Question: Following instructions from your free on-page SEO guide, I am re-writing the meta descriptions for my pages to make them more search engine friendly. In doing this, I have one description that I want to use quotes in. Is it ok to use quotes in my meta description? -Val, Bloomington, IllinoisRead More
LinkedIn New Design: Video Tour of the New LinkedIn Interface
Once again, LinkedIn has updated their interface. Since LinkedIn is a critical part of our SEO and social media software, we thought we’d present you with a tour of the new changes.Read More
When and Why Google Should Fear Facebook: A Behavioral Analysis
While experts give us exhaustive speculation on user behavior, the best way to understand how people currently use Facebook and Google is to watch them.
Google vs Facebook: Follow the Clicks!
With all the hubbub surrounding the launch of the of the new “Facbook Graph Search” feature, many speculated that this would spell the beginning of the end for Google search. This is not the case. I will tell you when and why Google should fear Facebook based on user behavior.Read More
5 Easy Steps for Recovering from Google Panda Penalty
Google Panda update was a change in the Google’s ranking algorithm that was launched on 24th Feb 2011 and affected around 12% of the search results. This was a major update specifically done to target content farms which provided thin content written for the purpose of ranking higher in the search results. This update rewarded high quality sites that provided a great user experience.
Use Hashtags for Better Marketing with Social Media
The effective use of hashtags in social media can drastically increase your online success.
Hashtags Increase Social Media Success!
How to Create a Profitable Automated Email Campaign
Automated email campaigns are perhaps the best way to facilitate your online marketing efforts. In this article, I have put together nine tips for you to follow so that you can create successful automated email campaigns.
9 Tips for Effective Auotmated Email Campaigns
Facebook Business Page: “Invite Friends” Unavailable
Question: On my Facebook Business page, the invite friends option is not available. I only see the “invite email contacts”. I have read and agree that inviting all of your existing Facebook friends is a good idea to jumpstart your Facebook business page but I can’t seem to find the option. Can you help? Thanks, Barbara–Sacramento, CA
URL of Facebook Wall Post?
Question: I would like to share my Facebook Wall posts to other outlets but I can’t seem to get the URL. What is the URL of a Facebook wall post? –Kathy, Topeka, KansasRead More
Top 5 Pinterest Tips to Increase Engagement Levels
Pinterest topped the list as the most engaging and fastest growing social network in 2012, and its popularity is not going to wane anytime soon. The concept is pretty simple – pin up images you like on your board and share it with others in your network.
On-Page SEO Examples
In this article, we are going to present some examples of on-page SEO. When you look at these on-page SEO examples, you will gain a good understanding of on-page SEO techniques that work…and those that do not!
On-Page SEO: A View From Above
Before we delve into the nuts and bolts of how to specifically optimize your web pages and what, if any, changes to implement, let us take a view from above. Read More
On-Page SEO: Choose Keywords Wisely
Are you implementing solid on-page SEO on your web pages? In this article, we will take a look at the importance of on-page SEO, the most common on-page SEO mistake, and how you can ensure that you choose your keywords wisely so that your pages get found by the search engines.Read More
Google Authorship How To Video
Are you implementing Google Authorship yet? If not, you are losing to your competitors. On this page, we will illustrate why Google Authorship is important and bring you our how to implement Google Authorship video.Read More
On-Page SEO vs Off-Page SEO
This article discusses the difference between On-Page SEO and Off-Page search engine optimization.
Before delving into On-Page SEO (also called OPSEO), let’s make sure that we know where it fits in the larger concept of search engine optimization. Read More
WordPress and Robots.txt File: Examples and Best Practices [2020 Edition]
Question: I use WordPress and I am wondering if I should create a robots.txt file. I have read in various places that I should and other places that WordPress creates its own robots.txt file. What’s the real story? –Tim, Madison, Wisconsin
SEO and Web Content Writing: How Often Should I Post New Web Content?
Question: I am new to SEO and I am trying to understand how often I should be writing web content for my business. I have heard that I should write web content frequently so that my website gets maximum exposure in the search engines. From an SEO perspective, how often would you recommend that I create new content? –Sharon, Sun Valley, IdahoRead More