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3 Recent Google Updates: What You Should Know
How does AMPs, disclosure guidelines, and 4 packs impact or affect you and your company?
Google’s Local Business Cards and the Possible Impact on Search
Google’s Local Business Cards could have significant impact on local search. Here’s what we know so far.
Jenny Halasz Talks About Canonicals on #AskAnSEO
For #AskAnSEO, Jenny Halasz talks about canonicals and consistency, and how it can help search engines in saving time to crawl your website.
Is Adwords Express Better Than Adwords for Local Businesses?
BrightLocal’s survey shows that Adwords Express doesn’t deliver same value as the normal Adwords.
What Everyone Ought to Know About User Experience Design
User experience is crucial in today’s competitive digital marketplace. Make sure your message is heard by developing an impactful user experience.
Google Ranking Restaurant Searches by “Best” and “Cheapest”
SEOs have been noticing when conducting searches for local places that modifiers like “best” and “cheapest” are being taken into consideration.
5 Strategies Unlocked From Google’s Quality Rating Guidelines
Hidden within Google’s search quality rating guidelines are five important insights into the kinds of sites Google aspires to rank.
Don’t Launch a WordPress Site Before You Go Through This Checklist
A list of things to check off before you launch your next WordPress website so that you can secure SEO bliss.
SEJ Insiders: Our Marketing Nerds Podcast Tools and Resources
Here are our favorite tools and resources that we use specially for recording and editing our Marketing Nerds podcast.
#SEJThinkTank Webinar Recap: Top 5 Adwords Hacks With Larry Kim of Wordstream
On Wednesday, March 16th, the SEJ ThinkTank welcomed WordStream CEO Larry Kim back to talk about his favorite PPC hacks.
Google’s Transparency Report to Include HTTPS Adoption Rates
In an effort to track the progress of HTTPS adoption, Google will now include information related to HTTPS in its transparency report. Within the report,...
Your Mobile Site May Fail Without Proper Optimization: Insight From #SEJSummit Speaker Anne Ahola Ward
I’m excited to welcome Anne Ahold Ward as one of our speakers for the first SEJ Summit of 2016, happening in Santa Monica. Anne will...
An Inside Look at SEJ: The WordPress Plugins We Use
WordPress plugins help SEJ to run as smooth as possible so we can serve are readers better. Here are what’s on our arsenal as of...
9 Things to Validate While Auditing E-Commerce Sites for SEO
A checklist of things you shouldn’t miss when doing an SEO audit of your e-commerce sites.
Google Maps for iOS Receives ’Add a Pitstop’ Feature
Google announced the ‘Add a Pitstop’ feature within Google Maps is now available on iOS devices in all countries where navigation is offered.
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Already Live For Some
Google’s anticipated Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project is already being seen by some searchers ahead of the official February 24 launch date.
How to Create Powerful “Linkable Assets” In 3 Steps Using Ahrefs
What does a white-hat SEO do when they need to naturally attract a ton of links to their client’s site? Create a linkable asset.
Where Local Searches Start: Learning Where to Market Your Small Business
If your local search strategy is mostly focused on local SEO and the likes of Google, Bing and Yahoo, you’re likely missing out on some...
How to Find Influencers for Local SEO
An influencer is a great way to improve local SEO and help get your brand out in front or your audience. Learn how to find...
Google Translate Now Available in Over 100 Languages
Google announced it has updated Translate with 13 new languages, now offering translations between 103 languages in total.
Twitter Introduces a Non-Reverse-Chronological Timeline
Twitter launched what it is calling an “improved timeline”. Twitter is calling it an improvement due to the fact it will surface “important” tweets at...
Google to Drop Flash for HTML5 Ads in January 2017
Google intends to drop support for Flash-based ads in favor of ads coded in HTML5 in January 2017. That’s a long way off, but it...
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Win Tickets to Napa Summit: Wine Country Networking with Big Brand Marketers [SPONSORED]
Napa Summit is the only event dedicated to Enterprise SEO where you can spend the entire day learning from industry experts.
Biggest Savings on #SEJSummit Santa Monica Ends This Week
Get a great deal on your SEJ Summit Santa Monica ticket before Friday to save major $$$.
Google Encouraging Business Owners to Keep Knowledge Graph Info Up-to-Date
When was the last time you checked if the Knowledge Graph information for your business up-to-date? Next time you conduct a Google search you may...
An Important SEO Lesson From a Squandered Super Bowl Commercial
AT&T’s squandered Super Bowl commercial should serve as a stark reminder that in web marketing, everything counts.
5 Hacks to Optimize Every Piece of Content You Create for SEO
Want to drive sustainable organic search traffic and increase visibility in search engines? Here are five ways to optimize your content for SEO.
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The History of Google’s Biggest Changes over Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
Keyword rankings are no longer as meaningful as they once where. In this infographic, MWI highlighted some of the most common theme changes over time.
#SEJThinkTank Recap: Real Link Building in 2016: Scaling Human Effort
On January 20, 2016 Cody Cahill & Amy Merrill of Page One Power joined Loren Baker & SEJThinkTank for an hour-long webinar about real link...
Google’s Next Penguin Update to Happen Within “Weeks”
The next Penguin update is due to roll out within weeks. At the very latest, it should launch by the end of this quarter.