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Google Makes it Easier for Users to Fill Out Forms on Mobile Devices
Today, Google announced an enhancement to its autocomplete attribute in Chrome that will ultimately make it easier, and faster, for users to fill out forms...
3 Unnatural Link Warnings and How to Deal With Them
All unnatural link warnings can be fixed. But before this can be done you need to properly understand the difference between them in order to...
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Branded vs Non-Branded Organic CTRs on Desktop, Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]
We analyzed 160k keywords across 400 websites to collate this data.
Google Webmaster Tools Now Shows When Images, CSS, or JavaScript Are Being Blocked
When Google crawls your site, ideally you want it to be able to see your site as a regular users would. If linked image, CSS,...
Popular WordPress Plugin ‘SEO by Yoast’ Vulnerable To Hackers
Hacker News reports that a vulnerability affecting millions of users has been found in industry leading WordPress plugin SEO by Yoast. According to an advisory,...
7 Website Search Hacks to Ace E-Commerce Conversions
Google’s ease of use and convenience of relevant answers extends not just to queries, but also to products and services we look to buy. Whenever a...
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2015 #SEO Salary & Job Research Study [INFOGRAPHIC]
New research from Conductor offers interesting insight when it comes to the SEO salary landscape. This new research follows up their 2012 SEO jobs and...
Dynamic SERP Ranking: How to Compete in Localized Google Results
The localization of search engines is just a continued evolution of what Google is trying to do the most – creating the best value to...
Google Extends Safe Browsing Protections to Google Analytics Users
If you’re a site owner there’s a good chance you have used Google Webmaster Tools, and you may have even encountered Safe Browsing notifications before....
Should You Customize Your #SEO Strategy For Specific Niches?
Most people would acknowledge that the contents of your site will play a major role in determining your SEO strategy. Few marketers or SEOs would...
5 Steps to Ace #Mobile App Marketing
Apps have been around for much longer than most of us realize. The first apps made their appearance in the 1990’s via PDAs like the...
Google Gives Business Owners More Control Over Photos Displayed In Search Results
Google recently announced some improvements to its Google My Business service that are designed to give business owners more control over how their business is...
Google Improves Google Flights Search, Never Miss Another Travel Deal
Thinking about Spring/Summer travel while stuck in one of the coldest winters on record? You’re not the only one, as Google points out there’s always...
International Search Engines Gaining in the US: SEO For Domestic Audiences
Baidu is listed at #22 which puts it ahead of many of the world’s most popular sites, including Imgur.com (24) Aol.com (25), and even Pinterest...
Google To Warn Users Against Visiting Sites With Unwanted Downloads
Google recently announced that it’s going to start warning users before visiting sites that prompt unwanted software downloads. Google Search will now be able to...
6 Important Metrics to Assess the Growth, Value, and Quality of Any Site
To most webmasters, their site is like their baby. It’s the most beautiful and perfect thing in the whole wide world. The fact is, people...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve #SEO
I recently wrote about how to statistically model any given set of search results, which I hope gives marketing professionals a glimpse into how rapidly...
Understanding Dynamic Google SEO
Learn how Google rankings change based on location, how Google Knowledge Graph impacts rankings, and how to optimize your business.
Delivering Experiences Through Growth Hacking With @morganb
I recently had the opportunity to interview Morgan Brown, the Head of Growth at TrueVault and Qualaroo and a speaker at the upcoming SEJ Summit in Santa Monica on February 24th. The...
Google Provides Tips And Case Studies On How To Fix Hacked Sites
Today Google provided some tips, complete with case studies, on how to fix hacked sites. After speaking with two webmasters who resolved some complicated hacked...
What Does It Take To Win A Search Award? An Interview With EU Search Awards Judge
Since the European Search Awards is quickly approach, I sought out the expertise of returning judge Gianluca Fiorelli to learn more about the judging process and to discuss...
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Which Sites Have The Most Valuable Search Engine Traffic? [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you’ve ever used the tool SEMRush before, you’ve likely noticed how it assigns a dollar amount to your organic traffic. This value is based...
Stop Making These 8 Stupid Press Outreach Mistakes
When done correctly, press outrearch can reward you with referral traffic, leads, sales, revenue and earned links.
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Everything You Need to Know About Online Reviews [INFOGRAPHIC]
As many e-commerce, local, and even enterprise companies know, online reviews can make or break a business. The infographic below describes some of the trends...
Site Audits: Evaluating the SEO, UX, Content & Load Time of 4 Websites
Our expert panel evaluates the SEO, UX, content, and load time of sites submitted from our audience.
Forget Conversions! High SERP Rankings Maybe a Strong Brand Booster
Brands are like people: both have a physical structure, a name, a personality, and a reputation. Both can be respected or even loved, liked, and...
New on #MarketingNerds: Joe Hall on How To Switch Your E-Commerce Site to a New URL
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! Joe Hall, Founder of JoeHall.me, is the featured guest on Marketing Nerds this week. Joe...
A 2015 Process to Removing a Google Link Penalty
If at one point you’ve bought links, hired an SEO agency, or received a sudden decrease in website traffic, then this blog post is for...
The 6 Key Steps to Improve Your Website’s Loading Speed
Throughout 2014 (and the decade prior), Google hasn’t been shy about telling people what its algorithms are looking for. Initially, algorithms targeted spammy backlinks, keyword...
Is Your SEO Killing It or Getting Killed?
“Movement is life.” In the movie World War Z, those were the words Brad Pitt’s character spoke to a family who opted to barricade themselves...