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Duplicate Content Issues Visualized: Collection of Useful Infographics
Duplicate content is one of those topics that are almost impossible to explain to non-SEO-savvy people. The best way to that is to visualize. So...
How Links in Gmail Might Be Used in Google Algorithm
The huge (actually the major) part of Google algorithm is a mystery. On the other hand, very often page behavior in Google SERPs cannot be...
Twitter Search to Start Indexing Pages and Launch Reputation Algorithm
Some rather interesting changes are headed for Twitter search according to Cnet’s Rafe Needleman and Twitter’s new VP of Operations, Santosh Jayaram. Jayaram, formerly the...
Google AdSense for Feeds Updates with Doubleclick.net Clickthrough
Google AdSense announced yesterday that along with the normal AdSense ads running on websites, AdSense for feeds now also runs using the googleads.g.doubleclick.net clickthough URL,...
SEO Competition Report: Essential Checklist
There are mainly two questions your clients would want the competitor research to answer: What are my competitors doing to be (more) successful (than me)?...
Visitor Experience Optimization. Are You Doing It?
We all know that building links and getting ranked will get you more traffic and potentially more conversions. We also know that in order to...
Greatest Linkbuilding Story Ever Told
My philosophy is that if the link gets indexed in Google then it is a really good back link. Those that get indexed higher have...
Linking is Like Love, You Have to Give Some to Get Some
Someone I greatly admire once made this profound statement to me. We’ve employed many different methods to increase incoming links for our clients and some...
Google Launches AdSense Ad Planner Publisher Center
Inside AdSense Blog has just announced that Publisher Center is now integrated with Google Ad Planner. Actually 3 of Google’s Official Blog, Inside AdSense, Inside...
WikiAlarm.com : Email Alerts When Wikipedia Page is Edited or Sabotaged
Want to keep tabs on when your (or a competitor’s) Wikipedia page’s accuracy is edited? WikiAlarm.com is a free new service to allow brands and...
5 Ways to Maximize PPC Impressions
It’s exciting to have a client with a virtually unlimited budget. But every effort has its unique obstacles, and limited impression share is a big...
Google Awarded Floating Data Center Patent
Google has been granted a US patent for its floating data center idea which the company originally filed with the patent office on February 26,...
Google Hires 200 Goats to Munch their Weeds
In kind of an offbeat story this weekend, Google announced on Friday that the company has contracted California Grazing, a goat herding company, in an...
Google Serving Forum Info in Serps : Threads & Authors
Google has been testing new search results which include specific details on forum threads including the number of posts in an indexed forum thread, the...
There Is No Right Or Wrong Way To Market Your Business Online
As an Internet marketing consultant I get to work with a variety of individuals and businesses on all different levels when it comes to the Internet. Some...
Six Hurdles to Clear When Exercising Your Brand In-House
You’ve decided that it’s time to give your brand some exercise on the web. And doing this in-house is the best way to do it....
Google AdSense, Analytics Integration Now Available to All Publishers
Google AdSense has just made the AdSense-Analytics integration available to all publishers. This feature which was gradually rolled out to selected AdSense publishers the past...
Google Book Search Deal Investigated by Justice Department
The US Department of Justice has launched an inquiry into the deals that Google set up with authors and publishers with its Google Book Search...
An Interview with Luis Pereira, Founder of Stumpedia
Launched in February 2008, Stumpedia a human-powered search engine, was very well received in the blogosphere. It was reviewed by quite a few popular blogs...
4 Ways to Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Google Search
Last week we published a cheat list of 50+ Google and Yahoo shortcuts. Today I am following up with a smaller but also useful list...
Live Search Adds Traffic Updates to 411 Service
Live Search in partnership with traffic provider INRIX has added live traffic reporting updates to Live Search 411. If you will recall, Live Search 411...
Low Hanging Fruit and PPC Keyword Opportunities
We could call it Target Market Proximity, ROI Proximity, or Persuasive Distance. How closely your offering fits the search query comes heavily into play in...
Google Launches Digg Style Social Voting Service : What’s Popular
If you can’t beat them (or don’t feel like putting out the cash to acquire them), then join them! Google has implemented a new Digg...
How Google Treats Punctuation
Using punctuation in Google search results is the reason for constant misunderstanding and rumors. Meaningful punctuation, like the “#” in C#, hyphens and apostrophes can...
“Pushed” SEO Case Studies – Does “Old-School” SEO Still Work?
Google gets smarter and less easy to trick,… or does it only seem to? We’ve seen so many discussions that black-hat SEO is dying and...
Yes, You’re An Attack Site That Contains Malware, Now Here’s What To Do About It
It’s undeniable how powerful search traffic can be from Google. In addition, search marketers understand how important a specific listing can be in the SERPs....
Is Backlink Age an Important SEO Factor?
Apart from well-known characteristics of backlinks like relevancy, diversity, acquisition rate, etc, are there any other that might be considered as well? Some people wonder...
Find Local Blogs and Discussions to Build Links and Connections
Going local is one of the most effective ways to build links and connections. I have already looked at a few ways to search for...
Yahoo Q1 Earnings Report, Not Looking Better
After Google reported on its financial conditions recently, it’s now Yahoo’s turn to report how bad the company is doing in terms of its finances....
50+ Google and Yahoo Search Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
A shortcut in general is defined as “a route shorter than the usual one.” I find this definition the best one because it can be...