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DuckDuckGo To Be Featured In Apple’s iOS 8
DuckDuckGo will be one of several new search engines to choose from as your default search engine in Safari when Apple’s iOS 8 launches on...
Google Introduces Free Voice Calls From Hangouts
Google understands how important it is to keep in touch with friends and family, as they state in an announcement published on their official blog...
Bing Introduces URL Keyword Stuffing Spam Filtering
Bing just announced this week that they have rolled out a specific spam filtering mechanism a few months ago that targets a common spam technique...
E-Commerce Analytics: 3 Easy to Digest Executive Summary Reports
If you own a shopping website, yet aren’t able to accurately pin-point the performance of your search marketing campaigns, you are in luck. The 50+ billion-dollar-per-year company...
Understanding Topical Trust Flow: An Interview with Dixon Jones
As part of our coverage from the Share 14 conference in San Francisco, I caught up with Dixon Jones from Majestic SEO to discuss topical trust...
WordPress 4.0 Now Available To Download
WordPress Version 4.0, which is being called “Benny” in honor of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, is available for download or update in your...
Anti-Router Stops Google Glass From Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Those who are paranoid about being spied on by things like drones, security cameras, hidden microphones, or Google Glass will now have some peace of...
Google Launches New And Improved Sitelinks Search Box
Starting today, Google has announced that you’ll be seeing a new and improved sitelinks search box. This new search box is designed to make it...
Shortlist Announced For The 2014 US Search Awards
The shortlist for the 2014 US Search Awards has been announced and winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony at Treasure Island on Wednesday...
How to Combat & Recover from Negative SEO Attack: The Survival Guide
The email starts off with “This is an extortion email” and goes on to say if you do not pay a certain amount of money,...
5 Elements to an Effective Email Link Pitch
Building real links that make sense requires human interaction. I am a firm believer that websites don’t link to other websites, rather people link to...
Google To Stop Showing Authorship Information In Search Results
Last month we reported that Google would be removing Authorship pictures from search results. Now it has been confirmed by Google’s John Mueller that Authorship...
LinkPatrol Update: Top-Requested Feature Added, First Reviews are In
Last month, Search Engine Journal introduced LinkPatrol, a WordPress plugin we’ve developed that empowers site owners to find, review, and clean up outgoing links. Since then,...
Digital #Marketing 101: This is Why Your Website is Not Converting
Many companies today get frustrated when their digital marketing plans fail. Forums and LinkedIn conversations are filled with business owners trying to understand what’s wrong with their campaigns....
Optimizing Your Landing Page: An Interview with Oli Gardner of Unbounce
As part of our SEJ interview series, I recently caught up with Oli Gardner from Unbounce to discuss landing page design and optimization. As an expert on...
Baidu Expanded into Brazil: Why It’s a Great Decision & What it Means for the Future
Last month Baidu, the dominant search engine in China, announced they launched a Portuguese version of their search engine in Brazil. (You might notice they have...
Google Acquires Gecko Design, Designers Of The Original Fitbit
TechCruch reports that Google has acquired Gecko Design, the firm responsible for the mechanical design of the original version of the fitness tracking device Fitbit....
Category vs. Filter: Which is Best for SEO?
When you set up an e-commerce site, there are a ton of SEO aspects to consider. One thing that all too often slips under the...
Speak To Google’s Search App In Multiple Languages And It Will Now Understand You
More than half the world’s population speaks two or more languages, Google stated in a post on the Inside Search blog today. Google can now...
Patent Shows Possible New Google Glass Design, Would You Wear These?
Pictures from a patent granted on August 12th show that Google glass may one day look more like ordinary glasses. That patent, detailing a possible...
Google’s Amit Singhal Shares The Top 10 Search Milestones Of The Past Decade
Amit Singhal, Google’s head of search, posted about his 14-year work anniversary on Google+ today and also shared what he feels are the 10 biggest Google...
How to Improve Your Local SEO: An Interview With Greg Gifford
As part of our SEJ interview series, I recently caught up with Greg Gifford of AutoRevo to discuss local SEO. In the video below, Greg...
A Startup Owner’s Black Book of Web Conversion
Starting a business and selling your product is a daunting prospect in itself. But the intermediate steps of attracting customers and convincing them of your...
Local Spanish Keywords: One Size Does Not Fit All
Everybody needs local SEO. And if your business is local and has the potential to attract Latino customers, then you REALLY need local SEO. Using...
Faster WordPress: Need For Speed
Nothing is more frustrating to an internet user than a slow website. You wait 3 seconds…4 seconds…10 seconds…and your site is still loading. Research has...
A Comprehensive Guide to E-Commerce Conversion Strategy
Is e-commerce big? Consider this: eMarketer.com reveals that worldwide B2C E-commerce sales will increase by 20.1% this year to reach a whopping $1,500 trillion. Mobile and...
Protecting Yourself Against Negative SEO: An Interview with Bob Rains
As part of our SEJ interview series I recently caught up with Bob Rains from CBS Interactive to discuss negative SEO and black hat SEO. In...
11 Cool Things You Can Do With WordPress (But You Probably Aren’t)
Over the past decade, WordPress has proven itself to be a powerful blogging platform and content managing system. In fact, that’s why the NFL, CNN,...
WordPress 3.9.2 Security Release Out, Immediate Update Recommended
WordPress 3.9.2 has just been rolled out as a security release for all previous versions. WordPress strongly recommends that you update your sites immediately. This...
Encrypted Websites Will Now Get A Boost In Google Search Rankings
Google wants to make the Internet a safer place and has worked hard to improve their own security over the years. Today Google announced they’re...