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SEO

Will Disavowing a Competitor’s Links Hurt Their Search Rankings?

If your Google Webmaster Tools disavow file contains URLs that link to your competitor's website, can this cause their search rankings to…

By Eric Ward · 28 Oct 2013

Content

Content Publishing Tips for Brands From the Experts

Brands publishing news content isn't a question anymore. Brands must master publishing to rise above the competition, get attention from search engines,…

By Lisa Buyer · 18 Oct 2013

SEO

Will Google Punish a Guest Posting Strategy Due to Unnatural Link Patterns?

After dropping in Google's SERPs due to an algorithmic change, pursuing guest posting opportunities may look like an attractive option to recover…

By Eric Ward · 14 Oct 2013

SEO

Google Penguin 2.1: Who Got Hit?

Penguin is back, and link spam cannot run and hide. With the 2.1 data refresh, G-Squared Interactive looked at factors that triggered…

By Jessica Lee · 09 Oct 2013

Social

Keywords, and #Hashtags, and Hummingbird! Oh My!

The last couple of weeks have been full of the kind of Google news that fundamentally alters the way SEO professionals and…

By Michelle Stinson Ross · 08 Oct 2013

Analytics

Google Fixes Webmaster Tools Bug, Missing Search Query Data to Return

Webmasters can breathe a sigh of relief. The missing keyword data in Google Webmaster Tools was simply a bug, Google has confirmed.…

By Jennifer Slegg · 01 Oct 2013

Content

InboundWriter Promises More Insight into How Content Will Perform Prior to Publishing

The company’s latest feature gives more data to users of its application about the competition for the topics that content creators want…

By Jessica Lee · 01 Oct 2013

Analytics

Google Keyword Data Goes Missing Again, This Time From Webmaster Tools

Google Webmaster Tools is missing keywords data. It appears as though search query data from the Search Traffic section hasn't been recorded…

By Thom Craver · 30 Sep 2013

Social

6 Tips For Hiring a Real Social Media Marketer

When it comes to hiring social media managers, it can be tough to separate the pretenders from experts. If you're looking to…

By Jasmine Sandler · 24 Sep 2013

Analytics

Goodbye, Keyword Data: Google Moves Entirely to Secure Search

Nearly two years after making one of the biggest changes to secure search that resulted in a steady rise in "(not provided)"…

By Thom Craver · 23 Sep 2013