Monthly Archives: March 2012

Stop Paying for Stupid Clicks: Negative Keywords for Positive ROI

One of my guilty pleasures is looking through the search query reports (SQR) of an AdWords campaign for the cringe-worthy search queries that led to someone clicking on a PPC ad. Really Google? You felt thatgoat transportation cost was related … Continue reading

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Exploring the New Features in Bing Webmaster Tools

Bing recently announced some pretty cool new features within their Webmaster Tools, so in this blog post we are going to delve a little deeper to see exactly what these tools are capable of. The Markup Validator (Beta) Found within … Continue reading

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11 Google Analytics Tricks to Use for Your Website

Do you know what is the most common question that I get every day on social media, forums or email? "How to get insights about my Google Analytics data?" People approach me saying that they have a Google Analytics account … Continue reading

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Mobile search campaigns: Get the most out of them with DoubleClick Search

A few relevant statistics: Smartphone users now account for 9% of all online traffic Mobile searches have grown by 400% since 2010 By 2013, more people will use mobile devices than PCs to get online All of these figures are … Continue reading

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Go With The (Google Analytics Event) Flow

Google Analytics launched a series of enhancements to the Flow Visualization reports. The enhancements include the ability to do a date comparison of the Flow Visualization report and the ability to use other types of goals in the goal flow … Continue reading

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7 ways to Increase Sales by creating Trust

The key to conversing a visitor into a client is the creation of trust. Your product can be the greatest thing on earth or the dullest office supply ever, both can be sold online when your visitor knows you are … Continue reading

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Domain Names With Geo Specific Keywords Offer Local Ranking Opportunities

Most local search professionals will tell you that citations and site relevance to the target geo are the keys to ranking in local search engine results pages (SERPs). Testing and retesting old methods is part of maintaining SEO strategies so … Continue reading

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Top 10 PPC Campaign Mistakes

10. Not Using Geographical Targeting Whether you’re an international conglomerate or a localized small business, geographical targeting is tremendously important. Avoid wasted spend by only targeting the areas that offer maximum ROI. For small businesses, maximum return might only occur … Continue reading

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Local SEO Advice – Business Profile Accuracy is Critical

While some in the brick-and-mortar business world still believe that the web is only for global corporations and eCommerce sites, most have come around and realized the importance of online marketing. Of course, knowing how to market your business online … Continue reading

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8 Ways to Get Links from Events and Conferences (Without Being a Sponsor or a Speaker)

If you are sponsoring or speaking at an event or conference, then it’s likely that you’ll get links to your website from the main event website: you may appear site-wide on every page, or they might have dedicated pages listing … Continue reading

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