30 day challenge: no social media, no news
I realized that I didn’t mention this widely: my current 30 day challenge (July 2013) is not to read any news or social media. So no Twitter, Google News, Techmeme, Google+, Hacker News, Reddit, Imgur,...
View Article5 Important Principles Of Effective Infographics by @shellharris
Infographics have gained in popularity over the past half-decade, due primarily to the sharing of information on public social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and, more recently, Pinterest. In...
View ArticleHow To Search Nearby In The New Google Maps
As you know, Google Maps opened up the new Google Maps to all users who want to preview it. With that, comes confusion on how to use the new interface. That being said, the truth is, I am frequently...
View ArticlePost Penguin 2.0 Local SEO Strategies for Small Business by @hirenponkia
It is now official that Google has launched Penguin 2.0 on May 22. Penguin 2.0 is a much “deeper” algorithmic update with increased focus on flushing out sites that were benefited from link spam. It...
View Article30 day challenge: Chromebook Pixel
For May 2013 I decided to try making a Chromebook Pixel my primary laptop. So how did it go? Well, the short version is that I’m still a happy Pixel user, almost three months after my one month...
View ArticleCould Google Authorship Offer Protection Against Future Google Updates? by...
image credit: Shutterstock After the roll out of Penguin 2.0 by Matt Cutts and the Google Webspam Team, the SEO industry as a whole is just starting to get to the bottom of who was hit and why. The...
View ArticlePandas And Loyalty
SEOs debate ranking metrics over and over, but if there’s one thing for sure, it’s that Google no longer works the same way it used to. The fundamental shift in the past couple of years has been more...
View ArticleWhat Are The 4 H’s of SEO? by @tbrodbeck
We have now entered the month of July and that means it is time for county 4-H fairs! If you didn’t grow up in a 4-H family and don’t have the 4-H creed memorized by heart, the four “H’s” in 4-H stand...
View Article30 day challenge: record a second of video every day
For June 2013, my 30 day challenge was to record a second of video every day. I was inspired by Cesar Kuriyama’s wonderful TED talk about how he records a second of video every day. There’s a couple...
View ArticleTen Factors To Consider Before Spending Money On Facebook Ads by @sujanpatel
If you’re reading this, then it’s probably because you or your company has been thinking about launching a Facebook page. This social network currently boasts over one billion members, which is what...
View ArticleHow Vertical Search and Semantic Technology Will Change Digital Advertising...
Even those of us firmly entrenched in the world of digital advertising need only to watch an episode of Mad Men to be struck yet again by how much marketing has evolved. Where we once looked to...
View ArticleGoogle Scientist: We Want To Be Able To Respond To A Query Like “Book Me A...
Will the day come that Google can successfully respond when you tell it something like, “Book me a trip to Washington, DC” — walking you through all the queries and answers needed to complete such a...
View ArticleAdd Reviews On Yelp Directly From The Mobile App by @smorgs13
Not too long ago, Jeff Chiarelli, taught us how simple it is to claim a Yelp profile. Did you take his advice? Today Yelp released an update (specifically to iOS devices first) to the mobile app that...
View ArticleSEJ Dallas Meetup Speaker Brent Csutoras on Starting Out, Starting Over and...
Brent Csutoras has been in many different roles in the social media game. As an entrepreneur, he’s founded several marketing companies. As a strategist, he’s on advisory boards for several companies...
View ArticleWeekly Feature for Fashion & Beauty Fanatics: Q&A with Sarah Park of The...
Sarah Park of The Weekend Diary. As a PR professional and blogger, Sarah Park of The Weekend Diary is a double threat. She showcases her personal style, beauty tips and healthy recipes on her blog,...
View ArticleSecuring your Google Account after a possible hack
A couple friends have recently had security scares with their Gmail account where they were worried that their accounts might have been hacked. I was emailing one of them about how to make sure that...
View ArticleTop 21 Brands Getting The Most Out of Tumblr by @albertcostill
Compared to rivals Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest, Tumblr may not be the go-to social media site. But, after the company was acquired by Yahoo! for a whooping $1.1 billion in May 2013,...
View Article5 Search Query Operators Every SEO Should Know by @jaysondemers
Much of what SEO professionals do on a daily basis is research. When starting a new project, the focus usually begins with researching the right keywords for the campaign. It’s easy to spend hours...
View ArticleWhy Your Business Can’t Survive Without PR and SEO
This is a guest post by Chelsi Stenger, search media networker at DigitalRelevance. Historically, PR and SEO have worked in parallel as two separate practices. Now, the walls are coming down and each...
View ArticleSearchCap: The Day In Search, August 28, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Gets 5,000 Reconsideration Requests Per Week Google’s...
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