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How to Get Your First Client
Starting a business is thrilling. And terrifying. If you’ve spent the majority of your adult years working for someone else, you may have experienced certain...
College Internships Benefit Students and Businesses: An Interview with Alex Houg
In a recent interview from Marketo’s Marketing Nation Summit, Murray Newlands talks with Alex Houg from Blitzmetrics about building an agency, and the benefits of...
Learn from My Mistakes: How to Choose the Right Business Partner
My career in startups started in high school, when I partnered with a handful of peers to build a user-submitted college admission statistics portal. A mouthful,...
The Beginner’s Guide to Putting the Internet to Work for You: How to Easily Save 60 Minutes Every Day
One of the most fun and useful things I’ve been doing lately is automating small processes I do all the time. It took me a...
US Search Awards 2014: Now Open For Entries #ussearchawards
The second annual US Search Awards 2014 are officially open for entries as of Monday, April 7th with a closing date of Friday, July 18th....
Third Door Media Announces MarTech: A New Conference Centered Around Technology-Powered Marketing
Third Door Media, the company behind Search Marketing Expo (SMX), made the announcement yesterday about the first edition of a new conference for people making waves...
The Growing Pains of SXSW: An Interview with Brian Solis
2014 represents the 20th anniversary of SXSW Interactive. Even at the ripe age of 20, the show is still experiencing growing pains…in a good way....
Apple Applies For “Transparent Texting” Patent, Allowing Users To Safely Text And Walk
A recently published patent was discovered this week by AppleInsider that would make it safer for iPhone users to text and walk. The patent, applied for...
March 18 SEO Meetup at AirBnB’s HQ In San Francisco: “Future Proof” SEO
On Tuesday, March 18, ItsTheROI.com will be hosting a meetup at Airbnb’s headquarters in San Francisco. The event will be focused on future proof SEO...
#SXSWi 2014 Recap: #Productivity: Effectively Scaling Yourself
On of the rooms on the Austin Convention Center’s 4th floor held a block of fifteen minute presentations called ¨Future 15.¨ These presentations varied widely,...
What A Typical Day At A Digital Marketing Firm Looks Like
One of the best things about being a content strategist for a digital marketing firm is nothing stays the same for long. One minute you’re...
How To Solve The Site Links AdWords Editor Bug
Just a few days ago I was working on this complex, international campaign and was excited to use the updated AdWords Editor to upload multilingual...
What’s the Future of Business? An Interview with Brian Solis
Technology has fundamentally and undeniably changed the way we do business in the 21st century. Rather than sending out catalogs or coupons in the mail,...
Microsoft’s Siri Competitor ‘Cortana’ Is Seen In Action For The First Time
Apple has Siri, Android has Google Now, and Windows finally has their own proprietary voice search assistant called “Cortana.” Modelled after a character from Microsoft’s...
How To Buy And Sell Websites, Tips For Beginners: Interview With Zac Johnson
As part of our SEJ interview series, Zac Johnson of Brand.com joins us to share his expertise on buying and selling websites. Zac has spent hundreds of thousands of...
RSVP for #SEJMeetup @SMX West… Don’t Miss Out
Our second ever #SEJMeetup is happening in San Jose, CA, on day one of the SMX West conference. We’ve booked the Mosaic Restaurant & Lounge (just two blocks from...
The Primary Thing PPC Consultants Should Be Doing To Retain Clients
As the head of a 78-member strong paid search agency, I tend to think a lot about how to retain clients. In fact, every single...
Save the Date: #SEJMeetup on March 11 @ SMX West!
We’ve scheduled our second ever #SEJMeetup in San Jose, CA to coincide with the SMX West conference. We’ve booked the Mosaic Restaurant & Lounge for Tuesday, March...
Mobile App vs Mobile Website – Which is Right For Your Business?
If your online business does not currently have a mobile web presence, you’re likely being pressured to do so as soon as possible. And rightfully...
Google Releases Official Google Publisher Plugin For WordPress
Announced this morning on their Webmaster Central blog, Google has released an official Google Publisher Plugin for WordPress. While still in the beta stage, this...
Buffer Adds Google Analytics Integration and More to ‘Buffer For Business’ Plans
Buffer, a wildly successful social media scheduling platform, recently launched some powerful new features to their fledgling Buffer For Business plan. Buffer For Business is a...
Where Most People Go Wrong In Closing Big Business Deals: Interview With Randall Turner
As part of our SEJ interview series, Randall Turner of Advice Interactive joins us to discuss how to win big business for your agency. A...
How To Recruit Top Performing Affiliates To Boost Sales: Interview With Adam Riemer
As part of our SEJ interview series, Adam Riemer of Adam Riemer Marketing joins us to discuss techniques for recruiting top performing affiliates to help...
Top 25 Responsive Design Sites of 2013
If you’ve worked with a web designer lately, then you should be all caught-up on ‘responsive design’. If you’ve somehow managed to neglect all the...
4 Easy Steps to Convince Your Clients or Boss to Invest More in Mobile
Convincing clients and your senior management team to invest more in mobile advertising can be a difficult task. Statistically, mobile user’s conversion rates are lower....
Photos from #SEJMeetup in San Francisco Last Week
Thanks to everyone who attended Search Engine Journal’s first networking meetup last week at the Creamery in San Francisco! #SEJMeetup will be a regular series of...
Know What Your Customers Are Going To Ask Before They Ask It: Interview With Jessica Rose
As part of our SEJ interview series, Jessica Rose of Majestic SEO discusses why it’s crucial to know what questions your customers are going to...
6 Essential Accessories for Your Brand New iPad Air
Are you enjoying the new iPad air? If so, you aren’t the only one. While exact figures haven’t been released just yet, Apple’s senior vice...
A Tale of Two of Apps: Context vs. Context
Recently, I stumbled upon an article that was discussing a novel texting app called Context. The app, which was co-founded by Ben Broca of Now...
Executive from Facebook Added to Bruce Clay SEO Workshop
On December 3rd in San Francisco, SEJ is hosting an SEO Workshop by the man himself, Bruce Clay. Bruce just got some exciting news: a Facebook...