Tools
Guides, reviews, and comparisons of must-have free and paid tools for search engine optimization, pay-per-click marketing, social media marketing, and content marketing.
Q&A: Google Webmaster Tools Reporting Odd Backlinks?
I got a question from SEJ reader and couldn’t come up with any answer. Thus I decided to discuss it in public. Our reader was...
WordStream: Keywords Management Made Easy
I rarely get excited about SEO and SEM tools – mostly because I am not a fan of anything that “automates” a type of work...
The SEO Guide to FireFox Keyboard Shortcuts
You must have already noticed that I am a huge fan of FireFox as a great SEO tool I can’t live without. So today I...
Google Pushes BlackBerry Apps as Blackberry Outsells iPhones
With the blackberry Curve outselling iPhones in the US, one might start to wonder why Google seems to be putting so much emphasis on the...
4 Tips to Make the Most of Google Talk
It’s been a pleasure to watch Google Talk enter the over-saturated niche of popular instant messages and then quickly dominate. I am Google Talk user...
5+ Tools For Google Advanced Searching
I have posted many times on ways to use Google advanced search operators. This time I have compiled a list of tools that can make...
New Labs Feature Brings Google Search Inside Gmail
Gmail Labs has rolled out yet another useful feature. This time, it’s bringing Google Search right smack into your Gmail account. From then on you...
10 Ways to Turn Google Calendar into an Effective Time Management & Productivity Tool
Google calendar is an awesome, multi-feature and easy-to-use productivity tool. Let’s see how we can make it even better: Google Calender Feature Enhances Go offline:...
Google Now Displays Links to Google Profiles
Recently, Google has started including link to individual Google profiles when users search for their names. Whereas before, Google search would only display 10 of...
How to SEO FireFox Right Click Context Menu
The FireFox context menu is one that appears when you right-click on any page in the browser window. By default, you are given the following...
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...
Google Labs Launches Similar Images and Google News Timeline
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about exciting innovations from Google Labs, but today two new products are being launched – Similar Images and Google...
2 Tools to Aggregate Comments Across Social Media & Blogs
I love reading Internet discussions. That’s a source of inspiration, news and post ideas. There are so many sites where people can share their opinions...
3 Awesome Multi-Feature SEO Toolbars Compared
SEO toolbars are highly useful utilities providing us with: Lots of useful SEO info at a glance; Quick access to more SEO tools and resources;...
Compare Multiple Web Hosting Packages
As Internet marketer I often have to deal with various hosting providers and packages. I find it not easy at all to compare various services...
How to Combine Google Search with Twitter Search
No one says Twitter search is better than Google; instead, it is different. You can’t compare them but you can combine them. This post looks...
Keyword and Topic Research with Wikipedia Visualization Tools
Like I said previously, Wikipedia provides a mine of data worth digging into when researching a topic. It is user-generated, well-moderated and heavily interlinked –...
3 Document Search Engines to Search for SEO Documentation
A while ago I listed a few ways to find PDF tutorials, and later also shared my collection of SEO cheat sheets which showed that...
Gmail Labs Rolls Out “Undo Send”
Just right after rolling out the email preview feature for YouTube videos, Flickr and Picasa photos and Yelp reviews, the Gmail Labs is introducing a...
How to Search for a Term Misspellings on eBay
We have discussed recently the benefits of using misspellings in PPC or organic search optimization campaigns. Much earlier before that I’ve also looked at a...
How to Find More Related Sites in Your Niche
Very often you need to find more similar sites to the one you already have: either for backlink pitch or to compile a link baiting...
SideStripe: Let Your Friends Help You with Your Google Search
SideStripe is a new search tool with quite a unique and useful concept worth sharing with SEJ readers. It is basically a Facebook application which...
Comprehensive Keyword Analysis: It Is Not All About Keyword Research Tools
Keyword research is not (or shouldn’t be) just about creating a list of keyword phrases a surfer uses when performing a search. Using just a...
Some Basic Help with .htaccess File
Throughout past week I came across several people having trouble with .htaccess files. Really, that tech stuff is sometimes frustrating. We have also discussed the...
SEO Implications of FireBug FireFox Addon
Firebug is one of the best FireFox addons I am aware of. While it is primarily meant for tech-savvy web developers, SEOs can also benefit...
Get Better Understanding of Google and Yahoo SERPs with Search Cloudlet
Search Cloudlet is a FireFox addon that inserts a related tag cloud into Google and Yahoo interfaces. Developed by the Russian company INTSPEI, the addon...
Google Launches TipJar, a Yahoo Answer-Like Money Saving Tips Site
As a little way of helping people during these trying times, Google has launched the TipJar Site, a site listing money-saving tips submitted by, well...
Google Health Goes More Social with Sharing Feature
For those who have trusted Google enough with their health records and started using Google Health, here’s a new feature that you would certainly find...
Yahoo Opens Flickr Video Uploads to All
Yes folks, aside from YouTube and Google Video, there is also such as thing as Flickr Video. And for quite some time now, it has...
Free Backlink Checkers – Research Anything You Need
I’ve been reviewing backlink checkers multiple times and it’s now time to list them in one round up. I’ll be listing only free ones here...