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The 12 Days of SEO Christmas
Did you know that the earliest lyrics for the “The 12 Days of Christmas” were found in a 1780 children’s book entitled Mirth without Mischief?...
Differences Between US and International SEO: Interview With Andre Alpar
As part of our SEJ interview series, Andre Alpar of AKM3 discusses the the differences between US and international SEO. As an avid social media...
The US Online Travel & Tourism Industry: Who Are The Top Players in Search?
Rapidly changing, highly competitive, filled by tremendous amounts of newcomers emerging as we speak – this is how the US Online Travel & Tourism Industry...
Top Toys of Yesteryear: A Retro Holiday Gift Guide for SEOs
SEOs are a unique breed. The wheels are always turning – trying to come up with the best way to optimize things most of us...
In These Steps: Synergize Your Digital Marketing Team
As large organizations and agencies continue to broaden their digital capabilities, they can count on having to deal with multiple challenges. Why? Digital marketing has...
Merry Christmas SEO Jingle
I saw this and couldn’t help but share to our readers. Special thanks to the team behind Online Partners. I love that there are Marketing...
Search & Social Must Reads for Every Internet Marketer
Internet marketing is constantly changing and evolving. As soon as you feel like you have a good strategy, things change and you find yourself starting...
Link Building Is A Combination Of Online And Offline Networking: Interview With Roger Montti
As part of our SEJ interview series, Roger Montti of Martinibuster discusses how he’s shaken up the world of link building and figured out how to...
Moz CEO Rand Fishkin to Swap Roles with COO Sarah Bird
Moz co-founder, Rand Fishkin, went public today on his blog with his decision to step down as CEO. Fishkin will be switching roles with current COO,...
How to Use Social Media as a Link-Building Tool
Social media can provide a great platform to spread brand awareness. Used properly, your social presence can also be used to boost your SEO strategy...
White Paper: Murray Newlands on Mobile Marketing Strategy
Full disclosure: Murray Newlands is an associate of Search Engine Journal. We’ve received no compensation for this post, other than Murray’s love and devotion. 🙂...
The Worst Marketing Disasters of 2013
So it’s Friday 13th, a notoriously unlucky day for some but with it also drawing to the close of two thousand and THIRTEEN has this...
How To Approach International SEO: Interview With Eli Schwartz
As part of our SEJ interview series, Eli Schwartz of Survey Monkey discusses how his company approaches international SEO. Eli goes in depth into this...
What is Connected Glass?
Connected Glass was rolled out in New York and did so well, it has now been introduced in San Francisco. Connected Glass is a massive,...
Advice For New Ecommerce Store Owners: Interview With Shirley Tan
As part of our SEJ interview series, Shirley Tan of Ecommerce Systems talks about how to set priorities when starting off with a new ecommerce...
Indicativos para detectar si debemos optimizar un Landing Page en SEM
Editor’s Note: By popular request, Search Engine Journal is now publishing search marketing articles in Spanish. These are not translations of posts already published in...
Majestic SEO Launches Live Ranking Factors In Search Explorer
This past October, Majestic SEO launched a new search tool called Search Explorer, which is a search engine that allows you to find sites based...
How To Set Yourself Apart When Applying For A Digital Marketing Job
A recent job post for a social content specialist at my company drew more than 110 applicants in less than a month, underscoring the interest...
Google Toolbar PageRank Has Been Updated, First Update In Over 10 Months
Just a couple months ago Matt Cutts said he would be surprised to see an update to Google Toolbar PageRank by the end of this...
10 Horrendous Mobile Websites
You don’t have to be in the biz to realize how important mobile usage has become. Almost everyone – 91% of adults to be exact...
How Important Is Responsive Design: Interview With Michael David
As part of our SEJ interview series, Michael David of Tasty Placement discusses an issue that’s on every website owner’s mind these days. Just how important...
Removing Backlinks That Lead To Negative SEO: Interview With Jacob Bohall
As part of our SEJ interview series, Jacob Bohall of Virante discusses removing harmful backlinks that can lead to negative SEO. Jacob starts with an...
Smartphone Specific Crawl Errors Now Reported In Google Webmaster Tools
In an announcement made this morning on the official Google Webmaster Central Blog, starting today Google Webmaster Tools will now help you identify pages on your...
Google Promises More Accurate Results With New Google Trends Topic Reports
An announcement was made on the official Google Search blog today about a new addition to Google Trends being rolled out that promises to deliver more...
A Beginner’s Guide To Boosting Your Holiday Sales Online
Did you notice that the holiday shopping season has arrived? Maybe when your local mall put up a Christmas tree back in August? But, if...
Making the Switch from In-House to Consultant SEO
Author’s note: Since I don’t have any agency experience, this post primarily compares in-house and consultant based SEO roles. I started out as a copywriter...
What the Greatest Battles & Wars in History Can Teach You about Marketing
Campaigns, tactics, strategy – sometimes it’s hard to know whether we’re talking about marketing and war. And sometimes, it really is a fine line. We’re...
You Don’t Work in Marketing: What’s The Bare Minimum You Should Know About SEO?
It’s pretty rare that someone would suggest you only need the bare minimum about a topic, but sometimes priorities take over. But in the case...
Tips for Multilingual Video SEO
It’s a much quoted internet ‘fact’ that YouTube is the second most popular search engine. But using the standard definition of a search engine as...
Local Marketing How-to: Mobile Search is Crucial for Gas Stations and Convenience Stores
Editor’s Note: This article explains local marketing strategies for a particular niche, but these techniques can be applied to any local business or franchise that...