Google Glass Melting
The new beta Google Glass devices are now out in the explorers hands, I am told a few thousand have them now. That being said, the wear and tear of normal use has shown some weakness in these units....
View ArticleGoogle’s Cutts Says Don’t Worry About Duplicate Content But SEOs Don’t Trust
Yesterday at Search Engine Land I covered a video answer from Google’s Matt Cutts on the topic of duplicate content. In short, should you worry about having duplicate content on your site or not. The...
View ArticleLesser Known AdWords Quality Score Facts
Juliana S., a Google AdWords representative, posted a topic in the Google AdWords Help forum named “uncovering quality score.” In her post, she shares some of the “less frequently known” facts about...
View ArticleCan You Redirect A Google Penalty? Probably.
Should you redirect a site that has a Google penalty to a site that does not have a penalty? I get this question all the time from webmasters. They have a bunch of sites, some of those sites got hit by...
View ArticleCartoon Authorship In Google’s Rich Snippets
Google has confirmed the complaints about authorship not showing in the search results. They said this is a bug that is impacting a “very few sites” in their index. The fix should be out eventually, as...
View ArticleHow To Search Nearby In The New Google Maps
As you know, Google Maps opened up the new Google Maps to all users who want to preview it. With that, comes confusion on how to use the new interface. That being said, the truth is, I am frequently...
View ArticleAre You Looking At Paid Advertising the Right Way?
Paid advertising made the change from the idea that ‘clicks were most important’ to focusing primarily on conversions and return on ad spend (ROAS). This change occurred quickly after conversion...
View ArticlePost Penguin 2.0 Local SEO Strategies for Small Business by @hirenponkia
It is now official that Google has launched Penguin 2.0 on May 22. Penguin 2.0 is a much “deeper” algorithmic update with increased focus on flushing out sites that were benefited from link spam. It...
View ArticleSearch Engine Journal Dallas Meetup – The Local Social by @johnrampton
Search Engine Journal has meetup! We’ve partnered with Advice Interactive to put on the very first Local Social. If you’re in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area on August 21, 2013 please join us for dinner,...
View ArticleDaily Search Forum Recap: July 23, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Google’s Cutts Says...
View ArticleDropped Prices, Increases Conversion & Google Rankings Improved
There has always been a lot of discussion around the topic of conversion rates and if that impacts your Google rankings. Of course, the correlation versus causation item is on the top of ones mind when...
View ArticleI Spun Hundreds Of Articles The Right Way!
Sometimes I don’t get it… I spotted a thread at BlackHat Forums about spinning articles – yes it is a black hat forum, but seriously. Looking at the conversation that starts of by explaining that the...
View ArticleGoogle AdSense Confirms Favicons On Ads
Earlier this month, we reported signs of Google testing favicons on AdSense ads – the last time we saw tests on this was in 2005. Well, now Google has officially announced that favicons on some text...
View ArticleGoogle Analytics & AdSense Come To Google Glass
The Apps for Google Glass are now rolling in and on the marketers front, we now have Google Analytics and Google AdSense reporting on Google Glass. Google Glass developer +Chad Smith share the code...
View ArticleGoogle’s NYC Lego Station
Chris Schrier, a Google Systems Engineer, posted a picture of some of the lego artwork in the Google New York City Lego Station. As you can see here, a lot of talent and time went into this lego...
View ArticlePoll: How Much Of The Marketing Budget Should SEO Get?
A HighRanking Forum thread has a site owner asking overall what should one allocate of the marketing budget towards SEO? Specifically, what percent of the overall marketing budget should go towards SEO...
View ArticleDaily Search Forum Recap: July 24, 2013
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Poll: How Much Of The...
View ArticleGoogle EMD: Does It Impact None EMDs As Well?
When Google launched the EMD Update in September 2012, I assumed that it only impacted keyword rich domain names. Specifically, sites that target the keyword phrase in their primary domain. For...
View ArticleNow See AdWords Bid Adjustments Reports In Google Analytics
Google announced they have bridged the AdWords reporting with Analytics reporting in one more way. They’ve now added bid adjustment reporting directly into your Google Analytics report interface....
View ArticleGoogle’s Revised Advice On How To Move Your Business On Google Maps
In February, Google came out with specific instructions on how to move your business within Google Maps/Places/Google+ Local. Yea, I know that sounds confusing and it should be. Google has revised...
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