Archive for March, 2012

Rates Increase Saturday for Search Engine Land’s SMX Advanced Conference – Register!

2012/03/19

Time is running out! Super Early Bird rates for Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced expire this Saturday, March 24th. Register now to attend the only conference designed exclusively for experienced search marketers. Now in its sixth year, SMX Advanced is a fast paced, engaging, and intimate…

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Can Windows 8 Rescue the Dying PC from Apple’s iPad?

2012/03/19

Apple, who recently launched the third generation iPad, has dominated technology news and generated record-breaking sales for their newest tablet. Since the technology giant launched the iPad two years ago, over 55 million of the popular tablets have sold. With sales for the iPad steadily increasing, Apple has predicted they will match this number in Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Pinterest Of Course Has Nofollows

2012/03/19

This probably goes without saying, but the incredibly popular and growing social sharing and media site, Pinterest does nofollow links to third party sites.

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Startups Begin ‘About Face’ RE: Facebook

2012/03/19

Startups have to learn to walk before running toward success.  Take a quick perusal of the Web; you’ll find an endless supply of tips and suggestions about Facebook, enough to make Mark Zuckerberg blush.  However, sometimes it’s popular to go against the grain.  Afterall, is Facebook such a great investment of time and money?  Some Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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The Curious Case of Social Buttons in E-commerce

2012/03/19

Shopping search technology company, The Find, shared some research into the implementation of social buttons on e-commerce sites exclusively with SEW. The study reveals how which social buttons and plugins are the favorites among e-commerce sites.

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Using The API To Get More Google Webmaster Tools Crawl Error Data

2012/03/19

A week ago, Google revamped their Webmaster Tools Crawl Errors user interfaces and reporting. It led many asking, how do I get the detailed reports I am use to getting…

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Google Places Ranking Factors – The PhD Version

2012/03/19

Bizible, a start-up that makes local marketing software for SMBs, approached me recently* to preview the results of a Google Places Ranking Factors study they had conducted and I was intrigued enough by their findings to share some of them here. Bizible’s team is made up of former Bing… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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One URL To Rule Them All For Mobile SEO

2012/03/19

A core element of mobile SEO is to determine where the mobile content will reside in relation to that of the standard desktop orientated site.

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The Latest & Greatest On SEO Pagination

2012/03/19

Technical SEO topics such as pagination are near and dear to my heart. This article will build upon and update my previous treatment of pagination and SEO

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3 Common PPC Ad Copy Flops

2012/03/19

For many years, I’ve been participating in sessions/panels where I comment on PPC ad copy volunteered by an audience. As crowds tend to go wild for this type of session, in this article, I’ve decided to focus on some bad PPC ad copy and provide several fixes to improve it

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