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Making the Most of Magento #SEO Among Multiple URLs
Making the most of Magento means knowing how to optimize your e-commerce site properly for search engines. This article deals with duplicate content concerns in...
5 Takeaways From #PeepCon 2015
Check out takeaways from PeepCon 2015, held on March 28th at The Heritage Hotel Manila!
The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Google’s April 21 Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update
A small business owner’s step-by-step guide to preparing for Google’s upcoming mobile-friendly algorithm update.
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How Many Shopping Carts Are Abandoned on E-Commerce Sites? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Almost 68% of online shopping carts are abandoned on e-commerce sites, on average.
5 Subtle Changes That Directly Impact Your Search Rankings
How responsive design, reviews & ratings, social engagement, HTTPS, and intelligent use of images can push up your search rankings on Google SERPs.
How to Use Image #SEO to Build an Unexpected Advantage
Images drive traffic, backlinks and a whole lot more. It’ll be a game changer for your SEO strategy in 2015 and beyond.
#SEJThinkTank Recap: Google Analytics Tips for Web Publishers
On Wednesday, March 18th, the #SEJThinkTank gathered to hear a presentation by Slobodan Manic, CTO of Search Engine Journal, covering Google Analytics Tips for Web...
3 Unnatural Link Warnings and How to Deal With Them
All unnatural link warnings can be fixed. But before this can be done you need to properly understand the difference between them in order to...
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Branded vs Non-Branded Organic CTRs on Desktop, Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]
We analyzed 160k keywords across 400 websites to collate this data.
Popular WordPress Plugin ‘SEO by Yoast’ Vulnerable To Hackers
Hacker News reports that a vulnerability affecting millions of users has been found in industry leading WordPress plugin SEO by Yoast. According to an advisory,...
7 Website Search Hacks to Ace E-Commerce Conversions
Google’s ease of use and convenience of relevant answers extends not just to queries, but also to products and services we look to buy. Whenever a...
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2015 #SEO Salary & Job Research Study [INFOGRAPHIC]
New research from Conductor offers interesting insight when it comes to the SEO salary landscape. This new research follows up their 2012 SEO jobs and...
Dynamic SERP Ranking: How to Compete in Localized Google Results
The localization of search engines is just a continued evolution of what Google is trying to do the most – creating the best value to...
Should You Customize Your #SEO Strategy For Specific Niches?
Most people would acknowledge that the contents of your site will play a major role in determining your SEO strategy. Few marketers or SEOs would...
5 Steps to Ace #Mobile App Marketing
Apps have been around for much longer than most of us realize. The first apps made their appearance in the 1990’s via PDAs like the...
International Search Engines Gaining in the US: SEO For Domestic Audiences
Baidu is listed at #22 which puts it ahead of many of the world’s most popular sites, including Imgur.com (24) Aol.com (25), and even Pinterest...
6 Important Metrics to Assess the Growth, Value, and Quality of Any Site
To most webmasters, their site is like their baby. It’s the most beautiful and perfect thing in the whole wide world. The fact is, people...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve #SEO
I recently wrote about how to statistically model any given set of search results, which I hope gives marketing professionals a glimpse into how rapidly...
Understanding Dynamic Google SEO
Learn how Google rankings change based on location, how Google Knowledge Graph impacts rankings, and how to optimize your business.
Delivering Experiences Through Growth Hacking With @morganb
I recently had the opportunity to interview Morgan Brown, the Head of Growth at TrueVault and Qualaroo and a speaker at the upcoming SEJ Summit in Santa Monica on February 24th. The...
What Does It Take To Win A Search Award? An Interview With EU Search Awards Judge
Since the European Search Awards is quickly approach, I sought out the expertise of returning judge Gianluca Fiorelli to learn more about the judging process and to discuss...
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Which Sites Have The Most Valuable Search Engine Traffic? [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you’ve ever used the tool SEMRush before, you’ve likely noticed how it assigns a dollar amount to your organic traffic. This value is based...
Stop Making These 8 Stupid Press Outreach Mistakes
When done correctly, press outrearch can reward you with referral traffic, leads, sales, revenue and earned links.
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Everything You Need to Know About Online Reviews [INFOGRAPHIC]
As many e-commerce, local, and even enterprise companies know, online reviews can make or break a business. The infographic below describes some of the trends...
Site Audits: Evaluating the SEO, UX, Content & Load Time of 4 Websites
Our expert panel evaluates the SEO, UX, content, and load time of sites submitted from our audience.
Forget Conversions! High SERP Rankings Maybe a Strong Brand Booster
Brands are like people: both have a physical structure, a name, a personality, and a reputation. Both can be respected or even loved, liked, and...
New on #MarketingNerds: Joe Hall on How To Switch Your E-Commerce Site to a New URL
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! Joe Hall, Founder of JoeHall.me, is the featured guest on Marketing Nerds this week. Joe...
A 2015 Process to Removing a Google Link Penalty
If at one point you’ve bought links, hired an SEO agency, or received a sudden decrease in website traffic, then this blog post is for...
The 6 Key Steps to Improve Your Website’s Loading Speed
Throughout 2014 (and the decade prior), Google hasn’t been shy about telling people what its algorithms are looking for. Initially, algorithms targeted spammy backlinks, keyword...
Is Your SEO Killing It or Getting Killed?
“Movement is life.” In the movie World War Z, those were the words Brad Pitt’s character spoke to a family who opted to barricade themselves...