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How To: Track Keyword Categories
Let’s be real, standard ranking reports for targeted keywords are dead. With the latest changes in local search, personalization, etc. simply tracking search engine rankings...
From Russia with Love: SEO for Russian Market
Some of you were probably facing the problem of search engine optimization in Russia, where Yandex is the leader among search engines and, and it...
Would you report a competitor to Google?
I was recently involved with an interesting situation with (yet another) large brand falling out of the good graces with Google. For those playing along...
To Improve Search Quality, Google Must Penalize Sources of Link Pollution
If you’ve been in SEO for more than a few weeks, it’s a safe bet you’ve seen poorly moderated blog comments or forum threads that...
Using Drupal? Here’s the Best Modules for Onsite SEO Optimization
Without a doubt, Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems around; there are millions of websites using it. Many users face one...
The Power of Unique Product Descriptions
Whether it’s online or offline, words help sell products. If you are setting up an e-commerce store you should take the time to really focus...
Keywords, Domain Names and the Foreign Language Internet
Logo.com was sold in November for $500,000. Whilst we could talk all day about whether any domain name is worth that much money (for the...
For Keyword Targeting in Paid Search, Beware The Galaxy Effect
Are you targeting the entire universe of prospective customers via your paid search campaigns? If you are unsure, you’re not alone. There are many factors...
Bing and Google Stand Together for IPv6
When the Internet was invented by Al Gore (or the countless researchers in various locations around the globe who collaborated and slowly advanced networking concepts...
Google’s “Hiybbprqag” Gets the Spotlight
There’s plenty left to say about the mudslinging battle that happened between Google and Bing recently — and it’s even possible that the companies will...
SEM Report for Forex Niche: Competitors Best Techniques Revealed
Every serious online business during its development reaches the line when it becomes essential to clearly realize the market’s structure, see and feel your competitors,...
Social Signals in SEO? Who Cares
When smart people interview search engineers and hear a cryptic explanation about a potentially new ranking signal – or review a Google patent application –...
AdWords + AdSense and Click Arbitrage
When I first read this AdWords and AdSense post from the Inside AdWords blog, I was dumbfounded. They are against click arbitrage and have been...
Will Digital Asset Optimization Be the New SEO?
I’ll willingly admit that I’m not always the first to hear of a new term. My first reaction to “have you heard of [insert your...
SEO Guide for Web Hosting & Domain Registration Companies
SEO in the niche of web hosting and domain name registration In this article we`ll try to generalize our practices in promotion of companies that...
Google Trends: “What’s Your Sign?”
More and more people are asking Google about astrology than they have in a long while, and it’s more than just a preparation for cheesy...
Renegade SEO Consultant
People like things easy. The easier the better. At least it’s a common trait here in America, where the common perception is that life is...
Google Nabs eBook Technologies Company
Google has some impressive technologies when it comes to the online book industry. Their massive Google books library has translated millions upon millions of works,...
The Future Of E-Commerce And Online Business
We all know that the Internet has become the lifeline of any business. The simplest definition of Business is – Any activity or transaction which...
How to: Conduct Foreign Language PPC Campaigns
Was one of your new year’s resolutions to make more money online with more visitor conversions? If so, then 2011 might be the year for...
How to Successfully Create a PPC Ad
Pay Per Click (PPC) such as AdWords and Facebook are one of the many ways of promoting your website online to drive traffic to your...
Page Segmentation and the Effects on Link Building
In 2008 I wrote about the importance of link placement when building links. There are still a lot of SEOs out there that want templated...
Google’s Matt Cutts Gives New Year’s Advice
If there’s one thing you can say about Matt Cutts (known by many as the “voice of Google”), it’s that he’s never short on advice....
SMS Marketing Conversions From Facebook and Twitter
Although text message marketing isn’t my specialty, I’ve been hearing some impressive results. I had an opportunity to interview with Justin Rockwell of OIR Interactive...
Google Keyword Tool Mysteries
You need to cross-check your average CPC estimates when planning an AdWords campaign as using purely the Google KWT may result in a large variance...
Microsoft vs Google: The University War
It used to be that the major technology companies already had a map that was fairly well carved up, and each stuck to their respective...
Interview with Lisa Barone, Chief Branding Officer at Outspoken Media
This is kind of a different interview from the normal format your eyeballs are used to. When I designed the questions I had readers involved...
HOW TO: Easily Highlight and Switch Between Keywords After You Search
Today’s fun mid-holiday search tip will let you highlight your search terms on the page you land on in order to: Easily find your keywords...
Google Building Their Own Groupon Killer?
Google wanted Groupon. And why wouldn’t they? The “deal-a-day” site had bragging rights with their billion dollar annual revenue stream, and the concept was perfect...
Google Sponsors Twelve New Research Projects
“Digital humanities” — the study of society, history, linguistics, and culture through digitized data — has become a recognized sub-section of humanities in general. Many...