Should Social Media be a Part of your Strategy?
There are definitely many questions from a variety of businesses whether social media should play a big role in a search engine optimization strategy. Social media has really come through like a giant wave engulfing the business community and many are still not sure what to do with it. It is like being part of one giant party and if you don’t at least show up you could potentially be missing out on a great deal of potential conversations. It is important for every business to realize that the search engines are changing and evolving into something much different than they were 5 years ago or even two years ago sparking many marketing changes for many different websites. Here is a helpful video that explains how CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Google Changes The Game For Publishers
Just yesterday, Rupert Murdoch threw another stone at Google. But before Murdoch had cocked back his hand to throw, Google had announced a solution that should make Murdoch happy, though it probably won't. There are two aspects of Google's announcement that are important to both publishers and to searchers: Google has expanded its First Click Free program to allow publishers to allow up to five clicks free per day for any user who accesses its protected pages from Google. More on that here. Google will index preview pages, but list them in its index as "subscription" to warn users that all they will see is a preview of an article, but that they will need to subscribe in order to read the CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Cyber Monday Hits Record Sales – Finally!
Apparently, online retailers had a bang up Cyber Monday according to Retailer Daily. If you've been waiting around for news on how e-tailers did this Cyber Monday, well, hold onto your hat. Sales in the online world were higher for this Cyber Monday than they were for last year. Here are a few stats about this past Cyber Black Monday that I found extremely interesting: * E-commerce sales were 13.7% higher on Cyber Monday this year than they were last year * Average dollar amount spent by consumers per online order rose 38.2%, from $130.24 to $180.03 * Apparel retailers and jewelry retailers drove this increase with 26.4% and 14.3% jumps in average dollar CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Your SEO Has No Control so Grab the Wheel!
When shopping around for a search engine optimization firm or SEO service provider it is important to realize that there are some things that will always be out of the control of any person regardless what they say to you over the phone. As marketers we have the knowledge of what search engines really like to see but nobody has the power to changes things in the search results as they please. Here are five things that no SEO person has control over regardless of what they might tell you: 1. Search Results: Any honest search engine marketing person will tell you right away that they don’t have any control of search results or even the search engines as a whole. You won’t know how CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Is Social Bookmarking A Form Of SEO?
Social bookmarking has become a part of an every day routine for many online marketers (social bookmarking websites such as: Digg, Stumble Upon, etc.) But search marketers submit content to social bookmarking sites for different reasons. Some online marketers, I've noticed, emphasize the search engine optimization benefits of social bookmarking. Others, on the other hand, emphasize the social connectivity aspect of the practice. Which is right? To be sure, social bookmarking has SEO benefit - and it also has the benefit of social connection and networking. But which is more important? I think, personally, they are both important. It is very important to your business that you meet new people with like interests and that you help them while they help you. That's one aspect CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
There are So many Definitions of SEO!
If you have spent the last few years really putting off your search engine optimization efforts because you either didn’t want to admit to yourself that it works and you needed it or you just didn’t understand it that well then your head might start to spin if you call to many search engine optimization firms to start conducting your research. When you are ready to finally pull the trigger on SEO you will quickly see there is a tremendous amount of information out there floating around which can make things get very overwhelming really quickly. As a business owner that might not understand this concept it is important to not get frustrated with the fluctuation in pricing and approaches you might encounter. You have to CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Journal is Written by SEO Expert:
Nick Stamoulis
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