seomoz — Posted by Dan PeskinThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. Analyzing keyword performance, discovering new keyword opportunities,...
searchengineland — The opinions on what makes a form or Web application user friendly may vary but most everyone dislikes Captcha fields. Some Captcha’s are so difficult to decipher they actually increase form and page abandonment. Along with the freedom the Internet provides humans, it is unfortunately humans who... Please visit Search Engine...
searchengineland — Optimizing Keywords and Negatives is a task I recommend to my clients that they do regularly. In this How To, I will include some real-world experience along with the basics of how to use the AdWords Search Term View to optimize keywords and negatives. What Is Search Terms View? The...
searchenginejournal — If there is any more dynamic and competitive marketing niche online than travel and hospitality, even the casual observer would have a hard time noticing it. If only there was a way to discern just where the many online business are headed. Well, maybe by noting some significant ones, along...
searchenginejournal — There are so many myths out there about Panda and what it means. This infographic from Single Grain makes it very easy for you to understand what Panda is, what can hurt your site, link building tips and offers suggestions on what to do if your website was affected. Follow...
seobook — You can learn a lot more about what Google really thinks by reading what their new hires say. They are not yet skilled in the arts of public relations & make major gaffs like this one: Instead of being able to SEO the entire Internet, businesses can now only affect the...
searchengineland — Several members of Congress continued to express reservations about Google’s new privacy policy after a closed-door meeting on Thursday, with one House member saying that Google’s handling of sensitive medical searches may violate HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
searchengineland — Microsoft announced their January 2012 adCenter release update. The update includes three major additions to adCenter: (1) adCenter increased the ad description length by one additional character from 70 to 71. They did this to help with import issues from other advertising products. (2) There is a... Please visit Search Engine...
searchengineland — During the week of January 4th, I had the privilege of spending a week with the Bing and adCenter teams in Bellevue. First off, I would like to thank them both for their tremendous hospitality. Today, I want to outline some of the most interesting conclusions I have from the...
seomoz — Posted by evolvingSEOThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. The 80/20 Value of Titles Recently, Rand did one...
searchengineland — “Why can’t you just give me a straight answer?” Johanna’s voice showed a trace of irritation. “All I’m asking is how much you charge for SEO services!” I smiled. This was familiar terrain. As an SEO consultant, almost every client asks me a similar... Please visit Search Engine Land for the...
searchenginejournal — See Part 1 and Part 2: What most applicants are lacking and Part 3: Rocking The Interview. The last question I asked our panel of SEO experts was “What is your best interview story Good, bad or funny?” Four of the five SEO experts told experiences of things that you...
searchenginejournal — There seems to be some confusion when people talk about SEO strategies that could lead to problems for your own efforts…and your clients. What’s interesting is this confusion seems to be created and sustained not by people who don’t know what they are talking about, but the very people who...
searchenginejournal — In addition to recently winning the Crunchie for Best New Startup of 2011, a new study by shareaholic is now indicating that Pinterest is driving more referral traffic than Google Plus, LinkedIn, and YouTube combined. The study, which examined aggregated data for over 200,000 web publishers with a reach of...
seomoz — Posted by Karen Semyan In December, we rolled out branded keyword rules and metrics to campaigns to help you segment your branded traffic. Now, we’re excited to introduce a companion feature to make your keyword research easier: Find New Keywords. With this feature, you can view keywords sending you organic search...
searchengineland — Google faces a $660,000 fine after a French court ruling that the company is abusing its dominant position in mapping by making Google Maps free. According to The Economic Times, the French commercial court “upheld an unfair competition complaint lodged by Bottin Cartographes against Google... Please visit Search Engine Land for...
searchengineland — StumbleUpon, who happens to be one of the more popular and successful social media sites with over 20 million users (doubling from 10 million in about a year and a half), recently launched one of the biggest redesigns I can remember… basically changing everything about the site as a whole....
searchenginejournal — As someone that has been to several BlueGlass events I have to say that the experience is extremely rewarding on many levels. The size of the conference gives you the ability to hang out with a small group of people for long periods of time. You not only get a...
searchenginejournal — This is part one of three in a geeky Google Analytics version 5 series to help you get accustomed to the new Google Analytics and use the new neat reporting features to impress your clients and bosses. In the next article, I will share my top 6 new features in...
seomoz — Posted by Aaron Wheeler If you're reading this blog, congratulations! You are a customer of SEOmoz. I've probably personally spoken to at least a few of you, and provided help and support to many more of you. Have you ever wondered how SEOmoz supports 15,000 PRO members and over 250,000 free...
searchengineland — It sounds great. A program that guarantees top listings for local searches on Google, Yahoo and Bing. An “officially approved” one in “cooperation” with those search engines. But it’s not so, say Google and Bing. The “Local Paid Inclusion” service launched... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
searchengineland — Matt Cutts, international diplomat? That might be the more appropriate title for Google’s chief spam cop. According to the Wall Street Journal, Cutts is in South Korea this week and, in a presentation Monday night for about 80 government officials, webmasters, lawyers and journalists, managed... Please visit Search Engine Land for...
searchenginejournal — Well, Flowtown made a fantastic one and we want to share it with you. Now obviously many of us do not need this cheat sheet, but there are plenty of people that do! Like clients and parents. I have emailed this to many this morning. I also like the representation...
searchengineland — Enterprise Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is not rocket science. In fact, it is not even as faceted as many other sectors of SEO in which practitioners have to perform many more nuanced SEO tasks (and often by themselves). So why is Enterprise SEO so underserved and why do so few...