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 MarkJackson |
Redesigning Your Web Site? Don’t Neglect SEO SEW EXPERTS: ORGANIC SEOWhen a company redesigns their site, it’s usually for non-SEO reasons. But ignoring SEO issues during a redesign would be a big mistake. Here are some common mistakes that can happen when you’re redesigning your Web site. » Full story » Print version |
Search Engine Watch Experts Columns
 CarrieHill |
When and How to Outsource Your Small Business Search Marketing SEW EXPERTS: LITTLE BIZ Every small business will reach a point where they have to decide to expand or keep things simple. There are right and wrong ways to hire an outside SEM firm. Following some simple rules can make or break your ROI. » Full story » Print version |
 LianaEvans |
The Link Between Search and Social SEW EXPERTS: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING Search isn’t limited to just a search engine anymore. In search and on social sites, the goal is the same: being found. People are increasingly turning to social sites for searches, and trusting the information they find there. » Full story » Print version |
 RonJones |
Mobile Search 101, Part 1 SEW EXPERTS: SEM 101 With more mobile applications coming into the market, users are finding more uses for these tools. What do you need to know to consider an advertising strategy to tap into these people on the go? » Full story » Print version |
News from the Search Engine Watch Blog
| Google Releases Visual-Based News Platform Posted by Nathania Johnson Sep 16, 2009 Whenever a search engine briefs me with big news, I’ve come to wonder – “What will Google come up with to try and steal their thunder?” Today was no exception. After Bing announced its Visual Search and Ask announced Search for the Cure, sure enough the web was buzzing with news … » Continue reading |
| Google Ad Exchange Launch Expected Soon Posted by Nathania Johnson Sep 16, 2009 Over at our sister blog, Clickz, Zachary Rodgers has some inside information that the anticipated display advertising exchange from Google could launch as early as next week. Google would not confirm or deny the rumor. But, next week is Advertising Week in New York, making it the perfect time to … » Continue reading |
| Google Commands Attention Span in Internet Use Minutes for Brazil, India Posted by Nathania Johnson Sep 16, 2009 Think Google dominates in the US? Well, according to new comScore data, internet users in Brazil and India are even more Googley-eyed. In those countries, almost 30% of total time spent online is spent with Google. The United States doesn’t even crack the top ten when it comes to minutes spent … » Continue reading |
Search Engine Watch Forum Discussions
| page titles and tags – similarities Sep 15, 2009 I’ve noticed sites doing multiple pages having exact same titles with sequenced tags, like: ‘Search Engine Marketing’ .com/search-engine-marketing.htm ‘Search Engine Marketing’ .com/search-engine-marketing*2*.htm ‘Search Engine Marketing’ .com/search-engine-marketing*3*.htm And these pages contain links to the other pages that basically name the subtitles/page content which is different on each page. Is there really any danger in this practice or having pages … » Join the discussion |
| URL Sitemap in footer. Bad idea? Sep 14, 2009 I have my sitemap in the footer to allow google to keep crawling (no not my xml sitemap just all urls.) The url site map has around 4,000 category level links. Could having this on the bottom of every page cause googlebot to time out and not crawl more of … » Join the discussion |
| Google Sandboxing – does it still exist? Sep 13, 2009 I read an interesting article about Google Sandboxing From what I understand, if you have a complete new website which *suddenly* gets loads of links, then your website will be sandboxed!! Google will think you’re trying to fool them and will place you on probation – or something like that! The article went … » Join the discussion |