Google Celebrates it’s 13th birthday!
Yesterday September 28th was Google’s 13th birthday. Yesterday’s doodle hinted at a little more than previous years. Read More »Google Celebrates it’s 13th birthday!
Yesterday September 28th was Google’s 13th birthday. Yesterday’s doodle hinted at a little more than previous years. Read More »Google Celebrates it’s 13th birthday!
We have been working with a lot of customers that already have a website, already are paying someone to help them manage it, but either aren’t happy, or are interested in saving some money on hosting, SEO, SEM, or whatever. When we start the engagement it becomes obvious that there are some major roadblocks that have to be overcome, and some that simply might not! Here are 4 simple ways to make sure you are protecitng yourself when working with a third party web or SEO company.Read More »4 simple ways to protect your business when working with a Third Party SEO or Web Development Company
Yesterday a client, who hosts a bit of images on his site, approached me about his Google Analytics. The Client noticed that suddenly his number of referrals went down, but at the same time his organic search trends were increasing. He couldn’t understand it, and personally neither could I.
Read More »Don’t freak out… your images are no longer Referrals
Recently I have gotten a lot of questions from business owners. They typically ask “What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? And why do I need it when my site is cool enough?” So I began a very simple process or set of canned responses. Some might seem harsh, but more often than not, they are true.Read More »SEO Combats Egocentric Site Syndrome
With the launch of Google+ less than 1 month ago, today marks a historic moment. They have reached the 20 million user mark. Now the question is what happens from here. Well, based on my math (which isn’t always the best), this shows two interesting trends. The first the overall adoption of social platforms as a must have thing, as well as the fact that the beat the 3 years it took Facebook to reach the same number.Read More »Google+ on the fast track to take over Facebook
So many of you have noticed the new “Google Black”, or the re-branding of the Google SERP (search engine results page) but most never thought much of it. All of the search geeks however wondered why they would mess with something that everyone in the world wanted to imitate. The simple answer is that Google is again preparing to battle Facebook with a new service called Google +.Read More »Google +, – Realtime, all a plan?
Recently Optify performed a study related to the click through rate of the top results on Google. According to this study, 58.4% of all clicks that come through come through on the top three positions.Read More »Being on the top, brings the visitors (58.4% of them to be exact)!
For those that have not really followed Google for some time, it is time for the 5 minute rundown of their history, and the “collateral damage” that it causes for those of us in the SEO field.Read More »Google’s Collateral Damage
In the recent past I have gotten into a few debates on the topic of which aspect of a website should proceed the other. Many believe that if you don’t design the site well, users won’t use it at all. Others believe that you MUST determine your SEO strategy first before even looking at a website’s design. This is really as the “Chicken or Egg” debate. My answer, raise cows not chickens!Read More »Website Design vs SEO… which comes first?
Alot people ask “How do I make my website #1 on Google?” There are 5 simple facts that will help. These facts, if implemented on your site will take your site to the top (if not to the first position.Read More »The 5 simple facts about how to make your site #1 on Google