SearchNewsCentral: Google on Guest Blogging: Be Afraid; Be Very Afraid
We need to discuss the best ways to guest blog without getting slapped.
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Facebook Mobile App Install Ads: Optimize Beyond Clicks to Drive Higher ROI
With costs and competition rising, marketers will need to adapt their approach to optimize mobile ad investments beyond the click and instead align campaigns with their ultimate business objectives – curating customer lifetime value and driving ROI.
BloomReach Helps Retailers Deliver Personalized Content to Mobile Shoppers
Big data marketing app company BloomReach aims to bridge the gap between multi-device shopping, and offer more personalized content to mobile users that predicts what they’re looking for and what products are relevant to them.
Organic vs. Paid Listings: Do Users Know the Difference?
Research over the past year has shown conflicting data in the battle of paid versus organic search and which clicks are winning. But there’s an underlying issue: Do users really know what they’re getting into when they choose one over the other?
We Shouldn’t Care About PageRank
Last week at Mozcon, I was asked a question in the live QA. The question went a little like this: “Can you tell me why some of my internal pages don’t have PageRank, even though they rank well in the search results?” Now, don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent years finding myself fascinated by detailed […]
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Rembrandt Self-Portrait Google Doodle Celebrates Great Dutch Painter
Today’s Google Doodle honors Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, considered one of the greatest portraitists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his series of self-portraits he painted every year throughout his life, including the year he died.
Google Logo Marks The 407th Birthday Of Rembrandt van Rijn
Google has dedicated today’s homepage to Rembrandt van Rijn, marking the Dutch painter and etcher’s 407th birthday. The Google logo includes a self portrait of the artist standing in front of a “Google” etching. With more than 40 remaining self portraits, Rembrandt was known…
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In SEO, It’s Not What You Do, It’s How You Do It
Keeping up with the “how” is a constant effort of study, practice, tests, deep analysis, and years of experience. In the ever-evolving field of SEO, while there are many more “what to dos”, knowing how to do them is ultimately what leads to success.
Rembrandt van Rijn Google Logo For The Painter’s 407th Birthday
Today, Google is remembering one of the greatest painters to live on his 407th birthday, Rembrandt van Rijn. Google’s Doodle, their special Google Logo…
Project Glass Now Google Glass
A symbolic change happened the day I picked up Google Glass, Google changed the name of their Google+ account for Glass from +Project Glass to +Google Glass…
Seriously: Hiding Links With Font Colors?
I just don’t get it. How can people in 2013 think Google is that dumb…
Google To Take Action Against Fake Search Results Injected Into Browser History
Google made a clear stance late Friday on the Google Webmaster blog that they will not tolerate webmasters pushing deceptive search results to searchers through the use of browser history spamming techniques. The technique uses a method of detecting a click on the browser’s back button. When…
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5 More Landing Pages Tests To Improve Performance
Now that you’ve had a chance to implement 7 Landing Page Tests You Can Run Tomorrow, I have a few more weapons you can add to your SEM testing arsenal to improve landing page performance. 1. Don’t Provide Too Many Options In the last 10 years, I’ve only seen a home page convert…
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Use Twitter Cards For Branding & Local SEO
I’ve written before about the benefits of using various semantic protocols to improve your search engine optimization efforts. Using Schema.org markup and geotagging webpages can help search engines associate your website with online business listings, and a variety of semantic markup types…
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How to Use Data to Build a Well-Timed Marketing Campaign
With the right data, you can predict the future and drive even better performance from your limited marketing budgets. Here’s an example of how to use data to build a well-timed campaign, specifically for back to school, using Bing Ads and AdWords.
Best Rates for Search Engine Land’s SMX East Expiring Soon – Register Today!
Optimize your paid search, SEO and internet marketing campaigns. Attend Search Engine Land’s SMX East in New York City, October 1-3. Register before Super Early Bird rates expire next week. Build your own program by selecting tactical sessions across our multi-track agenda including:…
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Social Media Automation: A Beginner’s Guide for Small Business Owners
Ignoring social media is no longer acceptable thinking for small businesses. Social signals affect search rankings and consumers do research about products/services on social. Here are some guidelines on how small businesses should use social media.
Be smart, make the summer months count
Many companies pause or shut down all marketing campaigns during the summer holidays. This is not advisable, especially not when it comes to search, and especially not in the Nordics. In Norway we have a total of 2 months of summer a year. 10 months of rain, snow and cold, and only 2 months of read more »
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Be smart, make the summer months count
The Dirty Loses Reputation Management Lawsuit
The success of this lawsuit is going to open a flood of new lawsuits against The Dirty and other sites like it that host third-party content. It is likely that such sites are going to take removal requests more seriously to avoid costly lawsuits.
Instagram Video, Photo Embeds Let You Share Content Across the Web
Instagram has announced a new way for users to share their content with the ability to embed both photos and videos across the web. The embed feature could be promising for brands by allowing content to be more discoverable.