Tuesday, April 1, 2014


It’s Official: 1st Page of Google to be Replaced Entirely by Paid Results!
Rumours are pouring out of Google HQ that certain highly competitive organic search terms are soon to be phased out on the first page results. Furthermore, come Christmas 2014 there’s a very real possibility of a blanket change to the first page search that will see organic terms being entirely replaced by paid results.
SEO for Startups
SEO for Startups
You're starting a new business. You have a great idea or product, some money to invest, eager customers, and great workers.

With the business model and process elements covered, now is the time plan out how to succeed in search and discovery digital contexts.
When done right, Schema markup can give a lift to international campaigns.
Schema - international network
When done right, Schema markup can give a lift to international campaigns.

Schema.org, which is supported by all major search engines, provides what we call structured data markup. Launched in 2011, it is now recommended by Google as opposed to any other markup.
Matt Cutts on How to Tell Google When Multiple Domains are Related
Matt Cutts
With all the unnatural linking penalties happening last couple years, many webmasters have become concerned about whether they should link to related websites under the same company. Whether it is something like linking between different country specific websites for the same company, or merely linking between similar websites owned by the same company, many people are concerned about what they should and shouldn't be doing.
3 Ways Merchants Can Gain More Visibility on Google
3 Ways Merchants Can Gain More Visibility on Google
There are far more than 1 million Google advertisers. Even if your products are priced competitively, you have flawless SEO, and your PPC campaigns (Product Listing Ads Campaigns and text) are optimized, you have some steep competition on Google.

Here are some easy ways to get a leg up on your competition that don't require too much work.
The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords Conversion Types
Google AdWords
Earlier this month, Google AdWords officially launched Flexible Conversion Counting, a new type of conversion that allows advertisers to track the types of conversions that are most valuable to their business.

This change changed how conversions appeared in our AdWords interface – “Conversions (1-per-click)” changed to “Converted Clicks” and Conversions (many-per-click) changed to “Conversions”. For many PPC professionals, we just made a mental note, updated some reporting templates or our data warehouse and moved on.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

8 Deciding Factors that Influence SEO Keyword Prioritization
Keyword research
Keyword research and targeting are critical first steps in any SEO campaign. First, you come up with a list of relevant, traffic-driving keywords that you bucket into high-level keyword groups. Then, you map those keyword groups to corresponding pages on your site. Or if there are no relevant URLs to map to, you have new content created.

Monday, January 6, 2014

How To Succeed With Search Engine Optimization
seo pyramid

As the Internet grows, it could cause more difficulty in getting #traffic to your website. You can stand out of the crowd with the tips found in this article. 

Having great #content is useless if no one is going to see it. Here are a few effective ways to drive new visitors to your site.
Best Adsense Alternatives
Best Adsense Alternatives
Why CPM banner? Because in terms of CPC no one can defeat Adsense.
Many ads network including buysellads, tribal fusion that is called the best adsense alternatives not gonna accept you if you don't have your own domain.
This is like "If you don't have money, you can't make money."
And pop-up ads or interstitial ads can annoy your visitor.
So here I present to you the best adsense alternatives (CPM banner) for Blogger / Blogspot.
If blogger is approved by these ads network, then website is more easily approved.
For the longest time, the idea of marketing has been entwined with persuading people to buy a product or avail of a service for a profit. This outlook does not make it immediately apparent that marketing and all its techniques and methods can be used to push for an agenda that is not commercially-oriented but instead aims to cause social change. Social marketing differentiates itself from all other branches of marketing with its end goal of benefitting the target audience, not the persons or the organization doing the marketing.
What is Social Marketing?
What is Social Marketing?

SEO 2014 - A New Year, A New Strategy?
SEO 2014
2013 was a massive year of change for SEO and the way in which Google worked, with a complete overhaul of their algorithm in terms of Hummingbird, Panda and Penguin further evolved and keyword data started to disappear quickly in Google Analytics with the advent of encrypted search. As ever people started shouting that SEO was once again dead, however this wasn’t the case, it has just evolved, many would argue for the better. It is getting harder and harder to take shortcuts and game the system, so those that create a proper strategy and put the time in to create something that serves of value are being rewarded.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

SMX West is in its final day and it’s been a great three days of sessions. Today’s panel, What’s Needed for SEO Success in 2013 and Beyond is filled with industry experts including Greg Boser (@GregBoser), Annie Cushing (@AnnieCushing), Janet Driscoll Miller (@janetmiller), Duane Forrester (@duaneforrester), Rae Hoffman (@sugarrae) and Matt Cutts (@mattcutts).
How I got to Google page #1 without thinking about SEO


Session is getting started with Danny making light of the fact that we had to walk close to a mile to get lunch. Danny’s introducing the panel (see above) with various jokes taken at Matt Cutts’ and Greg Boser’s expense.
YouTube now provides access to over 1 Billion unique, engaged users every month. Thousands of professional creators publish their video content to YouTube. These Users, Advertisers and Creators together define the YouTube Ecosystem, providing brand building solutions including: Finding your most valuable audience with TrueView, curating a brand presence with Channels, building awareness via Sponsorships and reaching the masses on the Homepage.

Boosting Your Business and Brand with YouTube [Infographic]

There are often a lot of questions about how best to use Instagram for marketing. And while the actual strategy will vary for each business and brand, there are some key rules that you should adhere to.
There are often a lot of questions about how best to use Instagram for marketing.