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Largest CTR Study Ever Finds Mobile Rankings Are 3 Times More Valuable
Click through rate (CTR) studies are an important source of data for marketers when forecasting results, projecting ROI, and building models for estimating the market...
Allow Googlebot Access To Javascript And CSS For Optimal Rankings
You may remember an announcement made by Google several months ago that its indexing system now renders web pages more like a typical web browser....
Social Filters, Transition Rank, and Linkspam: Does Google REALLY Discriminate Against Some Businesses?
Google conspiracy theories aren’t new. Everyone likes to believe their rankings have tanked thanks to something other than poor-quality content or bad linking practices. In...
Larry Page Transfers Leadership Of Core Google Products, Including Search, Re/Code Reports
Re/code reported late Friday evening on a reorganization of Google management. Sources close to the situation tell Re/code that Google CEO Larry Page is transferring...
#MarketingNerds Podcast: Frederick Vallaeys on Advanced Scripting With Paid Search
Visit our Marketing Nerds archive to listen to other Marketing Nerds podcasts! Frederick Vallaeys is an AdWords expert that helped create AdWords at Google. He worked...
Google Reinvents The Email Experience With New ‘Inbox’ App
Today, Google announced the launch of a brand new email app that was said to be years in the making. From the creators of Gmail...
Penguin 3.0 A Refresh Affecting 1% of English Queries, Google Confirms
Google engineer, Pierre Far, shed some new light this morning on the Penguin 3.0 update that was confirmed to have starting rolling out this past...
How to Track The Impact of Your Website Redesign
When a website redesign takes place, the first thing I’m always interested in is how that redesign translates into better marketing performance. If you’re an...
Google Confirms Penguin 3.0 Update, Here’s The Reaction So Far
A Google representative has confirmed what has been the subject of much speculation over the weekend — a Penguin 3.0 update was rolled out on...
Google Updates Search Algorithm To Weed Out “Notorious” Piracy Sites
Today Google released an updated version of their report on How Google Fights Piracy, which details the ways the company fends off piracy across its...
Google Recommends Using Both XML Sitemaps And RSS/Atom Feeds For Optimal Crawling
Google published a set of best practices for XML sitemaps and RSS/Atom feeds on its Webmaster Central Blog this week, explaining which fields in sitemaps...
Who Provides Better Answers Between Siri, Google Now, And Cortana?
Stone Temple Consulting analyzed data from 3086 different queries to find out which gives the best answers between Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft’s Cortana. The...
Google Makes Conversational Search Even More Intelligent
The Google Search app on your smartphone is probably not the first place you would turn to when planning a trip, but that may no...
How Will Apple Watch Handle Local Search?
After years of speculation, Apple finally unveiled its smartwatch on September 9, 2014. The simply named Apple Watch, and not the widely assumed iWatch, will arrive...
Google Will (Probably) Not Be Updating Toolbar PageRank Again, John Mueller Confirms
Google’s last Toolbar PageRank update, which rolled out on December 2013, may have been its last as Google’s John Mueller stated in a recent Google...
6 Lessons About Non-Linear Content That SEOs Need to Know
In a not so distant past, linear storytelling was the pervasive marketing communication tactic used to reach consumers. Brand storytellers and traditional marketing agencies built fortresses on...
How to Increase Your Chances of .EDU Backlinks With Social Media Ads
Many SEOs may consider .edu backlinks to be very valuable, while others think they are worthless. From my perspective, .edu links are difficult to get and offer a...
Why Did China Block Duck Duck Go?
Of all the search engines in the world, one of the most intriguing is Duck Duck Go. While the search engine hasn’t been able to...
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Google Answer Boxes Appearing 44% More Frequently [STUDY]
Moz published a report today containing data which shows a significant jump in the appearance of Google’s Quick Answer boxes. The jump initially began last...
Google Competitors Launch Site Explaining How Google Is Hurting The Internet In EU
On Monday, Yelp, TripAdvisor and other allied companies launched a new effort aimed at convincing European antitrust officials to force Google to stop promoting its...
New Panda Update Rolling Out, Google Takes Another Stand Against Thin Content
Pierre Far, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google UK, announced on Google+ last night that a new Panda update is rolling out. The update began rolling out...
Pepperjam Founder Launches Local SEO Software LSEO.com
Earlier today, Internet marketing veteran and former Pepperjam CEO Kris Jones announced the official launch of his latest start-up called LSEO.com. LSEO.com is a do-it-yourself...
Google Enhances Search Listings With New Structured Snippets
Google announced this week via the Google Research blog that they will be introducing a new addition to search listings. The new feature is designed...
DuckDuckGo Is Now Blocked In China
DuckDuckGo has been blocked in China, according to Tech in Asia who reported on this after noticing first hand over the weekend. On Sunday, DuckDuckGo founder...
Performance-Based #SEO: Is it Really Risk Free?
Controversies regarding SEO are probably as dated as the methodology itself, and performance-based SEO couldn’t really make its place as an exception, not completely at least....
Facebook Makes It Easier To Delete Unwanted Apps
Facebook has recently updated its app settings page to make it easier for users to get rid of apps they longer want or have any...
Google May Use What’s On TV As A Ranking Signal, According To New Patent
Bill Slawski at SEO By The Sea broke the news this morning that Google has been granted a patent that appears to show they’re working...
10 Best Practices for Mobile Optimized Websites
Smartphone users worldwide will total 1.75 billion in 2014. This means having a mobile optimized website is fundamental in maximizing your marketing budget. It is a...
Managing Enterprise SEO: An Interview with Dan Mooney
Managing the SEO strategy for an enterprise-level corporation can be a challenging task. The sheer size of an enterprise business means that there are lots...
Managing Home Depot’s SEO: An Interview with Sean Kainec
Managing the SEO and content marketing strategy of a major retailer involves a lot of planning and expertise. According to Home Depot’s head of SEO...