Search marketing seems like it changes every minute, and it's hard to blame anyone who is worried about falling behind. With big news such as Google Instant seemingly coming every instant, anyone might be concerned that their SEO knowledge is becoming outdated and that their search rankings will be the next thing to drop. I got a Facebook message from someone in just such a predicament and I decided to share my answer to him with you all.
"What is Local SEO? Why is it important? What can it do for my business?" This guide will provide you with steps and knowledge you can use to improve the visibility of your business with local traffic. Get yourself started in this fast-growing field and make yourself more recognizable than your competitors....
You've written what you perceive to be a good ad (or let's hope you wouldn't have written it). But, what you perceive doesn't matter. It doesn't matter to the search engine (Google in this example), and it doesn't matter to the searchers. What matters is what the searchers think of your ad compared to the motivation that sparked their search, in relation to all of the options in the results they have to choose from.But, this information isn't readily available to you. Sure, you can see what your click-through rate (CTR) is, but you have almost no idea if it's...
Every good politician comes fully equipped with a speech writer to help them craft their message. We know this, but when these political figures get up and deliver the speech, we like to believe it's theirs, just as if they wrote it themselves. There is no shame in that! So why shouldn't bloggers have someone write their blog posts for them? No, I'm not talking about ghostwriters, but I am talking about audience participation in every blog post you write...
A former client of mine, a B2B software company, had a list of 20 or so "priority keywords" that they wanted to be on page 1 in Google for. Every month, no matter what other numbers I showed them (organic visitor growth, social traffic, long-tail keywords moving up in rank, etc), they only wanted to know how those top 20 priority keywords were performing. And while I understand that rank is an important business metric for many site owners it cannot be the only thing that you care about....
Strong relationships and customer loyalty are essential for laying down a solid foundation for any business. One of the most effective ways to develop relationships and gain loyalty is to build an online community. Here are some of the primary advantages of this strategy and the steps to take to build an online community around your business. ...
"What is Local SEO? How do register analytics? How do I track my traffic sources? What can it do for my business?" This series will provide you with steps and knowledge you can use to improve the visibility of your business with local traffic. Get yourself started in this fast-growing field and make yourself more recognizable than your competitors.......
At the end of the day, the best way to tell if a link is "good" or not is to ask yourself if you would ever link to that site. If you're not willing to link out why on Earth would you want them to link in!...
"What is Local SEO? How do use "links" to my advantage? What can it do for my business?" This series will provide you with steps and knowledge you can use to improve the visibility of your business with local traffic. Get yourself started in this fast-growing field and make yourself more recognizable than your competitors....
When managing PPC campaigns (or any marketing campaigns for that matter), analyzing, testing and adjusting given information about your competitors can be extremely helpful and necessary. Knowing what they may be doing better and/or what you may be doing better, when they're spending their money, what's working and not working for them, etc. can give you strategic advantages that can help you make profitable adjustments.Here are two metrics trended over the last 6 months for the top 5 advertisers (for Impression Share) on a keyword. These were found in the Auction Insights report in an AdWords account. Following these charts,...
When that bad story first hits your computer screen, you can be excused for feeling just a little bit panicked. If you're like most companies, you aren't prepared for a PR crisis. You might have some action plan in mothballs, but if it doesn't include social media readiness, you're not prepared for a full-blown 21st century PR imbroglio. If you haven't thought through how social media transforms your PR crisis planning, it's time to do so now....
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