Google’s latest update – widely known as the “Panda” or “Farmer” update – led to some pretty dramatic shake-ups in the SERPs, striking a major blow to previously “untouchable” sites like Associated Content, Mahalo and Suite 101 (as pictured below). Smaller publishers felt the sting as well, seeing a major …
Does Google PageRank Matter Anymore?
In the latest PageRank update, plenty of high PR sites actually lost rank, despite continuing to offer high quality content and good user experiences. So what gives? Is Google sending a message with its most recent update, or is it possible that PageRank simply isn’t as important as it once …
Little Known Ways to Perform SEO Keyword Research Revealed
Keywords and keyword phrases are the currency of the internet, and it’s no secret that good search engine optimization is built on in depth keyword research. But don’t just click open the same tired keyword research tools or navigate over to Google’s external keyword tool yet again. Instead, consider some …
Killer Internal Linking Strategies for SEO
In the world of SEO, external backlinks get about 100 times the news coverage as their counterpart – the internal links that make up the navigation structure of a website. In fact, if the web were the Brady Bunch, external backlinks would be the uber-popular Marcia and internal links would …
How Google+ Can Affect SEO and Social Search
When Google first debuted its “+1″ button in March 2011, the critical reception was somewhat cool. With a stylization that was strikingly to Facebook’s “Like” button, the “+1″ feature had most SEO and internet marketing analysts labeling it a cheap rip-off, destined for the obscurity of Google’s ill-fated Wave and …
Are You the Tortoise or the Hare of SEO?
Aesop’s classic fable about the Tortoise and the Hare has been told for generations as a cautionary tale encouraging readers to take the time to do things right from the start. In the story, the quick Hare encounters a slow moving Tortoise on the road and challenges him to a …
20 SEO Blogs You Need to Bookmark
Though it can be tempting to only listen to the A-list writers and bloggers in the internet marketing industry. However, you can refine your own business practices further when you see how a variety of people are dealing with similar situations, and read honest writing from others in your position. …
How to Brainstorm Great Viral Content
As soon as you receive a link to a new piece of viral content, I know what goes through your head: “I could have thought of that.” And it’s true – information goes viral when it more vividly depicts or proves something that many have suspected but never proven. But …
Facebook VS. Google+ [Infographic]
Once Google+ started about two weeks ago, the buzz online has driven more than 10 million members to the new social networking site in some sort of snowball effect. Facebook is still dominating the social media market, but with the increased popularity of Google+, the battle for social media supremacy …
How to Increase iPhone and Android App Store Rankings
So you’re a developer who just polished off the next must-have app for any smartphone or tablet. How can you help your app rise to the top of the search results? No matter which app store or marketplace you are using to distribute your app, don’t forget to think about …