Archive for August, 2010

Can Link Building Give You or Your Client a Bad Reputation?

2010/08/23

Reputation management is a growing concern on the Internet, as it takes a lot more effort to get a negative item off of the top 10 search results for your name or company than it does for that negative item to get in those results.

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Why Are My Search Query Counts in Google Webmaster Tools The Same?

2010/08/23

If you ever login to see your Google Webmaster Tools search query reports you may notice that from day to day, the chart may display the same number of queries.

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Difference Between Video Sitemaps & Video Sitemaps Labs Report in Google Webmaster Tools

2010/08/23

A couple weeks ago, Google released a new labs report named video sitemaps errors. So now there are two reports in Google Webmaster Tools reporting on your video sitemaps

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Google Updating Search Results As You Type

2010/08/23

Rob Ousbey spotted Google updating the search results as he typed in the Google search box. This is literally shocking and intriguing for me.

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Test: Google Updating Search Results As You Type

2010/08/23

Rob Ousbey documented on video how Google is testing a feature where the search results on the page are updating as you type your search query. This is a form of search query refinement and Google Suggest that dynamically modifies the search results on the page as you type

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Google Thinks Some Searches Are Worth A Single Domain Of Results

2010/08/23

Last week I covered the news that Google was letting a single domain dominate the search results for some particular queries.

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Google’s International Filter Loosened Up?

2010/08/23

A WebmasterWorld thread has several webmasters and SEOs claiming a huge increase in traffic to their country specific web sites. The first example given was a site that primarily targets Australia and has done well in Google Australia is now..

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A Picture (and Blog Post) Worth 14k Words

2010/08/23

It’s been my experience with social media and marketing that there are communities of people out there just waiting to be given a reason to send a retweet, post a comment, or share a link. As Internet marketers, it’s sometimes our job to give these communities that reason. With the above in mind, a few days ago, the fair Julie Joyce contributed a piece here on Search Engine Journal about the virtues of infographics

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3 Facebook Limitations You as a Marketer Should Be Aware of

2010/08/23

Facebook is an awesome social media marketing tool and the brand Facebook presence is GOLD but it has some bugs and limitations you should be aware of before trying to leverage the platform.

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The Four Pillars of Building Instant Trust Online – Tim Ash Keynote

2010/08/23

Websites and landing pages face very real trust issues – for consumers they can be a scary and uncertain place. Before people will take a desired action, their concerns and anxieties must be addresses

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