Last Thursday (January, 6) Vertical Measures has announced their fun Facebook contest called Marketing that Moves You showcasing some of the smartest content marketing examples and case studies. The contestants are challenged to submit examples of great content in action. Submissions are accepted from both individuals and businesses. Obviously, by sharing your case study, you …
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An infographic (information graphic) has been a very effective way to bait for links and social media votes for ages. Like anything else, it can be done right or wrong (I am sure you have seen dozens of poorly implemented infographics by now and maybe a few really good ones). How to create a good …
Do you copy-paste links a lot? Most of our readers are most likely to. This post offers a few useful FireFox addons that will let you copy links from the web easier and faster. Enjoy! 1. Copy Links Copy Links addon allows to quickly copy all or selected URLs with anchors to clipboard: A very …
Your Facebook Fan page is more than your business brochure. It is even more than the tool to build the community around your business. Actually it can both and even more. With the variety of free applications you can turn it into the huge source of information around your brand: it can be as comprehensive …
Today’s fun mid-holiday search tip will let you highlight your search terms on the page you land on in order to: Easily find your keywords on the target page Analyze on-page keyword usage (prominence and density) Switch between the keywords to easier scan through the page, etc. 1. Use Google Cache If there’s a cache …
I have always admired people’s ingenuity and creativity. A new tool barely has time to get its foot in the door before hundreds of mashups, info-graphics, and follow-on tools pop up. Remember when Twitter started catching on? Tons of amazing projects suddenly appeared including Twitter translators, Twitter calendars, Twitter viral projects (like, for example, HistoricalTweets). …
You probably know how much I love Excel for being an excellent data management tool. I have already done a guide on how to export Google search results to Excel. Today I am sharing another set of tools that will allow you to export Twitter search to Excel for brand management and keyword research. Note: …
Link Research Tools I once gave a great deal of attention in my very favorable review (because the tool deserves it) have one new exciting feature to be added soon: Link Alerts: Think “Google Alerts” for Links! The tool will scan 12 backlink sources including your Google Analytics referrers for new links, validate them and …
I know that our readers love cheat sheets: our last year’s post listing SEO cheatsheets had a great response. This week I have collected another set of useful lists that will allow you to use Google services to their full potential. Enjoy! 7 useful Google cheatsheets: 1. Google Search Cheatsheet: Google Shortcuts Download here: Google …
SEOgadget.co.uk has announced a new keyword tool beta to make the keyword research process more actionable and (hopefully) enjoyable experience. According to the announcement, “Getting clear visibility on keyword search volume and opportunity data is painstaking and time intensive, but it’s such an important part of the initial and ongoing process of SEO”. The tool …