Being an SEO expert means being a scientist not an artist

Join Reddit in Helping Haiti

January 16, 2010

Be as awsome as reddit is. Visit this link and donate .

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Dos And Don’ts Of Google Local

January 15, 2010

Guest post by my fiancee. Local search is expanding. According to Google, 73% of all online activity is local – with this number constantly growing. Naturally, you want your business to benefit from Google local search. Read through our list of “Dos And Don’ts” to learn how to create a great Google local listing, and [...]

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January 15, 2010

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Mike’s blog rules

January 10, 2010

Just wanted to remind everyone how awesome this blog is for anyone interested in local search marketing and Google Maps in particular.

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Conversion Rate Optimization Tutorial

January 10, 2010

I like to say that Conversion Rate Optimization is the “gift that keeps on giving”. By which I simply mean that an increase in conversions now will still be in effect making extra profits for your company for years to come. Sometimes I find that people dipping their toe into the conversion optimisation waters give [...]

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Congrats Google, you are the word of the decade!

January 9, 2010

The decade that finished in recession has been kind to Google. They went from an obscure search engine  called “BackRub” to one of the most frequently used verbs of today. Don’t believe me? Google it. Oh yeah, they stopped being just a search engine a while ago, and are on the path of world domination.

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A strange day in Googleland?

January 8, 2010

Webmaster forums are full of horror stories. According to Google, Caffeine is not live yet. But judging by the number of reported ranking shifts, it seems that something went live. Perhaps a set of algorithm changes that is still being tweaked. Or is Google running tests on a very large sample of websites ? Read [...]

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SEO can’t blend, according to Google

November 17, 2009

Google doesn’t seem to blend SEO or web design related local search queries anymore.  Not even for New York City. Don’t believe me? Click on the screen shot below! Yup. If you decide to look for a web designer or an SEO in New York City, Google will not serve you with an authoritative oneBox [...]

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How to verify a Google local business listing ?

November 9, 2009

Google decided to tell us how to verify listings.

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As Google’s algorithms evolve, is it better to have exceptional links and mediocre content, or exceptional content and mediocre links? By links I mean inbound link quality/quantity. Can you sites with awesome content outrank mediocre/established sites?

October 15, 2009

Google always have to trade off the balance between authority and topicality, for the lack of the better word. If somebody types in ‘viagra’, which is one of the most spammed terms in the world, you want something that’s about Viagra, not just something that has a lot of authority, like Newsweek, Times that is [...]

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