Rankings matter. And yes despite all our talk of rankings not mattering, they do, because if you go from somewhere on Page 1 (with personalization) to nowhere on page 51, you will suddenly say, "Oh no!
Google's search market share dropped slightly once again, with Microsoft and Yahoo slightly edging up, according to comScore's April 2013 search engine rankings. However, this is exactly the same search percentage as in April 2012, so their overall...
Now let's consider Google's take on whether a link was manufactured to increase rankings. All too often we see SEOs that talk about search engine optimization including things such as social media, public relations, conversion optimization, content...
Link trust is gaining importance to appear high in the rankings. Invariably, Google seeks out these techniques and penalizes them, resulting in lost rankings that can take months to recover.spot on Google.
As I explained in my blog post about BeastRank (right before Graph Search went live), I fully believe that likes, shares, comments, etc.could impact Local Graph Search rankings. I also explained more about Nearby (now named Local Search on iOS...
Google's Matt Cutts and former ex-Googlers talk spam, rankings, and SEO tips. SSL Web Sites Don't Get Ranking Boost In Google – Search Engine RoundtableThere are no ranking advantages or disadvantages of having HTTPs websites, says Google's John...
If You're No Longer Being Penalized, Then Where Are Your Rankings? In other words, if you want rankings, you better verify your identity via Google+ authorship. Build a glossary: The Search Engine Marketing Glossary at SEOBook is packed with useful...
Leveraging these structured and unstructured opportunities will definitely contribute to moving your rankings up and achieving your digital targets. Generally, a structured citation has the schema.org mark-up, which allows the search engine spiders...
App rankings suffered as Google had some technical issues fetching iTunes pages. Hackers Are Smarter: SEOs, Be Prepared – Search Engine Roundtable Squidoo Now NoFollows Their Outbound Links – Search Engine Roundtable
The result is great content that is SEO friendly that allows you to maximize results from search (search rankings, traffic, conversions, and revenue). With the rapid adoption and renewed interest in content, part cause and part consequence of...
Search engine optimization (SEO) has changed dramatically over the years and will continue to change. Many SEO prospects and clients still want to buy the promise of a number 1 search position for their keywords.
As for the SEO tag, Bing's post explains that you can now take control of your search rankings. Google isn't the only search engine checking in with April Fools' antics. April Fools 2012: Exclusive Interview on Search Engine Industry Issues With...
Today, rankings and traffic need to yield measurable improvement in revenues and profits. Price explained that essentially authorship = rankings, lack of authorship = anonymity. He referenced data provided by Forrester and comScore indicating that...
There are so many stats to look at: traffic increases, conversions, increased rankings. Search Engine Watch (SEW) asked the organizers of these Meetup groups five questions about hot industry topics and here are the answers that Gregory Cox (GC...
We discussed the overlap between social and search, and why social drives important signals that help determine rankings – with the key focus on understanding where search is heading, and how businesses can leverage many factors to win in the...
Some people in the client’s company may not understand 100 percent about how best to use the social channels but they will understand an increase in Twitter followers, Facebook fans, Google + and this is sometimes quicker to achieve than just...
Rankings were easier to attain, competition was lower, and it was comparatively easier to optimize for pages that targeted such keywords. Long-Tail Keywords Increase Rankings, Conversions [Study] In any case, the method of search is becoming more...
They chase us around the organic rankings because we're definitely not worried about what they're doing, we're aware of what they're doing. The team that does this wrong writes boring content with keywords stuffed throughout with no expectation...
The official help series can be found at google.com/webmasters/hacked, where Google has outlined an eight-step process for identifying the problem, resolving it, and repairing any damage your rankings may have suffered due to malware.
Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts has hinted at an upcoming Google update that is aimed at protecting searchers by lowering the rankings of merchants. Google Seller Ratings is the obvious way Google could influence merchant rankings in SERPs.
