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Social Media Signals and What it Means for SEO
Social media marketing has grown up. Those still labeling social networking as nothing more than a fad just need to take a look around (The...
SEO Is More Important And More Needed Than Ever Before
The moment there is an update in the search engine algorithms, the pessimists in the SEO industry (and the ones who do not understand the...
The Keys to Content Marketing Improving Search Rankings
There is a lot of debate about how creating content can help a website improve its search rankings. While some would like you to believe...
4 Reasons Why Bloggers Should Give Links
It’s sad to say that many sites are still link hogs, with some editorial policies stating specifically that outbound links are not to be given...
7 and a Half Tips for Building an International Audience
We’re living in a world that’s more connected than ever before; Phineas Fogg’s “Around the World In We’re living in a world that’s more connected...
New Link Research Tools Features: That’s What You’ve Been Dreaming about!
About 6 month ago I have done a detailed review of Link Research Tools – and most of our readers were amazed by the range...
What’s Going On??? And What Do You Do About It?
So unless you’ve been living on a rock, there are five trending topics that are dominating the online conversations recently: Charlie Sheen – people are...
Top 3 Marketing Mistakes from History That Can Teach Internet Marketers a Thing (or Two)
Marketing is surely the most complex, yet the crucial part of any business; and unlike many management techniques or strategies, you cannot imitate the marketing...
5 Top Tips for Multilingual Link-Building
Many businesses are taking advantage of the reach of the internet by creating foreign language websites to access potential clients from every corner of the...
Official IE9 Release Includes “Bing Optimized” Option
The “browser war” is more intense than ever before, with Internet Explorer losing dominance, Firefox and Chrome fighting for position, and Safari owning the tablet...
Bing’s “Matchbox” Amps Up Personalization
In a world where searches are pushing for greater personalization, Bing has stepped up their game via Matchbox. Matchbox, a technology that uses multiple forms...
Will Google Be Forced into Anti-Piracy?
There’s little doubt that piracy has become a part of our internet culture. Numerous congressional hearings and high-profile legal cases have highlighted the issue, but little...
SEO Audits – Strategic vs. Tactical
For many years I operated in a bubble performing audits on client sites. Coordinating and providing consulting in the implementation of my findings, yet not...
Mystical Organic Content, SEO, WTH, and Magical Mushrooms
Organic (echo: organic, organic, organic)… It’s magical. It’s mystical… it’s damn hard to explain, is what it is. I think that’s why, when you search...
Child’s Play: What The Under 5’s Can Teach Us About SEO
Our life is but a greater and longer childhood Benjamin Franklin. Remember when 24 hours felt like a year and 7.00pm bedtimes seemed like a...
Meta Description and Content Management Systems – SEO and Social Media Factors
Most of us know that while the search engines no longer consider the meta description in their ranking factors, this element of your page is...
Google Chrome CR-48 Pre-Beta Finished
Those of you who, like me, were eager to get your hands on the free Google CR-48 netbook but never received one are in for some disappointing news:...
Google Brings Instant Previews to Mobile
Google search has changed a lot over the course of the last year. Beyond the most recent update (call it “Panda” or the “Farmer Update”...
Insights from Google and Microsoft Released in Free eBook
While the major technology companies may not always agree with one another, the minds at work within these businesses are certainly some of the brightest...
Blekko Nukes 1.1 Million Domains in Its Index
Blekko has been on a crusade to destroy spam. This started at the inception of the company, where the human curation of “slashtags” allowed pre-screened...
Chrome 10 Adds New Security Features
Chrome is on one of the fastest release cycles around (six weeks), so it’s not particularly riveting news that we’ve made it to Chrome the...
Googlers to Webmasters: Remove Your Thin Content
Google’s latest algorithm has come to be known as the “farmer update,” but inside Google it’s known as “Panda.” Unlike many pandas, who are lazy...
Is Your Ad Copy Out of Sync? A Common AdWords Ad Copy Mistake & How to Fix It
At Boost CTR we have a team of expert copywriters optimizing ads for a variety of clients, so we see a lot of ads and...
Get Listed So You Can Get Found
“That seminar was one of the most eye-opening I’ve ever been too. I am so excited about these new tools and how I can apply...
How to Get Banned on Google AdWords
With all that is going on in the SEO world, it is easy to forget that there are things that can illicit action from Google...
The Incredible, Remarkable, and Undeniable Power of Speed for SEO
During meetings with prospective clients, I tend to heavily emphasize the importance of speed to the success of their SEO initiatives. By the way, I’m...
SpyFu Recon: Your Domain Keyword Position Insight “that Sells for You”
SpyFu is announcing their new tool called “SpyFu Recon” that gives some essential organic keyword insight and I have been lucky enough to give it...
Bing Partners with KAYAK Travel Search
Bing has been able to hold its share of the search market while scrambling slowly up the ladder thanks to its “niche targeting.” Rather than...
Bing HTML5 Coming Soon
I remember, years ago, when the concepts of HTML5 and CSS3 were first introduced to me. I was dating a designer back then, and she...
Android Hit Hard by Malware, Google Fights Back
It seems that I’m here reporting about a major problem with Android at least once every few weeks – whether it’s their painful text bug or their microSD security...