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“How does social media work with SEO?”
“ Do I really need to do Twitter?”
“How much will it cost to get my site on top of the search engines?”
“What are the best keywords?”
“Why did my traffic just take a hit recently?”
These are just a few of the questions that I hear almost every day. Thankfully my [...]
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Social Media Overtakes Google…In The UK
Hitwise’s latest report shows social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter got more visits than search engines but ONLY in the UK. According to Hitwise, during May 11.88% of UK Internet visits were to social media sites, while only 11.33% were to search engines.
Hitwise also found out that 55% of the overall Internet [...]
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Mayday Google Algorithm Update
Get comfy – this post is one of my longer ones. But it’s full of very important current information about some Google changes.
The Mayday Update
Have you been hearing all the talk about the Mayday update and all the fallout? I’m going to break it all down and tell you what it means and what you [...]
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New SERPs in Google
In May 2010 Google launched their new Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) – for the beginners who are not familiar with the terminology the SERPs are the page you see your results on after you perform a search in Google.
With the new design, Google is forcing users to notice all the options available to them.
It’s [...]
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Indexed URL issues in Google Webmaster Tools
Google reports they are aware of issues with the indexed URL count in Google Webmaster Tools.
Hear it straight from Google:
Known issue: Sitemaps indexed URL count showing zero indexed URLs
The indexed URL counts for Sitemaps that you have submitted in Webmaster Tools may be showing zero (0) indexed URLs for some sites. We are aware of [...]
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Google’s Real-Time Search Includes Facebook Fan Pages Now
Back in December Google announced their deal with Facebook to list feeds from Facebook in their real-time search results. Although they reached a deal, the data wasn’t making it into the feeds until now. Google tweeted that Facebook Fan Pages feed are not officially part of real-search results.
What you need to know:
The only updates that [...]
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SEO and Social Media Questions Answered
I’ve asked you to submit your top questions related to growing your business online. I am working my way through answering the questions. Here are a couple to get us started:
How do I get links into my site?
An age old question that has left many site owners confused and frustrated. Google is pretty finicky about [...]
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SEO Interview
Roger from SENinja.com and I had 2 great chats about SEO. He interviewed me on some hot topics in SEO. All the questions were submitted by people that follow his Blog and needed answers.
There are 2 ways you can access these interviews:
Listen on Roger’s Blog:
Interview 1: http://seninja.com/blog/jennifer-horowitz
Interview 2: http://seninja.com/blog/jennifer-horowitz/2
Download and listen on your iPod [...]
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Important Info on Twitter and Real Time Search
Everyone is trying to understand more about Real Time Search and how they can get their tweets ranked. Here are a couple bits of useful information to help you better understand.
Statement from Bing: “If someone has a lot of followers, his/her Tweet may get ranked higher. If a tweet is exactly the same as other [...]
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Google Personalization: Tips For Site Owners and Searchers
Google personalization of search results continues to be a hot topic of conversation and most people aren’t happy about it. There are privacy concerns, some people have concerns about getting sites ranked, some people feel it doesn’t actually help improve their results.
Regardless of how you feel about it, it’s here (at least for now). So [...]
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