Archive for April, 2012

7 Real Mobile Duplicate Content SEO Issues

2012/04/30

Ask someone who’s new to mobile SEO about it and they’re almost sure to tell you that mobile sites are duplicate content. The fear is that having the same content on two URLs will do the same thing it does in traditional SEO and split link equity and social shares, making it more difficult for Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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What Are the CIVETS and Why Are They Important Parts of the Foreign Language Internet Mix?

2012/04/30

The term CIVETS might sound like small furry mammals found in Africa. But if you’re speaking to an international marketer or entrepreneur, they’re probably talking about a group of countries tipped to be major emerging markets

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The Real Impact of the Google SmartPhone Crawler (Part 2): Generating Mobile Redirects Properly

2012/04/30

Posted by Suzzicks This post was originally in YouMoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community.

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Poll: Were You Impacted By The Google Penguin Update?

2012/04/30

With the Google Panda update we ran a poll and noted 40% were negatively impacted by Panda. I want to run a poll now and see how many sites were negatively impacted by the Google Penguin update..

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12 Timeless Link Building Tips for Business Blogs

2012/04/30

Link Building for Business Blogs Doesn't Need to Be Risky As a key component of a hub and spoke online marketing strategy, blogs can be very effective for social media network engagement, online PR, customer service, and as search engine optimization assets. While there are numerous cases studies of business blogs (I like to think  Online Marketing Blog is one) providing tremendous value, blogs are simply software tools and what you get out of them is in proportion to how well you know how to use them.

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Google Releases Full FCC Street View Report

2012/04/30

On Friday evening, Google released the full 25-page document detailing the recent investigation by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) into Google Street View. The Google Street View project, which used hundreds of high-tech cars equipped with special photographic equipment to collect images of streets, enabled Google Maps to provide users with 360-degree views of streets Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Social Shares: The New Link Building

2012/04/30

The web is awash with articles about how “social shares” (aka – mentions and link sharing on popular social networking sites) will be the “next big thing” in the world of link building.  But do you really think that Google’s going to be gamed by the thousands of “+1” votes or hundreds of automated followers Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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3 Pillars of SEO Competitive Analysis

2012/04/30

We know where we want to rank, we know who is ranking there but how will we get there?

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PPC Ads: Testing User Reviews to Increase CTR

2012/04/30

Robust user reviews and the inclusion of reviews and other user generated content increases conversions. So can we use that dynamic for PPC ads as well? Yes we can! Here’s how you can give your PPC ads a performance a boost.

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Gathering More Data: Time to Take and Share the 2012 Industry Survey

2012/04/30

Posted by Erica McGillivray Because we want to gather the best data from a wider sample set, we've extended the Industry Survey deadline until Friday, May 18th.

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