emotional but powerful post from a Webmaster who has been creating web sites for over 15 years. In fact, he joined WebmasterWorld as a member back on March 4, 2003, so he has been around a long time…
Google AdSense 10 Years Old: Which Was Your Best Year?
Google AdSense is ten years old today and Google wants everyone to know about it – as they should. AdSense has given Google a way to bring in a nice and sizable secondary source of income…
Google Makes Non-Desktop SEO an Absolute Necessity
Google has announced that failure to fix annoying mobile experiences will now actively hinder your efforts to rank well within search results. This warning from Google makes the case for brands to look again at mobile SEO even more compelling.
Google Webmaster Tools “Links To Your Site” Reporting Bug
Last week, we began seeing complaints of the Google Webmaster Tools “Links To Your Site” report showing 80% or less of the number of links that should be displayed. Yesterday I noticed the issue the issue myself and today, Google confirmed this is a reporting bug. In short, tons of…
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Is Link Building Dead? 3 Tips For Link Builders Post-Penguin 2.0
”We’ve detected that some of the links pointing to your site are using techniques outside Google’s Webmaster Guidelines….” For enterprise SEOs, receipt of this notification is usually followed by a deep, sinking feeling in your chest. You check your keyword head-terms…
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From Microdata & Schema To Rich Snippets: Markup For The Advanced SEO
Last week, I attended the SMX Advanced session, “From Microdata & Schema To Rich Snippets: Markup For The Advanced SEO,” moderated by Elisabeth Osmeloski with speakers Marcus Tober, founder of Searchmetrics Inc., Julia Gause, Director of SEM for Scripps Network and Stephan Spencer,…
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How to Create Great Content: Start by Creating Content for Yourself
Here’s why a long-term content strategy rooted in “how do I create content that I myself would genuinely want to consume?” rather than “how do I get people to my website?” will raise the quality of your content and help build an audience.
PPC and SEO: Higher Conversion Rates Fuel the Need for Better Integration
Both paid and organic search listings are fighting for the same customer and keyword term. This ability to maximize share of voice is critical, especially when you start to understand the multiplication power of having multiple listings.