Everything we publish

Latest stories

27,523 articles, newest first.

Social

Facebook Click-Through Rates Increase, Costs Per Click Down 20-40% in Q3

As Facebook’s Q3 2012 earnings call looms, marketers report an increase in click-through rates, with plummeting costs-per-click. Advertisers are seeing better performance according to…

By Miranda Miller · 23 Oct 2012

SEO

Majestic SEO Now Updates Hourly as Link Map Approaches 200 Billion URLs

Majestic SEO announced a major upgrade in their update cycle, increasing updating frequency from daily to hourly. Now, their Fresh Index stats show near…

By Miranda Miller · 23 Oct 2012

Industry

Google Adding Explanations to Knowledge Graph

Google is adding explanations to the “People also search for” section of the Knowledge Graph panel, to offer additional information and help searchers with…

By Miranda Miller · 23 Oct 2012

SEO

The Golden Rules Of Link Building

As much as link building has been shaken up of late, several things remain the same. Many of the same ideas and tactics that…

By Julie Joyce · 23 Oct 2012

SEO

The Many Shades of Google’s Link Disavow Tool

The disavow tool is a very valuable tool to webmasters who need more control over off-site issues affecting their search rankings, but it isn't…

By Jennifer Slegg · 23 Oct 2012

Analytics

Using Web Analytics for PPC Optimization: Advanced Techniques

By intelligently analyzing advanced web analytics data, you can glean new insight and optimize your campaigns like never before. These three advanced analytics techniques…

By Melissa Mackey · 23 Oct 2012

PPC

Google AdWords Policies Crack Down on the Use of DKI & ‘Buy’ in Ads

We don't yet know how strictly Google will enforce this new policy demanding “meaningful ad text,” but we know Google is proactively notifying advertisers…

By Thi Thumasathit · 23 Oct 2012

PPC

Google Plans to Combine Mobile & Desktop Ads

Google plans to combine desktop ads and the less profitable mobile ads into one offering, according to CEO Larry Page. In the Q3 earnings…

By Miranda Miller · 22 Oct 2012

PPC

Learn How to Conduct Effective & Thorough PPC Audits at #SESCHI 2012

Want to learn how to inherit paid search campaigns and get them started on a new, exciting path to success, and how to create…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Oct 2012

SEO

Google, Penalties & the Disavow Links Tool: The Big Game Theory

Google’s new tool allowing people to delete spammy backlinks you don’t trust has been met with much fanfare as the “answer” to the backlink…

By Simon Penson · 22 Oct 2012