The Ultimate Tactical 10-Step Guide for In-House SEO Professionals by...
In-house SEO teams and individuals are in a unique position – they’re able to focus on a single industry and company, whereas SEO agencies and freelancers face the task of executing campaigns for...
View ArticlePost Penguin 2.0 Local SEO Strategies for Small Business by @hirenponkia
It is now official that Google has launched Penguin 2.0 on May 22. Penguin 2.0 is a much “deeper” algorithmic update with increased focus on flushing out sites that were benefited from link spam. It...
View ArticleReport: Building Contractors Number 1 Local Ad Category
Restaurants is still the most widely searched local business category according to YP’s Q2 Local Insights report. However restaurants doesn’t even show up in the top 10 when it comes to advertising...
View ArticleGoogle Reportedly Testing Local News Card For Google Now
Google is reportedly testing a local news “card” for its Google Now predictive search product. Quartz first reported on the project, and says it’s currently only being tested internally by Google...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, July 31, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Google Reportedly Testing Local News Card For Google Now Google...
View ArticleTwitter Launches Its Version Of Universal Search Results
Twitter is in the process of rolling out what you could call its version of “universal search results” on Twitter.com. The changes bring Twitter’s web search more in line with the current mobile...
View ArticleGoogle Business Photos Broken?
Yet another Google Local Business Places bug to report to you, this time with your photos that you upload. There are confirmed reports in the Google Business Help forums that images that are showing up...
View ArticleDaily Search Forum Recap: August 2, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Video Recap of Weekly...
View ArticleBing Brings Faster Search Results, Infinite Image Scrolling, Snapshot & More...
Bing announced a number of new upgrades today for the Windows Phone 8, including search feature design updates, infinite scrolling for images and videos, ten new “Instant Answers” topics, and a new...
View ArticleJuly 2013: Best of Search Engine Journal by @johnrampton
#1: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know are “Illegal” on Facebook By: Jim Belosic | @shortstacklab Business Pages on Facebook have their own set of guidelines which you can read here, yet I...
View ArticleJuly 2013: Best of Search Engine Journal
#1: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know are “Illegal” on Facebook By: Jim Belosic | @shortstacklab Business Pages on Facebook have their own set of guidelines which you can read here, yet I...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2013 Local Search Ranking Factors Results
I’m pleased to announce the full results of this year’s Local Search Ranking Factors survey were published earlier this morning. (The pie chart below is just a teaser.) Those of you who attended...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, August 13, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Editor Update Brings Upgraded Sitelink Management And...
View ArticleSEJ Dallas Meetup Speaker Brent Csutoras on Starting Out, Starting Over and...
Brent Csutoras has been in many different roles in the social media game. As an entrepreneur, he’s founded several marketing companies. As a strategist, he’s on advisory boards for several companies...
View ArticleLocal Discovery Market Continues to Grow by @wonderwall7
As people begin to rely on services and apps to help them navigate the world around them, local discovery is going to get a lot more crucial to search marketers who are wanting their business to be...
View ArticleInternet Marketing Statistics You Can’t Ignore Infographic
It doesn’t matter if you are a big business that has a global audience or a small local business, you can still benefit from online marketing. As a matter of fact, digital marketing is one of the...
View ArticleLocal Listing Provider Locu Acquired by GoDaddy For $70 million by @wonderwall7
GoDaddy hasn’t been a big player in the start-up acquisition business as of late, so its recent acquisition of local listing service Locu for $70 million, which was announced yesterday, definitely...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, August 20, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Without Fanfare, SEMPO Turns 10 Today marks the 10th birthday...
View ArticleComparing the Google+ and Google Places Page Management Interfaces
Caveat: I am definitely not a professional interface designer; this task I leave largely to the experts on our UX & Design team. My goal behind this post is to increase usage of Places for...
View ArticleWhat the Miami Marlins Can Teach Us About Social Media (Un)Popularity by...
Who are the cool kids in social media? Big brands, rights? Coca-Cola, Katy Perry and Rihanna all have huge social media followings that continue to grow exponentially every month. You know who else...
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