Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Tips to troubleshoot your technical SEOOct 26, 2017 by Patrick Stox Stumped by a technical SEO issue? Columnist Patrick Stox has some tips and tricks to …
Read More »Alphabet (GOOG) third quarter beats estimates: $27.8 billion, revenues up 24%
Google parent Alphabet announced third-quarter results. Both revenues and earnings per share beat Wall Street estimates. The company reported roughly $27.8 billion in total revenues (up 24 percent), with Google contributing all but $302 million of that amount. Earnings per share were $9.57, which was about $1.24 higher than expected. Advertising …
Read More »Nofollow links are not useless: Earning them Is central to good SEO
With major publishers like Inc., Forbes and The Huffington Post placing the rel=”nofollow” tag on their external links, the sky is once again falling. Or not. In fact, I’ve always believed that earning nofollow links was an important part of any SEO strategy built to last. The reality of the …
Read More »SEO Ranking Factors in 2017: What’s Important and What’s Not
As technology advances, search engines can refine their ranking algorithms to better determine relevance and return results that better align with searcher intent. Because these ranking algorithms are constantly being improved and refined, search engine ranking factors are always evolving. Factors that might once have had a huge impact on …
Read More »5 ways to sell more this holiday season with Google’s updates to shopping ads
With the biggest e-commerce days of the year just around the corner, it’s not too late to take advantage of some of Google’s newest ways to help you sell more stuff online. Attract users earlier in the buying process with showcase ads For consumers who are further along the path …
Read More »SearchCap: Google Shopping ad updates, SEO ranking factors & nofollow links
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 ways to sell more this holiday season with Google’s updates to shopping adsOct 25, 2017 by Frederick Vallaeys Contributor Frederick Vallaeys shares techniques to get …
Read More »Adthena brings its AI-driven search tools to the U.S.
There’s no shortage of companies — both legitimate businesses and the seemingly endless supply of spammers who’ve found my email address — promising to improve your performance in online search. But founder and CEO Ian O’Rourke said Adthena is doing something different, because it uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create …
Read More »A bigger Bing for your buck
Bing Ads doesn’t get the credit it deserves. While it’s true that Bing was slower to the paid ad game than Google and Yahoo, Bing Ads — formerly known as Microsoft’s MSN adCenter — has now been around for more than a decade and boasts some pretty impressive stats in …
Read More »How to increase B2B traffic by 192% in five months
SEO is a long-term strategy. It takes time to build authority and reputation, and spammy tricks that work for a short time are eventually devalued by the search engines. However, we’ve found a strategy that’s delivered results relatively quickly and proven particularly effective in the B2B space. Some of our …
Read More »How to use long-tail keywords to build your short-tail rankings
If you have a relatively new or low-authority website, then you know how difficult it can be to rank for high-volume, short-tail keyword phrases. Heck, any competitive keyword can pose a challenge, even for well-established sites. I often hear experts talk about going after the low-hanging fruit of keywords. “Forget …
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