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Hello Search Engine Journal – It’s Yvonne Bell
Hello everyone my name is Yvonne Bell and I am the new Search and Social Media blogger for SEJ. I wanted to take up a...
Google Acquires Visual Shopping Search Engine Like.com
Over the weekend Mashable reported on Google’s latest purchase, which led to the acquisition of a visual search compenent – something Google’s been beefing up....
Tumblr Takes a Fall in Google Search Rankings
Blogs. Almost everyone has one (or in my case, three or four), follows one, or wants to create one. With the exception of a select...
Testing External Factors for Quality Score
Theory to encourage people to trial and test new factors they can control to get a better quality score and improve their AdWords campaigns ROI
UK University Launches SEMPO Backed Search and Social Media Course
Two weeks ago I attended the open evening and formal launch of a unique course in Search and Social Media Marketing. What makes it unique...
What’s New With AdWords?
Google’s been busy with AdWords this summer, launching a number of new features. Here’s a wrap-up of six of those features as well as Google’s...
10 Steps to Website Globalization
There are now approximately 1.8 billion users throughout the world. They are located in many countries and speak multiple languages. Many of them could be...
Hot Off The Press – Bing Yahoo Rollout Impacting Search
The head of my top agency client’s PPC team came to me this morning to inform me that surprisingly, the daily PPC spend cap they...
Pay Per Click versus SEO – Arch Enemies or Kissing Cousins?
Despite what the title may first imply (and many of those who know me think), It does make me laugh a bit when I see...
Adding Infographic to Your Link Profile
Link builders have been telling you to add all sorts of links to your link profile, from straightforward text links in content to image links,...
Google Issues 15% Faster Update to Chrome Beta Build
Google has just released a new version of its Chrome Browser beta build – this time with some nice new features that makes the Chrome...
New Mobile Ad Format in Google Ad Words
As an Ad Words advertiser, you have the option to create ads that can be delivered on mobile devices. You can even target these ads...
It’s Alive…ALIVE! How To Create Electrifying SEO Content
Those of us that undertake the daily task of writing for our blog, articles for our clients or newsworthy press releases can sometimes lose the...
“My God, It’s Full of Stars” – Seller Rating Extensions in Google AdWords
If the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey were released in 2010 versus 1968, the classic line above may have been followed by a click-through to...
8 Ways Excel Can Help in Search Marketing (SEO & PPC)
Note from Ann: This post is a nice summarization for our last week’s post on advanced Excel tips for Internet Marketers. Most of us who...
Internet Marketing Interviews Galore
Some of the best tips, tricks, strategies, and tactics on the Web come from experts giving away great information in interviews. It is far more...
Don’t Put the Cart Before the SEO Horse
A lot of people like to dive into things without having a plan and strategy in place. SEO and Internet Marketing is no different. There...
Beware The Local Search Glass Ceiling
When I drive, I get to thinking. And then I usually record what I’m thinking in a way other people can benefit from. So I...
Sayonara Google Wave!
Remember Google Wave? I know you all do. It’s one of Google’s biggest and most ambitious project which was launched to the public back in...
Google to Allow Multiple Sign-in Soon
Google is starting to allow multiple sign-in to some users as noticed by Alex Chitu of the Google Operating System blog. To check whether this...
Yahoo Opens Up New Flickr Photo Page to Everyone
If you’re a Flickr user, you’d be glad to know that Yahoo has finally open up the new Flickr photo page to the public. The...
Gmail Now Lets You Download Attachments via Drag-and-Drop
Google has finally rolled a nifty Gmail feature, something which I assume all of us Gmail users have been waiting for so long – the...
What Makes a Good SEO Proposal?
I work as an in-house SEO for a company that has a good-sized website, just over 150,000 pages and growing. I’m one of few people...
Google Rolls Out New Search History Feature
Google has just rolled the new search history feature for US Google users. Nothing big here, just a small enhancement but could be pretty useful...
How to Win With Your SEM Agency
Hire an agency? Take it in-house? What’s the best way to ensure a successful approach to improve the online presence of your company? These decisions...
The Three Step Process to Effective Multilingual Keywords
While it is often regarded as the lingua franca of the internet, English is not quite the dominant online force many imagine it to be....
The Top 11 SEO Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them) …AKA STOP THE MADNESS!
I know, I know, it’s all been said and done, but I went the extra mile and am giving you not just 10 mistakes but...
What to Look For in a Link Builder
What kinds of people make the best link builders? Well, that’s as hard to define as what kinds of people make the best leaders or...
Google dynamic linking
One strange and creepy patent Imagine if you had a program that would automatically go through the posts on your site/blog and automatically find concepts...