Penguin 2.0 launched May 22nd, causing many sites to lose vital rankings, visibility, and traffic. This will without a doubt lead to yet another wave of link removal projects, which have been prevalent since Penguin 1.0. Before diving into your backlink portfolio and attempting a Penguin recovery, here are 5 important link removal facts of Author information Jon Ball The post 5 Important Link Removal Facts Post Penguin 2.0 appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google has confirmed that there are current issues with displaying authorship rich snippets on “very few sites.” A Google spokesperson told us “it’s something we’re actively working on” but that only “it affects very few sites” on the internet.

SEO has become a very complex job. Has it become too complicated for you to continue doing it yourself?

Joe Pulizzi rocking his talk at Content Marketing World 2012 There’s some serious momentum growing in the digital marketing world and companies world-wide are scrambling to figure out one of the most important pieces for success: content. What better way to close the gap between early maturity model stages and a path to greater profitability than learning from top experts who have already “been there, done that”? Content Marketing World coming up Sept 9-11 will provide the answers many digital marketers are looking for

Omni-channel retail marketers with online sites and offline stores have often wondered about the effect that weather might have on their site traffic (which in turn would affect their paid search bidding strategies). There appear to be three competing hypotheses about weather affecting site..

Organic search is extremely effective at reaching new audiences, causing many to forgo the integrated approach and focus just on SEO.

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In May, Google released a very early preview of the new Google Maps design and then gave out limited invites to play with the new maps.

The tools available for mining and identifying keywords that will drive the highest ROI are extensive, but often the best place to start is at the search engines. Here’s how to discover new keyword opportunities for local businesses using Google.

In the aftermath of Google’s Penguin 2.0 update, more attention is being paid to sites’ link profiles. Whether your objective is a complete link audit and rebuild or simply removing a questionable link from your site’s history, the good news is that there are several ways to do it.