Monthly Archives: February 2012

Google Confirms Panda 3.3 Update, Plus Changes To How It Evaluates Links, Local Search Rankings & Much More

Google has confirmed a new Panda update at the same time that it’s announcing 40 search updates that happened in February (or are in progress right now). It would be all but impossible to fully sum up the full slate … Continue reading

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Interview with Dan Austin, a Google Maps spam fighter

Google Maps nowadays is full of bad data, or outright spam and scam. Google management seems to not really care that much as these have been around for years. However, there are a few volunteers out there who dedicate uncountable … Continue reading

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How to Do Keyword Research

Thanks to the Internet and search algorithms, people have learned to express their informational need in the form of keyword queries. Keywords can be easily called the major concept of the global theory of search optimisation because they are the … Continue reading

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The Complete Guide to Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing

Search Engine Optimization often is a difficult topic and not every blogger agrees that much time should be spend at it but too often people discussing the topic do not know what it all entails. So we sat down and … Continue reading

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New Google research: Reaching your audience effectively with YouTube TrueView Ads

We’re excited to share a new study that gives great insights on how to make your ads compelling enough so that people want to watch, not skip them. We’ve recently conducted a survey of more than 1,600 Americans aged 18-45 … Continue reading

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Introducing Enhanced Ad Sitelinks

We’ve talked before about how useful ad sitelinks can be. They give users more options, and deliver advertisers more clicks. On average, the clickthrough rate is 30% higher for ads with sitelinks than those without. And we’ve continued experimenting with … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons Your Facebook Campaign Isn’t Working

To most PPC marketers, the Facebook paid ads program represents an ideal marketing opportunity. Finally, you aren’t limited to targeting your ads based on geographic location and time of day alone (I’m looking at you, Google Adwords!). In fact, if … Continue reading

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Tips for creating successful text ads

It’s not easy fitting everything you want to say about your business in just a few words. Start by taking a moment to consider what you want to do with your ad. Then use the six guidelines in this article … Continue reading

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Writing Google Places Reviews to Improve Rankings

A business owner recently asked me how to go about building positive reviews in a way that would "optimize" their Google Maps listing. This is about as provocative a topic as it gets in the Local Search community, I know, … Continue reading

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