If you’re already doing these, I applaud you. Do nothing, and failure is sure to come your way. The post 7 Ways to Slow Business Growth and Let Your Competition Win [SATIRE] by @stoneyd appeared first on Search Engine Journal

This week in search, I posted my monthly Google webmaster report, check it out. Google may have done a larger search quality update this week on February 7th. A Google bug..

Back in August 2016, Google warned that it would be releasing an algorithm to crack down on interstitials on mobile pages. Now that the update has been live for a month, columnist Glenn Gabe shares his findings on the impact.

Wondering how to make a good impression with potential clients? Columnist Lydia Jorden shares her process for successfully pitching to local businesses, even if they don’t have much SEO knowledge.

Want to know what makes an e-commerce site rank well in Google? This study explores those ranking signals. The post Searchmetrics e-commerce ranking factors study says easy e-commerce sites rank higher in Google appeared first on Search Engine Land.

How to Convert Mobile Browsers to Buyers [Infographic] Even though mobile is booming — creating 60% of online traffic — we’re still only seeing 16% of conversions coming from mobile. Conversions from desktop are typically 50% greater than the few mobile conversions we do see. This infographic shows how to improve mobile conversions through data.

When executed properly, Facebook ads can be incredibly lucrative. However, if your ads don’t connect with your audience, you’ll never be successful

In this new working world and with the constant changes in technology, how do we keep ourselves from burning out?

In July, we reported that converted clicks is retiring on September 21, 2016 but Google extended that to next month. Google posted a reminder on Google+ saying converted clicks is being retired next month, in March 2017…