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Qualifying SEO clients; keeping Pareto at bay
For the longest time now I have wanted to write about this topic as it’s one that has legs when I am talking to my...
10 Deadly Online Marketing Mistakes
I love authoritative titles… These are the most horrendous 10 online mistakes you can make. Ever. And they’ll probably ruin your entire business. I created...
Local Search Recipe: How to Track Local Analytics With WordPress…And Make Pies
I am a big fan of food. I think about it everyday, and if things go well I even get to have some on a...
Bing to Roll Out Three New Features this Spring
At the ongoing SES event in New York, Bing is reporting about new features that are being prepared for launch this coming Spring. These three...
How Much Traffic Does Bing Refer to Your Site?
I was going through our Analytics last night on SEJ and looking into our referrals from Bing, and thought I would share with our readers....
GoDaddy Joins Google China Boycott : Stops Selling .CN Domains
Never one to back down from a chance to gain publicity, GoDaddy.com has announced that like Google, it too will be halting operations in China....
Google to Send Warnings on Compromised Gmail Accounts
To stop Gmail accounts from getting stolen from their real owners, Google is starting to send notifications to Gmail members whose accounts they think are...
WTF! Did Somebody Just Hack Google’s Corporate Site?
Before it’s too late, you might want to check out these two Google sites – http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html and http://www.google.com/corporate/. Noticed anything different from what is being...
How to Smartly Interlink Your Blog Content with SEO Smart Links
Interlinking your sub pages is a great way to both improve your rankings by using keyword-targeted anchor texts and also increase the crawl rate and...
Google Bookmarks Rolls Out Social List Feature
Although Google has already stopped supporting its Notebooks service, those who did not delete their accounts can still use the service and its features. One...
Google Voice for Android Gets Faster Notifications
Unfortunately, I have no way of testing this new feature of the Google Voice app for Android since Google Voice is available only in the...
Google Releases AdWords Search Funnels
Google is currently testing a new Google AdWords feature called Search Funnels. These are set of reports that describe the ad click and impression behavior...
Yahoo Search Arrives on the Apps Store
Why Yahoo took this long to release a native iPhone app for its search engine is a mystery. Yet, it’s a significant day for the...
How Nestle Could Have Fixed Their Problems Online For $7.49
Dear Nestlé, I’m living in London for a little while and Kit Kat bars here taste way better than they do back in New York. ...
When SEO Is Not Really SEO
Okay so this article isn’t an SEO tutorial. It’s not a rant against the fine people at Google Labs. It’s not even a rant so...
Google is Looking for Traders to Manage its Cash Reserves
If you’re a seasoned trader and you’ve long wanted to become a Google employee, now is your chance to take a crack at this once...
Google Tests Hotel Price Listings on Google Maps
Google Maps is a pretty useful tool for conducting local search on business establishments, directions and yes route maps. It’s been getting wide usage and...
Job Search Engine with Social Graphing : JIBE Secures Seed Funding
JIBE, a job search engine with a social networking powered component announced that it has received $875,000 in seed funding. Formerly known as LocalBacon, JIBE...
Google Redirects Chinese Search to HongKong
Finally, Google made the drastic move top stop censoring its search services on Google.cn. Starting today, users visiting the site will be redirected to Google.com.hk...
SEO for AJAX
AJAX and SEO is a tricky topic – after all, an AJAX-based website is more or less the same as a FLASH website: it may...
5 Ways to Make Back Links More Powerful
Sometimes in link building, you’re only as good as your next link. We’re always on the hunt for new links, more links, better links. But...
How to Use “Linearize Page” Option of Web Developer Addon
I know plenty of people who use Web Developer FireFox Addon and yet don’t have the clue about the real value of some of its...
How I Tested My Website Usability with UserTesting (+ SEJ Readers’ Contest!)
You may already know that about 3 months ago I launched my newest project uniting blog owners with guest contributors – MyBlogGuest. The site is...
Your Story Contest – Win a Free Pass to the S&S Spring Summit
If you’re still trying to get a ticket to the 2010 Search & Social Spring Summit, you must act fast! We’ve had contests going on...
Different Search Results for the Same Term On Google
When I got home on Friday I started to put the mac away for the night and just relax, but for some reason I decided...
Yahoo Rolls Out Auto-Updating Address Book
Yahoo has just rolled out a pretty useful feature of its Yahoo! Contacts service. This feature, if you’re willing to share information with your friends...
Should Clients Invest in an SEO Prenup?
There have been a number of instances over the last year or two where I or people I know have taken on projects from another...
Gesture Search, Swipe N’ Search for Google Android Phones
Google continues to shower mobile phones running its Android OS including its own Nexus One phone with great features one after another. Previously it just...
Google’s New Beta PPC Service Dubbed Remarketing
In the wake of Google’s new PPC service, there has been speculation that the new service is simply a version of Remarketing. After touching upon...
Google-Certified Ad Networks for All AdSense Publishers
It’s been awhile since we last heard anything from Google AdSense. Although it may be starting to lose its luster among website publishers, I would...