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15 Local Businesses Taking Advantage of Pokemon Go
Need some inspiration on how your business can take advantage of Pokemon Go? Check out these 15 local businesses who are using Pokemon Go to...
Are Short-Tail Keywords Dying?
Could short-tail keywords be phasing out? Are you hitting up the right keywords when you prepare to optimize your content? Learn more in Julia McCoy’s...
Active Pages, the All-Time #1 SEO Indicator
Botify is the only SEO tool that combines a website crawler and web server log analysis along with segmented views of your website and tons...
Digital Marketing Factors You Need to Prioritize
Depending on which type of marketer you are, there are seven end-of-the-year digital marketing factors that you need to prioritize.
1.75 Billion Websites Removed from Google Search Results
1.75 billion websites have been removed from Google’s index due to copyright requests.
Google to Surface AMP Pages in Organic Results Later This Year
AMP pages will soon appear in the regular set of organic search listings, when previously they would be relegated to their own carousel at the...
Building Links that Boost Your SERP Rankings
Links will continue to matter for a long time. It boils down to having the right content, finding the right audience, and then reaching that...
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What Gets The Most Results for Top SEOs? [STUDY]
SEJ surveyed 65 the top SEO marketers to find out what projects they are working on and challenges they face today. See the results here.
Convert Your Traffic Using An Emotional SEO Audit
How to create an SEO audit that goes beyond a technical checklist, and reaches deep into your market and audience – so you get better,...
SEJ Live: Eric Enge on How to Handle Penalties and Other SEO Problems
This week, Eric answered questions live on how to handle penalties, sudden drops in traffic, and other “worst case scenarios” in SEO.
SEJ Facebook Live: Ask SEO Experts Your Toughest Questions
As a lead up to our new updated SEO Guidebook, we have invited the experts who contributed their time and expertise to our guide to join...
Google Updates Security Issues Report in Search Console
Google’s Security Issues report in Search Console has, for over 9 years, been a valuable tool for helping webmasters resolve security issues with their sites.
Google: Unnatural Widget Links Violate Webmaster Guidelines
Google has taken it upon itself to reiterate the policy on widget links, specifically warning against “unnatural” links.
Google Knowledge Panels Now Include Reviews from the Web
Reviews from the web are being added to Google’s Knowledge Panels in search results; this update is available worldwide on mobile and desktop.
Google Update May Have Occurred Last Week, Not Penguin Related
Did Google update its algorithm last week? Google’s John Mueller recently addressed that question, and here is the answer.
Voice Technology and the Evolution of Search
Voice technology is indeed a natural interface and it will maintain a connection between consumers and platforms in the ecosystems of tomorrow.
Frustrated by Lack of Google Keyword Planner Data? Try the Forecasting Tool
Google’s suggested solution for extracting more data from Keyword Planner is to try using the built-in forecasting feature.
Can Visual Search Change SEO for E-Commerce?
Visual search might never replace text-based search, but in an industry that relies on images to appeal to its audience, it’s a trend to watch...
Search Live Coverage Carousel Comes to Google With Real-Time Indexing
Participating in the project will allow publishers to expedite the process of having their content surfaced by Google.
Search Within Apps on Your Android Phone With ‘In Apps’ Search
Google has now made it possible to search within apps on Android phones.
Pinterest Rolls Out 3 Big Retargeting Changes
Pinterest is introducing engagement retargeting to let you target users who have engaged with your pins, and adding a new tag for better retargeting.
Latest Search Market Share Numbers: Google Search Up Across All Devices
Google’s share of the US desktop search market is not just stagnating, it is now on the decline. However, its overall search share is going...
Google’s Interstitials Penalty to Affect AdSense Page-level Ads?
There has been some confusion as to whether or not AdSense Page-level ads will be affected by Google’s upcoming mobile interstitials penalty.
What Offline Businesses can Teach You
Brick and mortar retail is a fairly complex business. But if you study what they excel in, you can make changes that improves online conversions.
Google Updates Schema Guidelines for Local Business Reviews
Google has made a number of notable updates to its Schema guidelines with respect to how local businesses can markup the reviews they receive.
Marketing Automation: What You Need to Know
What are some of the biggest concerns and barriers for marketers and companies looking for a marketing automation platform?
Google Allo Reviews Coming in Ahead of Official Release
Google’s forthcoming messaging app, Allo, already has a nearly-perfect rating and it hasn’t officially been released yet.
Say Goodbye to the ‘Mobile-Friendly’ Label in Google Search
With 85% of indexed pages now being mobile-friendly, Google is removing the ‘mobile-friendly’ label from mobile search results.
Google to Devalue Pages With Intrusive Pop-Ups in Mobile Search
Google announced it will begin to devalue pages with intrusive pop-ups (otherwise known as interstitials). This change comes into effect after January 10, 2017.
Hidden Google Command: Search “**” For a List of Local Business Websites
Users have discovered that searching for “**” (without quotation marks) pulls up a list websites for physically nearby businesses.