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The Year 2004 in Search #throwbackthursdays
This is a series that takes a look back at every year that Search Engine Journal has been documenting the world of search marketing. Search...
Outrank Your Competitors With Advanced Keyword Research: Interview With Stoney deGeyter
As part of our SEJ interview series, Stoney deGeyter of Pole Position Marketing shares some tips for advanced keyword research tactics that will help you...
Yahoo Announces Auction Of Over 100 Premium Domain Names
Have you ever wanted to own an elusive domain name like AV.com? What about webserver.com? Well if you’ve got the cash Yahoo is giving you...
Landing Page Design Inspiration: SEO and UX Working Together
To many web designers, user experience (UX) is the crux of every homepage, while SEO is an inconvenient ploy that uses cheap tricks and focuses...
Choosing The Right WordPress Theme For Your Business: Interview With Ross Jones
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Ross Jones of 2 the Top Design gives some tips for choosing the right WordPress...
SEO All Over All Over Again, Again: Part II*
Ever notice how there is very little originality in the entertainment industry? Every year we’re subject to the same movies and TV shows that we’ve...
La Evolución de las palabras clave hacia entidades
Editor’s Note: By popular request, Search Engine Journal is now publishing search marketing articles in Spanish. These are not translations of posts already published in...
Affiliate Marketing Best Practices: Interview With Paul Schroader
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Paul Schroader of PS Web Solutions leads a discussion on affiliate marketing best practices. Are...
Overcoming SEO Challenges For Retailers: Interview With Stephan Spencer
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Stephan Spencer of The Science of SEO offers advice for overcoming the challenges retailers face when it...
Will Russia’s Sputnik Fail Like These 13 Defunct Search Engines?
Russia just spent $20 million to create a government-controlled search engine called Sputnik. Despite being developed by the state-owned telecommunications agency Rostelecom, Sputnik already appears...
Using SEO For Public Relations: Interview With James Crawford
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, James Crawford of PR Agency One discusses how to use SEO for public relations. There...
The Pros and Cons of 100% (Not Provided)
So a week has passed since The Powers That Be took our precious keyword data away from us. I will be honest, I was absolutely...
Find Targeted Link Prospects With Search Explorer: Interview With Dixon Jones
In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Dixon Jones of Majestic SEO tells us about a new tool his company recently launched called...
Then vs. Now, The Evolution of SEO: Interview With Kris Jones
A big thanks to our Pubcon 2013 sponsor, Brand.com: “the #1 rated online reputation management company”. In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las...
Ensure You’re Following TCPA Compliance Regulations: Interview With Daryl Colwell
A big thanks to our Pubcon 2013 sponsor, Brand.com: “the #1 rated online reputation management company”. In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las...
Why Do 92% of Smartphone Users Utilize a Google App?
Whether you love, dread, or fear Google, there’s no denying that the search engine is one of the most dominant forces in the online world....
How To Hire An SEO Expert: Interview With Peter Leshaw At #Pubcon 2013
Sponsored by CopyPress, “Centralize Your Content Performance.” In an interview conducted at Pubcon 2013 in Las Vegas, Peter Leshaw of ICanOptimize explains the ins and outs of...
Google Releases Android 4.4 KitKat
According to TechCrunch, Google has officially rolled out its latest update to the mobile Android OS, known as 4.4 (or KitKat). Google announced several of the updates...
Eye Tracking Study: The Importance of Using Google Authorship in Search Results
Authorship Snippets: The “Purple-Cow” of Search Engine Results? Imagine being in a class, knowing the answer to a question and desperately attempting to be the...
The Year 2003 in Search #throwbackthursday
Search Engine Journal been documenting the search marketing industry for the past 10 years. To commemorate this milestone, Loren Baker, founder of SEJ, got in the...
SEOs Halloween Assemble: The League of Extraordinary SEO
All Hallow’s Eve is a festive night full of trick-or-treating, making jack-o’-lanterns and dressing up in costumes that may not exactly be age appropriate. But,...
Tips to Enhance Mobile Search Interaction
Mobile search is becoming increasingly important for companies of all shapes and sizes. According to the latest quarterly report from RKG, more than a quarter...
5 SEO Touch-Points During Website Design & Development
My career began at a dedicated search agency, often working with third party vendors and IT teams to accomplish SEO objectives. While I experienced many...
Google Increases Locations Serving Search Requests By 600% From Last Year
Google has significantly increased the number of sites and ISPs it uses to serve search requests according to a study by researchers at the University of...
Google and 6 Other Same-Day Delivery Services
Wikipedia Commons If you live in the Bay Area, you might be relaxing at home in your pajamas ordering all sorts of goodies and waiting...
How to Take Your Brand Global with SEO
Converting a challenger brand into a market leader nationally is a difficult yet rewarding accomplishment. The dedication, expertise and investment necessary to make that happen...
Google Releases Easier Offer Builder For Local Business Targeting
Within the next week, Google will be slowly rolling out an easier Google Offers builder, which work in tandem with Map listings. This news came...
What Google AdWords’ Ad Rank Update Means for Your Business
This week, Google announced a significant AdWords update: Ad Rank, the system for ordering competing ads on search results pages, now takes into account the...
US Search Awards Winners, Nominees and Attendees Party at #Pubcon
Thanks to SEJ’s #Pubcon coverage sponsor Majestic SEO “Bigger, Better, Faster.” The first ever US Search Awards ceremony was held this past Wednesday night, October 23rd in...
A Cautionary Tale: 301 Redirects and UX
William Congreve penned the saying, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. Obviously he never knew about Google. A web designer friend of mine recently...