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18 SEO Killers You Must Clean Up and Avoid for 2013 and Beyond
There’s a lot of talk lately of Google having finally killed SEO through their Panda and Penguin algorithms, which continue to ensnare more and more websites with every new update. So is SEO really...
View ArticleGoogle’s New Disavow Tool: Smart or Dangerous?
The new Google Disavow tool can have a profound impact on a website’s rankings in the search engines. This tool is Google’s 20th Panda update and serves not only as a stat update, but also as one that...
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Are online ad revenues falling ?
Digital media advertisement revenues once considered the fastest growing segment has hit a roadblock according to Newspapers Association of America, rising by just 1% in the first two quarters of the...
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SEO and Duplicate Content Issues That Hurt Google Traffic
As part of my SEO for 2013 and beyond series, I promised to provide more in-depth information about the “SEO killers” I mentioned last time. Today I’m delving into duplicate content as it relates to...
View ArticleHow to Get Blog Comments Approved
In some circles it is believed that blog commenting no longer has any SEO value and therefore isn’t as important today. While it’s true that many blog comment links are “no follow”, meaning that the...
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Can PPC Affect SEO Success?
There are two ways to improve your search engine presence. The first option is paid search, or PPC (pay per click) advertising. Paid listings appear on the top and on the side of a Google search. They...
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Sneaky Footer Links and Other Footer Abuses That Google Dislikes
In my “18 SEO Killers” article from the end of last year, I mentioned footer links as a potential SEO problem. I know this confused many people because I didn’t explain what I meant by them. I didn’t...
View ArticleSearch Marketing Issues: No Penguin Recovery
Dear Jill, Our site has been affected by Google’s Penguin update. Our website traffic and search queries are down almost 80%. We have reviewed our website and removed all the bad links that might...
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Merry-Go-Round Sites: When Websites Don’t Provide What They Say They Will
With the introduction of the Panda filter by Google (originally dubbed “Farmer”) in February 2011, one commonality of sites that were hit was what I called merry-go-round sites. Here’s how I...
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Could You Be Duplicating Content?
As we know, Google focuses on quality content as opposed to the quantity of content for ranking purposes. Part of what conveys quality to the search engines is originality. In the early days of SEO,...
View ArticleAdapt or Die – Stop Trying to Control Your Customers!
Last week my engaged daughter Corie, who lives in Houston, came home for a visit. She had various reasons for leaving warm and sunny Texas to arrive in snowy New England, one of which was to do some...
View ArticlePrepare for Successful PPC Campaigns Before You Pay for a Single Click
As a PPC management company, we are often called upon to “fix” PPC campaigns that are not performing at an acceptable level (or are not performing, period). What we often discover is that these...
View ArticleLink Building Opportunity Red Flags
Link building is an important component of SEO because inbound links are what help to convey trust to the search engines. Link building can be approached many ways. There’s an easy way and a hard way....
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Content Marketing Metrics Fun With Google Analytics
The phrase “content marketing” seems to be the latest buzzword in online marketing circles. Every SEO consultant and agency is talking about it and writing about it. The SMX West Conference being held...
View ArticleSEO Tools and Extensions
I am not a big tool user in general. By that I mean the types of tools that supposedly help you “optimize” your website. There is no perfect page for SEO purposes, so in my opinion any tool that claims...
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How Your Site Architecture and Website Navigation Affect SEO
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that my SEO mantra is to always make your website the best it can be. While it would be great if you only had to worry about making your...
View ArticleHow to Do SEO for Now and Forever
I see so many alleged SEO tactics that just waste time and money without having any positive affect on the website. In many cases, things done in the name of SEO actually hurt websites more than help...
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Ditch the Dinosaur, Re-Design your Website
Obviously a website is incredibly useful for businesses wanting to expand beyond their local market or looking to build a web presence. It can help drive traffic, attract attention and increase...
View Article8 Powerful Tips To Increase Blog Traffic By Running Giveaways
#1 Post a Blog Announcing Your Giveaway You will first want to start out by announcing your giveaway to your readers. If you don’t announce it and get the word out there, then how can you expect anyone...
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20 Online Tools To Monitor Your Competition
In today’s hyper-competitive world, no business should remain ignorant to what its competitors are doing. Obtaining essential information on the businesses you compete with allows one to always keep...
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