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One Easy Trick to Convert Website Visitors Into Leads
Instead of trying to motivate your prospect to do something hard, why not work the other part of the equation? Next time you're trying…
Matt Cutts on How Google Handles 404 & 410 Status Codes
In a recent webmaster help video, Google's Matt Cutts talks about the nuances of 404 vs. 410 status codes. While Google's crawlers treat 404s…
Google Q1 2014 Earnings: Profits Up as CPCs Slide
Google has revealed profits for the first quarter of 2014 of $3.45 billion, up from $3.35 billion in the same period last year, but…
Microsoft’s Scroogled Campaign: Dead…Again?
Scroogled, Microsoft's anti-Google campaign, has met with mixed results. Derrock Connell, Microsoft corporate president of the Bing Experiences team, recently indicated that Microsoft might…
Searchmetrics Releases New Tools to Analyze & Optimize Web Page Performance
Searchmetrics has announced a new addition to the Searchmetrics Suite tools, called Page Cockpit, that promises to help marketers "more effectively analyze and optimize…
70% of Consumers Researching Cars Turn to Search Engines First [Stats]
New data from Kenshoo on the automotive industry shows that search engines are the number one place consumers go to find information about automobiles…
From Link Building to Link Earning: 3 Ways to Transition
Focus less on manual link building and more on delivering awesome content and community help. You'll have a lot more to earn if you…
3 Paths to Marketing Success From Personal Brands
Recognizing the impact of personal branding and harnessing its power can create enormous gains for the brand. Your employee's visibility will fuel brand recognition,…
Google Shopping Campaigns Transition Tips
Google Shopping Campaigns will soon replace the Google Shopping Product Ad format. Here are some helpful transition tips on inventory format, campaign structure, and…
Yahoo Wants Google’s Spot as the Default iOS Search Engine
Will we see Apple switch its default search engine from Google to Yahoo? That's the scenario Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is looking to make…
SEO & PPC Q1 2014 Trends: ‘(not provided)’, Mobile & Bing Ads All Grow [Reports]
It’s that time of year when Q1 “state of” reports are published to demonstrate where 2014 stands today. Two reports, one from RKG and…
Amazon’s 4 Pillars of Success: A Preview of Jeffrey Eisenberg’s Pubcon SFIMA Keynote
By being customer-centric, continuously optimizing and innovating, and creating an agile corporation, Amazon.com dominates the competition. Jeffrey Eisenberg explains how it became so successful…
6 Tips to Protect a Large and Complex Website From Google Panda [Case Study]
Safeguarding large and complex websites from Google Panda is no easy feat. This post details a case study of a large website that got…
Search Engine Optimization Companies: Break Google’s Rules to Get Top Rankings?
Google and those who do SEO for a living are always preaching the importance of doing SEO and marketing the "right" way. Yet, do…
The Hidden Skill Every PPC Manager Should Possess: Sleuthing
The number of factors that may influence your PPC performance is almost endless, so PPC managers have to continually sharpen their analytical focus. Here's…
Will Google Reward Secure Websites With Better Search Rankings?
Is Google considering giving websites that use strong encryption preferential placement in its search results? Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts has hinted at this,…
Google Testing In-Store Conversions Tied to AdWords Ads
Google is testing a way to effectively bridge the gap between online activity and in-store purchases. Google has reportedly launched a pilot program with…
Google & Bing Now Showing LinkedIn Rich Snippets
When you search Google or Bing for a well-known person combined with the word LinkedIn, that person's LinkedIn result will also feature rich snippet…
Google Analytics Starts Diagnosing Your Tracking Code For Errors
To help you determine which pages have botched tracking code or conflicts in filters, Google's Analytics Diagnostics will "frequently" scan your site to identify…
What is SEM? Depends on Who You Ask
Early on, search engine marketing (SEM) was originally defined as the umbrella under which both paid and organic search would fall. Over the years,…