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User Behavior, SEO Audits, Social Media: #StateofSearch 2014 Day One Recap
Day one at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Search Engine Marketing Association‘s State of Search conference was a full day: ten sessions plus a morning keynote by...
Why SEO Still (And Always) Matters
Even though blogging is one of the best ways to boost an online reputation and increase market share at the same time, now is an...
Step-By-Step SEO Strategy Development: An Interview With Steve Wiideman
At Pubcon 2014 in Las Vegas I was able to sit down and talk to Steve Wiideman of Wiideman Consulting to discuss SEO strategy development. Steve...
3 HARO Requests You Should Avoid
So, the title sounds a little “click baity”, but it is what it is. Everyone knows HARO can be a great way to some great...
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Without Mobile Optimization Your Website Is At Risk Of Losing Search Discovery [REPORT]
A study released by Searchmetrics reveals that over a third of mobile web search results vary from desktop results when comparing identical search queries across...
How Smartphones Have Transformed Retail
Smartphones continue to increase their importance in our daily lives, as this infographic from ifbyphone clearly states. This infographic illustrates the importance of mobile e-commerce....
The Psychological Benefits of Simple Design: Why Less Really is More
It’s a question that marketers and designers ask themselves every day: What is the key to a conversion-based design? And the answer: As little design as possible....
New #MarketingNerds Podcast: #SEO for User Interface Design with Kristine Schachinger
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! In this week’s episode of Marketing Nerds, we had the chance to sit down...
Tracking User Behavior Leads To Better Conversions: Interview With Two Leading Experts
At Pubcon 2014 in Las Vegas my colleagues John Rampton (Editor-at-large) and Loren Baker (SEJ Founder) had the opportunity to interview two experts about how...
4 Smartwatch Predictions for Local Search
How cool would it be to get your hands on one of those spiffy new smartwatches? Sure, while they’re not exactly a household item just...
6 Link Removal Request Techniques That Actually Work
Link removal requests are a huge deal. If you’re a webmaster or SEO trying to clean up harmful links, then you have probably sent dozens...
How To Scale Link Acquisition And Outreach: An Interview With Stephan Spencer
A big thanks to our Pubcon 2014 sponsor, LinkResearchTools, your off-page SEO toolkit. Link Detox: Recover – Protect – Build. At Pubcon 2014 in Las...
Battle Link Penalties in ‘Chuckie Links,’ The SEO Video Game Sequel to Donkey Cutts
We had a blast playing Donkey Cutts, a Donkey Kong-inspired game about earning social media cred and avoiding panda and penguin updates that I wrote...
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The State of SEO Agencies 2014: An In-Depth Study by linkbird [Infographic]
During the period of August and September 2014, my company linkbird conducted an in-depth study on the international SEO services industry. In this post I’m...
3 Techniques to Boost Customer Loyalty Through Facebook
What could be better than having more customers? How about having loyal customers who constantly buy from you! As business owners, most of us understand customer...
How To Rank Well In Local Search: 3 Leading Experts Weigh In
At Pubcon 2014 in Las Vegas the SEJ team was able to catch up with three experts on the subject of local search. Below you...
Danny Goodwin on Tired Marketing Trends, Leaving Search Engine Watch
Danny Goodwin has had an illustrious career in marketing, editing, and search. After leaving his role as editor of Search Engine Watch in August 2014,...
New #MarketingNerds Podcast: Ranking Metrics With Searchmetrics’ CTO & Founder Marcus Tober
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! In this podcast recorded at Pubcon Las Vegas 2014, I had the chance to...
Rethinking E-Commerce Taboos: Don’t Go With the UX Flow
Ken Olson, Chairman and founder of DEC once famously said, “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” I bet he...
How Link Building Has Changed In 2014: Interview With Prashant Puri
As part of our coverage from the sold-out Searchmetrics x Search Engine Journal conference in San Francisco on SEO, content marketing, and analytics, I caught up with...
Creating Long-Term SEO Success: An Interview With Rhea Drysdale
A big thanks to our Pubcon 2014 sponsor, LinkResearchTools, your off-page SEO toolkit. Link Detox: Recover – Protect – Build. At Pubcon 2014 in Las...
Largest CTR Study Ever Finds Mobile Rankings Are 3 Times More Valuable
Click through rate (CTR) studies are an important source of data for marketers when forecasting results, projecting ROI, and building models for estimating the market...
Social Filters, Transition Rank, and Linkspam: Does Google REALLY Discriminate Against Some Businesses?
Google conspiracy theories aren’t new. Everyone likes to believe their rankings have tanked thanks to something other than poor-quality content or bad linking practices. In...
Larry Page Transfers Leadership Of Core Google Products, Including Search, Re/Code Reports
Re/code reported late Friday evening on a reorganization of Google management. Sources close to the situation tell Re/code that Google CEO Larry Page is transferring...
#MarketingNerds Podcast: Frederick Vallaeys on Advanced Scripting With Paid Search
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! Frederick Vallaeys is an AdWords expert that helped create AdWords at Google. He worked...
How to Track The Impact of Your Website Redesign
When a website redesign takes place, the first thing I’m always interested in is how that redesign translates into better marketing performance. If you’re an...
How Will Apple Watch Handle Local Search?
After years of speculation, Apple finally unveiled its smartwatch on September 9, 2014. The simply named Apple Watch, and not the widely assumed iWatch, will arrive...
8 Hacks for Pigeon-Proof Reputation Management
By now, you’ve probably heard about the tiny little Google algorithm that hit the online world at the end of July. The folks at Google...
6 Lessons About Non-Linear Content That SEOs Need to Know
In a not so distant past, linear storytelling was the pervasive marketing communication tactic used to reach consumers. Brand storytellers and traditional marketing agencies built fortresses on...
How to Increase Your Chances of .EDU Backlinks With Social Media Ads
Many SEOs may consider .edu backlinks to be very valuable, while others think they are worthless. From my perspective, .edu links are difficult to get and offer a...